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1. Date Selection SS Display Data from LA Available Date sl OF Cancel Last Checked for New mages 09 08 2004 15 00 17 Connected to Witness Click on event viewer from the drop down user options and recent searches bar e For VMD searches enter VMD into the Event field of the associated data section Leave the other fields blank e For ANPR searches enter ANPR into the Event field or a number plate into the Alarm field Leave the other fields blank e For Digital searches enter DIGITAL into the Event field of the associated data section Leave the other fields blank Use Camera Selection and Date Selection to complete the criterion for your search The Associated Data boxes will not necessarily have the same titles as the above diagram on your Witness system This information is configurable in Image data See section 8 2 6 Wee 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 21 of 62 Witness Operators Manual me Figure 15 Event viewer main screen Witness 3 15 41 Copyright 1995 2004 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd El E Show Details Found 9508 events Filter Event List Print Event List Export Event List Hew Event Search Exit Event Viewer J Se EVENT ALARM car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park car park Hon Aug 09 13 27 21 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 28 16 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 33 57 2004
2. 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 3 of 62 2 Password Entry Figure 2 Password Entry Screen ba 2 ik Witness 3 15 Copyright 1995 2004 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Username Password Local Enter ness To get to this screen left click the mouse in the centre of the Witness eye on the introduction screen This will reveal the Sign on fields Type in your Username and Password in the appropriate fields then select the site you wish to view by clicking on the down arrow underneath the Enter button This will reveal a list of sites from which you are able to view images Refer to section 2 1 for password entry levels When entering your password you will only see asterisk characters in order to keep your password confidential Complete the process by clicking on the Enter button If you do not know your password please speak to your Administrator All data can be input in upper or lower case but without the use of spaces in any fields If you are not successful with your password entry please contact your Administrator 2 1 Password Levels Multiple levels of security protect the Witness system One of these levels is password protection for all users of the system Password protection helps prevent unauthorised users accessing the system and allows authorized users multiple levels of access and privileges depending on their authority The Password levels include 2005 Cambridge Neurod
3. Witness Operators Manual Cambridge Business Park Tel 44 0 1223 488540 Cowley Road Fax 44 0 1223 488541 Cambridge CB4 OWZ Email info uk neurodynamics com United Kingdom Web www neurodynamics com Witness Operators Manual Table of Contents Section Page 1 BNE ON CUNO g PRE EE 3 2 PassWord IN ananas sr AaS 4 2 1 PASSWNO ee OV CNG Le 4 3 Main Screen E te sissies ms sans 6 3 1 Eolo Eoi ee a 6 3 2 User Time Remaining ae 6 3 3 Status Messaging ne an sre ene wees ecient cette nd even esse acer ae et ap 7 4 MQW INA INE rer 8 4 1 SOLOS de ENGE MAG CS ne 8 4 2 Increasing the Size of the Image rrnnanvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnr 8 4 3 Multi Screen Feature dei 9 4 3 1 Multiview Control EE 11 5 Viewing Stored IMmagesS nnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 12 5 1 Searching for Stored ul LE 12 5 2 Control Playing of Stored Images nrrnnnnvennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnr 12 5 3 Earliest and Latest REENEN 12 5 4 Dala Tagged lut Le TE 13 5 5 Recalling Previous Searches nn 13 6 Main Screen Features r rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 14 6 1 Saving Images to Removable Disk or Archive rrsasversavvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnr 14 6 2 PHARMA aoe Ea aerar en asiradi ao AERE naair ii 14 6 3 Streamed Images See ns eee ie sa en ns 14 7 User Options and Recent Searche
4. lo Alarm Behaviour A car park bbs car park camera 3 Mo Images Interval m Compression Dial Up Behaviour i camera 20 f DUU e sl Dial Up Sequence i OM PRA re ait me If line is ANPR p Site Mame wae ANPES Capture Additional Images From Initial Delayfme Ha Hone Hone E S ANPRA Reception D 60000 Marne Mare ee serial inputs Mo Images Interval me Compression None one Slave ep f DOG E Mone None Alarm Description lt lt Schedule PTZ Commands Internal camera alarm FTZ Command i Email None ka System Alarm rel lut Output Output To Output Count Interval me or 0 fo Dave Cancel 8 1 4 1 Alarm Management and Priorities This screen sets up the actions the system should take based on any trigger Triggers can be things like standard digital inputs or video motion detected on a specified camera First select the system at the top left of the management screen then a list of alarms available for selection will appear beneath see section 15 Alarm Priorities must be assigned to each camera set to Video Motion Detect Priorities are as follows 1 Low factory default to 255 High If two triggers are received at the same time the camera with the highest priority number will override the lower priority camera If you are not using Digital out then make sure that the Output To box is set to off If the Alarm Priority is set to 0 the camera will not capt
