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Mirasys NVR 6.2 User's Guide

1. Shows the Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the digital output view To show the digital input menu do one of the following e Right click a digital input on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the digital input view DIGITAL INPUT PROPERTIES Digital inputs have these tabs in the Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the digital input and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators Only system administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the view Name The name of the input is shown Device group The name of the device group is shown To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the digital input view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the digital input view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a AUDIO The recorders have three audio components e One way analog and IP audio channels e Two way IP audio channels e Audio communication ONE WAY ANALOG AND IP AUDIO CHANNELS Each recorder in the DVMS system can have a number of a
2. To select cameras e Drag the camera from the camera list on the right to the image area To change the order of cameras e Drag a camera to a new position in the image area To maximize the camera display size do one of the following e Double click on the local view title bar MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 39 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS i e Click on Maximize button on the upper right corner of the local view title bar To maximize the view from a single camera e When viewing multiple local cameras you can double click on a single camera view to display the view from that camera in the device window You can restore the original layout by double clicking on the camera view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 40 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a VIDEO OUTPUTS You can show video on video monitors that have been connected to the video outputs of the recorder Video outputs are not available on Mirasys N series NVRs SELECTING CAMERAS To select the camera that is shown on a monitor do one of the following e Right click the video output monitor on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Camera and click the camera that you want to show on the monitor e Open the video output view for example by dragging the video output monitor to the work space Then in the camera list click the camera that you want to show RUNNING CAM
3. a Bookmark button Then use the playback controls below the video view to play back video DRAWING TOOLS To use the drawing tools Use the drawing tools to select the target area in the video view The system searches for movement in the areas that have been painted red and ignores movement in areas that have not been painted Tool Name Description Pencil Use to paint the area that you want to examine Set the pencil size by clicking one of the tool size buttons large medium small Eraser Use to erase selected areas that you do not want to examine Set the eraser size by clicking one of the tool size buttons big medium small Lasso Use to select areas using straight lines If the pen tool is selected using this tool adds to the selected areas If the eraser tool is selected this tool removes from the selection Click the image where you want to start the selection Click again where you want to anchor the line and change direction To complete the selection click the starting point The area is selected or cleared Fill Clear If the pen tool is selected clicking this button selects all of the image If the eraser tool is selected clicking this button removes all selections Invert Reverses selected and unselected areas Sometimes it is easier to select the area that you do not want to examine and then invert the selection Tool Size Click one of the buttons to set the size of
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5. for example Description or Device Information When the Properties window is shown its contents change according to the selected device Different devices have different tabs in the Properties window For more information about the tabs see the sections that describe each device type NOTE You can dock the Properties window by dragging it to the left or right side of the screen DEVICE WINDOWS You can show more than one device view in a device window The device views can be from different devices for example video views and digital output views Furthermore the views can be from different device groups However they cannot be from different profiles W Device Window S aA Digital input3 A window with two video views a digital output view and an audio view MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 23 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS 4 The maximum number of device views in a device window in real time mode is 16 and in a playback mode 8 The maximum number of all views in the work space is 50 For information about how to customize device windows see Modifying device window views MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 24 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a CAMERAS ABOUT CAMERAS There are two types of cameras e Fixed cameras e Dome PTZ cameras You can operate cameras as follows if you have the usage rights e See real time video e Play back
6. 1 Inthe Navigator right click on the name of the archive file 2 Select Close archive to close the archive file To delete an archive 1 Inthe Navigator right click on the name of the archive file 2 Select Delete archive to delete the archive file 3 Click OK to confirm deleting the archive MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS iD CONFIGURING EXTERNAL DEVICES External devices such as joystick controllers for dome cameras can be configured through Workstation NOTE The driver for the external device has to be installed in the system The drivers for Pelco KBD300A keyboard and DirectX compatible control devices such as DirectX joysticks are included in the installation eee 02 2 To configure an external device 1 2 3 On the menu bar click File Select Configure External Device Select the device you want to configure from the Model drop down menu Select the port into which the device is connected from the Available ports drop down menu MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 100 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a 5 Incase there are device specific options and configuration parameters such as configurable keys or buttons fill the parameters by using the Designations list 6 Click OK to save the device configuration CONFIGURING PELCO KBD300A KEYBOARD The system supports the Pelco KBD300A keyboa
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8. Please see Two way IP audio for further information MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a WHAT S NEW IN 5 10 New features discussed in this manual Media Exporter The NVR has a completely revamped Media Exporter which speeds up media exporting and supports AVI and Matroska MKV in addition to the ASF WMV format Please see Media formats for further information Processing speed The NVR has been optimized for new Intel Core 13 and i7 processors increase the computing power by 30 50 compared to previous processors Windows 7 Mirasys NVR Workstation is now compatible with both 32 and 64 bit Microsoft Windows 7 Note Mirasys NVR is compatible with Windows XP and Windows 7 However it is strongly recommended that the Mirasys NVR recorder software should not be installed on Windows Vista NVR Pro user count Mirasys NVR Pro now supports 5 simultaneous users NVR Enterprise continues to support 20 simultaneous users WHAT S NEW IN 5 9 New features discussed in this manual New Languages Mirasys NVR user interface now supports Russian and Thai WHAT S NEW IN 5 4 New features discussed in this manual Changing the Master DVR Once configured through System Manager multiple systems multiple Master DVR s can be accessed through Workstation by selecting the Master DVR from the System pull down menu Please see Changing the Master DVR for further inf
9. available only in playback mode Motion Search Shows the Motion Search tool This command is available only in playback mode Add to Bookmarks Adds the image or audio sample to the Bookmarks list This command is available only in playback mode Camera Tour Starts a camera tour where video is shown in sequence from each camera that belongs to the same device group This command is shown only if there is more than one video view in a device window MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 27 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a CAMERA PROPERTIES E o N A E Os me a Camera properties window Camera properties are shown in the Properties window Some of the tabs in the Properties window are shown only if the device view is currently shown in the work space Dome cameras have an additional Dome Control tab For more information about how to open the Properties window see Device properties The Properties window can contain these tabs Description The description tab contains a general description of the camera and an administrative description which is shown to system administrators only System administrators can add descriptions in the System Manager program Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the video view These data are available e Name The name of the camera is shown e Group The name of the device group is shown e Stat
10. click a device group icon and then choose Show Real Time View e Select the device group click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View For more information about device windows see Device windows MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM A B Workstation 5 10 4 DEVELOPMENT JD DOO Shoo Daoweo 116 09 02 9 2 2010 6 H cameral Ki CENEL r EAA 1 6 09 02 AAO LE oanaam2010 amerak A camera P EY 16 09 05 3252 0 OE0 Siton m d Cameras 0 To show all the devices of a device group in a device window B you can drag the device group A from the Navigator to the work space DEVICE STATE These symbols show the state of a device Icon Description The device is connected The device is not in use or it has not been loaded correctly No signal There is no connection to the recorder Connecting to the recorder 22 gt 8D MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 21 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the Navigator PRIMARY ACTION Each device has a primary action which can be activated by double clicking the device The primary action is device specific and can be set or changed by the system administrator The following primary actions are avai
11. close a view from a device window e Right click on the device view and choose Close CHANGE ORDER To change the order of the devices views e Drag a view to a new position Changing the order of device views in a device window MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 107 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS ia ADD DEVICE VIEWS You can always add new device views to a device window even if there are no empty spaces in it To add a device view e Drag the device view from the Navigator or from the work space to the device window Adding a device view to a device window To add a group of device views Drag a device group from the Navigator to the device window MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 108 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a COPYRIGHTS Mirasys Ltd All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced for any purpose even in part without an explicit permission from Mirasys Ltd TRADEMARKS Mirasys Mirasys DINA Mirasys N Mirasys V Mirasys NVR Mirasys NVR Pro Mirasys NVR Enterprise and Mirasys Carbon are the trademarks of Mirasys Ltd Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product and company names may be the registered trademarks of their owners COPYRIGHT Portions of this software are copyrighted by others
12. examining the alarms in the search list please see Examining alarms For information about how to export media clips see Exporting media and alarm data MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 92 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a MIAP TOOL To make it easier to access cameras and other devices the system can contain maps and floor plans Maps and floor plans give a visual overview of a target site showing where cameras I O devices and microphones are located Furthermore you can double click the device icons to access the devices for example to open video views When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the map System administrators can add maps in the System Manager program Tool Level Office GC 011 r gt z eve M O 22 ar TEET i aa ha i E Tya f y f A E Wa k Map Tool By clicking the icons you can access the devices To show or hide the Map Tool e Click the Show Maps button on the toolbar MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 93 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a SYNCHRONIZING THE NAVIGATOR AND THE MAP TOOL By default the Navigator and the Map Tool are synchronized This means that when you click a device or device group on the Navigator the corresponding map is automatically shown in the Map Tool To turn synchronization on or off 1 Click Use
13. license key to version 5 0 BEFORE installing the 5 0 software If the software is upgraded before the license key is updated all recorder specific information including profiles and stored material will be lost Please see Mirasys NVR Installation Guide for information on updating the license key Name change Mirasys V N series is now Mirasys NVR The old Mirasys V and N user interface skins have been replaced by a new green skin H 264 support Mirasys NVR 5 0 supports the H 264 video compression method enabling cameras with H 264 support to transfer the video data in the highly compressed format Please see Mirasys NVR System Administrator s Guide for information on using H 264 MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a INTRODUCTION WHAT IS MIRASYS NVR SOFTWARE Mirasys NVR software is a distributed digital video management system VMS or DVMS for video and audio surveillance applications The software can be used for monitoring real time and recorded video audio and text data and to control dome PTZ cameras I O devices and IP cameras The software supports systems consisting of both analog and or digital surveillance cameras supporting the creation of analog DVR digital NVR or hybrid consisting of both analog and digital surveillance systems A centralized surveillance system can consist of up to 100 local or remote recorders Mirasys NVR software i
