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Pelco DX8000 User's Manual

1. 41 42 View Window Identi er 42 43 Hidden View Windows 42 44 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel 43 45 Live View OSD 44 46 OSD Menu Options 45 47 Enabling Instant Recording 45 48 Adding the Instant Recording to OSD
2. 187 Working with the Playlist 187 Working with Viewer Configuration Tools 189 Setting Up and Using the DX8000 Mobile Client 191 Description 191 Mobile PDA Client Recommended System Requirements 191 Mobile PDA Client Software Installation 191 Connecting Mobile Clients to a DX8000 Series DVR
3. 28 27 Main Screen Layout 30 28 Site Tree 31 29 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel 32 30 Expanding a Camera Channel Branch 1 33 31 Dragging an Alarm Input to a Camera 33 32 Expanding a Camera Channel Branch 2 34 33 Expanding a Relay Branch
4. 88 115 Export Time Range 89 116 Default File Names 90 117 Renaming Export Time Ranges 90 118 Still Image Export Formats 92 119 Real Time Versus Non Real Time Export 93 120 Finalizing the Export Process 93 121 Export Menu Options
5. 133 166 Add New User Dialog Box 133 167 New User Access Level Dialog Box 134 168 Modifying User Properties 135 169 Property Dialog Box 136 170 Drag and Drop of User Group Af liation 136 171 Changing a Password 137 172 Set Password Dialog Box
6. 186 240 Viewer Playlist 187 241 Adding Files to a Play List 188 242 Viewer Con guration Tools 189 243 PDA to PC Connection 191 244 Resource CD Screen Mobile Client Installation Option 192 245 Pocket PC Installation Dialog Box 192 246 Mobile Client License Agreement Dialog Box
7. 80 100 Viewing Backed Up Data 81 101 Setting a Starting Bookmark 82 102 Setting an Ending Bookmark 82 103 Removing a Single Bookmark 83 104 Removing All Bookmarks 83 105 Safely Remove Hardware Message 84 106 Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Response
8. 168 217 Software Upgrade Server Console 169 218 Upgrade Package Select Dialog Box 169 219 Upgrade Package Open Dialog Box 170 220 Upgrade Package Information 170 221 Selecting a Remote DVR to Update 171 222 Upgrade Con rmation Dialog Box 171 223 Resource CD Screen Emergency Agent Installation Option
9. 69 85 Zoom Out Using Mouse 69 86 Panning Zoomed Video with the Mouse 70 87 Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously from a Single Channel 71 88 Search Mode Screen 72 89 Index Search Screen 73 90 Event Type Drop down Box 74 91 Event Index Panel
10. 52 Clearing a Preset 52 PTZ Patterns 53 Programming a Pattern 53 Activating a Pattern 54 Clearing a Pattern 54 Accessing Programming Features of Remote Cameras 55 4 C626M B 3 05 Sending Auxiliary Commands to a Device
11. 229 306 Activating a Preset Using Web Client 230 307 Clearing a Preset Using Web Client 230 308 Programming a Pattern Using Web Client 231 309 Activating a Pattern Using Web Client 232 310 Clearing a Pattern Using Web Client 232 311 Web Client View Panels 233 312 PTZ Control Panel Using Web Client
12. 17 Starting the DX8000 PC Client Application 18 Automatic System Upgrade 18 PC Client Application Log In 19 Enabling DirectDraw Video Hardware Acceleration 21 Connecting to DX8000 DVR Server Sites 22 Adding a DX8000 DVR Server to the Connection List 22 Deleting a DX8000 DVR Server from the Connection List
13. 114 144 Selecting Recording Modes for Individual Cameras 115 145 Month View Page 116 146 New File Name Dialog Box 116 147 Selecting Date 117 148 Month View Calendar Quick Menu 118 149 Month View Page 119 150 Month View Page
14. 204 269 New Site in Connect Window 204 270 Selecting a Site to Edit 205 271 Changing a Site s Name and IP Address 205 272 Deleting a Site 206 273 Connecting to a DVR Site 207 274 Disconnecting from a Site 207 275 Viewing Live Video from the Main Screen
15. 102 Linking Relay Outputs to Motion and Alarm Events 104 Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Motion and Alarm Events 106 C626M B 3 05 5 Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Motion and Alarm Events 108 Schedule 110 Working with the Channel Scheduling Panel 111 Creating Recording Schedules Using the Year View 113 Creating Recording Schedules Using the Month View 114 Changing an Existing Schedule Profile
16. 46 49 Activating Instant Recording 46 50 On Screen PTZ 47 51 On Screen PTZ Movement 47 52 PTZ Keypad with Camera Lens Controls 48 53 Mouse Wheel Zoom 48 54 Main Display with PTZ Control Pad Visible 50 55 Moving to a Preset
17. 68 Zoom Using the Mouse 69 Panning a Zoomed Image 70 Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode 70 Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously 71 Search Mode 72 Search Screen 72 Index Video Search
18. 119 Deleting an Existing Schedule Profile 120 Configuring Custom Camera Settings 122 Configuring Frame Rate 124 Configuring Advanced Relay Output 128 Network and Communications Setup 131 Backup Configuration 131 Managing Users
19. 231 Activating a Pattern 232 Clearing a Pattern 232 Accessing Programming Features of Remote Cameras 233 Exiting the DX8000 Web Client 234 C626M B 3 05 7 List of Illustrations 1 Resource CD Screen PC Client Installation Option 14 2 DX8000 Security Setup Dialog Box 14 3 DX8000 PC Client Setup Dialog Box
20. 93 122 Setup Screen 95 123 Camera Con guration Screen 97 124 Camera Motion Detection Setup 99 C626M B 3 05 9 125 Camera Audio Setup 100 126 Applying Settings to All Cameras 101 127 Relay Settings 102 128 Alarm Settings
21. 220 291 Deleting a Site from the Connection List 221 292 Editing a Site from the Connection List 222 293 Editing Server Information 222 294 Remote Site Connect Quick Menu 223 295 Selecting a Site 224 296 User Log In Dialog Box 224 297 Quick Menu Disconnect Option
22. 19 12 DX8000 Client Password Setup Dialog Box 20 13 View Menu DirectDraw Option 21 14 Connection List Dialog Box 22 15 Server Information Dialog Box 22 16 Connection List Dialog Box 23 17 DX8000 Scan Dialog Box 23 18 Deleting a Site from the Connection List
23. 178 Real Time Event Monitoring 179 Setting the Client Emergency Agent Listen Port 179 Viewing Previously Logged Events 180 Shutting Down the Client Emergency Agent 181 Setting Up and Using the DX8000 Native Viewer 183 Description 183 Recommended System Requirements 18
24. 221 Editing a DX8000 Server s Information in the Connection list 222 Configuring View Panels 223 Connecting to a Remote Site 223 Logging In to a Remote Site 224 Logging Out of a Remote Site 224 Disconnecting from a Remote Site 225 Assigning Cameras to View Panels
25. 103 129 Linking Relays to Motion Events 104 130 Linking Relays to Alarms 105 131 Linking Presets and Patterns to Motion Events 106 132 Linking Presets and Patterns to Alarms 107 133 Linking Cameras to Motion Events 108 134 Linking Cameras to Alarms 109 135 Schedule Setup Screen
26. 158 202 E Mail Noti cation for Motion 159 203 Motion Event Selected Channels Dialog Box 159 204 E Mail Noti cation for Alarms 160 205 Alarm Event Selected Channels Dialog Box 160 206 Group Management Dialog Box 161 207 Adding E Mail Group 161 208 Editing E Mail Group
27. 137 173 Deleting a User 138 174 Remove User Dialog Box 138 175 Setting Login Timeout 139 176 System Setup Screen 140 177 Exporting DVR Settings 141 178 Selecting Export Item 141 179 Setup File Export Dialog Box
28. 34 34 Dragging a Relay to a Camera 35 35 Expanding an Alarm Input Branch 36 36 Dragging a Relay Output to an Alarm Input 36 37 Removing an Alarm Input from a Camera 37 38 Removing a Relay Output from a Camera 38 39 Removing a Relay Output from an Alarm Input 39 40 View Panels and Window 40 41 Main Display
29. 45 Enabling and Disabling 45 Adding Instant Recording to OSD 46 Activating And Deactivating Instant Recording 46 Operating the On Screen Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ Controls 47 Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions 49 PTZ Presets 50 Programming a Preset 50 Activating a Preset
30. 90 Selecting the Export Format 91 Exporting a Sequence of Still Images 92 Finalizing an Export Process 92 Stopping an Export While in Process 93 Printing Images 94 Printing Images in the Deinterlaced Mode 94 Setup Mode
31. 193 247 Installing Applications Dialog Box 193 248 Application Downloading Complete Dialog Box 193 249 PDA to DVR Wireless Networking Example 194 250 Main Screen 195 251 Exiting the Program 196 252 DX8000 Menu Security Option 196 C626M B 3 05 11 253 Entering a New Password
32. 139 Site Setup 140 System Setup 140 Importing and Exporting System Setup Files 140 System Logs 146 External Monitor Setup 148 Emergency Notification Setup 148 Accessing the Emergency Agent Notification Setup 148 Adding Client Em
33. 55 63 PTZ Control Panel 56 64 Camera Setup Menu 56 65 Auxiliary Aux Button 57 66 Keypad Buttons 1 4 57 67 Preset Tour Dialog Box 58 68 Adding Preset to Tour 59 69 Deleting Preset from Tour
34. 178 232 Client Emergency Agent Pop up Window 179 233 Emergency Agent Listen Port Dialog Box 179 234 Client Emergency Agent Server List and Log 180 235 Client Emergency Agent Pop up Window 181 236 Resource CD Screen Native Viewer Option 184 237 DX8000 Native Viewer Main Screen 185 238 Open Dialog Box 186 239 View Panel and Watermark Message
35. 208 276 Live Menu with Start and Stop Options 208 277 DX8000 Menu and View Size Option 209 278 Minimum Screen Size 210 279 Medium Screen Size 210 280 Maximum Screen Size 210 281 Full Screen View 211 282 Live Menu and Full Screen Option
36. 120 151 Deleting Schedule Pro le 121 152 Custom Camera Settings Panel 122 153 Normal Recording 123 154 Motion Recording 123 155 Alarm Recording 123 156 Event Recording 123 157 Frame Rate Con guration Button
37. 73 Thumbnail Video Search 75 Pixel Video Search 78 Viewing and Searching Backed Up Video 80 Exporting Video 82 Exporting Bookmarked Video Regions 82 Creating Bookmarks 82 Clearing Bookmarks
38. 57 Configuring Preset Tours 58 Programming Preset Tours 58 Activating a Preset Tour 61 Deactivating a Preset Tour 61 Playback Mode 62 Accessing Playback Mode 62 Assigning Cameras to View Panels 6
39. 207 Disconnecting From a Server Site 207 Viewing Live VIdeo 208 Customizing the View Screen 209 Changing Screen Size 209 Full Screen Mode 211 Using the DX8000 Web Client 213 Description
40. 51 56 Programming a Preset 51 57 Activating a Preset 52 58 Clearing a Preset 52 59 Programming a Pattern 53 60 Activating a Pattern 54 8 C626M B 3 05 61 Clearing a Pattern 54 62 View Panel
41. 84 107 Safe to Remove Hardware Message 84 108 Enabling the Deinterfacing Filter from the Export Video Dialog Box 85 109 Export Video Dialog Box 85 110 Clicking the Network Drive Button 86 111 Map Network Drive Dialog Box 86 112 Mapped Drive Added as a Remote Drive 87 113 Disconnect Network Drive Dialog Box 87 114 Exporting Selected Video
42. 194 Starting the DX8000 Mobile Client 195 Main Screen Layout 195 Exiting the DX8000 Mobile Client 196 Security Setup 196 Setting Up an Initial Password 196 Changing an Existing Password 197 Logging in to the Mobile Client application 198 Working with Sites and Gro
43. 74 92 Thumbnail Search Screen 75 93 Date Selection Drop down Box 75 94 One Hour Interval Thumbnail Images 76 95 Thumbnail Images Expanded to 10 Minute Intervals 76 96 Thumbnail Images Expanded to One Minute Intervals 77 97 Pixel Search Screen 78 98 Thumbnail Images Marking Pixel Changes 79 99 Backup Search Screen
44. 142 180 Import Con guration 142 181 Selecting Import Item 143 182 Setup File Import Dialog Box 143 183 Export Con guration Dialog Box 144 184 Setup File Import Dialog Box 145 185 Viewing a Log File 146 186 Log Viewer Dialog Box
45. 24 Editing a DX8000 Server s Information from the Connection List 25 Connecting to a Remote Site 26 Logging In to a Remote Site 26 Logging Out of a Remote Site 27 Disconnecting from a Remote Site 28 Exiting the DX8000 PC Client Application 28 Description of Operating Modes 29 DX8000 PC Client Application Main Sc
46. 233 313 Camera Setup Menu 234 314 Web Browser File Menu 234 12 C626M B 3 05 List of Tables A Standard PC Keyboard Functions for Controlling PTZ and Lens Functions 49 B Available Backup Devices 88 C Export Data Types 91 D Recording Modes 111 E Custom Camera Settings
47. 225 298 Dragging a Camera to a Web Client View Panel 225 299 Web Client On Screen PTZ 226 300 On Screen PTZ Movement 226 301 Web Client PTZ Lens Controls 227 302 Web Client Mouse Wheel Zoom 227 303 Web View and PTZ Control Panel 228 304 Moving to a Preset Using Web Client 229 305 Programming a Preset Using Web Client
48. 60 70 Activating a Preset Tour 61 71 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel 62 72 Playback OSD 63 73 Playback Controls 63 74 Playback Speed and Volume Controls 63 75 Playback Timeline 64 76 Date Selection Drop Down Box 65 77 Time
49. 14 4 PC Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 15 5 PC Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 15 6 PC Client Installation Finalization Dialog Box 16 7 Enabling IPSec Security for the PC Client Application 16 8 Enabling IPSec Security for the PC Client Application 16 9 Client Upgrade Notice 18 10 DX8000 Client Password Dialog Box 19 11 DX8000 PC Client Application Main Screen
50. 173 224 DX8000 Security Setup Dialog Box 174 225 DX8000 Emergency Agent Setup Dialog Box 174 226 Emergency Agent Software License Agreement Dialog Box 174 227 PC Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 175 228 PC Client Installation Finalization Dialog Box 175 229 Enabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 176 230 Disabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 176 231 Client Emergency Agent Dialog Box
51. 124 158 Basic Frame Rate Con guration Screen 125 159 Accessing Advanced Mode 126 160 Advanced Frame Rate Con guration Screen 127 161 Frame Rate Capacity Example 127 162 Custom Camera Settings Panel 128 163 Linking Relays to Alarms 129 164 Linking Relays to Motion Detection 130 165 Adding a User
52. 197 254 Security Menu Option 197 255 Changing a Password 198 256 Mobile Client Log In Prompt 198 257 Connect Menu Option 199 258 DX8000 Groups and Sites 199 259 Creating a New Group 200 260 Group Name Text Box 200 261 Finalize New Group C
53. 24 19 Editing a Site from the Connection List 25 20 Editing Server Information 25 21 Remote Site Connect Quick Menu 26 22 Selecting a Site 26 23 Log in Quick Menu 27 24 Log in Dialog Box 27 25 Remote Site Disconnect Quick Menu 28 26 Exiting the PC Client Application
54. 162 209 Manage Groups Dialog Box 162 210 Deleting E Mail Group 163 211 Adding User to E Mail Group 164 212 Removing User from E Mail Group 165 213 Selecting Group Member 165 214 E Mail Settings Dialog Box 166 215 Sending E Mails to Individuals 167 216 Sending E Mails to Groups
55. 83 Inserting and Removing a USB Flash Drive 84 Installing a USB Flash Drive 84 Removing a USB Flash Drive 84 Enabling the Deinterlacing Filter 85 Mapping and Disconnecting a Network Drive 85 Performing the Export 88 Changing a Bookmarked Time Range 89 Assigning a Custom Export Video File Name
56. 110 136 Schedule Timeline Grid 111 137 Filling In Recording Blocks in Schedule Grid 112 138 Removing Recording Blocks from Schedule Grid 112 139 Year View Page 113 140 Calendar Date Selection 113 141 Selecting Recording Modes for Individual Cameras 113 142 Month View Page 114 143 New File Name Dialog Box
57. 146 187 Exporting a Log File 147 188 Log Info Save As Dialog Box 147 10 C626M B 3 05 189 Emergency Agent Setup Screen 149 190 Agent Setup Dialog Box 149 191 Selecting an Agent to Modify 150 192 Editing Emergency Agent Properties 151 193 Deleting an Emergency Agent from Noti cation List 152 194 Linking Cameras to Emergency Ag
58. 95 Setup Screen 95 Configuring Cameras 97 Basic Camera Setup 97 Motion Detection Setup 99 Audio Setup 100 Applying Settings to All Cameras 101 Linking 102 Configuring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings
59. 123 F Resolution Values 126 G Alarm Activated Relay Settings 129 H Motion Activated Relay Settings 130 I User Group Access Rights 131 J Default Camera Viewing Security 132 C626M B 3 05 13 DX8000 PC Client Application DX8000 PC Client Application DX8000 PC Client Software DESCRIPTION The DX8000 PC Client application allows operators and DVRs to be geographically dispersed Up to ve DVR servers can be actively viewed from a single PC client Up to 50 DX8000 server sites can be added to the Connection List For more information on the connection kit refer to Connecting to the DX8000 DVR Server Sites on
60. 213 System Requirements 213 Installation 214 Starting the DX8000 Web Client 215 Screen Layout 217 Web Client Configuration 218 Adding DX8000 DVR Servers to the Connection List 218 Adding a DX8000 DVR Server to the Connection List 218 Deleting a DX8000 DVR Server from the Connection List
61. Normal Motion Alarm Event 5 Adjust the parameters in the camera settings panel 6 Click Apply NOTE Event mode includes both motion and alarm events Figure 152 Custom Camera Settings Panel C626M B 3 05 123 DX8000 PC Client Application Table E Custom Camera Settings This eld appears for information purposes only To change this setting refer to Con guring Frame Rate on page 124 Image quality is a function of video compression Higher quality video images require larger le sizes Normal Recording Settings Motion Recording Settings Alarm Recording Settings Event Recording Settings Image Resolution Image Resolution Image Resolution Image Resolution Frame Rate Frame Rate During Motion Frame Rate During Alarm Frame Rate During Event Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Pre Motion Frame Rate Pre Alarm Frame Rate Pre Event Frame Rate Pre Motion Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Pre Alarm Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Pre Event Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Motion Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Alarm Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Event Image Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Pre Motion 1 60 sec Pre Alarm 1 60 sec Pre Event 1 60 sec Post Motion 1 180 sec Post Alarm 1 180 sec Post Event 1 180 sec Figur
62. 2 Click DX8000 Scan The DX8000 Scan dialog box appears Figure 290 DX8000 Scan Dialog Box 3 Enter an IP address range to search for DVR sites a Enter the rst three octets of the IP range you wish to search for example 10 10 1 b Enter the beginning value for the search range in the fourth octet for example 001 c Enter the nal value for the search range in the text box provided for example 254 4 Click Find 5 Select one or more DX8000 servers to add to the site tree 6 Click Add The site appears in the Connection List 7 Click OK when you return to the Connection List dialog box NOTE Each octet of the IP address must be an integer between 1 and 255 3a 3b 3c C626M B 3 05 221 DX8000 Web Client DELETING A DX8000 DVR SERVER FROM THE CONNECTION LIST 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 291 Deleting a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to delete 3 Click Delete The site disappears from the Connection List 4 Click OK 222 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client EDITING A DX8000 SERVER S INFORMATION IN THE CONNECTION LIST 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 292 Editing a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to edit 3 Click Edit The Server Information dialog box appears Figure 293 Editing Server Information 4 Enter a new name for the server 5
63. le from the list to view 7 Click OK The backup search screen disappears and the site tree now displays only the server and cameras that are recorded in the selected backup le NOTE Archived PDB data refers to les stored in the DX8000 s native backup format The acronym PDB is used to represent data stored in Pelco s Proprietary Data Base format C626M B 3 05 81 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 100 Viewing Backed Up Data 8 Search and play back the backed up video just as you would normal video Refer to Index Video Search on page 73 Thumbnail Video Search on page 75 and Pixel Video Search on page 78 To exit Backup Search and return to the normal DVR search mode go to File gt End Backup Search 82 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Exporting Video Power Users and Administrators can export sections of prerecorded video to a local hard disk drive or other device attached to a client PC The following instructions demonstrate how to export video EXPORTING BOOKMARKED VIDEO REGIONS You can bookmark multiple regions of video along the timeline for export Bookmarked regions are designated with start point and end point bookmarks Multiple regions can be bookmarked along a single 24 hour timeline but only a single channel can be exported at a time Book marked regions are listed in the Export Video dialog box at the time of export CREATING BOOKMARKS To select a region to export 1 Make