5. 3 2 User Time Remaining ser Time 54 43 l User Time 59 43 At the bottom of the screen is a timer set to an agreed level of usage time This is not a limit to your viewing time but a security fail safe The system administrator can change the time see section 8 2 4 In the final 10 seconds a warning will appear To continue me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 6 of 62 Witness Operators Manual using the system the user must press the agreed key combination set by administrator see section 9 6 By default this is Shift T 3 3 Status Messaging ee eee KE Status Messaging advises you of warnings and errors on the system Warnings will advise of operating details and should be noted while errors should be communicated urgently to your servicing agent me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 7 of 62 Witness Operators Manual PR eee 4 Viewing Images 4 1 Selecting Live Images Reception TIC III III EI EEE Er Z1 Select the camera you wish to view in both the left and right hand review windows by clicking on the down arrow next to the camera name Go Live Then select the Go Live button at the bottom right of the screen to view images from your chosen cameras Live images will then be shown from these cameras f To return to video mode click on the Playback button located in place of Go Live at the bottom right of the screen 4 2 Increasing the Size of the Image
6. Won Aug 09 13 34 17 2004 09 13 34 42 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 35 09 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 40 37 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 41 04 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 42 36 2004 Mon Aug 09 13 42 57 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 46 38 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 47 03 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 49 18 2004 Hon Aug 09 13 49 38 2004 O O O VHD START VM END VM START YHE END O U O O O U O O n nr mr Mae Maur 1019 69 30 ON ICTADTI 4 Last Checked for New Images 09 08 2004 15 00 17 Once the details have been found you can click on any reference to view that particular image As with the main screen you can play backwards and forwards from the selected event save or print the image or stream the event The list of events found can be further filter printed out or saved to a CSV file in comma separated values To exit Event Viewer Click Exit Event Viewer 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 22 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 7 4 Recent Events and Alarms When logging onto Witness you will see the Recent Events and Alarms screen For VMD Trigger information click on VMD Triggers For ANPR Triggers click on Other Events Recent Events and Alarmi xj The following events have occured since the previous index at 09 08 2004 16 13 45 For Digital triggers e g PIR detectors click ue Digital Triggers Events YMD Triggers 75 Digital Triggers 0 Uther Events 0 Acknowledge me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 23
7. a This button allows you to obtain an enlarged view of the images displayed in each viewing screen Just select the Magnifying Glass button below your chosen image and click with the mouse The image will be enlarged see Figure 4 below Whilst using this feature the second viewing screen cannot be seen BE 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 8 of62 Witness Operators Manual me Figure 4 The Magnified Screen for Enlarged Images Full view 4 e e e e L T P Control xj K iak Eat L I ID Tue Aug 10 10 14 07 2004 This is a special case of the multi screen feature See section 4 3 for details To quit this screen and return to the Main Screen click the X at the top right hand side 4 3 Multi Screen Feature Sates The multi screen button allows you to view up to 36 cameras at one time on a single screen The screen below shows the multi screen layout r 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 9 of 62 Witness Operators Manual Figure 5 Multi screen view CO Live View Witness 3 15 41 Copyright 1995 2004 Cambridge Neurodynamics Cid d 4 vlt F Cal H PE D Bi The buttons on the dot are definable views By default the first 5 view buttons display the first 4 9 16 25 and 36 cameras By clicking on the number 4 you will view four cameras by clicking on 9 you will view 9 cameras and so on bei 4 E ek ZC 2 7 me O 2005 Cambridg