14. recorded video e Export images and video clips e Control dome cameras In addition when Workstation is used locally on the same computer as the recorder you can monitor video directly from local analog cameras For more information see Analog local video MONITORING REAL TIME VIDEO To monitor real time video from one camera do one of the following e Drag the camera from the Navigator to the work space e Right click the camera and choose Show Real Time View from the menu e Select the camera click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View In addition if real time video has been set as the primary action for the camera you can also double click the camera on the Navigator or on a map to show real time video A small symbol in the upper right corner of the video view shows what the camera is currently doing For more information about the symbols see Camera properties MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a To monitor real time video from multiple cameras e Right click a device group icon and choose Show Real Time View This opens a device window that contains a real time window from all the cameras in that device group See also Device windows NOTE If the group contains more than 16 devices only the first 16 are shown VIDEO PLAYBACK To play back video from one camera do one of the following e Right
15. search tools You can save the images you find for example on the local hard drive or a USB memory stick You can also print out images Export media clips Export video audio and text data clips as Windows Media files The files can be played back on any computer using Mirasys Media Player or Windows Media Player Archives Create archives containing data from as many video audio and text data sources as necessary The archive files can be quickly exported and opened in any Mirasys NVR Workstation client Video outputs Show video on video monitors select the cameras that are shown and run camera tours Digital inputs and outputs Control different external devices that are connected to the recorders for example doors and gates You can also monitor external devices through digital inputs Alarms Receive alarm notifications and alarm video and audio from the recorders MIUIRASYS NVR LICENSE TYPES The Mirasys NVR software has three license types Mirasys Carbon NVR Enterprise and NVR Pro For the end user the main difference between the license types is in the supported features e Mirasys Carbon includes all the basic recorder functionalities for high end multi recorder installations plus additional features such as VCA two way IP audio and LDAP integration e NVR Enterprise includes all the basic recorder functionalities for multi recorder installations with a maximum of 20 simultaneous users e NV
16. subsequent or previous bar J Fit Graph to Window If the bars do not fit in the screen an arrow at the top of a bar shows that there is more To change the scale click the Fit Graph to Window button The command is available only in data mode Alternatively click Options point to Scale and then choose the scale K Refresh The graph is not automatically updated to show video or audio that is recorded after Activity Search was opened Click this button to update the graph MOVING IN THE GRAPH You can navigate the graph as follows e Time tabs Click the time tabs to navigate in the recordings e Forward and backward buttons To move forward and backward one bar at a time click the Next Bar and Previous Bar buttons e Select a bar Click a bar to see the first image of the bar The selected bar is always moved to the center of the graph e Scroll bar Click and drag the scroll box to move forward or backward in the material MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a e Time Search Click the Time Search button to show a calendar where you can select the date and time that you want to move to UsING ACTIVITY SEARCH To use Activity Search 1 Click the Months tab and then click the month vertical bar that you want to examine Then click the Days tab to choose the day and then the Hours and Minutes tabs if necessary to select the hour and the minute 2 The
17. Add to Bookmarks To save a bookmark 1 Click the bookmark that you want to save and do one of the following e Click the Save Bookmark button e Right click the event and choose Save Bookmark 2 Type a description of the bookmark and click OK MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 74 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a IMAGE TOOLS The program has a number of image tools that you can use to enhance details and make images clearer You can use the image tools on real time and recorded video To use the image tools 1 Right click on the video view that you want to enhance and choose Image Tools 2 Click the filter or filters you want to apply The modified image is shown in the Image Tools window 3 Click OK If you applied the filters to real time video the filters will be used in real time mode but playback video is not affected If you applied the filters to playback video only playback video is affected The filters will be used until you change or reset them To reset the filters 1 Right click on the video view and choose Image Tools 2 Click Reset These tools are available Tool Name Description Sharpen Increases the contrast near edges Reduce Noise refers to random pixels that make an noise image look grainy This filter removes unwanted pixels and makes the image smooth without blurring edge details Find edges _ This filter enhances the edges of objects s
18. Boolean OR If you select more than one text criterion the program finds events that contain all of the specified criteria Boolean AND If you specify more than one event type and more than one text criterion the program finds those events that belong to one of the selected event types and that contain all of the specified attributes Boolean AND USING TEXT SEARCH To find events that contain text strings 1 Under Event types select one of the following e Select Text event to find the string from unspecified text stream data e Select a custom event type that is related to text strings 2 Under Text criteria select Text contains or another criterion that accepts text strings MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 71 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Double click the applicable cell in the Value column and type the text to search for Set the start and end date and time and specify other search options Click Search To find events that contain numbers 1 2 4 5 Under Event types select an event type that is related to numbers Under Text criteria select a search option that accepts numerical values Do one of the following e To specify the exact value to find double click the Value column and type the number to find e To specify a range of values type the lowest value in the Value column and the highest value in Max Value column NOTE Use only integer
19. Dwell Time and the speed at which the camera will move to the subsequent position Move Time 6 Click OK to save the tour NOTE When preset positions are saved on the recorder their number is not limited However in some camera models preset positions are saved on the camera which means that their number ts usually limited Tours are always saved on the recorder and their number is not limited To delete a tour 1 In Edit Camera Tours select the tour that you want to delete 2 Click Delete Tour 3 Click OK HOME POSITION You can set a preset position or a camera tour as a home position for a dome camera If the camera is not operated for a set time it is automatically moved to the home position To set a home position 1 In Edit Camera Tours select the preset position or camera tour that you want to set as a home position 2 Set the delay time after which the camera is moved to the home position MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 37 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a 3 To force the camera to the home position from a preset position select the Move to home position form a preset position check box 4 To force the camera to the home position after the set time even if a tour is running select Move to home position from a running camera tour 5 Click OK ALARM FUNCTIONS A dome camera can move to a preset position or start a pre programmed dome camera tour when a
20. ER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA e To change the order of the cameras drag a camera to a new position in the list e To remove a camera from the tour select the camera and then click the Remove Camera button e To add a camera to the tour select the camera from the left pane and click Add To delete a camera tour 1 From the Camera Tours list select the tour that you want to delete 2 Click the Delete Tour button adjacent to the list 3 To save the changes click OK MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 45 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a DIGITAL OUTPUTS Digital outputs are used to control external devices such as doors gates or lights DIGITAL OUTPUT VIEW The digital output view shows the state of an output open closed You can also control outputs from the view Two digital output views The first output is open the second closed Other icons than these are possible for digital outputs To show the digital output view do one of the following e Drag the digital output from the Navigator to the work space e Right click the digital output on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View e Select the digital output from the Navigator click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View To change the state of a digital output e Click the icon in the digital output view The state of the output is changed or a
21. ERA TOURS To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click the video output monitor on the Navigator or on a map point to Run Tour and click the tour that you want to run on the monitor e Open the video output view for example by dragging the video output monitor to the work space Then in the Camera Tours list click the tour that you want to start Then click Play VIDEO OUTPUT VIEW Use the video output view for selecting the camera that you want shown on a monitor and for controlling camera tours camera sequences MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 41 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a A video output view A Saved camera tours B Camera tour controls C Shows the selected camera on the monitor To show the monitor view do one of the following e Drag the monitor from the Navigator to the work space e Right click the video output on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View e Select the monitor from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View To select the camera that is shown on the monitor e Right click the video output on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Camera and then select the camera from the list e Select the camera from the camera list in the video output view To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click the video output on the Navigator or on a map p
22. Ly A BC D E Playback window A Click the Export button to save an image or a media clips You can also print images B Shows the previous next image C Starts or pauses play D Changes playback direction or speed E Accesses the search tools that you can use to find recorded data To play forward e Click Play To pause play e Re click the Play button To play fast forward e Drag the slider to the right The more you drag the slider to the right the faster data is played back The speed is shown in the small box next to the slider MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 61 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA To play in reverse e Drag the slider to the left The more you drag the slider to the left the faster the data is played back The speed is shown in the small box next to the slider To move to the next or previous image Click the Next or Previous button NOTE When MPEG 4 or WMC9 compression is used clicking the Previous button shows the previous intraframe VIDEO AND AUDIO AUTHENTICATION The system discovers if images or audio samples are inserted deleted replaced or manipulated When manipulated video or audio files are played back the message The data is not authentic is shown in red on the video or audio view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a SEARCHING FOR RECORDED DATA MOTION SEARCH Use Motion
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24. Open the camera view in either real time or playback mode 2 After finding the image you want to save or print right click on the image 3 Select Save Image or Print Image from the menu e Ifyou selected Print Image the image will be sent to the default printer e Ifyou selected Save Image select the path and filename for the image The default filename contains the date and time information for the image MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 77 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a EXPORTING VIDEO AUDIO AND TEXT DATA You can export a media clip containing data from one or more cameras audio channels or text data devices You can have the system automatically export media clips with default settings or have the program show a dialog box in which you can change the settings before a clip is exported For information on setting default settings for exporting media please see Exporting video audio and text data You can save clips on CD or DVD disc removable devices and the local hard disk Clips can be played back using the Mirasys Media Player program which is automatically saved with clips or Windows Media Player For more information please see Playing video audio and text data clips To export a media clip 1 Opena playback view from the devices that you want to export a clip from If you want to export a synchronized clip from more than one channel the playback views must be in the s
25. R Pro is meant for single recorder installations and has a limited set of features Not all license types have all features discussed in this manual Some of the features that require a Carbon license such as two way IP audio and LDAP integration are not visible in a NVR Enterprise license and some of the features included in NVR Enterprise including but not limited to Map Tool archiving audio channels or text data channels are greyed out in the NVR Pro user interface MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a LOGGING IN LOGIN AND LOGOFF To login to Workstation 1 Doone of the following e Double click the shortcut icon DVMS Workstation on the desktop e Open the Windows Start Menu select Programs and then DVMS Click DVMS Workstation 2 The login screen is shown Select the Master DVR to which you want to connect to from the System address pull down menu 3 Type your user name in the User name box and your password in the Password box NOTE The user name and password are case sensitive 4 Ifthe End User License Agreement is shown you can accept it by clicking Accept Terms 5 Click login A progress bar is shown on the screen while the program starts To log off from Workstation 1 Doone of the following e On the menu bar click File and then Exit e On the menu bar click User and then Log off e On the status bar click the Exit Workstation bu
26. SER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM eS MIRASYS lt 3 Type the current password in the Password box 4 Click OK MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 12 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a USER INTERFACE ENI MIRASYS han O ED J 12 47 10 26 1 2009 _ The user interface contains these elements A Title bar Shows the name of the program and the Workstation Minimize Maximize and Close buttons B Menu bar The menu bar gives access to for example user settings You can hide the menu bar from the View menu C Profile selection You can change to any available profile or switch to any opened archive files through the Profile pull down menu After selecting a profile you can access the devices for example cameras shown in the navigator tree F If your system has multiple master recorders you can switch to a new master recorder through a pull down menu above the Profile pull down menu D Toolbar Click the buttons on the toolbar to show or hide user interface windows and elements The buttons are described below MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 13 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a E Device Window Shows video audio and other device views as well as the device group specific Minimize Maximize and Close buttons NOTE You can also maximize the device window by double clicking the device wind