64. 131 Built In User Accounts 131 Definition of User Access Levels 131 Definition of Camera Security Access 132 Adding New Users 133 Modifying User Properties 135 Changing User Passwords 137 Deleting Existing Users 138 Setting Login Timeout
65. 31 DX8000 PC Client Application WORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The site tree provides access to DX8000 resources such as cameras alarm inputs and relay outputs Objects can be selected by clicking once with the left mouse button and linked by dragging and dropping with the mouse Figure 28 Site Tree NOTE Site tree information re ects the current server con guration SITE NAME CAMERA NAME CHANNEL INFORMATION RECORDING TYPE RESOLUTION FRAME RATE IMAGE QUALITY ALARM INPUTS RELAY OUTPUTS 32 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS The DX8000 includes 32 view panels that can display cameras from up to ve connected DVR sites To assign a single camera to a view panel 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to to expand the tree if necessary 3 Drag the camera from the site tree onto a view panel 4 Repeat the process in step 3 for up to 32 cameras from up to ve DVR sites Figure 29 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel TIP To assign all cameras from a single site to the view panels at once drag onto a single view panel The default arrangement of cameras is Camera1 Camera2 Camera3 from left to right top to bottom NOTE The DX8000 Series DVR supports triplex operation Triplex operation means the DX8000 will continuously record even while users view simultaneous live and playback video or modify the system setup C626M B
66. Drive G box The system displays a con rmation message Figure 107 Safe to Remove Hardware Message 3 Remove the USB ash drive NOTE The DX8000 does not support exporting or backing up to CD RW and DVD RW disks but does support exporting or backing up to CD R and DVD R disks CAUTION Improperly removing a USB drive can cause data to be lost or corrupted C626M B 3 05 85 DX8000 PC Client Application ENABLING THE DEINTERLACING FILTER Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second might move or tear The DX8000 provides a global option for enabling deinterlacing ltering to enhance the exported image for 4CIF recorded channels In this case the exported image is converted to 2CIF resolution This setting is effective for all channels and cannot be set for enabling individual channels For more information about the viewing video in the deinterlaced mode refer to Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode on page 70 To enable the deinterlacing lter 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Click The Export Video dialog box opens 4 From the Export Format area select the Enable deinterlacing lter check box Figure 108 Enabling the Deinterfacing Filter from the Export Video Dialog Box MAPPING AND DISCONNECTING A NETWORK DRIVE You can export sections of prerecorded video to a
67. NOTE Only a single user with Administrator or Power User access is allowed to access a DX8000 s Setup mode at one time When connected to a network supporting multiple DVRs and or clients users with Administrator access override and block Power Users If two users with the same access level attempt to enter Setup mode simultaneously the DX8000 will allow access to setup features on a rst come rst served basis Unavailable setup options will be grayed out 96 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Click the Site Setup button to view the remote site con guration Site setup cannot be changed using the PC Client application Click the System button to view the system con guration to import export con guration les and to save or view system logs Click the Ext Monitor button to view the external monitor con guration External monitor setup cannot be changed using the PC Client application This button appears only if the optional display card has been installed Click the Noti cation button to con gure emergency agent and e mail noti cation options The following sections describe each of these setup functions in turn C626M B 3 05 97 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING CAMERAS Depending on your system s current con guration up to 16 video cameras can be connected to a single DX8000 The following section illustrates basic camera con guration BASIC CAMERA SETUP To set up c
68. cation Noti cations can be sent to a single e mail address or a group of addresses either immediately after an event occurs or periodically according to a prede ned schedule You can con gure up to 32 e mail groups Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e mail group Before sending noti cations you must provide information about your e mail server and establish what events motion and or alarm you want to include in the e mail message Timing and frequency of the e mail noti cations must also be set You should test the e mail noti cation function immediately after con guration to ensure your system is set up correctly ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP To access the emergency e mail noti cation setup 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Emergency E mail Noti cation Setup tab Figure 197 E Mail Noti cation Setup IMPORTANT To use emergency e mail noti cation the DX8000 Series DVR must be connected to a local area network LAN that main tains an SMTP mail server The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e mail accounts to which you want to send noti cations Consult your network administrator for information on con guring e mail noti cation on your local network 156 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION To disable emergency e mail noti cation select the Disable N
69. s analog monitor con guration you must physically log in to a local DX8000 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information on con guring the DX8000 s optional analog monitor outputs refer to the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit IMPORTANT Before con guring the Emergency Agent Noti cation make sure the Emergency Agent Client utility is installed on one or more client PCs Refer to Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application on page 173 C626M B 3 05 149 DX8000 PC Client Application ADDING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS TO BE NOTIFIED To add clients to the Emergency Agent Noti cation list 1 Click Add to add a client to the emergency noti cation list Figure 189 Emergency Agent Setup Screen 2 Enter a name for the client Client names can be up to 63 characters and can include spaces and special characters Figure 190 Agent Setup Dialog Box 150 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 3 Enter the client s IP address 4 If necessary enter a port number in the Agent Port text box The default port number is 9004 5 Click OK 6 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen CHANGING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT PROPERTIES To change an existing client s information in the emergency noti cation list 1 Select a client from the list 2 Click Edit Figure 191 Selecting an Agent to Modify NOTE Unless there is a con ict on your n
70. 1 to 4 5 Click 6 Move the camera through a series of movements using the on screen pan and tilt zoom and focus controls Figure 59 Programming a Pattern To stop programming a pattern 1 Click 2 Click NOTE Only PTZ enabled cameras that support pattern programming through D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature NOTE Certain PTZ devices like Pelco s Spectra series domes will display an on screen message stating the amount of remaining memory available for pattern programming 54 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application ACTIVATING A PATTERN To activate a pattern 1 Click a pattern number 1 to 4 on the keypad 2 Click Figure 60 Activating a Pattern CLEARING A PATTERN To clear a pattern 1 Click to enter programming mode 2 Select a pattern number 1 to 4 on the keypad 3 Click 4 Click 5 Click again 6 Click again to exit programming mode Figure 61 Clearing a Pattern IMPORTANT A pattern will repeat inde nitely until it is cleared another pattern is set or the on screen PTZ control is moved C626M B 3 05 55 DX8000 PC Client Application ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEATURES OF REMOTE CAMERAS You can use the PTZ function to program features of remote cameras such as Pelco s Spectra or Esprit To access a programming menu for a remote camera 1 Click 2 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel Figu
71. 211 283 Enter Network Password Dialog Box 214 284 ActiveX Control Installation Dialog Box 215 285 Entering a DX8000 Server User Name and Password 216 286 Web Client Screen Layout 217 287 Connection List Dialog Box 218 288 Server Information Dialog Box 218 289 Connection List Dialog Box 219 290 DX8000 Scan Dialog Box
72. 225 Viewing Live Video 226 Operating the On Screen Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ Controls 226 PTZ Presets 228 Programming a Preset 228 Activating a Preset 230 Clearing a Preset 230 PTZ Patterns 231 Programming a Pattern
73. 6 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 7 Click Save 8 Click Export Now Figure 179 Setup File Export Dialog Box Importing DVR Settings To import a saved settings le 1 Select the Import radio button 2 Enter drive path and lename information into the Look in text box for example C System Settings Backup 1 3 Click Import Now 4 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 180 Import Con guration NOTE Settings le lenames follow standard Windows le naming conventions C626M B 3 05 143 DX8000 PC Client Application To import a settings le from a speci c drive or folder 1 Select Import radio button 2 Click Browse 3 Select the folder where the settings le is located 4 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 5 Select the settings le you want to open 6 Click Open 7 Click Import Now 8 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 181 Selecting Import Item Figure 182 Setup File Import Dialog Box 144 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Exporting and Importing Settings Using the Edit Menu To save current DVR settings 1 Go to Edit gt Export Setup 2 Select the folder where you want to save the settings le 3 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 4 Enter a lename in the space provided 5 C
74. Click OK Figure 143 New File Name Dialog Box NOTE Pro le lenames follow standard Windows le naming conventions C626M B 3 05 115 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 Using your mouse select the recording modes and times for each channel you want to schedule Refer to Working with the Channel Scheduling Panel on page 111 for instructions 7 Click Save 8 Click Apply 9 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 144 Selecting Recording Modes for Individual Cameras 116 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Creating Single Day Schedules Custom Mode schedules are de ned for single days only A custom scheduled day can be set to recur on the same day of every month or the same day every year To set the DVR to record on a speci c day 1 Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected 2 Select Custom Mode from the drop down box 3 Click New Figure 145 Month View Page 4 Enter a new lename for the pro le 5 Click OK Figure 146 New File Name Dialog Box NOTE Pro le lenames follow standard Windows le naming conventions C626M B 3 05 117 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 Select Once Per Month or Once Per Year 7 Select the date range for the custom schedule a Set the start date with the Start spinner buttons b If you want the schedule to recur inde nitely deselect the Finish on End Date check box c Set the
75. Enter a new IP address for the server 6 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 7 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 8 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List 9 Click OK when you return to the Connection List dialog box NOTE Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Web client and server ports must be identical C626M B 3 05 223 DX8000 Web Client CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8000 Web Client can display up to sixteen cameras simultaneously on a single screen To establish the arrangement of view panels on the Web Client screen select a screen division button from the toolbar CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE To connect to an active DX8000 server on the network 1 Right click the remote site name from the site tree 2 Select Connect from the quick menu Figure 294 Remote Site Connect Quick Menu Displays one camera Six panel display Divides screen into one large and ve small view panels Displays four cameras at a time quad display Ten panel display Divides screen into two large and eight small view panels Displays nine cameras at a time Thirteen panel display Divides screen into one large and twelve small view panels Displays 16 cameras at a time 224 C626M B 3 05 DX
76. Figure 174 Remove User Dialog Box 4 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen C626M B 3 05 139 DX8000 PC Client Application SETTING LOGIN TIMEOUT Administrators can de ne the amount of time a user s account can remain idle before having to log in again This setting applies to all users regardless of access level To set login time out 1 Select a time limit from the User Timeout drop down box Time limits range from ve minutes to one hour in ve minute increments Selecting Manual from the drop down box will suspend the automatic logout feature A user will remain logged in until the user logs out or another user logs in 2 Click Apply Figure 175 Setting Login Timeout 140 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application SITE SETUP SYSTEM SETUP IMPORTING AND EXPORTING SYSTEM SETUP FILES Users with Power User access and higher can save con guration settings for the DX8000 using the system export feature Previously saved settings can be loaded into the DVR using system import 1 Click 2 Click Figure 176 System Setup Screen NOTE The Site Setup option cannot be con gured from the DX8000 PC Client application To modify this option you must physically log in to the local DX8000 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information on con guring the Site Setup option refer to the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit NOT
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78. 05 153 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING CAMERAS TO CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS Up to 32 IP addresses can be assigned to each camera The DX8000 can transmit images up to 10 IP addresses simultaneously To link a camera to one or more clients 1 Click a camera button Camera 1 to Camera 16 Figure 194 Linking Cameras to Emergency Agents 2 Select the check box of each client site you want to notify when a motion or alarm event is detected by this camera Figure 195 Assigning Cameras to Agents 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for up to sixteen cameras on the current site 4 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen 154 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application After clients have been added and linked to cameras you must set the amount of time a server sends images after an event occurs and the interval between sending each image 1 Enter the amount of time in seconds that you want the DX8000 to continue sending still images after an alarm or motion event has been detected 2 Enter the time interval in seconds that you want the DX8000 to wait between sending each still image 3 Click Apply Figure 196 Setting Duration and Interval for Image Delivery C626M B 3 05 155 DX8000 PC Client Application EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP The DX8000 can be con gured to send e mail noti cations alerting users of motion and alarm events Users with Power User access and higher can con gure e mail noti
79. 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Enter a login name for the user User names can be between 4 and 20 alphanumeric characters in length User names cannot contain spaces and special characters 5 Enter the user s full name 6 Enter a brief description for the user Building 6 Security Guard as an example 7 Enter a password for the user Passwords must be between six and ten characters in length and cannot contain spaces and special characters 8 Re enter the same password to con rm its validity 9 Click Next The access level screen of the New User dialog opens 10 Select the user s access level Restricted Standard or Power 11 Click Finish 12 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 167 New User Access Level Dialog Box NOTE User names and passwords are case sensitive C626M B 3 05 135 DX8000 PC Client Application MODIFYING USER PROPERTIES Follow the steps below to change user attributes such as user name and group af liation Only Administrator level users are allowed to modify user properties To modify a user s properties 1 Click a user name in either the main user list or in one of the group lists 2 Click Properties Figure 168 Modifying User Properties 136 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 3 Edit the following user properties User name Full name Description Group 4 Click Apply in the Property dia
80. 14 C626M B 3 05 89 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 Select the check box of the video time range you want to export You can export multiple time ranges simultaneously For more information refer to Changing a Bookmarked Time Range on page 89 7 Click in the File Name box and type the le name for each selected video time range You can accept the default le name assigned to the time range For more information refer to Assigning a Custom Export Video File Name on page 90 8 Select the export format For more information refer to Selecting the Export Format on page 91 9 Click Export CHANGING A BOOKMARKED TIME RANGE To change a bookmarked time range or create a new time range to be exported 1 Select the desired row in the Time Range table 2 Double click the Start Day eld and then use the spinner buttons to set the start date for the export 3 Double click the Start Time eld and then use the spinner buttons to set the start time for the export 4 Double click the End Day eld and then use the spinner buttons to set the end date for the export 5 Double click the End Time eld and then use the spinner buttons to set the end time for the export 6 Select the check box next to each time range you would like to export Figure 115 Export Time Range NOTE Start dates and times cannot be set later than end dates and times 90 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application ASSIGNING A CUST
81. 2 Click and then on the PTZ keypad to bring up the preset tour dialog box Figure 67 Preset Tour Dialog Box 3 Select the preset tour 1 4 that you want to program from the drop down box 4 Follow the directions in the following sections to add presets to and delete presets from a tour NOTE At least one PTZ preset must be set in order to create a preset tour C626M B 3 05 59 DX8000 PC Client Application Adding Presets to a Tour To add presets to a tour 1 Click the check box next to one of the presets you want to add to the tour 2 Double click within the Dwell Time eld of the preset and increase or decrease the time in seconds the camera will remain on the preset during that sequence of the tour 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional preset you want to add to the tour 4 Click Add to Group 5 Click Save 6 Click Exit to return to the main screen Figure 68 Adding Preset to Tour 60 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Deleting Presets from a Tour To delete presets from a tour 1 Click the check box next to one or more presets you want to delete from the tour 2 Click Delete 3 Click Save 4 Click Exit to return to the main screen Figure 69 Deleting Preset from Tour C626M B 3 05 61 DX8000 PC Client Application ACTIVATING A PRESET TOUR To activate a preset tour 1 Click and then to bring up the preset tour dialog box 2 From the drop down b