8. manipulating the various Control Panel features Once configured there should be no problems with dial up networking In the unlikely event that any problems do arise here are some checks that can be performed 11 3 1 Setting up Remote Access Server By default all Witness systems have Remote Access enabled This section explains the default settings used Open Network and Dial up Connections from the Control Panel or right clicking on The Network Neighbourhood and then left clicking on Properties Figure 32 Network Neighbourhood screen ES Network and Dial up Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back mp search LyFolders 4 Vo Di Le Er Address H Network and Dial up Connections Le te reset t rre rien Area Connection LAN Enabled Intel R PROMO0 VE Network Connection 4 System Local Area Connection 2 LON Disabled Microsoft Loopback Adapter System 1 object s selected Double click on Make New Connection me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 50 of 62 Witness Operators Manual Figure 33 Network Connection Wizard Network Connection Wizard Welcome to the Network Connection Wizard Using this wizard you can create connection to other computers and networks enabling applications such as e mail Web browsing file sharing and printing To continue click Nest Cancel Press Next Figure 34 Wizard Network Connection Type Network Connection W
9. nant 41 9 1 Administration Facilities saa 41 9 2 Adding a New User to the SyStem rrrsavrnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnr 42 LULU 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page ii Witness Operators Manual RS 9 3 NEIE ER 42 9 4 Editing User SANS 42 9 5 Setting th System TIMES ee ea ae date 42 9 6 Changing the TIM T ROY siisciscccescsccsectensccttesseccvessrceceececuctesscucesedsecucstencuesstecesansuenssesceiexs 43 9 7 MINN 43 9 8 Disable All Capture Lee 43 9 9 Gen G 0 EE 43 9 10 System License arcuate scence a ae ae uen De ae im in 43 SI WC WIS OR OG side 44 912 WNC VIENNA ER ee 45 10 Master and Slave Systems 46 10 1 Slave Main Screen sic sires an ae ee nnnm nnmnnn mnnn nnn nnna 47 11 Remote e leit UN 48 11 1 Connecting to a Remote Site rrrsavrrnnavrrnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnevnnnnevnnnnennnnnr 48 11 2 Adding Sites to a Remote SyStem rrnavrrnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnnevnnnnennnnnennnnnr 48 11 3 Network Settings and Dial Up Networking 49 11 3 1 Setting up Remote Access Server 50 11 3 2 Remote or Monitoring SyStemS a ee ent 54 12 CD Rs and DAN ee 56 12 1 Formatting a CD R RW before streaming images to CD mms 56 VENNS 59 13 VO ConmedorDBei lS a aaia 60 11 DIODES ee 60 132 DAN NIS 60 14 TAN Cameras ananas 61 19 ee E e E E E 62 MM 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page iii Witness Operators Manual 2005 Cambridge Neurody
10. of 62 En 8 Engineering Functions Witness Operators Manual The Eng button gives access to the Engineering functions of the system These functions set up the effective operation of the unit This button is only available when logged on with the Engineer s password Engineering Functions System Configuration Player Settings Shutdown DOS Prompt Auxiliary Output PTZ setup Re ndex RAID Array Storage Exit 8 1 System Configuration 8 1 1 Storage Settings Storage settings are configured for optimum performance by Neurodynamics and cannot be changed Storage Settings Motion Detect Camera Alarm Management on System E Select History Buffer mages history storage Butter I Storage Details Images Stored in cays images disk Add Remove Size Df Buffer 40000 Mb Produce an 4larm if Buffer does not capture any Images in 24 Hours Buffer s estimated period is less than 336 Hours Images Stored in Size Of Buffer 1 Mb Storage Butter 1 Index storage Image Indexes Stored in storage Details Images Storedin 2 spstimagestdisk2 Add Remove Size Of Buffer 10 Mb Produce an 4larm if Buffer does not capture any Images inf36 Hours Buffer s estimated period is less than 5110 Hours Dave Cancel 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 24 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 8 1 2 Video Motion Detectio
11. of the time selected for the chosen camera If no images are found a message will be displayed The default date and time shown in the box is that of the most recent image stored on the system 5 2 Control la hdl of Stored ial IQ KMC LID Stored images are viewed by use of the Video Controls Once you have selected which camera s you would like to view and made your time selection in the Time Select box see section 5 1 the images will play automatically From left to right the controls are Fast Rewind Play Backwards Single Step Backwards Pause Single Step Forwards Play Forwards and Fast Forwards The Faster and Slower buttons can be used to slow down and speed up image play If playing every image is still not fast enough then use the fast forwards and fast rewind to play 1 image out of every 12 Note You must be in playback mode to view stored images 5 3 Earliest and Latest Times 2004 Jan 14 10 04 004 Aug 06 11 98 Each camera has a tag with the times of the first and last recorded image The tags are a guide to the recording limit of each camera and provide an at a glance reminder when searching for images Clicking on the first or last time will take you to that image automatically without having to do a search me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 12 of 62 Witness Operators Manual BE 5 4 Data Tagged Images 0 VMD START Data Fields appear at the bottom left corner of the screen wh