27. SYS LTD 2013 PAGE 89 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a ACKNOWLEDGING ALARMS When you acknowledge an alarm the alarm view is closed and alarm recording stops However the alarm stays on the Recent Alarms list You can acknowledge only active alarms alarms that are currently taking place NOTE You can acknowledge alarms only if the administrator has set the alarm as acknowledgeable and if you have been given the required user rights for acknowledging alarms To acknowledge an alarm do one of the following e Select the alarm and then click the Acknowledge button at the bottom of the alarm list e Right click the alarm and choose Acknowledge ALARM DESCRIPTION System administrators can add descriptions or procedural instructions to alarms The descriptions are shown in the Properties window To show an alarm description 1 Make sure that the Properties window is shown on the screen If it is not click the Show Hide Properties button on the menu bar 2 Click the alarm that you want to see a description of MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 90 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a SEARCH On the Search tab of the Alarms window you can examine older alarms and play back alarm video and audio You can find alarms by name and time For example you can retrieve alarms that have been caused by motion detection on Camera 1 during a specified time A B
28. Search to find images with movement in a specified area of the camera scene To show Motion Search do one of the following in playback mode e Click the Search button and choose Motion Search e Right click the video view in playback mode and choose Motion Search To close Motion Search do one of the following e Click the Close button inthe upper right corner of the Motion Search window USING MOTION SEARCH To use Motion Search 1 Inthe Motion Search window paint the area of interest by using the pen tool or the other drawing tools The selected area is shown in red See Drawing tools 2 Set the sensitivity of the motion detection and the required quantity of motion See Sensitivity and Quantity Set the start and end time of the search See Start and end time Set other search options See Other search options Click the Search button A progress bar is shown together with the Bookmarks list Images that are in line with the search conditions are added to the list For more information about Bookmarks see Bookmarks 6 Youcan stop the search by clicking the Stop Search button in the progress bar Otherwise the system searches to the end of the recordings or to the specified end point 7 The search results are listed in the Bookmarks list To play back an event select the bookmark from the list and click the Go to MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS
29. Search to the end e Toselect the end date and time clear the check box Search to the end click the Set End Time button fo and then select the end date and time MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 65 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a OTHER SEARCH OPTIONS To set other search options 1 Click the Search Options tab 1 2 Select or clear these options e Show found images in the playback window When selected each image that is found is shown in the playback window during the search e Stop the search when the first image is found When selected the search stops when the first image is found e Delete unsaved bookmarks before starting a new search When selected unsaved bookmarks are deleted from the bookmarks list before each search ACTIVITY SEARCH Use Activity Search to quickly find recorded data To show Activity Search do one of the following in playback mode e Click the Search button and choose Activity Search e Right click on a video or audio view and choose Activity Search To close Activity Search do one of the following e Click the Close button inthe upper right corner of the Activity Search window ABOUT ACTIVITY SEARCH The Activity Search window shows recorded data as a bar graph The horizontal axis shows the time and the vertical axis shows the quantity of recorded data By looking at the height of the bars you can immediately see if there has been
30. activity in the scene This requires that recording is based on motion detection or audio detection If video or audio is recorded continuously the bars are all of the same height To find events from continuous recordings try using Motion Search For more information see Motion Search MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a A B DE F WActivtysqarch J 16 05 46 9 2 2010 onthe Days Fours minutes Camera 1 Bs amp A Time tabs Change the time scale by clicking these tabs B Date and time display Shows the date and time for the active time point The recording from that time is shown in the video or audio view C Time Search button Shows a calendar where you can select the date and time that you want to show in the graph For more information about Time Search see Time Search D Quantity display In time mode this display shows how much recorded video or audio the selected bar contains in seconds minutes etc In data mode it shows the number of images or audio samples E Time mode symbol The clock symbol in the upper right corner shows that the graphs is in time mode If no symbol is shown the graph is in data mode F Options Shows a menu with these options e Time Mode When time mode is selected the quantity of recorded data is shown in time units for example as 60 seconds of recorded data in the se
31. ame device window 2 Use Motion Search or Activity Search to find the image that you want to start the media clip from or select the alarm you want to export from the Alarm list For more information see Searching for recorded data or Alarms 3 Right click on the image and select Save Clip WD Media Cip Settings o W p Export to My Documents gt Clips Fie name Max video size Format ASR Getauk i ze ASF default AVI 13 31 55 20 5 2010 13 32 55 20 5 2010 m o Dont show this dialog again C9 MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS ie 4 Inthe Media Clip Settings window enter the settings for the clip e Export to The drive and folder to which the clip will be exported e File name Name of the media clip e Max video size the maximum dimensions of the exported images e Format Format in which he video will be exported The available formats are ASF AVI and Matroska For more information on the formats please see Media formats e Start End and Timer slider You can set the start and end times through the calendar buttons or alternatively set the length of the clip through the slider e Ifyou are writing the clip on a CD or DVD disc you can select Format the CD DVD before writing files on it to format the disc or Allow files to be added later to enable further clips to be written on the disc e Mark Do not s
32. and viewed in the Dome Control tab in the Properties window The positions and tours can also be viewed directly through the dome controls as described below The Dome Control tab of the Properties window A Camera tours B Edit camera tours C Buttons for controlling camera tours D Preset positions E Buttons for adding and deleting preset positions MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 34 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a OPENING THE DOME CONTROL TAB To show the Dome Control tab do one of the following e Right click the dome camera in the Navigator and choose Dome Properties e Right click the dome camera view and choose Dome Properties NOTE Dome camera control must be active For more information about the Properties window see Device properties MOVING THE DOME CAMERA TO A PRESET POSITION To move a camera to a preset position do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Position and select the position that you want to move the camera to e Onthe Dome Control tab in the Properties window select the position from the Saved Positions list e Activate dome camera control Click the camera icon on the lower right side of the control tools and select the position that you want to move the camera to STARTING A CAMERA TOUR To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or o
33. arch and properties of two way IP audio channels function identically with one way audio channels Please see One way analog and IP audio channels for further information MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 54 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a AUDIO COMMUNICATION Each recorder has one audio communication channel Through this channel you can speak with people over a network AUDIO COMMUNICATION ICONS These icons are used on the Navigator or on a map to show the state of the audio communication channel Icon Description A The communication channel is closed a The call button is pressed on the other end ro The communication channel is open AUDIO COMMUNICATION VIEW When someone on the other end presses a call button an animated telephone icon is shown on the Navigator or on a map and in the audio communication view In addition a buzzer rings The audio communication view is also automatically shown when the call button is pressed if it is not already shown in the work space In addition all the device views from the same device group are also shown in the same window Device Window G x Audio communication MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 55 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Audio communication view A The audio communication button shows the state of the connection B Volume C Connection timer To o
34. arm windows MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 85 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a need to be enabled through the Alarm Settings in the Workstation application For further information please see Alarm settings There are two types of alarm pop up views video views and audio views An alarm video view shows video from the alarm camera An alarm audio view shows an oscilloscope which shows the frequencies of the audio signal in graphical form This figure shows a sample alarm pop up window with two alarm views WL Device Window 20o 1 32 17 S82 20110 kai O Sprueee 17 32 17 9 2 2010 T Audio 1 Samera 1 An alarm window with one alarm video view and one alarm audio view The name of the alarm and the time it was activated are shown in the title bars The alarm pop up window can contain up to 16 alarm views If the window is full subsequent alarms can not be shown The alarm pop up window can be set to automatically close after the alarm is over Alternatively the alarm pop up window can be set to be closed manually In this case the alarm pop up window can be manually closed by clicking the Close button at the upper right corner of the pop up view In some configurations an ongoing alarm can be closed by acknowledging the alarm To acknowledge an alarm select the alarm and click the Acknowledge button at the lower right corner of the New tab in the Alarms window To clo
35. ation tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the video view Update Rate Shows the Update rate tab of the Properties window where you can set the update interval of the video view Dome Properties Shows the Dome Control tab of the Properties window where you can start preset camera tours and select preset positions From the tab you can also access camera tour settings This command is available only for dome cameras and only in real time mode Capture Opens the Clipboard tab of the Properties window where you can capture export and print images Reference Image Shows an image that you can compare to the current view By comparing views you can for example make sure that the camera is pointed at the right direction Image Tools Shows image tools With the image tools you can enhance images for example adjust brightness or contrast Show Playback View Opens a playback view from the same camera This command is available only in real time mode Show Real time View Opens a real time view from the same camera This command is available only in playback mode and if the real time view is not already shown on the screen Show on Map Shows where the camera is located on a map This command is Shown on the Navigator Show on Navigator Shows where the camera is located on the Navigator This command is shown on the Map Tool Activity Search Shows the Activity Search tool This command is
36. be found in hitp www videolan org ulc PRINTING TEXT DATA You can print text data through the real time and playback modes in Worskstation or by printing exported text data clips through Mirasys Media Player To print a real time text data clip through Workstation 1 Open a real time view for the text channel you want to print data from 2 After the data channel has opened in the workspace right click on the device window 3 Select Print Text Data 4 The data is sent to the default printer To print a playbacked text data clip through Workstation 1 Open a playback view for the text channel you want to print data from 2 After the data channel has opened in the workspace use the Activity Search or Text Search tools or the playback slider to find the desired text segment Right click on the device window 4 Select Print Text Data The data is sent to the default printer MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA To print a text data clip using Mirasys Media Player 1 2 3 4 5 Open a text data clip with Mirasys Media Player as instructed in Using Mirasys Media Player Find the desired text segment Click Pause or Stop to freeze the playback From the File menu select Print The data is sent to the default printer NOTE Whether printed through the playback or real time views or through Mirasys Media Player the text data is printed with it
37. camera m Sets the dwell time To stop a camera tour e Right click the camera tour view and click Camera Tour to remove the check mark MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 31 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS im DOME CAMERAS a Dome cameras PTZ cameras are shown with the dome camera icon on the Navigator or on a map To activate dome camera control do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or on a map and choose Dome Control from the menu e Click the dome camera symbol on the upper right corner of the camera view e Right click on a video view and choose Dome Control from the menu Sama De A Cameranity A controlled dome camera A Dome camera symbol B The zoom iris focus and preset controls When dome control is active the zoom iris focus and dome preset controls are shown in the view It should be noted that in some installations the dome camera controls may have a customized release period In these cases the dome camera controls are released if they are idle for more than a specified time If the camera controls are released they need to be reactivated to control the dome camera MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 32 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a NOTE If the dome camera controls include a release period a timer displaying the time until release will be shown in the upper rig