82. 3 05 33 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING ALARM INPUTS AND RELAY OUTPUTS TO CAMERAS To link an alarm input to a camera 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to the camera to which you want to link alarms Figure 30 Expanding a Camera Channel Branch 1 3 Click the plus sign next to the to see the list of alarm inputs 4 Drag an alarm input onto a camera Figure 31 Dragging an Alarm Input to a Camera 34 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application To link a relay output to a camera 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to the camera to which you want to link relays Figure 32 Expanding a Camera Channel Branch 2 3 Click the plus sign next to to see the list of relay outputs Figure 33 Expanding a Relay Branch C626M B 3 05 35 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Drag a relay onto a camera Figure 34 Dragging a Relay to a Camera TIP You can link multiple alarms and relays to a single camera You can also link a single alarm or relay to multiple cameras You can also link alarms and relays to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panels 36 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO ALARM INPUTS To link a relay output to an alarm 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to to expand the alarm tree if needed Figure 35 Expanding an Alarm Input Branch 3 Click the pl
83. DESCRIPTION The DX8000 Native Viewer is capable of playing back a variety of video still image and audio media formats It is designed to recognize and verify the digital watermark that is embedded in DX8000 native video Watermarking is used to authenticate the originality of a video le and to alert users of possible image tampering The viewer application runs automatically each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8000 s export feature is inserted into a Windows based PC The software can also be installed on a PC and opened independently when necessary RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum recommended system requirements for the DX8000 PC Client Emergency Agent and Native Viewer software applications include Processor Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed Memory 128 MB of RAM Video AGP VGA card with minimum of 64 MB of video RAM 1024 x 768 display resolution 32 bit color and DirectX 8 1 or later hardware acceleration 500 MB of free disk space Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only DX8000 VIEWER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8000 Resource CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC and wait for the DX8000 Resource CD screen to appear 184 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Nati
84. DX8000 SITE TO A GROUP 1 Tap 2 Tap Add Figure 266 Adding a New DX8000 Site 3 Select a Group from the drop down box Figure 267 Site Setup Screen 204 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 4 Enter a name for the new DX8000 site Site names can be a maximum of 15 characters spaces and special characters are allowed 5 Enter the IP address of the new site 6 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 7 Tap OK Figure 268 Entering New Site Information 8 Tap Connect to connect to the newly created site or tap Close to go back to the main screen Figure 269 New Site in Connect Window NOTE Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Mobile client and server ports must be identical C626M B 3 05 205 DX8000 Mobile Client Application EDITING A DX8000 SITE 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 If necessary tap the plus sign next to the group name to expand it 3 Select the DX8000 DVR you want to edit 4 Tap Edit Figure 270 Selecting a Site to Edit 5 Enter a new name for the site 6 Enter a new IP address for the site 7 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 8 Tap OK Figure 271 Changing a Site s Name and IP Address 9 Tap Close to return to the main screen NOTE C
85. Motion detection can also be used to trigger relays PTZ presets and recording on multiple cameras Refer to Schedule on page 110 and Linking on page 102 for more information To de ne motion detection zones for the selected camera 1 Select the motion zone 1 5 from the drop down box 2 Click the Hide Show button to either hide or display the motion grid 3 Move the Number of Blocks slider to change the grid size of the motion overlay 4 De ne the area for motion detection Click Clear All to remove the currently de ned motion detection area Click Select All to enable motion detection for the entire viewable area Hold down the left mouse button and drag to select areas Hold down the right mouse button and drag to deselect areas 5 Move the Sensitivity slider to adjust motion sensitivity Moving the slider to the left decreases motion sensitivity moving the slider to the right increases sensitivity 6 Click Apply Figure 124 Camera Motion Detection Setup 100 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application AUDIO SETUP To set up audio for a camera 1 Check the Channel Information section to verify that the audio option is installed and available 2 Verify that the Audio Disable check box is not selected 3 Click Apply Figure 125 Camera Audio Setup IMPORTANT To use the DX8000 s audio features the optional DX8000 AUD audio card must be installed Consult your Pelco sa
86. Selection Spinner Buttons 65 78 Timeline Slider Control 65 79 Index View Menu Option 66 80 Selecting a Date 66 81 Event Type Drop Down Box 67 82 Event Index Panel 67 83 Playback Digital Zoom Control 68 84 Zoom In Using Mouse
87. The camera repositions to the new preset Figure 306 Activating a Preset Using Web Client CLEARING A PRESET To clear a preset 1 Click to enter programming mode 2 Click the number of the preset you want to clear from the PTZ keypad 3 Click 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple presets 5 Click to exit programming mode Figure 307 Clearing a Preset Using Web Client TIP Double digit presets can be set or activated by pressing the rst digit and then the second digit sequentially For example preset 20 can be selected by clicking the number 2 and then the number 0 on the PTZ keypad C626M B 3 05 231 DX8000 Web Client PTZ PATTERNS A pattern is a user de ned viewable camera path with a de nite beginning and end Patterns are made up of a sequence of standard pan tilt and lens commands Patterns are stored in the internal memory of the PTZ device such as a Spectra dome that is connected to the DX8000 Depending on the type and con guration of the PTZ device the DX8000 can address up to four unique PTZ patterns Once de ned a pattern can be activated with a series of on screen commands A pattern will run continuously until it is deactivated PROGRAMMING A PATTERN To program a pattern 1 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel 2 Click to enter programming mode 3 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the pattern 1 to 4 4 Click 5 Move the camera th
88. alarm from the Alarm Channel drop down box 2 Click the button for each relay you want to link to the selected alarm 3 Click Apply Figure 130 Linking Relays to Alarms TIP You can also drag relays onto alarms in the site tree while in Live mode main screen 106 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING PTZ PRESETS AND PATTERNS TO MOTION AND ALARM EVENTS The DX8000 can be con gured in such a way that motion detected by one camera will result in the repositioning of another Similarly alarm inputs can be set to trigger camera positioning presets Only a single preset or pattern can be linked to a camera Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Motion Events To link two cameras so that motion detected on one results in the repositioning of another 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab 4 Select a camera from the Camera Channel drop down box This camera will be the motion source 5 Select a camera to be linked from the Linked Camera Channel drop down box This camera will change PTZ position in response to motion detected by the source camera 6 Select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera a To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to motion detected by the source camera Select the Linked Camera Preset radio button Select a PTZ preset 1 32 for the camera to move to or b To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in
89. are compatible with the DX8000 PC Client application Check the Pelco Web site for a complete list of compatible VGA cards 22 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Connecting to DX8000 DVR Server Sites ADDING A DX8000 DVR SERVER TO THE CONNECTION LIST The DX8000 PC Client application allows operators and DVRs to be geographically dispersed Up to ve DVR servers can be actively viewed from a single PC client Up to 50 DX8000 server sites can be added to the Connection List The PC Client application facilitates Remote viewing of live and playback video Index thumbnail and pixel searching Exporting to a variety of media and formats Printing still images from video Limited remote control and administration To add a site to the Connection List when you know the site s IP address 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 14 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click Add The Server Information dialog box opens Figure 15 Server Information Dialog Box 3 Enter the name of the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to connect to 4 Enter the IP address of the DVR 5 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default NOTE Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Client and server p
90. displays one year s worth of daily recording schedules The scheduling period begins in the current month Days circled in red have been assigned weekday weekend or everyday recording schedules Days circled in blue have been assigned a custom recording schedule Days without circles denote that no recording has been scheduled for that day To schedule individual days using the Year View 1 Click the Year View tab Figure 139 Year View Page 2 Click the day you want to schedule Figure 140 Calendar Date Selection 3 Using your mouse select the recording modes and times for each channel you want to schedule Refer to Working with the Channel Scheduling Panel on page 111 for instructions Figure 141 Selecting Recording Modes for Individual Cameras 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional day you want to schedule 5 Click Apply 114 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CREATING RECORDING SCHEDULES USING THE MONTH VIEW Unlike schedules set in the Year View Month View schedules are recurrent Schedules can be set for subsequent weekdays weekends every day or a single day Creating Multiple Day Schedules To create a recording schedule to recur inde nitely 1 Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected 2 Select All Days Weekdays or Weekends from the drop down box 3 Click New Figure 142 Month View Page 4 Enter a new lename for the pro le 5
91. end date with the End spinner buttons 8 Click the date on the calendar you want to schedule 9 Select the recording modes and times for each channel you want to schedule Refer to Working with the Channel Scheduling Panel on page 111 for instructions 10 Click Save 11 Click Apply 12 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 147 Selecting Date NOTE The start date cannot be set later than the end date 7a 7b 7c 118 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application To copy the schedule attributes of one day and apply them to a different day 1 Right click the calendar day you want to copy 2 Select Copy from the quick menu Figure 148 Month View Calendar Quick Menu 3 Right click the day on the calendar day you want to apply the copied schedule attributes 4 Select Paste from the quick menu 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen TIP To change a custom schedule day to a regular schedule day right click and select Revert to daily schedule from the quick menu C626M B 3 05 119 DX8000 PC Client Application CHANGING AN EXISTING SCHEDULE PROFILE To change a pro le 1 Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected 2 In the drop down box select the type of schedule you want to change Options are All Days Weekdays Weekends Custom Mode 3 Select the schedule pro le from the drop down box 4 Using your
92. le 4 Enter a lename for the log information in the space provided 5 Click Save Figure 188 Log Info Save As Dialog Box NOTE Log le lenames follow standard Windows le naming conventions TIP Log les can be opened and printed using a text editing program such as Windows Notepad 148 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application EXTERNAL MONITOR SETUP EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SETUP The Emergency Agent Noti cation alerts selected clients of motion and alarm events detected by DX8000 server sites When a motion or alarm event is triggered a pop up window opens on the monitor of the remote site client The window displays one or more still images taken during the event Users with Power User access and higher can con gure the emergency agent noti cation system The rst step in the setup process requires that clients be added to the emergency agent noti cation list To complete this step you must provide a valid name and the IP address of each client PC After clients have been added they can be linked to one or more cameras Finally the amount of time a server sends images after an event occurs and the interval between sending each image must be set ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY AGENT NOTIFICATION SETUP To access the Emergency Agent Noti cation setup 1 Click 2 Click NOTE The external monitor settings of a remote DVR cannot be changed from the DX8000 PC Client application To change a DVR
93. page 72 for information on locating video 3 Click 4 Click to freeze the image for printing 5 Click to print the image to a designated printer NOTE A Windows compatible printer must be installed to take advantage of the DX8000 s print feature Refer to the installation manual that came with your unit for instructions on installing a printer TIP Use the and buttons to locate the exact image you want to print before clicking C626M B 3 05 95 DX8000 PC Client Application Setup Mode SETUP SCREEN Click to enter the setup screen The setup screen allows Administrators and Power Users access to the DX8000 s setup functions However only Administrators can de ne user names and passwords for new users Figure 122 Setup Screen Click the Camera button to con gure cameras Available options are PTZ functions motion detection picture adjustment and audio settings Click the Linking button to con gure relays and alarms associate relays and alarms with cameras link relays to alarms and link cameras to other cameras Click the Schedule button to build custom recording schedules Click the Network button to view the network con guration Network setup cannot be changed using the PC Client application Click the Backup button to view the backup con guration Backup setup cannot be changed using the PC Client application Click the User button to add delete or change user accounts
94. response to motion detected by the source camera Select the Linked Camera Pattern radio button Select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera 7 Click Apply Figure 131 Linking Presets and Patterns to Motion Events NOTE The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be de ned for this function to work 6a 6b C626M B 3 05 107 DX8000 PC Client Application Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Alarm Events To link an alarm input to a camera so that activation of the alarm results in a repositioning of that camera 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab 4 Select an alarm from the Alarm Channel drop down box 5 Select a camera to be linked from the Linked Camera Channel drop down box This camera will change PTZ position in response to an alarm input detected by the source alarm 6 Select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera a To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to an alarm input detected by the source camera Select the Linked Camera Preset radio button Select a PTZ preset 1 32 for the camera to move to or b To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to an alarm input detected by the source camera Select the Linked Camera Pattern radio button Select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera 7 Click Apply Figure 1
95. the bookmarked region NOTE Audio export is available only with DX8000 Native AVI and ASF video formats NOTES Real Time setting only applies to DX8000 Native AVI and ASF video formats When the Real Time check box is selected the DX8000 will export video so it can be played back in real time 30 fps for the same length of time as the original recording For example if video was recorded at 1 fps this means the DX8000 will insert 29 null frames for every 1 frame of actual video Thus one minute of video recorded at 1 fps 60 frames total will play back for one minute at 30 frames per second 60 frames of actual video interspersed with 1 740 null frames If the Real Time check box is not selected one minute of video recorded at 1 fps will play back in two seconds in real time Figure 119 illustrates the two video streams one padded with null frames to match the actual time duration and another stream without null frames C626M B 3 05 93 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 119 Real Time Versus Non Real Time Export 5 Click Export to begin writing video to the device Figure 120 Finalizing the Export Process STOPPING AN EXPORT WHILE IN PROCESS When an export operation has begun a user can easily stop it by interrupting or canceling the operation from the Export menu on the main or search screens Interrupting an export simply stops the progress of the export while keeping all video information stored up to th
96. using pan and tilt zoom and focus commands A DX8000 Series DVR can address up to 32 PTZ presets 1 32 Preset 95 is reserved for remote camera setup and preset 99 is reserved for camera autoscan mode PROGRAMMING A PRESET To program a PTZ preset 1 Click 2 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel 3 Click Figure 54 Main Display with PTZ Control Pad Visible NOTE Only cameras that support positioning and programming using D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature IMPORTANT To program or clear presets preset tours and patterns the icon must be engaged To activate presets tours and patterns the icon must be disengaged TIP Clicking the icon places DX8000 in PTZ programming mode While in PTZ programming mode multiple presets can be programmed until the icon is pressed again C626M B 3 05 51 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Using the on screen PTZ controls and PTZ keypad move the camera to the desired position and adjust zoom and iris settings Figure 55 Moving to a Preset 5 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the new preset for example 1 Figure 56 Programming a Preset 6 Click to store the preset in the selected memory location 7 Repeat steps 4 6 for each preset you want to program 8 Click again to exit programming mode EXIT 52 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application ACTIVATING A PRESET To activate a preset 1 Click a preset
97. 000 PC Client Application allows you to view playback on multiple cameras in addition to the camera being searched This feature is valuable if you want to examine a variety of views recorded at the time a certain event was detected C626M B 3 05 75 DX8000 PC Client Application THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEARCH Thumbnail search allows users to visually search video that has been recorded over a 24 hour period Video is presented as a series of thumbnail images Each thumbnail represents the rst image recorded during a speci ed period of time Thumbnails can be expanded and collapsed to represent hourly 10 minute and 1 minute intervals To search video visually using thumbnail images 1 Click 2 Click 3 Select a camera from the site tree Figure 92 Thumbnail Search Screen 4 From the drop down box select the date on which you want to begin your search Figure 93 Date Selection Drop down Box 76 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 5 Click the thumbnail for the hour you want to begin searching Figure 94 One Hour Interval Thumbnail Images 6 Click to change the thumbnail time range to shorter intervals or click to change the thumbnail time range to longer intervals Click to change from 1 hour intervals to 10 minute intervals Click again to change from 10 minute intervals to 1 minute intervals Click once to change from 1 minute intervals to 10 minute intervals Click aga