12. selection menu called All Cameras If required you can enable an image manipulation program to be used with the system This screen enables this feature and defines the program to run when the user double clicks on an image me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 33 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 8 2 2 General 2 Figure 22 General 2 Source of External Test None Streamed Images M Enable Image Streaming Option Default Director EM Browse SnapShot Images MW Enable Image SnapShot Archive Number of Images to Archive 10 Default Director IC naps hot Browse This screen is used to set up a number of user interface features Source of external text allows the connection of data capturing devices The Streamed images feature of the unit is enabled here This feature gives the user the ability to store sequences of compressed images to the defined location This location is often a form of removable media such as a CDR drive Click browse and choose the directory you require Note This will become the default setting and users logged in as USER ADMIN will not be able to select a different location Snap Shot Archived images can be enabled using this screen When the user presses the save button on the main screen the archive directory is given as an alternative to the normal backup location which is generally a CD R This allows important images to be saved in bitmap format to a specified l
13. 004 Ve have an alarm to handle with priority 1 164210116 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Alarm priority I vs priority 0 164210123 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Ve have an alarm to handle 164210130 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Hige enough priority 164210137 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Starting event running 1 164210157 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Event_AddLogicalCamera logical I storage 1 164210193 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Flush FreEvents log 1 store I avail 4 numpreevents lt 164270405 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Event StartEvent 1 164210939 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 About jo set with priority 1 164210959 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 We have an alarm to handle with priority 1 164210997 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Alarm priority 1 vs priority 0 164211004 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Yve have an alarm to handle 164211053 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Alarm priority I vs priority 1 164211060 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Hige enough priority 164211066 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Modifying event 164211116 Fri Jul 16 12 20 02 2004 Event AddLogicalCamera logical I storage I Select the System from which to Open the Selected File p Slave 1 You may also be asked to relay data held in these files to Neurodynamics in order to enhance the running of the system Please be aware of the system selector at the bottom of the screen when looking for information me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 45 of 62 Witness Operators Manual
14. DED Image from Witness e RECORDED image from Witness ar man d vg zap J aset S JER si ml Sarah in demo room I Stuart Test w test12345 Fri Aug 06 17 22 00 2004 Lamera ml Witness a Car arriving Fri aug Ub LEN ae od A Camera _ ma witness GE E Details Fang 17 22 00 2008 Camela A Witness Fri Aug 06 17 22 01 2004 Lamera ml Witness Fri Aug 06 17 22 01 2004 Camera m Witness Fri Aug 06 17 22 01 2004 Lamera ml Witness e Mail Exnort Browse Delete ZE Fri Aug 06 17 22 01 2004 Camera m Witness JEMEN DEG ae eee Peay EE 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 20 of62 Witness Operators Manual 7 3 Event Viewer The Witness event viewer allows the user to review images and or video sequences which have been recorded as a result of or through association with a specific trigger or event Examples of such a trigger might be Video Motion Detection VMD an external trigger such as a PIR or a data trigger from an external system Figure 14 Event viewer search screen Enter the Data Criterion for the Display Empty Fields will be ignored Associated Data Only Show Images having the Following Properties Filter Event List CODE EVENT Print Event List ALARM Ei Export Event List Retrospectiye YMD Hew Event Search Seach using Retrospective VMD ails Put Event E Camera 7 Camera Selection AH HI 1 ALARM a Cameras M
15. PTZ camera control on or off by placing or removing a tick in the Enable PTZ box You can also enable the PTZ cameras to be placed automatically into Patrol mode on system Log Off This leaves the cameras in constant motion giving the impression of permanent surveillance A BBV1500 Keyboard can be attached to a COM port on the Witness Viewing Unit Select the COM port and serial protocol settings The values shown are the default me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 37 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 8 2 6 Image Data Figure 26 Image data UserTime image Data DialUp EMal General Information Tag 1 CODE Information Tag 2 EVENT Information Tag 3 ALARM This screen is for re labelling the three fields in Event Viewer when doing a search Each image can have three information fields associated with it The name to be used for each of these fields within the user interface is defined within this screen The default settings are Information Tag 1 Information Tag 2 and Information Tag 3 For ANPR applications Tag 2 is the ANPR Category and Tag 3 is the Number Plate See section 7 3 for more information on Event Viewer 8 3 Shutdown Click on the Option you Req Select either Shutdown to power off the system or Shutdown and Reboot to reboot Shutdown the Witness Unit the system shutdown and Restart the riiness Unit 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 38 of 62 8 4 DO