38. ch or Text Search the program adds found events to the Bookmarks list In addition you can manually add images or audio samples to the list for easy retrieval The list can contain saved and unsaved bookmarks When bookmarks are added to the list they are unsaved Unsaved bookmarks are deleted if you switch profiles or log off from Workstation To keep a bookmark in the list even if you switch profiles or log off you must save it Saved bookmarks are kept in the list until you manually remove them E Bookmarks Camera 17 12 41 43 9 2 2010 15 59 28 9 2 2010 No of bookmarks 3 S te Cad Ca a EEE ABCD Bookmarks list A Shows the bookmarked sample B Saves the bookmark C Deletes the selected bookmark or bookmarks D Deletes all unsaved bookmarks MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a The list contains these columns Source The name of the camera or audio channel Date and Time The start date and time of the event Description The name of the event or the description typed when the bookmark was saved manually To play back an event from the Bookmarks list do one of the following e Double click the event e Click the event that you want to play back and click the Go to Bookmark button e Right click the event and choose Go to Bookmark Playback starts automatically To bookmark an event e Right click on a video view in playback mode and choose
39. click a camera on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Right click a camera view and choose Show Playback View e Select a camera from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View Playback features are described in more detail in Video playback CAMERA MENU Use the camera menu to access camera properties and functions for example to play back recorded video Different options are available in playback and real time mode In addition some options are only available if the camera view is open To show the camera menu do one of the following e Right click on a video view e Right click a camera on the Navigator or on a map e Select the camera from the Navigator and click the Show Menu button in the lower right corner of the Navigator The camera menu can contain these commands Move Apart Moves the video view from a device window to a device window of its own This command is shown only if there is more than one device view in a device window Close Closes the video view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA Dome Control Activates dome control This command is available for only supported dome cameras that have been correctly installed and configured Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Shows the Displayed Device Inform
40. close the output B Jd d Audio A picture of a telephone with animation communication and a button for opening the channel communication channel Text channel A view that shows text stream data and A text events NOTE Other icons than those shown in the table can be used for the devices NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the Navigator MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 19 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a To show a device view do one of the following e Right click a device on the Navigator and then choose Show View or Show Real Time View or Show Playback View e Drag a device from the Navigator to the work space e Select a device click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View e Double click a device on the Navigator This works only if the primary action of the device is Real time View or Playback View For more information see Primary action A HL Workstation 5 10 4 DEVELOPMENT File Settings View Layouts CD CD CDE DEAD Navigator 51 82 2010 115 52821 8 2 201 0 Gameraz wr D 2 S Camera 10 C To open a device view B you can drag a device from the Navigator A to the work space C To show all the devices of a device group in the same device window do one of the following e Drag the device group to the work space e Right
41. d audio do one of the following e Right click an audio channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Right click an audio view and choose Show Playback View e Select an audio channel from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View AUDIO SEARCH To examine recorded audio click the Activity Search button on the playback panel For more information see Activity search MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a AUDIO PROPERTIES Audio channels have these tabs in the Properties window Description Contains a description of the audio channel Displayed Device Information From this tab you can choose what data are shown in the audio view Update Rate From this tab you can select if a channel is updated continuously or only when the system detects audio To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the audio view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the audio view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description Device Information or Update Rate TWO WAY IP AUDIO Two way IP audio channels are linked input and output channels that use two linked IP microphones typically a camera based microphone and one linked to a Workstation client Two way IP audio can be acce
42. e list click the language that you want to use 3 Click OK The language is changed MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a PROTECTING WORKSTATION You can protect Workstation so that it is automatically locked or you are automatically logged off if you do not use the program for a set time To use automatic protection 1 Onthe menu bar click User and then User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown 2 Under Protection select one of the following e Ifyou want the program to be locked when you are not using it select Automatic lock e Ifyou want the program to log you off select Automatic logoff 3 Use the slider to set the wait time NOTE These settings protect only the Workstation program not the operating system CHANGING THE LOGON PASSWORD To change the logon password 1 Onthe menu bar click User and choose User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown 2 Click Change Password Type the current password in the Current password box Type the new password in the New password box and again in the Confirm new password box 5 Click OK AUTOMATIC LOGON To log automatically into Workstation when the application is started 1 Onthe menu bar click User and choose User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown 2 Mark the Use automatic logon checkbox MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 11 U
43. edge to the direction you want MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 104 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a e To make the Navigator proportionally smaller or larger put the mouse pointer on any corner of the Navigator When the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow drag the corner to the direction you want MODIFYING DEVICE WINDOW VIEWS You can change the shape and the dimensions of a device window remove views from it and add views to it and also change the order of the views This applies to real time and playback mode VIEW MODE You can use automatic view layouts to quickly organize the contents of the device window To use automatic layouts 1 Right click on the device window and select View Mode or click on the View Mode button on the toolbar please see Toolbar for further information 2 Select the layout from the layout list or select Dynamic to disable automatic layouts NOTE If you use automatic layouts you cannot change the shape or dimensions of the device window To change the shape or dimensions of the device window select Dynamic from the layout list MAXIMIZING AND MINIMIZING To maximize the device window size do one of the following e Double click on the device window title bar e Click on Maximize button on the upper right corner of the device window To minimize the device window size e Click on Minimize button on the upper right corner of the dev
44. elected the Alarms window will be shown when an alarm takes place MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a ALARMS WINDOW Only alarms that belong to your currently selected profile are shown in the Alarms window New This tab shows the 100 most recent alarms For more information see New To show or hide the Alarms window e Click the Show Hide button on the toolbar The list has two tabs Search Click this tab to examine older alarms For more information see Search NEw The New tab in the Alarms window contains up to 100 most recent alarms Name Priority Trigger Actions gt 17 30 45 9 2 2010 Hemuleita kaakossa High Motion in Camera 1 Record video from Cam p 17 30 15 9 2 2010 03 s Hemuleita kaakossa High Motion in Camera 1 Record video from Cam NOTE The list is cleared automatically when you change profiles or log off Workstation The list contains these columns e Time The date and time of the alarm e Name The name of the alarm e Priority Alarms with high priority are identified with 1 medium priority with 2 and low priority with 3 MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 88 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a e Trigger The source of the alarm For example a camera a digital input or an audio channel e Actions Lists the actions performed as the result of the alarm For example video or aud
45. etacssdae aaa 97 Configuring external devices sscceccscoceccsocecccooecccocecccooeeccoseeeeoo 100 Appendix A Customizing Workstation ccccccscssssccscsscsccscsecs 102 COPY RISD E E O E E A O E 109 MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a BEFORE YOU START HELP DOCUMENTATION This guide is intended for those who use the Workstation program for monitoring video searching for recorded data exporting video and audio and managing alarms For information on configuring the system please refer to Mirasys NVR Administrator s Guide and Mirasys NVR Installation Guide The PDF help documentation is on the DVMS Installation CD TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support please contact the supplier of the system WHAT S NEW IN 6 1 New features discussed in this manual e Mirasys Spotter Mirasys NVR 6 1 includes a new end client application for viewing real time and playback video and exporting video feed and images Mirasys Spotter is intended to provide an easy to use light interface for video viewing providing an all new GUI and usability scheme Please see Mirasys Spotter Quick Guide for further information WHAT S NEW IN 5 12 New features discussed in this manual e Two way IP audio The system supports two way audio communication between an IP camera based microphone and a Workstation client Two way IP audio requires a Mirasys Carbon license
46. ge that is shown on this tab For example you can make sure that the camera is pointed at the right direction CAMERA TOURS In a camera tour video is shown in sequence from each camera that belongs to the same device group Alternatively you can start a camera tour from a customized device window To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click a device group icon on the Navigator and choose Camera Tour e Right click on a camera view in real time mode and choose Camera Tour This command is available only if there is more than one camera view in the same device window If the device window contains other types of devices in addition to cameras only the cameras are shown in a camera tour view The other devices are shown in their own views MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 30 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a 16 54 55 8 220104 A Camera 183 a Sr r a Za 4 G B C D Camera tour window A The camera tour symbol shows that a tour is running B Slider for changing the dwell time C In seconds the remaining time this camera will be shown and the time that each camera view is shown dwell time E Buttons for manual control of the tour To control a camera tour In camera tour mode the window has three buttons and a slider that you can use to manually control the tour Button Description Cay Previous camera cy Pauses or continues the tour TP Next
47. gital output view Output Control Shows the Output Control tab of the Properties window where you can control the output To show the menu do one of the following e Right click the digital output on the Navigator or on a map e Select the digital output from the Navigator and then click the Show Menu in the lower right corner of the Navigator e Right click on the digital output view DIGITAL OUTPUT PROPERTIES Digital outputs have these tabs in the Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the digital output and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators Only system administrators can add descriptions in System Manager MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 47 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Displayed Device information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the view Name The name of the output is shown Device group The name of the device group is shown Output control The Output control tab contains these commands Icon Name Description Change State Click to change the state of the output Switch On Off Pulse Click to change the state of the output only for a short moment pulse Refresh Refreshes the icon to show the status of Pulse Duration Drag the slider to set the duration of the lt the output To show the Properties window do
48. hange directory button cw to set the directory in which the archive will be saved 9 Click the Change the start time of the archive file button Co to set the start date and time for the archive 10 Use the Change the length of the archive slidebar to set the duration of the archive 11 Select the devices you want to include in the archive from the Components to be archived list 12 Click OK to create the archive OPENING ARCHIVES To open an archive 1 Onthe menu bar click File 2 Select Open Archive 3 Use the data source drop down menu and directory list to locate and select the archive file 4 Mark the Close previous archives checkbox to close previously opened archive files or leave the checkbox empty to keep previously opened archive files open 5 The archive file is opened You can access the devices contained in the archive file through the navigation bar Please see Video Audio playback and Searching and playing back text data for information on accessing device specific data in the archive file NOTE You can switch between viewing archives and accessing the default Workstation functionalities by selecting Service for accessing the recorder functionalities or Backups for viewing archive files from the drop down menu at the top side of the Navigator MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS i CLOSING OR DELETING ARCHIVES To close an archive