98. 000 Series DVR can address up to 32 PTZ presets 1 32 Preset 95 is reserved for remote camera setup and preset 99 is reserved for camera autoscan mode PROGRAMMING A PRESET To program a PTZ preset 1 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel 2 Click Figure 303 Web View and PTZ Control Panel NOTE Only cameras that support positioning and programming using D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature IMPORTANT To program or clear presets preset tours and patterns the icon must be engaged To activate presets tours and patterns the icon must be disengaged TIP Clicking the icon places DX8000 in PTZ programming mode While in PTZ programming mode multiple presets can be programmed until the icon is pressed again C626M B 3 05 229 DX8000 Web Client 3 Using the on screen PTZ controls and PTZ keypad move the camera to the desired position and adjust zoom and iris settings Figure 304 Moving to a Preset Using Web Client 4 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the new preset for example 1 Figure 305 Programming a Preset Using Web Client 5 Click to store the preset in the selected memory location 6 Repeat steps 4 6 for each preset you want to program 7 Click again to exit programming mode EXIT 230 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client ACTIVATING A PRESET To activate a preset 8 Click a preset number 1 32 on the keypad 9 Click to activate preset
99. 05 DX8000 Emergency Agent 4 Click PC Emergency Agent Software to install the Client Emergency Agent application The DX8000 Security Setup dialog box appears Figure 224 DX8000 Security Setup Dialog Box 5 Verify that the Install IPSec Con gurations check box is selected 6 Click Next The DX8000 Emergency Agent Setup dialog box appears Figure 225 DX8000 Emergency Agent Setup Dialog Box 7 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box appears Figure 226 Emergency Agent Software License Agreement Dialog Box 8 Read the license agreement and select the I accept this License Agreement check box 9 Click Next The Select Installation Folder dialog box appears IMPORTANT IPSec is a standard security protocol used by the DX8000 Series DVR and its clients to communicate safely over a network Although IPSec security can be disabled at any time it must be enabled in order to communicate with a DX8000 server C626M B 3 05 175 DX8000 Emergency Agent Figure 227 PC Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 10 Click Next to accept the default installation folder Figure 228 PC Client Installation Finalization Dialog Box 11 Click Finish to complete the installation process 176 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Emergency Agent ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES In order to communicate with a networked DX8000 Series DVR IPSec security must be enabled on your PC computer To enable IPSec security serv
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101. 2 Playback On Screen Display OSD 63 Playback Controls 63 Playback Timeline 64 Playing Back Video by Time 65 Instant Replay 65 Playing Back Video by Event 66 Operating Playback Digital Zoom 68 Zoom Using the Digital Zoom Control
102. 3 DX8000 Viewer Software Installation 183 Starting the DX8000 Native Viewer 184 Screen Layout 185 Toolbar Icons 185 Viewing Media files 186 Playing Video 187 Saving Snapshots 187 6 C626M B 3 05 Printing Images
103. 32 Linking Presets and Patterns to Alarms NOTE The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be de ned for this function to work 6a 6b 108 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING CAMERAS TO RECORD IN RESPONSE TO MOTION AND ALARM EVENTS Multiple cameras can be con gured to begin recording when an alarm is triggered or motion is detected Linking Cameras to Motion Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to motion detection events 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab 4 Select the source camera that will be used to detect motion from the Motion Source Camera drop down box 5 Click the button of each camera you want to begin recording when motion is detected by the source camera 6 Click Apply Figure 133 Linking Cameras to Motion Events C626M B 3 05 109 DX8000 PC Client Application Linking Cameras to Alarm Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to a single alarm input 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab 4 Select the alarm that will be used as the event source from the Alarm Channel drop down box 5 Click the button of each camera you want to record when the source alarm is triggered 6 Click Apply Figure 134 Linking Cameras to Alarms 110 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application SCHEDULE The DX8000 provid
104. 39 View Panel and Watermark Message C626M B 3 05 187 DX8000 Native Viewer Application PLAYING VIDEO You can play video les in the DX8000 viewer after they have been opened To begin playback of a an exported DX8000 video le 1 Click 2 Use the playback controls and playback slider to move through a video le 3 Use the audio controls to increase decrease or mute playback volume SAVING SNAPSHOTS You can take snapshots of still images that appear in the view panel Snapshots are stored in a folder for later retrieval or viewing Refer to the Working with Viewer Con guration Tools section for information on changing the location of the snapshot folder Click to save a snapshot of the still image appearing on the screen PRINTING IMAGES You can print still images that appear in the view panel Click to print the still image appearing on the screen WORKING WITH THE PLAYLIST The DX8000 viewer application allows you to create load and save playlists of media les Click to access the playlist Figure 240 Viewer Playlist TIP You can use the playback controls to pause a video le on a speci c still image TIP You can use the playback controls to pause a video le on a speci c still image 188 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Native Viewer Application To add media les to the current list 1 Click The Open dialog box appears Figure 241 Adding Files to a Play List 2 Clic
105. 62 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application To change a group name 1 Select a group from the list 2 Click Edit Group Figure 208 Editing E Mail Group 3 Enter a new name for the group 4 Click OK Figure 209 Manage Groups Dialog Box 5 Click Close 6 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen C626M B 3 05 163 DX8000 PC Client Application Deleting E Mail Groups To delete a group 1 Click Manage Groups 2 Select a group from the list 3 Click Delete Group 4 Click Close 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 210 Deleting E Mail Group 164 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Adding Members to an E Mail Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e mail group To add e mail addresses to a group 1 Select a group name from the drop down box 2 Ensure that the group check boxes under To and CC are unchecked 3 Enter an e mail address in the To or CC text boxes 4 Click Add to Group 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 211 Adding User to E Mail Group C626M B 3 05 165 DX8000 PC Client Application Deleting Members from an E Mail Group To delete a user from a group 1 Select a group name from the drop down box 2 Select the user you want to delete from the list 3 Click Delete 4 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 212 Removing User from E M
106. 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 27 30 32 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 16 15 32 1 1 32 31 32 28 29 30 25 26 27 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 7 8 9 4 5 6 29 30 31 32 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 26 28 29 32 1 9 8 16 17 25 25 32 1 16 17 32 C626M B 3 05 43 DX8000 PC Client Application Live View Mode All users can view live video from the main screen Users with Standard User access and higher can operate the on screen PTZ controls Click to view live video on the main screen ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS 1 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a camera view panel Refer to Assigning Cameras to View Panels on page 32 for instructions on how to assign cameras to view panels 2 Repeat the process in step 1 for up to 32 cameras from up to ve different DX8000 sites Figure 44 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel 44 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LIVE VIEW ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD The DX8000 PC Client Application s OSD consists of camera and site information that is superimposed on each view panel Each display item in the OSD can be customized for both live and playback viewing Figure 45 Live View OSD PTZ Indicates that P
107. 8000 Web Client LOGGING IN TO A REMOTE SITE After a connection to a remote site has been established you must log in with a valid user name and password for that site To log in to a remote site 1 Select a remote DX8000 Series DVR site from the site tree Figure 295 Selecting a Site 2 Right click the site name and then select User Log in from the quick menu 3 Enter a user name and password for the remote site Figure 296 User Log In Dialog Box LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE To log out of a remote DVR site right click the site name from the site tree and select User Log Out from the quick menu C626M B 3 05 225 DX8000 Web Client DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE To terminate a connection with a remote DX8000 server 1 Right click the name of the remote site from the site tree 2 Select Disconnect from the quick menu Figure 297 Quick Menu Disconnect Option ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS The DX8000 Web Client includes up to 16 view panels Each view panel can display a single camera channel from any connected server To assign a camera to a view panel 1 Click the plus sign next to the word Camera on the site you wish to view This expands the site tree 2 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel Figure 298 Dragging a Camera to a Web Client View Panel 3 Repeat the process in steps 1 3 for up to 16 cameras from various DVR sites NOTE When changing from one screen div
108. DX8000 Digital Video Recorder C626M B 3 05 Client Applications Manual Protecting people and property in a million locations worldwide C626M B 3 05 3 Contents DX8000 PC Client Software 13 Description 13 Recommended System Requirements 13 Installing the PC Client Application 13 Enabling IPSec Security Services 16 Disabling IPSec Security Services 16 Before You Begin
109. DX8000 PC Client Application EXPORTING A SEQUENCE OF STILL IMAGES To export a sequence of still images 1 Select a still image format Options are BMP JPEG and TIF 2 Select the number of images 1 to 999 you want to save in the sequence 3 Select the time interval between each saved image in the sequence Options are Continuous 0 5 seconds 1 second 2 second 3 second 4 seconds 5 seconds Figure 118 Still Image Export Formats FINALIZING AN EXPORT PROCESS To nalize the export process 1 Make sure that the export media selected is inserted in the drive unit and that the drive is ready 2 Select the check mark of each time range you want to export 3 Select the Audio Record check box if you want to include recorded audio 4 Select the Real Time check box to export video using standard clock time NOTE Still image formats export the rst frame of a bookmarked region and then a single frame for each time interval until the number of images speci ed has been exported For example consider exporting a six hour bookmarked region of video with an image count of 100 and a time interval of 3 seconds The resulting export will include the rst frame of the bookmarked region followed by 99 additional images taken at 3 second intervals The rst exported image will be the rst frame of the bookmarked region and the last image will be the frame taken at 300 seconds into
110. E Many of the options presented in the system setup screen cannot be con gured from the DX8000 PC Client application Administrators and Power Users are allowed to import and export system con guration les and to view and export system logs To modify other system setup options you must physically log in to the local DX8000 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information refer to the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit C626M B 3 05 141 DX8000 PC Client Application Exporting Current DVR Settings To save current DVR con guration settings 1 Select the Export radio button 2 Select the check boxes of each con guration item you want to back up or click Select All to export all settings 3 Enter drive path and lename information into the text box for example C DX8000 Jan_2004_con g 4 Click Export Now Figure 177 Exporting DVR Settings To save current DVR settings by browsing for the appropriate drive and folder 1 Select the Export radio button 2 Select the check boxes of each con guration item you want to back up or click Select All to export all settings 3 Click Browse Figure 178 Selecting Export Item NOTE Settings lenames follow standard Windows le naming conventions 142 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Enter a lename in the space provided 5 Select the folder where you want to save the settings le
111. Enable DX8000 IPSec Policy check box if it is not already selected DISABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES To disable IPSec security services 1 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Policy The DX8000 IPSec Policy dialog box opens Figure 8 Enabling IPSec Security for the PC Client Application 2 De select the Enable DX8000 IPSec Policy check box IMPORTANT Disabling IPSec security services may hamper your PC s ability to communicate with DX8000 servers Consult your system administrator before disabling IPSec security C626M B 3 05 17 DX8000 PC Client Application Before You Begin Ensure that the following requirements have been met before starting the PC Client application 1 Make sure there is at least one active DX8000 Series DVR available on your network and your PC computer is set up to access it Consult your network administrator for more information 2 Install the DX8000 PC Client application on your PC computer if you have not done so already Refer to Installing the PC Client Application on page 13 for instructions 3 Make sure you have a valid active account on the DX8000 DVR server you want to access Consult your system administrator if you have not been assigned a DX8000 user name and password 4 Make sure IPSec security services are installed and enabled on your PC Refer to Installing the PC Client Application on page 13 and Enabling IPSec Security Services on page 16 for mo
112. ITING THE DX8000 PC CLIENT APPLICATION To exit the DX8000 PC Client application and return to the Windows operating system go to File gt Exit Figure 26 Exiting the PC Client Application C626M B 3 05 29 DX8000 PC Client Application Description of Operating Modes The DX8000 Series DVR has four primary operating modes These are Live Playback Search and Setup modes Each operating mode is accessed by clicking its corresponding button on the toolbar Live Mode Allows all users to view live video Playback Mode Allows users with Standard User access and higher to play back recorded video Search Mode Allows users with Standard User access and higher to search video data using speci c criteria Setup Mode Allows users with Power User access and higher to set up the features and options for the DVR 30 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application DX8000 PC Client Application Main Screen The main screen provides access to both live and recorded video Figure 27 Main Screen Layout Title Bar Displays the DX8000 application title Menu Bar Provides access to drop down menus Toolbar Provides access to display setup export and search tools Site Tree Displays top down hierarchical management of DX8000 resources such as servers cameras alarms and relays View Panels Display live and playback video from attached cameras PTZ Control Panel Allows users with access rights to operate camera lens cont
113. Mobile Client allow you to view live video remotely from multiple cameras and sites Networking capabilities include local connection using wire bound or wireless LAN technologies or remote connection using the Internet The DX8000 Mobile Client software runs on a standard pocket PC based PDA and can display a single channel of real time video from any camera attached to any DX8000 DVR on the network Features include hierarchical organization of multiple sites built in security through password protection and an adjustable viewing area including full screen view MOBILE PDA CLIENT RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PDA Hardware A pocket PC compatible handheld device Processor Intel XScale compatible with a minimum processor speed of 400 MHz Memory 64 MB of RAM Video TFT liquid crystal display with minimum 240 x 320 display resolution 64K colors Operating System Microsoft pocket PC 2002 or later A PC with Windows operating system and Microsoft ActiveSync version 3 5 or later installed Wired or wireless networking capability MOBILE PDA CLIENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1 Install ActiveSync on your Windows PC if it is not already present 2 Connect your hand held device to your PC Figure 243 PDA to PC Connection 3 Turn on your handheld device if it is not already running PC PDA 192 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 4 Insert the DX8000 Resource CD into the CD
114. NABLING AND DISABLING Users with Power User access and higher can con gure the DX8000 for recording video both instantly and in accordance with a preset schedule The Instant Recording mode is enabled from the schedule setup screen Instant recording is activated from the main screen by clicking the Instant Recording icon For information about adding the Instant Recording icon to the OSD refer to Adding Instant Recording to OSD on page 46 To enable the Instant Recording mode 1 Click 2 Click 3 In the Camera Settings Panel from the Instant Recording drop down box select Enable Figure 47 Enabling Instant Recording To disable the Instant Recording mode select Disable from the Instant Recording drop down box 46 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application ADDING INSTANT RECORDING TO OSD To add the Instant Recording icon to the OSD click View gt OSD gt Instant Recording Figure 48 Adding the Instant Recording to OSD ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING INSTANT RECORDING The Instant Recording mode must rst be enabled from the Schedule setup screen For more information refer to Instant Recording on page 45 To activate instant recording 1 Ensure that instant recording is enabled and then double click the Instant Recording icon The Instant Recording icon changes from silver to blue indicating that instant recording is activated 2 If video recording is enabled verify that REC blinks If video recording
115. OM EXPORT VIDEO FILE NAME By default the DX8000 assigns a le name to each time range When the video channel selected is exported the le is assigned the name appearing in the Name column Figure 116 Default File Names The default lename is constructed from the information displayed in the Start Day Start Time End Day and End Time columns To assign a custom le name for a time range 1 Verify that the check box of the row you want to rename is selected 2 Enter a le name for the le you want to export Export le names follow standard Windows le naming conventions 3 Click Apply The Apply button updates the Name eld Figure 117 Renaming Export Time Ranges 10 0 1 14 C626M B 3 05 91 DX8000 PC Client Application SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT To select the export format select the radio button of the le format you want to export The available formats are listed in Table C Table C Export Data Types AVI Saves video sequence as a standard Windows video format ASF Saves video sequence as a standard Windows media le Native Saves video sequence using DX8000 s proprietary compression format Native format provides increased compression and smaller le sizes BMP Saves a still image le in standard Windows bitmap format Only the rst frame of the video sequence is saved JPEG Saves a single compressed image le Only the rst frame of the video sequence is s
116. ROM drive of your PC and wait for the DX8000 Resource CD screen to appear Figure 244 Resource CD Screen Mobile Client Installation Option 5 Click Mobile Client Software The Pocket PC installation screen appears Figure 245 Pocket PC Installation Dialog Box 6 Click Next C626M B 3 05 193 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 7 Read and agree to the license agreement and then click Finish Figure 246 Mobile Client License Agreement Dialog Box 8 When the Installing Applications dialog box appears click Yes to accept the default installation directory Figure 247 Installing Applications Dialog Box 9 Wait while ActiveSync copies the DX8000 Mobile Client program les to your handheld device and then click OK from the Application Downloading Complete dialog box Figure 248 Application Downloading Complete Dialog Box 194 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application CONNECTING MOBILE CLIENTS TO A DX8000 SERIES DVR Using a wired or wireless network connection the DX8000 Mobile Client application can monitor live video from a number of geographically dispersed DVRs Figure 249 illustrates a simpli ed wireless network connecting a pocket PC compatible PDA device to a single DX8000 DVR Detailed instructions describing how to con gure your particular PDA device for wireless networking is beyond the scope of this manual Consult your network administrator and the documenation that came with your device for instructi