16. Password protected Although you can access most Admin functionality when logged on as engineer you will not be able to add and remove users 9 1 Administration Facilities Figure 27 Admin screen Workgroup Administrator User Names User Settings AddNewUser Edit User Settings Change Timer key Enable Capture System License Event Editing The Administration function equips the Administrator with a number of system functions This includes managing the users of the system the ability to update the time presentation aspects of the system viewing of the User Log and the system performance data and control of the Archive storage function To use any of these options select and click All current Users of the system are listed on the left side of the Workgroup menu These include the default settings of Admin Super Engineer and Shutdown Please refer to section 14 2 to add new users to the system me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 41 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 9 2 Adding a New User to the System User Name New User Password Contirm Password OK Cancel To set up a New User on the system you will require a User Name and User Password DO NOT use spaces or upper case characters First select the Add New User button then click in the User Name field and enter the name of the user Then select the User Password field and enter the chosen Password Confirm this by entering the same p
17. S Prompt eC WINNT system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5 00 21 Me Copyright 1985 20060 Microsoft Corp 4 C Program Files Wittran cfg Witness Operators Manual Gives access to the DOS prompt 8 5 Auxiliary Output Athach input System Camera Camera ml Camera me Lamera md Lamera m m Fo ouput Master Video Output 0 Add to squence Clear squence Close Window ee 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Lid An auxiliary output is provided for attaching to a spot monitor Witness can cycle through a selection of the cameras attached and route the video feed out to the spot monitor Select a system a camera and then an output before pressing Add to sequence Page 39 of 62 Witness Operators Manual me 8 6 PTZ set up Set Camera Type Camera Selection Camera T ype PELCO_P il Comm Fart eo z Save Exit If you have any Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ cameras attached then they can be configured here me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 40 of 62 Witness Operators Manual me 9 Administration mmm The Admin button situated at the bottom of the screen controls the system administration functions the general house keeping functions of the system These are set into groups headed User Names User Settings System Control and Event Editing The Administration function is
18. SS 10 Master and Slave Systems Within the storage settings camera and alarm management screens the system to be modified has to be selected Generally systems of up to 8 cameras will only consist of a master system As systems become larger a number of slave systems will also be displayed here For example a 16 camera system will consist of a master and slave whereas a 32 camera system will consist of a JJ 66 the master slave1 slave2 and slave3 lf for example changes are required on camera number 17 in a 32 camera system then this camera will be the 1 camera in the selection list for the slave2 system camera 25 will be the first camera in the list for slave3 and so on The same principles apply for the storage and alarm management screens Figure 28 Master and Slave Systems Storage Getting Motion Detect Cameras Alarm Management Alarm Selection Slave 1 Digital Inputs 0 G Master Am Alarms c e Digital Inputs apture sequence Camera YMO Input Capture Images From Initial Delapfme EE D Serial inputs Camera mt x Low Alarm Behaviour Camera ml GO Slave 1 E Async Alarme Mo Images Interval ma Compression Dial Up Behaviour e Digital Inputs 20 f OO E Dial Up Sequence Digital 1 Site Name Wa Ge IF line is SE Capture Additional Images From Initial Delayfme HSH j Digital z Noe o mo Hone Hone 4 Digital 3 None N
19. Selected Screen 0l Camera lt ANPR2 gt Selected Screen 0l Playing forwards from Wed Jul 07 06 24 19 2004 Playing stopped at Wed Jul 07 08 24 19 2004 Camera lt car park Selected Screen 1 Playing forwards from Wed Jul 07 07 00 00 2004 Playing stopped at Wed Jul 07 07 58 51 2004 Playing backwards from Wed Jul 07 07 56 51 2004 Playing stopped at Wed Jul 07 07 58 43 20048 The log will also show all of the actions taken by each user the images reviewed and the camera they were viewed from The log can be cleared at any time by selecting and clicking on Clear Log but only by the Administrator The User Log holds a maximum of 28 days of information 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 44 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 9 12 File View File View gives access to view critical files within the system Neurodynamics staff will always direct you when in this area O x Select a File To Read or Browse for any File Capture Log or Fle Pointer ANPR Log Browse 162496168 Fri Jul 16 11 51 27 2004 Starting Application Fri Jul 16 11 51 27 2004 Nyitness v3 1 3 Copyright 1995 2004 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd 162497307 Fri Jul 16 11 51 20 2004 Beginning Image Capture Device 2 16257249 Fri Jul 16 11 51 43 2004 Hello 162572505 Fri Jul 16 11 51 43 2004 I m talking 164210060 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2004 Aboutto set with priority 1 164210065 Fri Jul 16 12 20 01 2