49. hannels In addition each profile can be attached to different alarms For more information about alarms see Alarms For more information about devices see Using device groups and devices FINDING DEVICES You can search for devices and device groups by their name This is useful if a profile contains lots of groups and devices To search for groups and devices 1 Select the profile 2 At the bottom of the Navigator click the text box and type part or all of the name of the device or device group While you type the program automatically finds the first device or device group that matches the search string 3 To find the next device or device group that matches the name that you typed click the Search Down button To search upwards click the Search Up button MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS AN USING DEVICE GROUPS AND DEVICES DEVICE ICONS AND DEVICE VIEWS Different icons are used to indicate device type In addition each device on the Navigator has a device view that you can show in the work space Icon Device Device View Camera A video view amp Audio channel An oscilloscope Video output A list for selecting the camera that is cl shown on the monitor and a different list for starting camera tours on the monitor Digital input An icon that shows the state of the input Digital output An icon that you can click to open or
50. how this dialogue again to set the selection as default DEFAULT SETTINGS To set default settings for the media exporter select Media clip settings from Settings on the toolbar and edit the information as instructed in Exporting video audio and text data MEDIA FORMATS You can export media clips in three formats e ASF default ASF is the default format for all media exports ASF is the only format that supports data streams and watermarks The minus side of ASF is in that if the exported video was not captured in WMCo format ASF can be extremely slow as the video is de and recompressed during the export phase ASF is the only format that can be played and authenticated with Mirasys Media Player ASF files include device names and timestamps for the footage e AVI When using AVI the video is packed into an AVI file and exported in its original format Due to this exporting files as AVI can be many times faster than exporting to ASF However AVI files do not support watermarks or data streams and they cannot be played MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a or authenticated with Mirasys Media Player AVI files do not include device names or timestamps for the footage e Matroska When using Matroska MKV the video is packed into an MKV file and exported in its original format Due to this exporting files as MKV can be many times faster than exporting to ASF Ho
51. hown 2 Click the Add Camera Tour button adjacent to the Camera Tours list and type a name for the tour 3 From the left pane select the cameras that you want to add to the tour and click Add Alternatively select the cameras and drag them to the right pane e To change the order of the cameras drag a camera to a new position e Toremove a camera from the tour select the camera and click the Remove button MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS A e Tochange the dwell time for a camera select the camera and then drag the slider below the list e To select more than one camera keep the SHIFT key pressed and click the first and last camera that you want to select To add or remove individual cameras keep the CTRL key pressed and click the cameras that you want to add or remove 4 To save the tour click OK Modifying a camera tour A Available cameras B List of camera tours C Add modify and delete camera tours D Cameras included in the camera tour and their dwell times E Delete the selected camera from the tour F Set the dwell time for the selected camera To modify a camera tour e From the tours list select the tour that you want to modify Then you can modify these settings e Tochange the name of the tour click the Change Tour Name button and then type a new name for the tour MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 44 US
52. ht corner of the camera view after the controls have been idle for a time Dome control features are described in these sections e Zoom iris and focus e Moving dome cameras e Preset positions and tours ZOOM IRIS AND FOCUS When dome control is active the controls are shown in the video view Button Description On Zoom in Q Zoom out a Unzoom amp Adjust iris make the image brighter B Adjust iris make the image darker Adjust focus focus on the far distance La Adjust focus focus on the near distance NOTE Zoom in and out by using the mouse scroll button MOVING DOME CAMERAS To move the dome camera MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 33 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a e The center of the dome camera image has a control icon To move the camera click on the icon and drag it to the direction towards which you want to move the dome camera e Ifthe camera supports center click you can click on any part of the image and the camera centers on the clicked spot e Ifthe camera supports area zoom you can draw a box over a part of the camera view and the dome camera zooms automatically to the area PRESET POSITIONS AND TOURS You can save dome camera positions for easy access as well create dome camera tours in which the camera moves automatically from one position to another Dome camera positions and tours can be created edited deleted
53. ice window MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 105 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a To restore a maximized or minimized device e Click on Restore button on the upper right corner of the device window To maximize the view from a single camera When viewing multiple cameras in the device window you can double click on a single camera view to display the view from that camera in the device window You can restore the original layout by double clicking on the camera view SHAPE To change the shape of the device window e Put the mouse pointer on the edge of the device window and when the pointer changes to a double arrow drag the edge to the direction you want The device views in a device windows are put in sequence from left to right starting from the top left corner DIMENSIONS To change the dimensions of a device window e Drag the device window from one corner or from one edge Each device view is scaled accordingly MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 106 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA Move APART To move a device view away from a device window do one of the following e Drag the device view from the device window to the work space The removed device view is shown as the only device view in a new device window e Right click the device view and choose Move Apart Moving device views apart from a device window CLOSE To
54. ick to show a different map C Click the Up arrow to move to a higher level D Double click a group icon to move to a map ona lower level To move to a lower level map do one of the following e Select the level from the Level list e Double click a device group icon on the map To move to a higher level map do one of the following e Select the level from the Level list e Click the Up arrow MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 95 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS 4 USING DEVICES ON MAPS You can access the same functions on a map as on the Navigator For example double click a camera icon to view real time video from it default setting By right clicking a device you can see what functions are available MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 96 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a ARCHIVES The Archive functionality enables the users to create and open data archives containing recorder specific material from cameras audio devices and other data sources Archive files are password protected and can only be opened on any Workstation application Archive files are meant to be used as a convenient way of transferring large amounts of recorded data easily in situations in which exporting the data would be too slow or limiting It should be noted that when an archive file is opened for viewing in a Workstation all other Workstation specific functions are disabled whi
55. inistrator has set playback as the primary action for a camera you can also play back files by double clicking the camera icon or by dragging the camera to the work space Usually however double clicking will show the real time view MULTIVIEW PLAYBACK You can play back synchronized data from as many as eight channels The channels can be video audio or text channels or a combination of them For more information about using the device window see Device windows To play back video from multiple channels do one of the following e Right click on a device group icon on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Right click on a camera on the Navigator or on a map or right click on a real time video view and choose Show Playback View Then drag other cameras to the playback view from the Navigator or from the work space MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA PLAYBACK CONTROLS The playback controls are shown at the bottom of the playback window Use the controls for playing pausing rewinding and fast forwarding recorded data Five speeds are available 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x m E Device Wi Oo ee pox 16 5 1 00 9 2 207 08 a i 51 00 9 2 2010 gt lssi ooon ZAO if snama MON EE amerat9 Samerap2 samera pa Ue ee E T ISI MO GLAM gt Erona SS 50248192 a e ee ee IMA amera 1 samera 10P9 Samerang amier ILE Tir Ga oh o p zi 159
56. io recording camera mask change or I O device activation ARRANGING ALARMS By default the alarms are arranged according to their date and time You can arrange the alarms according to their time name priority trigger or actions by clicking on the column heading in the alarm list The alarms can be arranged in an ascending or descending order by re clicking the column heading The small arrow head on the heading shows whether the alarms are arranged in an ascending or descending order To arrange alarms e Click on a column heading EXAMINING ALARMS To examine an alarm e Select the alarm and click on the arrow sign on the left side of the name of the alarm The alarm details are displayed To close the details re click on the arrow sign To play back an alarm do one of the following e Select the alarm click the menu button C in the lower right corner of the list and choose Recorded Material e Right click the alarm and choose Recorded Material e Open the alarm details as instructed above Click Recorded Material at the right side of a device in the alarm details To show a real time view from an alarm do one of the following e Select the alarm click the menu button C in the right corner below the list and choose Live e Right click the alarm and choose Live e Open the alarm details as instructed above Click Live at the right side of a device in the alarm details MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRA
57. iption The description tab contains a general description of the channel and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators System administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the text channel view the name of the channel the name of the group the status of the channel the date and the time SEARCHING AND PLAYING BACK TEXT DATA You can search and play back recorded text stream data To find text data using a bar chart that shows the amount of recorded data use Activity Search For more information see Activity search You can also find text data by specifying certain search criteria for example the exact text string to search for For more information see Text Search MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a PLAYBACK For information about how to examine recorded events see Searching for recorded data SHOWING THE PLAYBACK VIEW To show the playback view do one of the following e Right click a camera or audio channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Select a camera or audio channel from the Navigator click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View from the menu e Right click on a real time video view and choose Show Playback View NOTE If the system adm
58. ition you can search recorded text data using Activity Search or Text Search Use of text data channels requires a software license that supports text channels and also a text data capture driver The driver specifies the data that are sent from the device to the DVMS system TEXT CHANNEL VIEW The top of the text channel view shows the date and time of the selected event the name of the channel and the site and the state of the text channel view recording or playback Below that are the header the text data list and the custom event list The text data list is always shown The header and the custom event list are optional Three text channel views in a device window A Date time and name of the channel B Header C Text data list D Custom event list Header The header shows identification data that are specified by the capture driver MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 57 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS ie Text data list This list shows unspecified text stream data text events and text that is related to custom events The data that are shown are specified by the text data capture driver Custom event list This list shows custom events that are specified by the text data capture driver Custom events can optionally be shown in the text data list instead of the custom event list To show a real time text channel view do one of the following e Drag the text channel from the Navigat
59. k File and then Open to play a different media clip B The green circle and the text Authentic show that this clip is authentic C Playback buttons Information about an audio channel D Playback slider E Mute F Volume are 6 ro It is important to note that if the clip contains data from multiple video or audio sources only one of the video and audio sources is played through Windows Media Player In addition text data clips cannot be played through Windows Media Player Please use Mirasys Media Player to play media clips containing multiple synchronized video and or audio clips or any text data Exported clips can be played with Windows Media Player version 7 or newer To play a media clip using Windows Media Player e Right click the media clip file WMV file choose Open With and then Windows Media Player The clip starts to play automatically MIRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a UsING WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER You can play back exported ASF media clips using Windows Media Player It is important to note that Windows Media Player cannot verify the authenticity of the data Nor can it be used to play clips with exported text data channels AVI AND MATROSKA FILES Both AVI and Matroska require an external player such as VLC or MPlayer to play exported media clips Information on MPlayer can be found in hitp www mplayerhq hu Information on VLC can