117. TIP You can also Tap DX8000 gt Connect to go to the Connect screen 200 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 3 Tap New Group Figure 259 Creating a New Group 4 Enter a name for the new group Group names can be a maximum of 15 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 5 Tap OK Figure 260 Group Name Text Box 6 Tap Cancel to return to the Connect screen Figure 261 Finalize New Group Creation C626M B 3 05 201 DX8000 Mobile Client Application EDITING AN EXISTING GROUP 1 Tap 2 Select the group you wish to edit 3 Tap Edit Figure 262 Editing a Group 4 Enter a new group name 5 Tap OK Figure 263 Editing Group Information 6 Tap Close to return to the main screen 202 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application DELETING A GROUP 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 Select the group you wish to delete 3 Tap Del Figure 264 Deleting a Group 4 Select an option to either delete or retain sites within the group to be deleted Select Moved into Default Group to move any sites to the Remote Site group Select Deleted to delete the group and any sites contained within it 5 Tap OK to complete the deletion process for the group Figure 265 Finalizing Group Deletion 6 Tap Close to return to the main screen NOTE You cannot delete the Remote Site group C626M B 3 05 203 DX8000 Mobile Client Application ADDING A
118. TZ control is enabled Indicates that audio recording is enabled REC Indicates camera recording mode and status Green indicates normal recording Blue indicates motion recording Red indicates alarm recording Yellow indicates event recording Site Designator Lists the number and name of the current site Camera Designator Lists the number and name of the current camera On Screen PTZ Control Facilitates mouse control of PTZ functions Refer to Operating the On Screen Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ Controls on page 47 Instant Recording Starts stops instant recording if enabled NOTE A blinking REC indicator signi es event recording C626M B 3 05 45 DX8000 PC Client Application CUSTOMIZING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD Users with Power User access and higher can add and delete on screen display items To customize the on screen display 1 Go to View gt OSD and then select the items you want to add to or delete from the OSD Items include Site Name Camera Name Video Recording Audio Recording PTZ Instant Recording Select All shows all items on screen Figure 46 OSD Menu Options 2 Go to View gt OSD gt Background Color gt Set Color to add a contrasting background eld behind each OSD display item or Go to View gt OSD gt Background Color gt Disable Background to remove background eld INSTANT RECORDING E
119. Table H Motion Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when the motion is detected Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact same time motion is detected 1 3 5 10 15 and 20 Seconds Sets the amount of time the relay will remain active after motion has been detected 7b 7a C626M B 3 05 131 DX8000 PC Client Application NETWORK AND COMMUNICATIONS SETUP BACKUP CONFIGURATION The DX8000 PC Client application allows you to see backup con guration settings but not change them To con gure and perform backups you must physically log in to a local DX8000 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information con guring a backup schedule refer to Backup Con guration in the Operation and Programming manual You must use the DX8000 PC Client application to view and search backed up video For more information about viewing backed up video refer to Viewing and Searching Backed Up Video on page 80 MANAGING USERS The user con guration screen allows an Administrator to add delete and change the properties of users Users are subdivided into groups and each group is granted a particular level of access BUILT IN USER ACCOUNTS There are two built in user accounts that come precon gured on the DX8000 and cannot be deleted or changed Guest The Guest account provides limited access to the system The Guest user can view live video but cannot play back recorded
120. To text box 3 Enter DX8000 E mail Noti cation Test in the Subject text box 4 Enter the following server settings if necessary Server address This address should be the same as the SMTP server address you entered above User name Password 5 Click Test E mail Noti cation The DX8000 can be con gured to send e mail noti cations on a periodic basis such as once every ten minutes Figure 199 E Mail Test 158 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Con guring E Mail Noti cation Frequency Depending on the volume of motion and alarm events that are detected by the DX8000 the number of e mail noti cations can be far too many to manage effectively To keep the number of e mails sent by the DX8000 at a manageable level the e mail noti cation frequency can be adjusted When events have been detected e mail noti cations can be sent out in intervals from once per minute up to once every six hours If no events have been detected during the speci ed frequency interval no noti cation will be sent Each e mail noti cation will include information about the rst event detected during the interval the last event detected during the interval and a still image in JPEG format of the last event To con gure noti cation frequency select the frequency interval from the drop down box Options are sending an e mail noti cation once every 1 minute 10 minutes 30 minut
121. ail Group Changing E Mail Group Member Attributes To change a user s e mail address or group af liation 1 Select a group name from the drop down box 2 Select from the list the user you want to edit 3 Click Edit The e mail settings dialog box opens Figure 213 Selecting Group Member 166 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Select a different group for the user from the drop down box 5 If necessary enter a new e mail address for the user in the text box 6 Click OK 7 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 214 E Mail Settings Dialog Box C626M B 3 05 167 DX8000 PC Client Application Sending E Mail Noti cations to Individuals To con gure e mail noti cation to send alerts to an individual 1 Enter the e mail address of the individual to whom you would like to send e mail noti cations in the To text box 2 Enter an optional e mail address of a second person you would like to send a copy of the noti cation to in the CC text box 3 Enter text for the subject line that will appear in the e mail noti cation in the Subject text box The default subject line is DX8000 Emergency Image Noti cation 4 Click Apply Figure 215 Sending E Mails to Individuals 168 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Sending E mail Noti cations to Groups To con gure e mail noti cation to send e mail alerts to a group of individuals 1 Selec
122. ait for the progress line on the status bar to return to Ready Figure 97 Pixel Search Screen TIP Use the icon to show and hide the pixel grid for a clearer view in the search screen C626M B 3 05 79 DX8000 PC Client Application After the search has been completed a series of thumbnails appear on the screen below the search grid Each thumbnail contains the rst image of recorded video for the listed time period 1 Click a thumbnail Figure 98 Thumbnail Images Marking Pixel Changes 2 Click to begin viewing video 3 Click to remove the thumbnail results TIPS Double clicking a thumbnail will cause it to begin playing Click and to move backwards and forwards through thumbnails 80 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Viewing and Searching Backed Up Video The DX8000 PC Client application provides Standard Users and higher the ability to view previously backed up video data To view back up video data 1 Ensure that you have the correct backup device connected directly to your client PC Example devices include CD ROM R RW drives DVD ROM R RW drives External drives Shared network storage 2 Insert the backup media into the device 3 Click 4 Go to File gt Backup Search The backup search screen appears Figure 99 Backup Search Screen 5 Click Update list to search backup storage devices for DX8000 backup les 6 Select a
123. amera picture and PTZ features 1 Click 2 Click 3 Select a camera from the drop down box 4 Select the Disable check box if you wish to disable the camera 5 Enter an optional new name for the camera Camera names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 6 Set camera security level Available security levels are None Camera can be viewed by all users Low Camera can be viewed by all users except the Guest account Medium Camera can be viewed by users with Standard User access and higher High Camera can be viewed by users with Power User access and higher Figure 123 Camera Con guration Screen NOTE You must be logged in as an Administrator or Power User to con gure cameras TIP You can also select a camera from the site tree by clicking on it 98 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 7 Select the appropriate PTZ protocol for the camera or select No PTZ if the selected camera does not support PTZ functions Available protocol options are NO PTZ Disables all PTZ functions for the current camera PELCO C Coaxitron PELCO D Pelco proprietary PELCO P Pelco proprietary 8 Select an appropriate PTZ Locking Auto timeout value from the drop down box Time out values can be set between 5 and 60 seconds The default value is 10 seconds 9 Adjust picture properties by moving sliders
124. ameras on page 97 for instructions 48 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 To adjust camera lens features click the plus or minus button next to each function on the keypad Refer to Figure 52 Figure 52 PTZ Keypad with Camera Lens Controls 7 To adjust camera zoom using the mouse rotate the mouse wheel forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out Figure 53 Mouse Wheel Zoom TIP You can also use keyboard shortcuts to operate the lens features of cameras such as Pelco s Spectra III For more information about using keyboard shortcuts refer to Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions on page 49 C626M B 3 05 49 DX8000 PC Client Application USING PC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with Standard User access and higher may use a PC keyboard to operate PTZ and lens functions of cameras that support such features PTZ and lens functions can be controlled in Live mode using the keyboard Table A describes the keyboard buttons that you use to control PTZ and lens functions Operation of the keyboard shortcuts with the exception of the plus and minus keys are self explanatory A procedure is provided following Table A that describes how to use the plus and minus keys To use the keyboard and keys to control camera pan and tilt speed 1 Click 2 Select a PTZ enabled camera from the site tree 3 Click the mouse pointer
125. ard web browser you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras from up to ve DX8000 servers simultaneously Each DX8000 DVR can support up to 100 web clients either internally within an organization or externally through the Internet Features Live viewing of up to 16 cameras simultaneously Ability to monitor cameras from multiple DX8000 sites Multiple screen division options including single quad and sixteen panel views Full PTZ control Runs on multiple platforms using a standard web browser SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum recommended system requirements for the DX8000 Web Client include Processor Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed Memory 128 MB of RAM Video AGP VGA card with minimum of 64 MB video RAM 1024 x 768 display resolution 32 bit color and DirectX 8 1 or later hardware acceleration 500 MB of free disk space Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only NOTE The DX8000 web client is not compatible with Netscape Navigator 214 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client INSTALLATION The rst time you use a web browser to connect to a DVR server an ActiveX control application is downloaded and installed on your local computer This control facilitates usage of the web client s interactive features To install the DX8000 Web Client applicati
126. at point intact Canceling an export will delete any video data exported during the operation as well as ending the export itself To halt an export that is in process while retaining video data stored to that point go to Export gt Interrupt Export To halt an export that is in process and delete any video data stored to that point go to Export gt Cancel Export Figure 121 Export Menu Options Null Frame Null Frame Null Frame Null Frame NULL FRAMES INSERTED TO MATCH CLOCK TIME NO NULL FRAMES INSERTED CLOCK TIME 94 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Printing Images The printing feature of the DX8000 produces a hard copy of the current on screen image The DVR must be placed in Playback or Search mode to use the print feature Playback is paused once the print button is pressed To print an on screen image 1 Click or 2 Locate the video image you want to print Refer to Playback Mode on page 62 and Search Mode on page 72 for information on locating video 3 Click 4 Click 5 Click OK PRINTING IMAGES IN THE DEINTERLACED MODE If you are printing images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second the viewed image might move or tear The View menu s Deinterlaced Image option is used to enhance the image for printing To print an image using the deinteraced option 1 Click or 2 Locate the video image you want to print Refer to Playback Mode on page 62 and Search Mode on
127. aved TIF Saves a single uncompressed image le in Tagged Image File Format Only the rst frame of the video sequence is saved Saved images contain a digital watermark to secure against unauthorized alteration NOTES When exporting video in the native format the DX8000 embeds a digital watermark in the video stream for the purpose of authentication Watermarking ensures that an image has not been edited or damaged after it has been recorded The watermark is an encrypted digital signature embedded in the video stream during the compression stage protecting the video from the moment of creation The DX8000 Viewer software is capable of reading a DX8000 watermark and verifying the originality of the video Video exported in AVI or ASF format can be viewed using standard viewer software such as Windows Media Player When exporting video in the native format to a CD or DVD device the DX8000 will automatically include the DX8000 Viewer application along with the video This viewer is designed to play a variety of still image video and audio media formats including the native DX8000 format The DX8000 Viewer application will automatically run each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8000 s export feature is inserted into a Windows based PC To ensure that the viewer software runs automatically after the disk has been inserted verify that the autorun feature of your PC s optical drive has not been disabled 92 C626M B 3 05
128. ck 2 On the menu bar click View gt Display deinterlaced image C626M B 3 05 71 DX8000 PC Client Application Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously The DX8000 PC Client Application allows simultaneous viewing of live and playback video from a single camera source To view live and playback video from the same camera 1 Click 2 Drag a camera from the site tree to a view panel 3 Click to begin playback 4 Drag the same camera from the site tree onto a different view panel while video is playing Figure 87 Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously from a Single Channel 72 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Search Mode The DX8000 PC Client Application supports three video search methods index thumbnail and pixel Click to enter the search screen SEARCH SCREEN The search screen facilitates access to the search capabilities of the DX8000 Available search methods include index thumbnail and pixel Each search method allows users with Standard User access and higher to locate video data instantly using criteria such as time of day or changes in screen pixels Figure 88 Search Mode Screen Index Search Allows users to search motion and alarm events listed in the event index panel Thumbnail Search Allows users to visually search video that has been recorded over a 24 hour period Video is presented as a series of thumbnail images Each thumbnail represents the rst imag
129. d camera models CC3701H 2 CC3701H 2X CC3751H 2 CC3651H 2X MC3651H 2 and CC3651H 2X Three years on all other xed camera models including Camclosure Integrated Camera Systems and Genex Series multiplexers server and keyboard Two years on all standard motorized or xed focal length lenses Two years on Legacy CM6700 CM6800 CM8500 CM9500 CM9700 Series Matrix DF5 and DF8 Series Fixed Dome products Two years on Spectra Esprit and PS20 Scanners including when used in continuous motion applications Two years on Esprit and WW5700 Series window wiper excluding wiper blades Eighteen months on DX Series digital video recorders and NVR300 Series network video recorders One year except video heads on video cassette recorders VCRs Video heads will be covered for a period of six months Six months on all pan and tilts scanners or preset lenses used in continuous motion applications that is preset scan tour and auto scan modes Pelco will warrant all replacement parts and repairs for 90 days from the date of Pelco shipment All goods requiring warranty repair shall be sent freight prepaid to Pelco Clovis California Repairs made necessary by reason of misuse alteration normal wear or accident are not covered under this warranty Pelco assumes no risk and shall be subject to no liability for damages or loss r
130. d to ve incoming user connections ADDING A DX8000 DVR SERVER TO THE CONNECTION LIST To add a site to the Connection List when you know the site s IP address 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 287 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click Add The Server Information dialog box appears Figure 288 Server Information Dialog Box C626M B 3 05 219 DX8000 Web Client 3 Enter the name of the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to connect to 4 Enter the IP address of the DVR 5 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 6 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 7 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List To add a remote DVR site to the Connection List when you do not know the IP address of the site 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 289 Connection List Dialog Box NOTE Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Web client and server ports must be identical NOTE To be successful the following stipulations must be satis ed Each DVR must be attached to the same subnet The rst three octets of the IP address of the subnet must be known The range of addresses used in the last octet of the subnet must be known 220 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client
131. e rate from 1 to 30 ips according to the available capacity for that resolution 6 To set the frame rate for individual channels use the sliders in the top portion of the screen Select a frame rate from 1 to 30 ips according to the available capacity for that channel NTSC PAL 320 x 240 352 x 288 640 x 240 704 x 288 640 x 480 704 x 576 720 x 240 720 x 288 720 x 480 720 x 576 NOTE Setting a resolution value for one recording mode sets the resolution value for all modes For example setting resolution to 640 x 480 in Motion recording mode will change the resolution to 640 x 480 in Normal and Alarm recording modes as well NOTE Setting the maximum frame rate for a resolution will impose a limit on how high frame rates can be set on individual channels using that resolution In certain cases setting a lower maximum frame rate for a particular resolution may free up resources to be used by channels set at another resolution In any case frame rates cannot be set for any channel or resolution beyond the availability calculated by the DX8000 C626M B 3 05 127 DX8000 PC Client Application 7 Click Default to set the Maximum Frame Rate Settings values back to their factory defaults 8 Click OK 9 Click Apply when you return to the Schedule Setup screen Figure 160 Advanced Frame Rate Con guration Screen Understanding the DX8000 s Frame Rate Calculations The DX8000 uses a complex algorithm to calcula