20. Settings Motion Detect Cameras Alarm Management lt Motion Detect Settings for Reception Ne ange Target rea Brush Size YMO Sensitivity Kees ad r TES e wm ee ETT ETT EM Test Stop Noise Fite A C C Save 8 1 2 12 Save Settings Once you are happy with the settings you should save them before moving on to the next camera 8 1 3 Cameras This screen is used to define the activity for every camera within the system For each camera you can define its activity for every hour of the week Each camera can be in one of three states ON OFF and VMD If the camera is on it captures images continuously at the interval defined in milliseconds If the camera is set to VMD it will check for motion within the images continuously storing a preset number of images if activity is detected If the camera amp turned off no images will be stored for that camera The compression level is also defined per hour This has a value in the range 0 to 15 giving compression levels 5 1 to 50 1 approximately with 5 1 being the highest quality image The storage destination is also defined for each and can be one of two hard disk circular buffers DO and D1 or to TAPE if present To modify any entry or group of eniries just select them using the cursor Note If you set any cameras to VMD you must also set up the same camera in Alarm Management and define VMD parameters as detailed in section 12 2 When you choose VMD for a camera i
21. assword into the Confirm Password field Finally select and click on OK to create the new user 9 3 Deleting a User From the Workgroup Administrator menu select and click on the name of the user you wish to delete Select and click on the Delete User button You will then be asked to confirm the deletion of the user by clicking on the yes button 9 4 Editing User Settings select and click on the user name requiring changes Then select and click on Edit User Settings This will display the User properties screen See 14 2 Make amendments as necessary Click on OK when complete 9 5 Setting the System Time Change System Time To amend the time set in the system click on the set system time button Next enter the new SERGE time in the New Time field Complete the 16 08 09 process by selecting OK Enter new Time me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 42 of 62 me 9 6 Changing the Timer Key Change Timer Key Press The Key Which You Wish to be Used as the limer key The New Timer Key IS SHIFT T 9 7 Shutdown Witness Operators Manual To keep the video images as secure as possible each user session has a maximum time period to run once logged on To extend the user session users will key in Shift and a letter from the keyboard at the same time To set the letter you want to use select the Change Timer Key button and key in the letter of your choice Complete the process by selec
22. aved to removable media such as a CD R or floppy disk and used in PC software packages such as Microsoft Word A floppy disk will store three images To save the image displayed within the Video Review screen simply select the corresponding save button below the image and click with the mouse The available save options will then be displayed Select floppy and then OK to accept and complete the task Images are stored as bitmap files for easy export Images stored on this system can also be saved to an image archive within the system The archive is a separate area of the hard disk Click on the floppy icon and then select the SnapShot Archive function Figure 7 Saving images to SnapShot archive screen Select Export Option Nerepbor gt ri dug OG 11 43 14 2004 DECH Up Image Irom wanes Snapshot Removable e Mail Cancel 6 2 Printing Images EI Images stored on the system can be printed directly to the printer connected to the system To Print images displayed within the Review window simply select the corresponding Print button below the image and click with the mouse The print data relating to this image will then be displayed and you will be given the opportunity to add your own comments to describe the action within the image Click on OK to accept and complete 6 3 Streamed Images The Streamed Images function enables a quick and easy transfer of recorded images to portable media i e CD R or to a permanent sto