60. lable Real Time View Shows the real time device view This option is available for all devices Playback View Shows the playback view This option is available for cameras audio channels and text channels No Action The system does not do anything This option is available for all devices Change State Switch On Off The state of a digital output is changed This option is available for digital outputs Pulse The system sends a pulse to a digital output This option is available for digital outputs SHORTCUT MENUS You can operate devices using commands that are in shortcut menus To show a shortcut menu e Right click a device on the Navigator or right click a device view The commands are explained in the sections that describe each device type DEVICE PROPERTIES See information about devices adjust their properties and access some commands through the Properties window For example you can capture and print images on the Clipboard tab of the Properties window To show the Properties window do one of the following e Select a device and click the Properties button GY onthe toolbar MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 22 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA e Right click on a device view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window for example Description or Device Information e Right click a device on the Navigator and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window
61. le viewing the archive file This includes features such as alarms and monitoring functions Recorder specific functions such as recording new data are not affected only the functions of the specific Workstation client All typical Workstation functions can be accessed by clicking selecting Service from the drop down menu at the top side of the Navigator In practice this means that archived files should be opened mainly on a Workstation client that is not used for active surveillance purposes As archive files can be opened on any Workstation client the files can be opened on a client not connected to the system on which they have been created CREATING ARCHIVES To create an archive 1 Onthe menu bar click File 2 Click Create Archive for Recorder and select the recorder for which you want to create the archive file 3 Set the password for the archive file by clicking the Set password for the archive button 4 Type the password into the New password field Confirm the password by typing it into the Confirm new password field 6 Ifyou want to change the name of the archive type the new name into the Name field MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 97 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a 7 Select whether to create the archive on a local drive on the recorder or on a network drive by selecting Archive to a local drive on the recorder or Archive to network drive 8 Click the C
62. lected minute When time mode is not selected the quantity of recorded video is shown as the number of images The quantity of audio is shown as MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 67 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA the number of audio samples The quantity of text data is shown as the number of text events e Detail View gt Show Detail Select Show Detail to show a smaller graph below the primary graph The smaller graph shows a smaller time scale view of the selected time For example if the Hours tab is selected the detail view shows the recorded material for each second of the selected minute e Scale Ifthe scale of the graph is not appropriate for the quantity of the recorded data you can change the scale here The option is available only in data mode G Scroll box By dragging the scroll box you can quickly move forward or backward in the recordings While you drag a ToolTip shows the date and time you are at to let you know when to release the scroll box H Bars Each bar shows the quantity of recorded data during the selected time unit When you point on the graph with the mouse the start time of the bar is shown in a ToolTip The currently selected bar is shown in a different color and data from that time is shown in the playback window NOTE Click the Play button below the view to start playback I Previous Bar and Next Bar buttons By clicking these buttons you can move to the
63. ls ABOUT TEXT SEARCH Text Search has these options The search logic used in Text Search The search finds events that belong to one of the selected event types upper menu and that match all of the specified text criteria middle menu MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Event type Always select at least one event type The option Text event is the only fixed option You can use this option to find text strings from unspecified text stream data The other options are custom event types that are specified by the data capture driver Text criteria The data capture driver can specify search tags for each event type and you can use these tags to find events For example if the total sum of a purchase is used as a Search tag you can find events where the total sum falls within the specified range There are two types of search tags text tags and numerical tags When using text tags specify the exact alphanumeric string to find When using numerical tags you can either specify the exact value to find or a range of values Use only integers as search criteria The only fixed search option is Text contains which finds text strings from unspecified text stream data text events that are shown in the text data list Boolean search logic If you select more than one event type the program finds events that belong to any one of the selected event types
64. n a map point to Run Tour and select the tour that you want to start e Onthe Dome Control tab in the Properties window select the tour from the Camera Tours menu and click the Start Stop Tour button e Activate dome camera control Click the camera icon on the lower right side of the control tools and select the position that you want to move the camera to NOTE In the Dome Control tab in the Properties window the current position is always shown in the Preset Positions list while a tour is running You can use the Next and Previous buttons to manually move to the subsequent or previous position without stopping the tour MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 35 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a TO STOP A TOUR To stop a camera tour do one of the following e Ifyou have started the tour through the Dome Control tab you can stop the tour by releasing the Start Stop Tour button e Ifyou have started the tour by selecting the tour through the camera control tools or through the navigator pane or map tool you can stop the tour by turning the camera manually or selecting a preset position from the Presets list ADDING AND DELETING PRESET POSITIONS NOTE You must activate dome control before you can add or delete positions To add a preset position 1 Turn the camera to the position that you want to save You can also adjust zoom focus and iris 2 On the Dome Control tab of the Proper
65. n alarm occurs System administrators can set this alarm function in System Manager CAMERA RESERVATION Only one user can control a dome camera at a time However you can take over dome camera control from another user if you have been given the right to do so ANALOG LOCAL VIDEO Local monitoring means that video is streamed directly from the capture card to the display adapter It is available only when the Workstation program and the recorder are on the same computer In addition the cameras must be in your profile and you must have the right to monitor local video from them Local monitoring is only available on analog cameras Unlike standard real time viewing local monitoring does not cause processor load for the recorder Thus when applicable local monitoring should be used instead of real time viewing To monitor video from local cameras do one of the following e Onthe menu bar click Windows and choose Local Cameras e On the tool bar click the Local Cameras button MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 38 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS im SI an nh ai Local monitoring A Minimize Maximize and Close buttons B Shows the alarm list C Click to hide the control panel D Click one of these buttons to change how many video views are shown E Available cameras F Control panel G Image area To change how many video views are shown e Click one of the screen format buttons D
66. n use Mirasys Media Player to play video audio and text data clips media clips that have been exported from Mirasys Workstation In addition the player verifies the authenticity of the media clips If images audio samples or text data are manipulated the player shows that the clip is not authentic The player is automatically exported with media clips and saved to the same folder as the clip SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Mirasys Media Player requires the following system configuration e Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system e Microsoft DirectX 9 0c or later e Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 e Microsoft DirectX for Managed Code e 16 or 32 bit colors e Sound card for playing audio To play a media clip from a CD or DVD e Put the CD or DVD into the CD DVD drive The player starts automatically and starts to play the clip To start Mirasys Media Player from the hard disk or CD e Double click the file MediaPlayer exe To play a media clip from the hard disk e Onthe menu bar of the Mirasys Media Player click File and then Open Select the WMV file that you want to play back and click Open The media clip starts to play MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a A ee View Help 1720 0492 2010 A2004 2 2010 o Camera 20 l A aaga Camera ii P w L i 17 20 04 9 2 2010 gt Sy Audio 1 l B C D E F A synchronized media clip from two cameras A Clic
67. o that objects become clearer Greyscale Removes color from an image Equalize This filter distributes the lightness values more evenly across the light spectrum from black to MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a white It makes the darkest pixel as close to black and the lightest pixel as close to white as possible It then distributes the remaining pixels evenly between these two values Deinterlace A 4CIF frame contains two interlaced fields which can cause a comb effect in fast moving objects This filter removes the comb effect Gi Mirror Reverses an image along its horizontal axis ce Flip Reverses an image along its vertical axis Zoom Zooms to a specific area of the image You can resize the area by dragging rectangle by a corner Brightness Darken or lightens the image Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas in the image x MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 76 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA EXPORTING MEDIA AND ALARM DATA PRINTING OR SAVING IMAGES getan 0 i eeN ver i Displayed Device Information Update Rate Capture Reference Image Image Tools Show Playback View Save Image Print Image You can print and save images directly from a device view To save or print an image 1
68. oint to Run Tour and select the tour from the list e Select the tour from the Camera Tours list on the video output view and click Play To stop a camera tour e Release the Play button MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 42 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a If restarted the tour will start from the first camera To move to the next or previous camera manually e Click the Previous Camera or Next Camera button Note that manual control stops a running camera tour VIDEO OUTPUT PROPERTIES The Properties window contains two tabs for video outputs Description Contains an optional description of the output and possibly also a description that is shown only to system administrators Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the video output view monitor name date time To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the video output view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the video output view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information MODIFYING AND ADDING CAMERA TOURS FOR MONITORS You can modify and add camera tours if you have been given the right to do SO To add a camera tour 1 Right click a monitor on the Navigator or on a map and choose Edit Camera Tour The Edit Camera Tours dialog box is s
69. one of the following e Make sure that the digital output view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the digital output view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a DIGITAL INPUTS External devices for example door or window sensors can be connected to the digital inputs of the recorder The state of the inputs are shown with icons in Workstation There are two states inactive and active The icons are selected by the system administrator DIGITAL INPUT VIEW The digital input view shows the state of a digital input inactive or active Input 2 Input 3 Three digital input views To show the digital input view do one of the following e Drag the digital input from the Navigator to the work space e Right click a digital input on the Navigator or on a map and then choose Show View e Select the digital input click the Show Menu button atthe bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View To refresh the digital input icon e Click the icon DIGITAL INPUT MENU The menu contains these commands Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Displayed Device Information
70. or to the work space e Right click a text channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View e Select the text channel click the Show Menu button atthe bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View TEXT CHANNEL MENU The text channel menu can contain these commands Move Apart This command is shown only if there is more than one device view in a device window It moves the selected text channel view to a device window of its own Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window where system administrators can add information about each channel Displayed Device Information Shows the Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what identification data are shown at the top of the text channel view Activity Search Shows a graphical activity search tool that you can use to find recorded text data Text Search Shows the Text Search tool that you can use to find recorded text data Show Real Time View Shows a real time text channel view Show Playback View Shows a playback view from the channel To show the text channel menu do one of the following e Right click the text channel icon on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the text channel view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 58 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a TEXT CHANNEL PROPERTIES A text channel has these tabs in the Properties window Descr
71. ormation In addition you can now select the master DVR on the login screen Please see Login and Logoff for further information Privacy Zones The system now supports camera based privacy zones for Axis IQEye and Sony IP cameras Privacy zones are areas MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS ie that are not recorded or displayed in the camera view image data from the areas is not transmitted by the camera to the recorder Workstation users will see configured privacy zone areas as mono colored areas in real time and playback views Archive searches In addition to activity searches users can now perform motion searches for video archives and textual searches for text data archives USB joystick support The system now supports the use of any DirectX compatible USB joystick Joysticks can be added and configured through Workstation Please see Configuring external devices for further information Intuitive dome control The dome PTZ camera controls have been redesigned for better usability In addition some newer dome cameras support additional control mechanisms Please see Moving dome cameras for further information WHAT S NEW IN 5 0 New features discussed in this manual LICENSE UPGRADE The Mirasys NVR 5 0 software is NOT compatible with previous Mirasys NVR or V N licenses When upgrading an older system to Mirasys NVR 5 0 it is important to update the