132. e 153 Normal Recording Figure 154 Motion Recording Figure 155 Alarm Recording Figure 156 Event Recording 124 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING FRAME RATE The DX8000 can record at frame rates up to 480 images per second ips NTSC and 400 ips PAL This total frame rate capacity is distributed among eight or sixteen channels depending on the con guration of your unit Resolution and frame rate values can be assigned evenly among all channels or can be con gured independently for individual channels Frame rate values can also be customized according to recording mode type normal alarm or motion Two setup modes are provided to allow Power Users and Administrators to con gure recording frame rates on the DX8000 All channels are optimized to provide 30 ips frame rates at 320 x 240 resolution NTSC 352 x 288 resolution PAL Basic mode allows changes to be made in the frame rates available to each channel while resolution values must remain constant Advanced mode allows users to change both frame rate and resolution settings To access the frame rate con guration screen 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click Frame Rate Con guration Figure 157 Frame Rate Con guration Button C626M B 3 05 125 DX8000 PC Client Application Con guring Basic Frame Rate The DX8000 Series DVR is optimized to provide sixteen channels of continuous video recording with a frame rate of 30 ips at a resolu
133. e recorded during a speci ed period of time Thumbnails can be expanded and collapsed to represent hourly 10 minute and 1 minute intervals Pixel Search Allows users to search any 24 hour period of recorded video automatically for changes in screen pixels Site Tree Facilitates top down hierarchical management of DX8000 resources such as servers cameras alarms and relays View Window Displays search video image thumbnails and pixel grid Event Index Panel Lists motion and alarm events over the 24 hour time period speci ed in the playback timeline Playback Timeline Displays a 24 hour timeline marked with color coded video events Allows user to select a date and time for playback Select All Check Box Enables playback for all visible view panels when selected If this check box is deselected only the selected channel will play This control is only available while using Index Search C626M B 3 05 73 DX8000 PC Client Application Playback Control Panel Provides buttons to control video playback Includes forward and reverse playback and still image Also provides controls for playback speed and volume Playback Zoom Control Keypad Provides access to digital zoom features during playback INDEX VIDEO SEARCH Index search allows a user to search video by events such as motion detection or alarm activation Events are listed chronologically and by type To search video by motion or alarm events 1 Cl
134. ection to zoom out Figure 85 Zoom Out Using Mouse 70 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PANNING A ZOOMED IMAGE To pan a zoomed portion of video within the view panel 1 Right click within the view panel 2 Click and drag the mouse using the left mouse button in the direction you want to move the video image Notice that the mouse pointer now resembles a hand 3 Right click again to return to zoom mode Figure 86 Panning Zoomed Video with the Mouse VIEWING VIDEO IN THE DEINTERLACED MODE Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second might move or tear In this case you can use the View menu s Deinterlaced Image option to enhance the displayed image In the deinterlaced mode the DX8000 converts the recorded image and displays it at 2CIF resolution The process removes one of the 4CIF interlaced elds even or odd from the 4CIF recorded image to arrive at 2CIF resolution for the displayed image The original image is retained at the recorded 4CIF resolution For exported images the DX8000 provides a global option for enabling a deinterlacing lter In this case the selected channel s image is exported at 2CIF resolution This setting is effective for all channels and cannot be set for individual channels For more information about enabling the deinterfacing lter refer to Enabling the Deinterlacing Filter on page 85 To view video using the deinteraced option 1 Click to start video playba
135. eline The bookmark ag should change color to red 2 Click to remove the selected bookmark Figure 103 Removing a Single Bookmark To clear all bookmarks click Figure 104 Removing All Bookmarks IMPORTANT Exporting a bookmarked region of video requires at least one pair of start and end bookmarks If only one bookmark is set video will not be marked for export 84 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application INSERTING AND REMOVING A USB FLASH DRIVE The DX8000 supports both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 ash drives To ensure data is not lost or corrupted when exporting data to a USB ash drive follow the steps listed in Removing a USB Flash Drive INSTALLING A USB FLASH DRIVE To install a USB ash drive into the DX8000 1 Insert the USB drive into the PC s USB 2 0 port 2 Wait ve seconds while the PC recognizes and automatically installs the device REMOVING A USB FLASH DRIVE You can remove a USB device within the DX8000 environment In this case you do not have to exit to the Windows environment To remove the USB ash drive from the PC follow the Windows instructions applicable for your machine For example for Windows XP 1 Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar Figure 105 Safely Remove Hardware Message The system display a message to safely remove the USB device Figure 106 Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Response 2 Click the Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device
136. ents 153 195 Assigning Cameras to Agents 153 196 Setting Duration and Interval for Image Delivery 154 197 E Mail Noti cation Setup 155 198 Basic E Mail Noti cation Setup 156 199 E Mail Test 157 200 Setting E Mail Frequency 158 201 Noti cation Time Window
137. ergency Agents to be Notified 149 Changing Client Emergency Agent Properties 150 Removing Clients from the Notification List 152 Linking Cameras to Client Emergency Agents 153 Emergency E Mail Notification Setup 155 Accessing the Emergency E Mail Notification Setup 155 Configuring Emergency E Mail Notification 156 Updating the DX8000 Server and Client Applications 169 Setting Up and Using
138. es 1 hour 3 hours 6 hours Figure 200 Setting E Mail Frequency To set the time of day during which e mail noti cations will be sent 1 Select the check box next to Start in Figure 200 2 Use the spinner buttons or key in the earliest time of day you want e mail noti cations to be sent for example 7 30 AM 3 Use the spinner buttons or key in the latest time of day you want e mail noti cations to be sent for example 6 00 PM 4 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 201 Noti cation Time Window C626M B 3 05 159 DX8000 PC Client Application E mail noti cations can be sent whenever a camera attached to a DX8000 detects motion or when an alarm input is activated To cause e mail noti cations to be sent in response to motion events 1 Select the Motion check box 2 Click once in the Selected Channels eld to the right of the word Motion The Selected Channels dialog box opens Figure 202 E Mail Noti cation for Motion 3 Select the check box of each channel you want to monitor for motion detection events 4 Click OK 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 203 Motion Event Selected Channels Dialog Box TIP Click Select All to monitor all channels for motion detection Click Deselect All to deselect all channels 160 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application To cause e mail noti cations to be sent in response
139. es extensive scheduling capabilities Flexible recording schedules can be established for daily weekday weekend or individual day recording Recording time can be broken up into increments of one half hour and each increment can be scheduled to record continuously or in response to an alarm input or motion detection Users with Power User access and higher can create recording schedules To access the scheduling features of the DX8000 click and then click Figure 135 Schedule Setup Screen Schedule Type Drop down Box Selects the type of schedule Options are All days Seven days a week Weekdays Monday through Friday with the exception of any day assigned in Custom mode Weekends Saturday and Sunday with the exception of any day assigned in Custom mode Custom Mode Any day such as a holiday Recording Schedule Pro le Allows you to do the following Select and apply an existing schedule pro le Create and save a new pro le Change an existing pro le Delete an existing pro le Calendar Displays current schedule pro le in accordance with the schedule type selected All Days Weekdays Weekends or Custom Mode Start and End Time Markers Sets the start and end points for a custom schedule Record Mode Selects a recording mode to be applied to a camera Options are Normal Motion Alarm Event Channel Scheduling Panel A
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141. etup Dialog Box 5 Verify that the Install IPSec Con gurations check box is selected 6 Click Next The DX8000 Client Setup dialog box opens Figure 3 DX8000 PC Client Setup Dialog Box IMPORTANT IPSec is a standard security protocol used by the DX8000 Series DVR and its clients to communicate safely over a network Although IPSec security can be disabled at any time it must be enabled in order to communicate with a DX8000 server C626M B 3 05 15 DX8000 PC Client Application 7 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens Figure 4 PC Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 8 Read the license agreement and select the I accept this License Agreement check box 9 Click Next The Select Installation Folder dialog box opens Figure 5 PC Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 10 Click Next to accept the default installation folder 16 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 6 PC Client Installation Finalization Dialog Box 11 Click Finish to complete the installation process ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES In order to communicate with a networked DX8000 Series DVR IPSec security must be enabled on your PC computer To enable IPSec security services 1 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Policy The DX8000 IPSec Policy dialog box opens Figure 7 Enabling IPSec Security for the PC Client Application 2 Select the
142. etwork it is recommended that you do not change port numbers from their default values Make sure any changes to port numbers are made consistently across all DX8000 servers and clients on a network Client and server ports must be identical C626M B 3 05 151 DX8000 PC Client Application 3 Enter a new name for the client Client names can be up to 63 characters long and can include spaces but not special characters 4 Enter a new IP address for the client 5 If necessary enter a port number in the Agent Port text box The default port number is 9004 6 Click OK 7 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 192 Editing Emergency Agent Properties NOTE Unless there is a con ict on your network it is recommended that you do not change port numbers from their default values Make sure any changes to port numbers are made consistently across all DX8000 servers and clients on a network Client and server ports must be identical 152 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application REMOVING CLIENTS FROM THE NOTIFICATION LIST To delete a client from the emergency noti cation list 1 Select a client from the list 2 Click Delete 3 Click Apply After clients have been added cameras must be con gured to notify individual clients of an event A single camera can be linked to one or more client emergency agents Figure 193 Deleting an Emergency Agent from Noti cation List C626M B 3
143. for Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation 10 Click Default to return all picture property settings to the normal state 11 Click Apply NOTE Because the DX8000 Series DVR is designed to operate in a networked environment it is possible that multiple users may attempt to simultaneously control the PTZ features of a single camera To minimize potential con icts only one user at a time is allowed to control the PTZ features of a camera PTZ control is made available on a rst come rst served basis Once a user gains control of a camera s PTZ features all other users must wait until the controls for that device have been left idle for the amount of time speci ed in the PTZ Locking Auto timeout drop down box NOTE As you adjust the picture properties of a camera on the local DVR changes will be re ected immediately in the view area near the top of the screen Changes made to cameras at a remote site will not appear in the view area until you click the Apply button TIP You can click the Hide Show button to clear the view area to get a better look at your picture property changes Refer to step 2 in Motion Detection Setup on page 99 C626M B 3 05 99 DX8000 PC Client Application MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to ve motion detection zones can be de ned for each camera When the DX8000 is scheduled to record motion detection motion sensed in the selected zone will result in video data being recorded for that channel
144. gn next to the alarm input from which you want to remove the relay output 3 Drag the relay either above or below the site tree panel and release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each relay you want to remove Figure 39 Removing a Relay Output from an Alarm Input 40 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application UNDERSTANDING VIEW PANELS AND WINDOWS View Panels A view panel is a division of a view window Each view panel contains only a single camera channel Up to sixteen view panels can t in a single view window View Windows A view window is made up of the entire camera viewing area View windows are divided into multiple panels Each window can display from one to sixteen individual cameras Figure 40 View Panels and Window VIEW PANELS WINDOWS C626M B 3 05 41 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8000 PC Client Application can display up to sixteen cameras simultaneously on a single window To con gure the view panels in a window 1 Click Figure 41 Main Display 2 Select a view panel division button from the toolbar Displays one camera Divides screen into 1 5 2 8 or 1 12 view panels Displays four cameras at a time quad display Turns window cycling on and off Cycles through each view window ensuring all cameras get displayed Displays nine cameras at a time Full screen view Expands view window to occupy entire monitor screen Cl
145. ices 1 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Policy The DX8000 IPSec Policy dialog box appears Figure 229 Enabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 2 Select the Enable DX8000 IPSec Policy check box if it is not already selected DISABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES To disable IPSec security services 1 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Policy The DX8000 IPSec Policy dialog box appears Figure 230 Disabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 2 Deselect the Enable DX8000 IPSec Policy check box IMPORTANT Disabling IPSec security services may hamper your PC s ability to communicate with DX8000 servers Consult your system administrator before disabling IPSec security C626M B 3 05 177 DX8000 Emergency Agent Before You Begin Ensure that the following requirements have been met before starting the Emergency Agent application 1 Make sure there is at least one active DX8000 Series DVR available on your network and your PC computer is set up to access it Consult your network administrator for more information 2 Install the DX8000 Emergency Agent application on your PC computer if you have not done so already Refer to Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application on page 173 for instructions 3 Make sure that Emergency Agent noti cation is set up on one or more DX8000 Series DVRs and that your PC has been selected to receive emergency noti cations Refer to the Operation and Programm
146. ick 2 Click 3 Select a view panel division from the toolbar 4 From the site tree drag the camera channel you want to search onto one of the view panels 5 Click the view panel of the channel you want to search 6 From the drop down box on the playback timeline select the day you want playback to begin Figure 89 Index Search Screen NOTE As in Playback mode digital zoom export and print features are available in Search mode Refer to Operating Playback Digital Zoom on page 68 Exporting Video on page 82 and Printing Images on page 94 for instructions on using these features TIP To ensure that the proper camera channel is selected check the camera information box above the playback timeline or verify that the desired view panel is framed with a thin red outline 74 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 7 Select the event type you want to view from the event type drop down box Options are All None Motion Alarm in Figure 90 Event Type Drop down Box 8 Select an event from the index Figure 91 Event Index Panel 9 Verify that the Select all check box is selected Deselecting the Select all check box will disable playback for all view panels except the channel being searched 10 Click to begin viewing NOTE Only events recorded for the selected camera are listed in the index A sensor event is identical to an alarm event TIP The DX8
147. ick the right mouse button to exit full screen view Displays 16 cameras at a time 42 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application NAVIGATING BETWEEN VIEW WINDOWS The DX8000 PC Client application allows you to monitor up to 32 channels however the main screen can display only one to sixteen view panels at a time Since only one screen window can be viewed at a time you must cycle through multiple windows to view any hidden windows For example if a single channel is selected to cover the entire window there will be an additional 31 hidden windows available to cycle through Similarly if four channels are displayed on a single window there will be seven hidden windows and so on Pressing one of the view panel division buttons sets the number of visible channels on a screen window Figure 42 illustrates the view panel division buttons available on the toolbar Figure 42 View Window Identi er To manually cycle through hidden view windows click one of the screen division buttons repeatedly For example click repeatedly to cycle through each of the eight available view windows Continue clicking until you return to window one To cycle automatically through view windows click To turn window cycling off click again Figure 43 Hidden View Windows TIP Double click a view panel to expand it so it lls the entire view window Double click again to return to the previous view TOTAL OF WINDOWS CURRENT WINDOW 1
148. in the camera s view panel 4 Press and hold the up down and left right arrows to pan and tilt the camera 5 Press the plus key once to increase the pan and tilt speed Press the minus key once to decrease the pan and tilt speed Table A Standard PC Keyboard Functions for Controlling PTZ and Lens Functions Key s Description Insert and Delete These keys provide the following functionality On screen display preset and pattern modes Insert increases and Delete decreases focus performing the same actions as the focus control on the PTZ keypad Remote camera programming mode Insert and Delete perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad focus and buttons navigating up and down the camera menu choices Home and End These keys provide the following functionality On screen display preset and pattern modes The Home key opens and the End key closes the iris performing the same actions as the PTZ keypad iris and buttons Remote camera programming mode The Home key selects an option from the camera s on screen menu The End key cancels an option or exit a menu These keys perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad iris and buttons Page Up and Page Down These keys perform the same functionality in the on screen display and the preset and pattern modes as the PTZ keypad zoom and buttons Page Up zooms in Page Down zooms out Up and Down Arrow These keys provide the f