23. d communication is not received from the remote site within the specified period The time period must be defined in seconds and is dependant on the speed of the communications network used Slower network connectivity must be given a longer Time Out period 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 35 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 8 2 4 User Time Figure 24 User time User Time ImageData DiakUpvEMal General MW Time Out Users Time Before Automatic Log Out BL Mins Warning Time before Automatic Log Out 1 0 Secs Use this screen to enable the user to have a Time Out facility User Time Outs gives a set viewing time that can be lengthened if required through certain keyboard commands When these User Time Outs are enabled the system will require a special Time Out key sequence within a defined time period or the system will automatically Log Off The system will give a warning of a definable number of seconds before Logging Off This feature is used to prevent the inadvertent leaving of sensitive images on the screen if the user is called away me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 36 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 8 2 5 PTZ Figure 25 Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ Enable W Enable PTZ Assign PT Camera Types P On Logout put all FTZ Cameras into Patrol mode BBY1500 Keyboard attached BES S00 keyboard komm Eart 3600 7 8 1 JEave Exit Use this screen to turn the
24. e sense 51 Figure 35 Wizard Devices for INCOMING Connections cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetesy 52 Figure 36 Wizard Incoming Virtual Private Connection ss 52 Figure 37 Wizard Allowed Users 53 Figure 38 Wizard Incoming TCP IP Properties LR 53 Figure 39 Completing the Network Connection Wizard 54 FIGUIG 4D Modem POPE saa 55 Figure 41 BD 59 Figure 42 The back of the Witness system 61 O I I I 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page v Witness Operators Manual me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 1 of 62 Witness Operators Manual me This is a class A product In a domestic environment it may cause interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 2 of 62 1 Introduction Witness is a Digital Video Recording system which takes the operation of CCTV recording to a new level of advanced performance Witness can be used as an event time lapse or real time recorder storing images to hard disc or using many archive media Witness allows users to review both recorded and live images while the system is still actively recording The system is designed to operate on a stand alone basis without the need for any operator intervention Most systems require only minimum maintenance and no daily or weekly tape management Figure 1 Introduction Screen ao Witness 3 15
25. e 54 of 62 Witness Operators Manual Figure 40 Modem Properties Phone 4nd Modem Options 7 x Dialing Rules Modems Advanced Attached To Ms UM BEES Add Remove Properties ze tin Select your modem and click properties Set the Maximum speed to 115200 Check also that you are using the maximum modem TA connectivity speed at the remote site by following the same process on the remote machine me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 55 of 62 Witness Operators Manual OOOO O OO 12 CD Rs and CD RWs 12 1 Formatting a CD R RW before streaming images to CD Insert a blank CD R RW into the CD Writer drive if installed a If the CD formatting utility does not automatically start you can press the CD button to launch T r T tCD disc so you can drag files to a CD using Windows Explorer Make a data CD Vie documents spreadsheets and presentations on CD in tha most compatible format Use your DVD recordable drive to store up to 4 7 GB of data Select Make a data CD and directCD HE O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 56 of 62 Witness Operators Manual Press Format CD F N Type in a label for the disc and press Start Format BE 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 57 of62 Witness Operators Manual DirectCD 5 3 2 34 Drive D The CD ts ready for readswrte access directly throug
26. e Neurodynamics Ltd Page 10 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 4 3 1 Multiview Control To add views of different cameras right click on the window you would like the view to appear in You will see a Multiview control box appear This contains a list of cameras that can be selected Once you have selected which cameras appear in each view you can then give it a View Name When you are happy with your selections click save Your customised view will now be available every time you select Multi View Number of cameras IN this View This camera Camera m Print Figure 6 MultiView Control Left Click X to return to the main screen after saving your changes me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 11 of 62 Witness Operators Manual SS 5 Viewing Stored Images 5 1 Searching for Stored is Time Select Year Month Date Hour Min August User Options and Recent Searches Recent Searches To find the stored images you want to view select the year followed by the month and day by using your mouse in the Time Select area Click on the down arrows and select from the lists generated You are not required to go to the minute or second fields unless you wish to do a more detailed search Once the time is selected click on the Find button The find button will turn green and you will then be presented with the closest images to the date and time requested The system searches 24 hours each side