72. ow title bar F Navigator The Navigator contains the devices included in the selected profile C For more information see About the Navigator G Map Tool Shows a map of floor plan of the selected target site By clicking the device icons you can access the devices For example you can open video views directly from the map H Status bar Shows the date and time or only time buttons for logging off from the program and for locking the program a button for showing the help and the name of the user You can hide the status bar from the View menu I Work space This is the screen area where video views and other device views are shown CUSTOMIZING THE USER INTERFACE Please see Appendix A Customizing Workstation for information on customizing the user interface and layouts TOOLBAR The toolbar contains these buttons Name Description Show Hide Shows or hides the Navigator Navigator Show Hide Map Shows or hides the Map Tool Menu Bar If the menu bar is hidden you can access all menu bar commands by clicking this button Show Hide Shows the connection status to recorders Connections MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 14 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Show Hide Shows or hides the bookmark list Bookmark List Show Hide Shows or hides the alarm list Alarm List Show Hide Shows or hides the properties of a selected Prope
73. pen or close the audio connection e Click the Open Close Connection button in the audio communication view AUDIO COMMUNICATION MENU The audio communication menu can contain these commands Show View Shows the audio communication view Connect Click to open the audio communication channel Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Shows the Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the audio communication view To show the audio communication menu do one of the following e Right click the audio communication icon on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the audio communication view AUDIO COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES A communication channel has these tabs in the Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the channel and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators System administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Device Information From this tab you can select if the name of the channel is shown in the view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 56 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a TEXT CHANNELS The recorders can receive text stream data from devices like cash registers or filling station pumps You can view real time text data in synchronization with video and audio data In add
74. pulse is sent to the output depending on what is the primary function of the output The primary function is set in System Manager e To access both commands Change State Switch On Off and Pulse open the Properties window and click the Output Control tab For more information about the tab see Digital output properties MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS i DIGITAL OUTPUT MENU The digital output menu contains these commands Show View Shows the digital output view that you can use to control the output Show on Map Shows where the camera is located on a map This command is Shown on the Navigator Show on Navigator Shows where the camera is located on the Navigator This command is shown on the Map Tool Change State Switch On Off This command changes the state of the output If the output is closed it is opened If it is open it is closed The output stays in the changed state until it is changed again manually or as a result of an alarm Pulse The state is changed only for a specified time and then the output is returned back to the state it was in Specify the duration of the pulse on the Digital Output tab of the Properties window Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Shows the Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the di
75. r and then Map Tool Settings 2 Select one of the three options e Don t synchronize Select to turn synchronization off To show the corresponding map when synchronization is off you can right click a device on the Navigator and choose Show on Map And to show a device on the Navigator right click the device icon on the map and choose Show on Navigator e Active device groups only If you click a device group on the Navigator the corresponding map is shown However clicking a device in another group than the current will not open the corresponding map e Active devices and device groups This is the default option If you click a device group or a device on the Navigator the corresponding map is shown In addition the selected device is shown on the map Similarly if you click a device or device group on a map the same device or device group is shown on the Navigator NOTE The Map Tool must be open in the work area for synchronization to work NAVIGATING THROUGH MAPS The Map Tool allows user to navigate through a freely defined multi level map structure The system can be configured for example to present a country map in which the user can select a city and continue to select a building from the city map and a device from the building floor plan MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a A BE Map Tool E i ID Map Tool A The current map level B Cl
76. rd which can be used to control dome cameras through the Workstation application The keyboard has a joystick a numerical keypad and keys for different functions You can use the keyboard to pan tilt and zoom a dome camera In addition you can move a dome camera to a preset position or start a camera tour You can connect the keyboard to any computer with the Workstation application NOTE The KBD300A keyboard must have the firmware version 5 0 or later The version number is shown in the LED display when you turn on the keyboard Use the DIP switches on the rear of the keyboard to select the operational mode CM6700 ASCII To install a Pelco KBD300A keyboard 1 Configure the keyboard driver as instructed in Configuring external devices 2 On the menu bar click User Select Dome keyboard settings Select a camera on the list and click the Up and Down buttons to associate a key for the camera Repeat the process for all dome cameras NOTE If the system contains only one dome camera the Up and Down buttons are not in use 5 Click OK to save the settings MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 101 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a APPENDIX A CUSTOMIZING WORKSTATION SHOWING OR HIDING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS To show or hide toolbars or windows do one of the following e On the menu bar click View and then select the element you want to hide or show e On the menu bar click Windo
77. rties device For more information see Device properties View Mode Sets the View Mode for the currently activate components See View mode for more information Saved Layouts Shows saved layouts that you can use For more information see Creating layouts Save Layout Adds a new layout Delete Layout Deletes the selected layout HELP To access online help e Click Help and then Help to use Help e Click Help and then About to view information about the program version MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a NAVIGATOR ABOUT THE NAVIGATOR The Navigator contains profiles and devices A profile specifies the devices that you have access to Select the profile that you want to use from the drop down menu After selecting the profile you can access the devices for example cameras shown in the profile tree CUSTOMIZING THE NAVIGATOR Please see Modifying the Navigator for information on customizing the Navigator CHANGING THE MASTER DVR A Master DRV is the central recorder of a surveillance system All other recorders connect to it and all client applications communicate through the Master DVR In essence the Master DVR controls the surveillance system If multiple Master DVR s have been defined by the system administrator the Workstation users can select the Master DVR they connect to You can set the Master DVR to
78. s Set the start and end date and time and specify other search options Click Search To find custom events 1 2 3 4 Under Event type select the event type If necessary specify other search criteria under Text criteria Set the start and end date and time and specify other search options Click Search To set the start time To start the search from the oldest files select Search from the Start To select the start date and time clear the check box Search from the start click the Set Start Time button fo and then select the start date and time To set the end time To end the search to the oldest files select Search to the end MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 72 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS i e To select the end date and time clear the check box Search to the end click the Set End Time button Co and then select the end date and time To set other search options e Show found text data in the playback window When selected the playback window shows all matches during the search e Stop when the first match is found When selected the search stops when the first match is found e Delete unsaved bookmarks before starting a new search When selected unsaved bookmarks are deleted from the bookmarks list before each search The found events are added to the Bookmarks list For more information see Bookmarks BOOKMARKS When you use Motion Sear
79. s original formatting MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a ALARMS ABOUT ALARMS Different types of events can cause alarms and different actions For example these events can cause an alarm e Movement in image e The camera signal disappears for example because the camera cable is removed or cut e A digital input from an external device e The measured level of audio exceeds the audio limit high e The measured level of audio drops below the audio limit low The above events can cause for example these actions e Alarm video is recorded In addition you can have alarm video shown automatically e Alarm audio is recorded In addition you can have the alarm audio view shown on the screen automatically e A signalis sent to one of the digital outputs of the recorder The output can activate an external device e Adome camera is moved to a preset position e Adome camera starts a pre programmed camera tour e Alarm video is sent to a video monitor ALARM VIEWS When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted in the Navigator and the Map Tool In addition a feed from a camera or microphone can be set to automatically open in a pop up window on the screen These feeds are called alarm views For alarm views to be enabled the system administrator has to have enabled pop up windows for the user profile Additionally pop up al
80. s sold both separately and as part of Mirasys video management systems consisting of both the software and the recorder hardware Please contact your Mirasys supplier for information on Mirasys software or Mirasys N series and V series hardware WHAT DOES A SYSTEM CONTAIN Mirasys NVR system consists of these components e 1 100 video recorders NVR or DVR e Master recorder one of the recorders e Slave recorder or recorders if the system consists of multiple recorders e Client programs e System Manager e Workstation e WebClient Optional MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS ie RECORDERS The DVRs or NVRs record video from analog or IP cameras and write the video on hard disks The system is accessed either locally or remotely by using the client programs System Manager Workstation and WebClient System Manager is used to manage and administrate the system while Workstation and WebClient are used to operate the system i e to view and export real time and recorded media and to operate devices such as PTZ cameras and I O devices If a system contains more than one recorder one recorder acts as the master recorder while the rest are slave recorders All client applications access the master recorder directly and communication between the client applications and the slave recorders pass through the master recorder Thus the end user will directly access onl
81. se an alarm view e Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 86 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a To close an alarm pop up window e Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the pop up window To acknowledge an alarm e Select the active alarm on the alarm list and click the Acknowledge button at the lower right corner of the alarm list To show alarm views automatically e Click User and then Alarm Settings Select Display pop up window when the alarm occurs To disable automatic alarm views e Click User and then Alarm Settings Clear the check box Show alarm view when alarm occurs To close alarm views automatically when alarms are over e Click User and then Alarm Settings Select Close pop up window when the alarm is over ALARM SETTINGS In alarm settings you can edit the alarm pop up window and alarm list settings To show alarm settings e Click User and choose Alarm Settings The following options can be set e Display pop up window when the alarm occurs When selected each new alarm will be shown in the alarm pop up window e Close pop up window when the alarm is over When selected the alarm pop up window is automatically closed when the active alarms are over e Show alarm list at startup When selected the Alarms window will be shown after logon e Show alarm list when alarm occurs When s
82. selected bar is shown in yellow and the first image of the bar is shown in the video view 3 To play back video or audio use the playback controls in the Device Window For more information see Playback controls NOTE To find the right image you can move from image to image using the Previous and Next buttons MIULTIVIEW SEARCH You can have as many as eight video or audio views open in Activity Search at the same time To add a camera audio channel or text channel to the search window e Drag the camera or audio channel from the Navigator to the search window To remove a camera audio channel text channel from the search window e Drag the view away from the search window or right click on the view and choose Close TIME SEARCH Use Time Search to find the nearest recorded image from the specified time point To use Time Search 1 In Activity Search click the Time Search button Time Search is Shown MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 69 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS 2 Select the year and month from the menus Then select the date from the calendar by clicking on a date Select the time from the menus 3 Click OK The program finds the nearest recorded image from the selected time forward or back The image is shown in the video view and the graph is also updated See also Activity search TEXT SEARCH Use Text Search to find recorded text data see Text channe