149. in to change from 10 minute intervals to 1 hour intervals Figure 95 Thumbnail Images Expanded to 10 Minute Intervals CONTRACT EXPAND C626M B 3 05 77 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 96 Thumbnail Images Expanded to One Minute Intervals 7 Click the thumbnail of the interval you want to search 8 Click to view video 9 Click to return to thumbnail images TIP Double clicking a thumbnail image will enlarge the image and begin playback 78 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PIXEL VIDEO SEARCH The DX8000 PC Client application allows a user to search any 24 hour period of recorded video automatically for changes in screen pixels This feature can be con gured to identify motion events even when motion detection has not been enabled on a camera To search video by analyzing changes in screen pixels 1 Click 2 Click 3 Select a camera from the site tree 4 From the drop down box select the date on which you want to begin your search 5 Select the start and end times to de ne your search range 6 Using your mouse highlight areas on the grid that you want to search for pixel changes Hold down the left mouse button and drag to select areas Hold down the right mouse button and drag to clear areas 7 Adjust the pixel sensitivity threshold Moving the slider to the left decreases sensitivity and moving it to the right increases sensitivity 8 Click Start and then w
150. ing Manual for more information 4 Make sure IPSec security services are installed and enabled on your PC Refer to Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application on page 173 and Enabling IPSec Security Services on page 176 for more information 178 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Emergency Agent STARTING THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT To start the emergency agent software on a client PC 1 Turn on your PC and wait while Windows loads 2 Double click the Emergency Agent icon on the client computer s desktop CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT DIALOG BOX Figure 231 Client Emergency Agent Dialog Box C626M B 3 05 179 DX8000 Emergency Agent REAL TIME EVENT MONITORING Once the Client Emergency Agent has been activated a motion or alarm event detected by a linked camera on a DX8000 server will cause a pop up window to display a still image of the event In addition to real time monitoring of events all event noti cations sent to the client will be logged for future viewing Figure 232 Client Emergency Agent Pop up Window SETTING THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT LISTEN PORT If necessary you can change the network port used by the Client Emergency Agent To change the port 1 Click the Port Setting button The Emergency Agent Listen Port dialog box opens Figure 233 Emergency Agent Listen Port Dialog Box 2 If necessary enter a new port number default port number is 9004 3 Click OK IMPORTANT The port number must be an intege
151. ion TIP You can also Tap the icon on the title bar to exit C626M B 3 05 197 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 2 Leave the Current text box blank 3 Enter a password in the New text box Passwords must be between 4 and 10 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 4 Re enter the new password in the Con rm text box 5 Tap OK Figure 253 Entering a New Password CHANGING AN EXISTING PASSWORD 1 Tap DX8000 gt Options gt Security Figure 254 Security Menu Option 198 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 2 Enter your password in the Current text box 3 Enter a different password in the New text box Passwords must be between 4 and 10 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 4 Re enter the new password in the Con rm text box 5 Tap OK Figure 255 Changing a Password LOGGING IN TO THE MOBILE CLIENT APPLICATION After the security password has been assigned you must log in to the Mobile Client application each time it is launched To log in to the Mobile Client application enter a password in the eld provided and then click OK Figure 256 Mobile Client Log In Prompt C626M B 3 05 199 DX8000 Mobile Client Application WORKING WITH SITES AND GROUPS CREATING SITE GROUPS 1 Tap on the toolbar to take you directly to the Connect screen Figure 257 Connect Menu Option 2 Tap Add Figure 258 DX8000 Groups and Sites
152. is not enabled REC is not displayed Figure 49 Activating Instant Recording To deactivate instant recording double click the Instant Recording icon C626M B 3 05 47 DX8000 PC Client Application OPERATING THE ON SCREEN PAN TILT AND ZOOM PTZ CONTROLS Users with Standard User access and higher may operate pan tilt and lens functions of cameras that support such features PTZ functions can be controlled on screen in Live mode using the mouse To operate the on screen PTZ controls 1 Click 2 Select a PTZ enabled camera from the site tree 3 Place the mouse pointer in the middle of the camera s view panel The mouse pointer will change to a black cross when on screen PTZ control is available Figure 50 On Screen PTZ 4 Click the left mouse button and then drag the mouse pointer in the direction you want to move the camera The display changes to an arrow indicating the direction of the mouse Figure 51 On Screen PTZ Movement 5 Release the mouse button when you have repositioned the camera to the desired location NOTE PTZ control is available only for cameras that support PTZ functions using Pelco s P D or Coaxitron protocols Refer to RS 422 RS 485 Communication Port Software Con guration section in the Operation and Programming manual for information on con guring PTZ ports In addition the PTZ option must be enabled and a protocol must be assigned to the camera channel Refer to Con guring C
153. ision to another you must reassign cameras to view panels 226 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client VIEWING LIVE VIDEO To view live video from up to sixteen cameras drag one or more cameras from the site tree onto the view panels Refer to Assigning Cameras to View Panels on page 32 for instructions OPERATING THE ON SCREEN PAN TILT AND ZOOM PTZ CONTROLS The on screen PTZ control allows users to manipulate the positioning and lens features of cameras using a mouse To operate the on screen PTZ controls 1 Place the mouse pointer in the middle of a camera view panel Figure 299 Web Client On Screen PTZ 2 Click the left mouse button and then drag the mouse pointer in the direction you wish to move the camera Figure 300 illustrates the range of motion possibilities for the on screen PTZ control Figure 300 On Screen PTZ Movement 3 Release the mouse button when you have moved the camera to the desired position C626M B 3 05 227 DX8000 Web Client 4 To adjust camera lens features click plus or minus buttons next to each function on the keypad Refer to Figure 301 Figure 301 Web Client PTZ Lens Controls 5 To adjust camera zoom using the mouse rotate the mouse wheel forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out Figure 302 Web Client Mouse Wheel Zoom 228 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user de ned camera position using pan and tilt zoom and focus commands A DX8
154. k the Look in drop down box to select the drive and folder location where the media le s resides 3 Select the le s you want to play 4 Click Open To remove media les from the current list 1 Select a le from the list 2 Click to remove the le To play a le from the playlist double click its name Click to load a previously saved playlist Click to save the current playlist to disk TIP Use the Ctrl key to select multiple les at one time to add to the playlist NOTE If there are multiple les in the playlist each le will play in the order that appears in the list NOTE Depending on the amount of data stored and the type of media used it may take several minutes to load media les and playlists Load Save C626M B 3 05 189 DX8000 Native Viewer Application WORKING WITH VIEWER CONFIGURATION TOOLS Click to access setup features for the viewer Figure 242 Viewer Con guration Tools To adjust the picture quality in the view panel move the sliders for the following properties Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Click to change the snapshot directory To exit the DX8000 viewer application click the icon at the top right corner of the viewer window Browse X C626M B 3 05 191 DX8000 Mobile Client Application DX8000 Mobile Client Application Setting Up and Using the DX8000 Mobile Client DESCRIPTION The DX8000
155. les representative for more information regarding the DX8000 AUD option C626M B 3 05 101 DX8000 PC Client Application APPLYING SETTINGS TO ALL CAMERAS To apply camera con guration options to all attached cameras 1 Select the check boxes for Protocol Camera Security Picture Adjustment and Motion Detection that you want to apply to all cameras 2 Click Apply to All Cameras Figure 126 Applying Settings to All Cameras 102 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING CONFIGURING BASIC RELAY AND ALARM SETTINGS The DX8000 can support up to 16 alarm inputs and relay outputs Eight channel DVRs include 8 alarm and 8 relay terminals while sixteen channel DVRs include 16 of each To program alarms and relays 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Relay and Alarm Settings tab if it is not already visible Con guring Basic Relay Settings To con gure a relay output 1 From the Relay Channel drop down box select the relay you want to con gure 2 Enter an optional new name for the relay in the Relay Name text box Relay names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 3 Click the NO NC button to toggle the default output type for each relay NO normally open or NC normally closed 4 Click Apply Figure 127 Relay Settings TIP You can also rename sites cameras alarms and relays from the site tree by clicking twice slowly on each object
156. lick from the keypad to access remote camera setup mode Figure 312 PTZ Control Panel Using Web Client NOTE Only cameras that support remote programming through D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature TIP For certain camera models you can also select preset number 95 from the keypad to access remote setup mode To access preset number 95 click 9 5 and from the PTZ keypad 234 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client 3 Use the on screen PTZ controls or the focus and focus buttons to navigate up and down camera menu choices Figure 313 Camera Setup Menu 4 Click the iris button to select an option from the camera s on screen menu 5 Click the iris button to cancel an option or exit a menu EXITING THE DX8000 WEB CLIENT To exit the Web Client application select File gt Close from the browser window Figure 314 Web Browser File Menu TIP You can also use the on screen PTZ controls with your mouse to navigate camera menus Click and drag the mouse up or down to move between menu options and then select the option using the iris button PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace without charge any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below Five years on FT FR8000 Series ber optic products and the following xe
157. lick Save Figure 183 Export Con guration Dialog Box C626M B 3 05 145 DX8000 PC Client Application To import a settings le from a speci c drive or folder 1 Go to Edit gt Import Setup 2 Select the folder where you want to save the settings le 3 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 4 Click the settings le you want to open 5 Click Open Figure 184 Setup File Import Dialog Box 146 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application SYSTEM LOGS The DX8000 automatically stores system information in a number of log les Users with Power User access and higher can use these les to track system statistics and monitor security Viewing a Log To view a system log le 1 Select a log le from the drop down box The following are the available log les System On Off System Failure Export Back up Network Connection Login ID List with Time 2 Click View Figure 185 Viewing a Log File 3 Click OK to close the Log Viewer window Figure 186 Log Viewer Dialog Box NOTE You cannot clear system logs from the PC Client application C626M B 3 05 147 DX8000 PC Client Application Exporting Log Information To export a system log le 1 Select a log le from the drop down box 2 Click Save As Figure 187 Exporting a Log File 3 Select the drive and folder where you want to store the log
158. llows the assignment of recording modes across individual camera channels over a 24 hour period C626M B 3 05 111 DX8000 PC Client Application Camera Settings Panel Allows custom settings to be applied to individual cameras for each recording mode Apply Click to save current schedule Frame Rate Con guration Allows con guration of channel resolution and frame rates Con gure Relays Allows con guration of relays that have been linked to cameras and alarms WORKING WITH THE CHANNEL SCHEDULING PANEL In the channel scheduling panel a user with Power User access or higher can schedule video recording for one or more channels across a 24 hour timeline The panel appears near the bottom of the screen for each scheduling mode Figure 136 Schedule Timeline Grid To schedule a record mode for one or more channels 1 Click the check box for the recording mode you want to apply to a channel Normal Motion Alarm Event Table D Recording Modes 2 Click and drag to highlight the time periods and channels where you want the recording mode to apply 3 Click Apply Mode Color Code Description Normal Green Continuous recording Motion Blue Recording is triggered during the selected time block if a motion event is detected in the camera s prede ned motion eld refer to Motion Detection Setup on page 99 Alarm Red Recording is triggered during the selected time block
159. log box Figure 169 Property Dialog Box 5 Click Apply in the User Setup screen Figure 170 Drag and Drop of User Group Af liation NOTE Users with Administrator or Power User access can change name and description properties of lower level users Only Administrator level users however can change a user s group af liation TIP An Administrator level user can also change the group af liation of users by dragging and dropping user names among different groups C626M B 3 05 137 DX8000 PC Client Application CHANGING USER PASSWORDS Administrators and Power Users can change or reset an existing user s password To change a user s password 1 Click a user name in the main user list 2 Click Set Password Figure 171 Changing a Password 3 Enter a new password in the New password eld 4 Retype the password again in the Con rm new password eld 5 Click Apply in the Set Password dialog box Figure 172 Set Password Dialog Box 6 Click Apply in the User Setup screen NOTE Passwords are case sensitive 138 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application DELETING EXISTING USERS Administrators can delete existing users To delete a user s account 1 Click the user name of the user you want to delete from the main user list 2 Click Remove Figure 173 Deleting a User 3 Click Yes to con rm the deletion or No to cancel and return to the User Setup screen
160. mouse assign new recording modes and times for each channel you want to schedule Refer to Working with the Channel Scheduling Panel on page 111 for instructions 5 Click Save 6 Click Apply 7 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Figure 149 Month View Page 120 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application DELETING AN EXISTING SCHEDULE PROFILE To delete a schedule pro le 1 Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected 2 In the drop down box select the type of schedule you want to change Options are All Days Weekdays Weekends Custom Mode 3 In the drop down box select a pro le that is different from the one you want to delete This step is necessary because you cannot delete a schedule pro le that is currently active 4 Click Apply Figure 150 Month View Page C626M B 3 05 121 DX8000 PC Client Application 5 In the drop down box select the pro le that you want to delete 6 Click Delete 7 Click Apply Figure 151 Deleting Schedule Pro le 122 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS Each camera channel can be con gured with custom recording settings To customize channel settings for normal motion or alarm recording 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the plus sign next to a camera in the site tree 4 Select a recording mode for the camera Options are
161. nels and Windows 40 Configuring View Panels 41 Navigating Between View Windows 42 Live View Mode 43 Assigning Cameras to View Panels 43 Live View On Screen Display OSD 44 Customizing the On Screen Display OSD 45 Instant Recording
162. network drive The DX8000 allows you to map to or disconnect from a network drive You need to know what letters are already assigned to drives and the path to the folder you want to map to To map a network drive 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Click The Export Video dialog box opens Figure 109 Export Video Dialog Box 86 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Click Map NetDrv Figure 110 Clicking the Network Drive Button The Map Network Drive dialog box opens asking for a drive letter and path Figure 111 Map Network Drive Dialog Box 5 In the Drive drop down box select a drive letter that is not being used 6 Type the path in the Folder drop down box servername foldername is an example 7 Optional Click the Reconnect at logon box if you do not want the mapped drive to remain connected each time you logon C626M B 3 05 87 DX8000 PC Client Application 8 Click Finish The newly mapped drive is added as a remote drive and is displayed in the Device area The mapped drive can now be accessed just like a local drive Figure 112 Mapped Drive Added as a Remote Drive To disconnect the network drive 1 Click Disconnect NetDrv The Disconnect Network Drive dialog box opens Figure 113 Disconnect Network Drive Dialog Box 2 Select the network drive you want to disc
163. ng in to the software for the rst time Follow the instructions below to change the client application log in password 20 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 2 Go to File gt Client Password The DX8000 Client Password Setup dialog box opens Figure 12 DX8000 Client Password Setup Dialog Box 3 Enter the old password in the Old password text box 4 Enter a new password in the New password text box 5 Re enter the new password in the Con rm text box 6 Click OK TIP Remember the new client password or write it down and store it in a secure location C626M B 3 05 21 DX8000 PC Client Application Enabling DirectDraw Video Hardware Acceleration If your computer s video hardware supports Microsoft DirectDraw extensions you can enable DirectDraw to enhance video performance Enabling DirectDraw improves performance by delegating graphics acceleration duties to your PC s video hardware instead of your computer s main processor To enable DirectDraw hardware acceleration go to View gt DirectX Draw Figure 13 View Menu DirectDraw Option WARNING Do not enable DirectDraw on the PC Client application unless you are certain that your hardware supports DirectDraw hard ware acceleration Check the documentation that came with your PC and your graphics card before enabling DirectDraw Although some VGA cards support DirectDraw not all
164. nt DESCRIPTION The DX8000 Client Emergency Agent works with networked DVRs to alert users when one or more particular channels detect a motion and or alarm event The Emergency Agent runs on a networked client PC 1 You must install the Client Emergency Agent software on your client PC before you can use it Refer to the installation manual for instructions on installing the Client Emergency Agent utility 2 The DX8000 server must be turned on and operating 3 Both the DX8000 server and client must be connected to the same network 4 The Emergency Agent Noti cation system must be operating on the DX8000 server 5 The client PC must be listed in the emergency agent noti cation list of the DX8000 server and at least one camera must be linked to the client Refer to Emergency Noti cation Setup on page 148 of this manual or the Operation and Programming manual for instructions 6 The Client Emergency Agent must be con gured and activated on the client PC INSTALLING THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT APPLICATION 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8000 Resource CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC and wait for the DX8000 Resource CD screen to appear Figure 223 Resource CD Screen Emergency Agent Installation Option IMPORTANT The following steps must be completed in sequence before the Emergency Agent can receive event noti cations 174 C626M B 3