27. e On line manual 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Lid Witness Operators Manual Page 18 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 7 1 Snap Shot Archived Images Snap Shot Images enables you to play through all the images that are saved in the Snap Shot Image location Individual images can also be saved to Floppy disk Note To define the maximum number of images that may be saved in the archive refer to section 8 2 2 Figure 12 Snap Shot Archived image playback screen Witness 3 15 41 Copyright 1995 2004 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Time Select Year Month Date Hour Min Exit Archive Last Checked for New Images 09 08 2004 15 00 1 7 Connected to vvitness me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 19 of 62 Witness Operators Manual 7 2 Streamed Images Streamed Images enable you to view streamed events The controls are the same as Play Mode If you are logged in as Engineer then you can browse to a location that has streamed images Events may be exported to another location if required with the export button You may also delete old events that are no longer required with the delete button The email button sends a BMP image providing a dial up account is present on the Witness system Single images can be saved to disk with the Floppy icon Figure 13 Streamed Image player Neurodynamics Image SEARE Player Camera m3 Fri PE 06 17 22 D 2004 ha hi Comergiml Fri Aug 08 17 22 w RECOR
28. e button Engineering Log on access allowing access to all functions and to system configuration facilities Go Live Shows live images happening in the present time Log Off When finished using the system you exit the system by clicking on the Log Off button located at the bottom right of the screen This will terminate your review session and take you back to the password entry screen Password A word chosen by the user to enable access to the system for approved users only and to ensure confidentiality Please refer to your Administrator if you forget this information Playback Shows images previously recorded PTZ Pan tilt zoom camera Raid Images These are special uncompressed images which are stored due to asyncronous alarm events Recent Searches Each time you do a search for images the details of the search are logged to your user name and listed under Recent Searches Your five most recent searches will be listed within the recent search selector You can then go back and review any of these searches if you wish Streamed Images A sequence of archived images depicting an event Time Select Function allowing you to select the images from a specific year month and day Username Your own name sometimes only initials etc are used required in conjunction with your password to access the system Please refer to your Administrator for this information me 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 62 of 62
29. e selections the nest time eject a CD Help Cancel For best evidence purposes select Close To Read On Any Computer and Protect CD so it cannot be written to again Then press OK me O 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 59 of 62 Witness Operators Manual me 13 1 0 Connector Details When supplied Witness units have 6 alarm inputs and 4 relay outputs per bank of 8 camera inputs These inputs outputs are found on 25 way female D Type connectors on the rear panels of the system 13 1 Digital Inputs 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 60 of 62 Witness Operators Manual BP Eee 14 Installing Cameras Figure 42 The back of the Witness system Above is a picture of a 16 camera Witness unit When installing the BNC camera inputs you must start with camera 1 at the top of the Witness capture board This scheme should be labelled on despatch Note The video capture cards will not necessarily be in this order on your Witness system Monitor 1 Monitor 2 lO 2 O Q Keyboard We 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 61 of 62 Witness Operators Manual mm 15 Glossary Administration Log on access with the ability to add and delete users and change passwords for all except the engineer and supervisor Archive The Archive is an area of the system where images can be permanently stored When these images are redundant delete the Archived images by clicking on the Empty Archiv
30. en activated This feature gives you the ability to search the system for images with data This data could be till number plate or access control based Video Motion Detection in this example This is configured in section 8 2 6 Image Data 5 5 Recalling Previous Searches Time Select Month Date Hour Min User Options and Recent Searches Recent Searches Wied Jul 26 06 08 11 2004 Thu Aug 05 07 00 06 2004 Thu Aug 05 12 39 29 2004 kon Aug 09 08 15 43 2004 Snapshot Images Streamed Images Event Viewer Each time you conduct a search for images the details of the search are logged to your user name and listed under Recent Searches Your four most recent searches will be listed within the recent search selector Click on the down arrow and select the previous search that you wish to view again Then click on the find button to play the images This helps save time when searching for an incident that requires repeated viewing To save important images that you do not wish to lose use the Save functions See section 8 3 Listed below the recent searches will be Streamed Images See section 7 2 and SnapShot Images See section 7 1 These options will only be listed if they have been set up on the system see section 13 for details 2005 Cambridge Neurodynamics Ltd Page 13 of 62 Witness Opera