83. ssed opened and closed through the linked camera s camera view OPENING TWO WAY IP AUDIO CHANNELS You can open a two way audio channel for listening in the same way as a regular audio channel see Opening one way audio channels or for communication by clicking the audio icon in the linked camera s camera view zoey era To open a two way IP audio channel for communication e Click the audio icon in the linked camera s camera view crossed out in the adjancent image See also Device windows MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 53 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS im Two way IP AUDIO STATES Two way IP audio has three base states The states are visible in the linked camera s camera view Two way audio is closed It can be opened by clicking the audio icon on the left side of the camera view Two way audio is open You can communicate with the recipient Two way audio can be closed by clicking the audio icon on the left side of the camera view You are listening to two way audio ameranl Only two people can communicate over m Useahe i d two way audio at any time In the listening state you can hear both participants communication but cannot speak yourself You can force the session into open state for communication by clicking the audio icon on the left side of the camera view AUDIO VIEW PLAYBACK SEARCH AND PROPERTIES The audio view playback se
84. t e Inthe Saved Layouts list click the layout that you want to use The selected layout is applied The profile that was used to create the layout also becomes active TIP On logoff the application will automatically save the currently used layout and will automatically restart it on the next logon MODIFYING THE NAVIGATOR You can attach the Navigator to either side of the program window or you can put it in any position within the program window You can also change the size of the Navigator If you need more room for other windows you can hide the Navigator MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 103 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a W workstavon 9 10 4 Eiee Fie Settings View Layouts Windows Help Examples of how you can position the Navigator To move the Navigator e Drag the Navigator by its title bar to where you want to put it on the screen To attach the Navigator to the left or right edge e Drag the Navigator by its title bar to the left or right edge of the program window The mouse pointer must touch the edge of the program window for the Navigator to attach to the edge To hide or show the Navigator e Click the Show Hide Navigator button on the toolbar To change the size of the Navigator e To change the Navigator s height or width put the mouse pointer on any one of the four edges of the Navigator When the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow drag the
85. the C9 pencil or eraser big medium small MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 64 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a SENSITIVITY Use the Sensitivity value to adjust how much the pixel values must change in order for the system to interpret the change as movement To set the sensitivity e Drag the slider to the left to decrease sensitivity or to the right to increase sensitivity QUANTITY The system finds images where the moving object is larger than the minimum size and ignores smaller objects However if there is more than one moving object the system treats them as one To set the required quantity of movement e Drag the slider to the left to decrease required quantity of movement and to the right to increase required quantity START AND END TIME By default Motion Search starts from the time that is shown in the playback view It stops at the end of the recorded images You can however change the start and end time To set the start time e Onthe Date and Time tab below the sliders do one of the following e To start the search from the oldest files select Search from the start e Toselect the start date and time clear the check box Search from the start click the Set Start Time button fo and then select the start date and time To set the end time e Onthe Date and Time tab do one of the following e Toend the search to the oldest files select
86. ties window click the Add Preset Position button below the Saved Positions menu and choose Save Position from the menu 3 Type a name for the position and click OK To delete a preset position 1 On the Dome Control tab of the Properties window select the position that you want to delete 2 Click the Delete button adjacent to the Presets menu and choose Delete Position 3 Click OK ADDING AND DELETING CAMERA TOURS NOTE You must activate dome control before you can add or delete camera tours To add a camera tour 1 Onthe Dome Control tab of the Properties window click Edit Camera Tours MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 36 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a 2 Click the Add Camera Tour button adjacent to the Camera Tours list Type a name for the tour and click OK 4 From the Preset positions list select the position that you want to add to the tour and click Add TIP To select more than one camera keep the SHIFT key pressed and click the first and last camera that you want to select To add or remove individual cameras keep the CTRL key pressed and click the cameras that you want to add or remove NOTE To change the order of the presets drag a preset to a new position To remove a preset from the tour select the position and click Remove 5 Inthe Tour Positions list click the position you added and then set the time that the camera will stay in that position
87. tion All rights reserved MPlayer Copyright 2000 2011 MPlayer team VLC and VideoLAN All rights reserved by the VideoLAN team MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 109 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM
88. tton lower right corner of the screen 2 Inthe Logoff dialog box click one of the option buttons e To let a different user login click Log off current user e To quit Workstation click Exit Workstation 3 Click OK MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a DEFAULT USERNAME Default username and password Username Admin Password 0308 NOTE After the system has been set up the administrator will provide you with a customized username and password LOCKING WORKSTATION You can manually lock the program to protect it for example when you go away from your desk To lock the program do one of the following e On the menu bar click User and then Lock Program e On the status bar click the Lock Program button To unlock the program e After locking the program the logon screen is shown with the user s name pre filled the User name box Type the password in the Password box NOTE The password is case sensitive NOTE You can also use the automatic lock function to protect Workstation For more information please see Protecting Workstation USER SETTINGS You can change the user interface language the security settings and your password through User Settings in the User menu USER INTERFACE LANGUAGE To change user interface language 1 Onthe menu bar click User and then User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown 2 Inthe Languag
89. udio input channels The audio channels can include separate and camera based analog and IP microphones You can listen to real time and recorded audio if you have been given the right to do so Device Window OOK 15 08 14 9 2 2010 Audio 1 Audio view A Date time and name of the channel B Recording status C Mute D Volume slider E Volume F Oscilloscope OPENING ONE WAY AUDIO CHANNELS To open an audio channel do one of the following e Drag the channel from the Navigator to the work space MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a e Right click the channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Real Time View e Select the channel from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real time View See also Device windows AUDIO VIEW An audio view has these parts Name date time status As in the camera view Oscilloscope Visualizes the frequencies of the audio signals Mute Click to mute audio and click again release the button to listen to audio Volume Adjusts the level of audio output You can operate an audio view like other device views For more information see Using device groups and devices AUDIO PLAYBACK You can play back audio only forward and at normal speed In fast playback audio is not played but the current position is shown in the graph To play back recorde
90. us The status of the camera is shown with a symbol in the upper right corner of the video view MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 28 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a Symbol Description no symbol Real time b Playback Recording a gt Playing back alarm Camera tour is running E D Dome camera e Time The time of the video e Date The date of the video Image Update Rate From this tab you can select how often the video view is updated e Update on motion only Select this option to update the real time video view only when motion is detected e Update interval Select this option to update the real time view at regular intervals even when no motion is Set also the update rate For example if you set the interval to 4 s the video view is updated every four seconds if no motion is detected if motion is detected the real time view is updated automatically Clipboard You can update the image that is shown on this tab by clicking the Capture button You can then save or print the image by clicking the Save or Print button MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 29 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS IA The Clipboard in the Properties window A Capture B Save C Print D Captured image Reference image To make sure that the camera shows and records the right images you can compare the video view to a reference ima
91. wever MKV files do not support watermarks or data streams and they cannot be played or authenticated with Mirasys Media Player MKV files include device names and timestamps for the footage Test type ASF s AVI s MKV s 1ch 1 min JPEG video 2048x1536 2FPS 15 47 3 95 1 90 6 ch 1 min JPEG video 2048x1536 2FPS 40 10 5 47 4 53 1 ch 10 min MPEG4 video 720x480 25FPS 232 85 14 90 13 10 6 ch 10 min MPEG4 video 720x480 25FPS 1449 80 49 19 46 02 1 ch 1 min MPEG4 video 720x480 25FPS w 32 91 4 74 4 72 compressed audio 1 ch 1 min MPEG4 video 720x480 25FPS w 31 06 5 09 4 81 uncompressed audio 1 ch 5 min uncompressed audio 6 02 5 27 5 26 1 ch 5 min compressed audio 5 48 4 73 4 78 1 ch 10 min H264 video 2048x1536 14FPS 872 68 9 71 9 67 1 ch 1 min WMCo video High analog 25FPS 8 62 9 15 9 59 6 ch 10 min WMC video Max analog 25FPS 96 89 94 74 111 93 PLAYING VIDEO AUDIO AND TEXT DATA CLIPS Video audio and text data clips are exported by default in ASF format ASF clips can be played using Mirasys Media Player or Windows Media Player MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 WWW MIRASYS COM USER S GUIDE MIRASYS a If media clips have been exported in AVI or Matroska format you will need an external video player to view the clips Please see AVI and Matroska files for further information USING MIRASYS MEDIA PLAYER You ca
92. which Workstation connects by clicking on the System pull down menu and selecting a new Master DVR from the list If only one Master DVR has been defined by the administrator only that selection is available on the list ABOUT PROFILES A profile specifies the devices for example cameras that you have access to and your usage rights You can have as many as five profiles but you can use only one profile at a time Select the profile that you want to use from the drop down list MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS 4 Sd amp T A sample profile on the Navigator pane A Profile selection B Device groups C Devices NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the profile s Navigator tree ABOUT DEVICE GROUPS The system administrators can put devices into groups for example based on their physical location Alternatively they can put the same type of devices for example all digital inputs into the same group To see the contents of a device group e Double click the group icon or click the plus sign adjacent to the group icon MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 17 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a ABOUT DEVICES A profile can contain some or all of these devices e Cameras including Dome cameras e Audio e Video outputs e Digital outputs e Digital inputs e Text c
93. ws and then select the element or window that you want to show or hide e On the toolbar click the button for the element that you want to show or hide To access menu bar commands if the menu bar is hidden e Click the Menu Bar button on the toolbar To show the menu bar if it is hidden e Click the Menu Bar button Ee point to View and choose Menu Bar CREATING LAYOUTS You can save user interface layouts for different purposes For example you can have one layout for the day and another for the night The Saved Layouts list and the Save Layout and Delete Layout buttons A layout specifies the following e The windows and views that are shown e The dimensions and the positions of the windows and views e The profile that was used to create the layout e Image filters For more information about image filters see Image tools MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 PAGE 102 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS a To save a layout 1 Put the windows and views how you want them in the layout 2 Doone of the following e On the menu bar click Layouts and then Save Layout e On the toolbar click Save Layout 3 Type a name for the layout 4 Click OK To delete a layout 1 Select the layout that you want to delete 2 Doone of the following e On the menu bar click Layouts and then Delete Layout e On the toolbar click the Delete Layout button 3 Click OK to confirm To apply a layou
94. y one recorder in the system FEATURES This manual discusses the functionality of the Workstation application which is used to access cameras and other surveillance devices and to watch and export surveillance recordings The Workstation program has these features Real time and recorded video and audio View real time and recorded video and listen to real time and recorded audio from one or more recorders Text data The recorders can record text stream data from devices like cash registers or filling station pumps You can view real time text data in synchronization with video and audio data In addition you can search text data by specifying different search criteria Text data can be printed through the real time and playback views Audio communication With two way audio you can speak with people over a network A microphone and a loudspeaker are connected to the recorder and voice is transmitted over an IP network Dome camera control Pan tilt and zoom dome cameras and start preset dome camera tours Maps With the help of the Map tool you can quickly access cameras and other devices while having a visual overview of the target site Using maps and floor plans provides an excellent overview of the target site and device placement MiRASYS NVR 6 2 COPYRIGHT MIRASYS LTD 2013 USER S GUIDE WWW MIRASYS COM MIRASYS i Search tools Find recorded video audio and text by using one of the

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