165. number 1 32 on the keypad 2 Click to activate preset The camera repositions to the new preset Figure 57 Activating a Preset CLEARING A PRESET To clear a preset 1 Click to enter programming mode 2 Click the number of the preset you want to clear from the PTZ keypad 3 Click 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple presets 5 Click to exit programming mode Figure 58 Clearing a Preset TIP Double digit presets can be set or activated by pressing the rst digit and then the second digit sequentially For example preset 20 can be selected by clicking the number 2 and then the number 0 on the PTZ keypad C626M B 3 05 53 DX8000 PC Client Application PTZ PATTERNS A pattern is a user de ned viewable camera path with a de nite beginning and end Patterns are made up of a sequence of standard pan tilt and lens commands Patterns are stored in the internal memory of the PTZ device such as a Spectra dome that is connected to the DX8000 Depending on the type and con guration of the PTZ device the DX8000 can address up to four unique PTZ patterns Once de ned a pattern can be activated with a series of on screen commands A pattern will run continuously until it is deactivated PROGRAMMING A PATTERN To program a pattern 1 Click 2 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel 3 Click to enter programming mode 4 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the pattern
166. okies IMPORTANT To avoid potential problems and con icts within your computer s video subsystem run only one instance of the PC Client application or Web Client at a time You must have IPSec security services enabled to use the DX8000 Web Client 216 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client Figure 285 Entering a DX8000 Server User Name and Password 3 Enter a DX8000 server user name 4 Enter the DX8000 server password 5 Click OK The DX8000 Web Client screen appears NOTE User names and passwords are case sensitive type them exactly as shown C626M B 3 05 217 DX8000 Web Client SCREEN LAYOUT Cameras can be assigned to view panels live video can be displayed and PTZ features can be controlled from a single screen Figure 286 can be used to locate each available feature of the DX8000 Web Client application Figure 286 Web Client Screen Layout Site tree Screen division buttons Remote site connection button PTZ zoom control PTZ focus control PTZ iris control PTZ keypad View panels display live video from cameras attached to DX8000 server sites 218 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client WEB CLIENT CONFIGURATION ADDING DX8000 DVR SERVERS TO THE CONNECTION LIST Before live video can be viewed from the Web Client s view panels at least one connection to a remote DX8000 server must be established Up to fty DX8000 server sites can be added to the Connection List however each server is limite
167. ollowing functionality On screen display preset and pattern modes The up arrow key raises the camera and the down arrow key lowers the camera The keys perform the same actions as clicking the left mouse button when in on screen PTZ control and dragging the mouse pointer up and down Remote camera programming mode The arrow keys navigate up and down the camera menu choices The keys perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad focus and buttons Left and Right Arrow These keys provide the same actions as clicking the left mouse button for on screen PTZ control and dragging the mouse pointer left and right The left arrow key pans the camera in a counter clockwise direction and the right arrow key pans the camera in a clockwise direction and These keys perform similar actions in the on screen display and the preset and pattern modes as clicking the left mouse button when in on screen PTZ control and dragging the mouse pointer to change the speed of camera movement The plus key pressed once increases the camera s pan and tilt speed The minus key pressed once decreases the camera s pan and tilt speed Each time the plus key is pressed the pan and tilt speed is increased toward the maximum speed Each time the minus key is pressed the pan and tilt speed is decreased toward the minimum speed 50 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user de ned camera position
168. on 1 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser 2 Enter the IP address of one of the DX8000 servers you want to connect to in the address bar The Enter Network Password dialog box appears Figure 283 Enter Network Password Dialog Box 3 Click OK The DX8000 Video Recorder dialog box opens NOTE The DX8000 Web Client application is not compatible with Netscape Navigator C626M B 3 05 215 DX8000 Web Client Figure 284 ActiveX Control Installation Dialog Box 4 Click Yes 5 Wait while the ActiveX controls are downloaded to your PC and your browser software is updated 6 Install and enable IPSec security services Refer to either Installing the PC Client Application on page 13 or Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application on page 173 for instructions on installing IPSec security services Refer to Enabling IPSec Security Services on page 176 for instructions on how to enable IPSec security services STARTING THE DX8000 WEB CLIENT To activate the DX8000 Web Client application 1 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Enter the IP address of one of the DX8000 servers you wish to connect to in the address bar The Digital Video Recorder dialog box opens NOTE You must install either the PC Client application or the Client Emergency Agent application to install IPSec security services NOTE Your Web browser must have cookies enabled Refer to Microsoft Internet Explorer Help for instructions on enabling co
169. on recording Timeline slider C626M B 3 05 65 DX8000 PC Client Application PLAYING BACK VIDEO BY TIME To start video playback from a particular point in time 1 Click 2 Select a camera by clicking it in the site tree 3 From the drop down box select the day that you want playback to begin Figure 76 Date Selection Drop Down Box 4 Use the spinner buttons to select the time Figure 77 Time Selection Spinner Buttons Figure 78 Timeline Slider Control 5 Click to begin viewing TIP You can also select the camera from a view panel if it appears in the window NOTE Time is displayed in 24 hour clock format TIP You can select the time by moving the slider along the timeline TIMELINE SLIDER INSTANT REPLAY The DX8000 s ability to perform instant playback of video is limited by a two minute delay in disk recording The DX8000 has a built in latency of approximately one minute between the time that video is captured and when it is written to disk This delay exists to ensure that video is accurately stored and that the DVR s database is updated correctly 66 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PLAYING BACK VIDEO BY EVENT Standard users and higher can search video by events such as motion detection or alarm activation To play back video recorded during an alarm or motion event 1 Click 2 Go to View gt Index View to show the event index panel Figure 79 Index View Menu O
170. onnect and then click OK The drive is disconnected and removed from the Export Video dialog box s Device area 88 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PERFORMING THE EXPORT To export video 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Click The Export Video dialog box opens 4 Click the plus sign next to a drive in the Device list Available devices are indicated by a check box to the left of the device name Figure 114 Exporting Selected Video 5 Select the check box of the desired device If you choose a remote drive select the drive and folder path where you would like to store the exported le You can also click the Browse button to access the le system for the appropriate folder Refer to Table B for a listing of available devices Table B Available Backup Devices TIP If your DX8000 is connected to a network that supports shared folders and drives you can map a network drive by right clicking the Network Drive icon in the device list To map a network drive select Add Network Drive from the quick menu and follow the on screen directions To remove a mapped drive right click the Network Drive icon and select Remove Network Drive Device Type Available Devices Optical Drives CD R RW DVD R RW Hard disk drive Local Drives Remote Drives Removable drive USB Flash Drive 10 0 1
171. onnection List dialog box DELETING A DX8000 DVR SERVER FROM THE CONNECTION LIST 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 18 Deleting a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to delete 3 Click Delete The site disappears from the Connection List 4 Click OK C626M B 3 05 25 DX8000 PC Client Application EDITING A DX8000 SERVER S INFORMATION FROM THE CONNECTION LIST 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 19 Editing a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8000 Series DVR you wish to edit 3 Click Edit The Server Information dialog box opens Figure 20 Editing Server Information 4 Enter a new name for the server 5 Enter a new IP address for the server 6 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 7 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 8 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List 9 Click OK when you return to the Connection List dialog box NOTE Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Client and server ports must be identical 26 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE You can view live and playback video from multiple DX8000 DVR se
172. ons on connecting your PDA to a network Figure 249 PDA to DVR Wireless Networking Example NOTE When using wireless networking to connect a mobile device to the DX8000 Pelco recommends using enterprise class Access Points transceivers and switches Wired networking infrastructure should comply with IEEE 802 3 Fast Ethernet standards Wireless networking infrastructure should comply with IEEE 802 11a b or g networking standards WIRELESS ACCESS POINT ETHERNET SWITCH MOBILE CLIENT DX8000 SERVER DVR C626M B 3 05 195 DX8000 Mobile Client Application STARTING THE DX8000 MOBILE CLIENT Before attempting to start the DX8000 Mobile Client application make sure you have installed the Mobile Client software on your pocket PC compatible handheld device and you have an active network connection to a DX8000 DVR server Tap Start gt Programs gt DX8000 MAIN SCREEN LAYOUT Figure 250 Main Screen View window Camera selection buttons Currently viewed camera Data rate Mobile Client frame rate DX8000 menu Live menu Connect Disconnect Resume live view Pause live view Switch to full screen view 196 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application EXITING THE DX8000 MOBILE CLIENT 1 Tap DX8000 on the toolbar 2 Tap Exit Figure 251 Exiting the Program SECURITY SETUP SETTING UP AN INITIAL PASSWORD 1 Tap DX8000 gt Options gt Security Figure 252 DX8000 Menu Security Opt
173. onsult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a rewall Web client and server ports must be identical 206 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application DELETING A DX8000 SITE 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 If necessary tap the plus sign next to the group name to expand it 3 Select the DX8000 DVR Site you wish to delete 4 Tap Del Figure 272 Deleting a Site 5 Tap Close to return to the main screen C626M B 3 05 207 DX8000 Mobile Client Application CONNECTING TO A DX8000 SITE 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 If necessary tap the plus sign next to the group name to expand it 3 Select the DX8000 DVR you wish to connect to 4 Tap Connect to connect to the remote site and return to the main screen Figure 273 Connecting to a DVR Site DISCONNECTING FROM A SERVER SITE 1 Tap DX8000 on the toolbar 2 Tap Close Figure 274 Disconnecting from a Site TIP Tapping the icon on the title bar will disconnect the site 208 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application VIEWING LIVE VIDEO Once you have connected to a DX8000 site the main screen displays a live image from Camera 1 of the connected site Figure 275 illustrates live view from the main screen 1 Tap one of the camera selection buttons to view live video from a different camera 2 Ta
174. orts must be identical C626M B 3 05 23 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 7 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List To add a remote DVR site to the Connection List when you do not know the IP address of the site 1 Click The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 16 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click DX8000 Scan The DX8000 Scan dialog box opens Figure 17 DX8000 Scan Dialog Box 3 Enter an IP address range to search for DVR sites a Enter the rst three octets of the IP range you wish to search for example 10 10 1 b Enter the beginning value for the search range in the fourth octet for example 001 c Enter the nal value for the search range in the text box provided for example 254 NOTE To be successful the following stipulations must be satis ed Each DVR must be attached to the same subnet The rst three octets of the IP address of the subnet must be known The range of addresses used in the last octet of the subnet must be known NOTE Each octet of the IP address must be an integer between 1 and 255 3a 3b 3c 24 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Click Find 5 Select one or more DX8000 servers to add to the site tree 6 Click Add The site appears in the Connection List 7 Click OK when you return to the C
175. oti cation radio button To enable emergency e mail noti cation select the Enable Noti cation radio button Setting Up E Mail Server To con gure e mail server information 1 Enter a name in the Full Name text box You should enter a name that re ects the DX8000 server sending the noti cation for example DX8000 First Floor Lobby Names can be up to 31 characters long and can include spaces but not special characters 2 Enter your e mail address in the E mail Address text box 3 Enter the address of your local SMTP mail server Obtain this information from your network administrator 4 If your e mail server requires you to log in perform the following operations Select the check box labeled My E mail Server Requires Authentication Enter your e mail server address Enter your user name User names can be up to 31 characters in length and cannot include spaces or special characters Enter your password Passwords can be up to 19 characters in length and cannot include spaces or special characters 5 Click Apply Figure 198 Basic E Mail Noti cation Setup C626M B 3 05 157 DX8000 PC Client Application Testing E Mail Noti cation To test e mail noti cation 1 Select the My E mail Server Requires Authentication check box if it is not already selected 2 Enter your personal e mail address or the address of someone who can verify the receipt of the test e mail in the
176. ox select the preset tour 1 4 you want to activate 3 Click Save 4 Click Apply 5 Click Exit to return to the main screen 6 Click on the PTZ keypad to exit programming mode 7 Click on the PTZ keypad to activate the tour Figure 70 Activating a Preset Tour DEACTIVATING A PRESET TOUR To deactivate a preset tour use the mouse to move the on screen PTZ control or activate a PTZ preset NOTE You can save a preset tour for later use without engaging the tour by continuing on to step 5 without clicking Apply TIP To reactivate the last preset tour you con gured click 62 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Playback Mode Recorded video can be played back one channel at a time on the DX8000 PC Client application Like live video recorded video is viewed from the camera view panels on the main screen Refer to Understanding View Panels and Windows on page 40 for information on view panels Only users with Standard User access and higher are allowed to view recorded video ACCESSING PLAYBACK MODE Click to access Playback mode ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS 1 To assign a camera to a view panel drag it from the site tree onto a camera view panel Figure 71 Dragging a Camera to a View Panel 2 Repeat this process for up to 32 cameras C626M B 3 05 63 DX8000 PC Client Application PLAYBACK ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD The on screen display for playback is identical to live view with
177. p the to pause the image 3 Tap the to resume live view Figure 275 Viewing Live Video from the Main Screen Figure 276 Live Menu with Start and Stop Options TIP You can pause an image and resume live view by choosing menu commands as well Tap Live gt Stop to pause and Live gt Start to resume live viewing C626M B 3 05 209 DX8000 Mobile Client Application CUSTOMIZING THE VIEW SCREEN CHANGING SCREEN SIZE To change the size of the main screen viewing area 1 Tap DX8000 gt Options gt View Size Figure 277 DX8000 Menu and View Size Option 210 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Mobile Client Application 2 Deselect the Auto Fit check box 3 Move the slider to the desired position Screen size ranges from 120 x 90 to 240 x 180 pixels 4 Tap OK Figure 278 Minimum Screen Size Figure 279 Medium Screen Size Figure 280 Maximum Screen Size C626M B 3 05 211 DX8000 Mobile Client Application FULL SCREEN MODE To change to full screen view 1 Tap Figure 281 Full Screen View 2 Tap anywhere on the screen to exit full screen view Figure 282 Live Menu and Full Screen Option TIP You can also tap Live gt Full Screen to change to full screen view C626M B 3 05 213 DX8000 Web Client DX8000 Web Client Using the DX8000 Web Client DESCRIPTION The DX8000 Web Client allows you to view live video and operate PTZ features of cameras attached to DX8000 Series DVRs Using a stand
178. page 22 The PC Client application facilitates Remote viewing of live and playback video Index thumbnail and pixel searching Exporting to a variety of media and formats Printing still images from video Limited remote control and administration RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum recommended system requirements for the DX8000 PC Client Emergency Agent and Native Viewer software applications include Processor Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed Memory 128 MB of RAM Video AGP VGA card with minimum of 64 MB of video RAM 1024 x 768 display resolution 32 bit color and DirectX 8 1 or later hardware acceleration 500 MB of free disk space Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only INSTALLING THE PC CLIENT APPLICATION 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8000 Resource CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC and wait for the DX8000 Resource CD screen to appear 14 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 1 Resource CD Screen PC Client Installation Option 4 Click PC Client Software The DX8000 Security Setup dialog box opens Figure 2 DX8000 Security S
179. pen 6 Click Open The Upgrade Package Select dialog box reappears Figure 220 Upgrade Package Information 7 Click Next The Select Server dialog box opens NOTE The Select Server dialog box displays a list of all connected DX8000s including the local DVR The PC Client cannot update itself it can only update remote servers Refer to Automatic System Upgrade on page 18 for information on updating the PC Client application C626M B 3 05 171 8 To update a remote DVR select its site name from the Select Server list and then click Connect Refer to Figure 221 Figure 221 Selecting a Remote DVR to Update 9 Click Next and wait for the upgrade utility to copy the necessary les to the selected DVR 10 At the completion of the update process a dialog box will appear informing you that the software has been updated successfully The dialog box will also prompt you to update another server if desired The options are Click Yes to select another server to update Click No to nish the update process Figure 222 Upgrade Con rmation Dialog Box NOTE The DX8000 PC Client application can only upgrade remote servers Do not select local DVR from the Select Server dialog box NOTE The remote server will reboot 30 seconds after the upgrade process has been completed 172 C626M B 3 05 C626M B 3 05 173 DX8000 Emergency Agent DX8000 Client Emergency Agent Setting Up and Using the Client Emergency Age
180. pplication User Groups View Live Video View Recorded Video Operate PTZ Search Video Backup Video System Setup Shut Down System Add Remove Users Change User Group Properties Exit to Windows Administrators Power Users Standard Users Restricted Users Guest Users 132 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application DEFINITION OF CAMERA SECURITY ACCESS Users are limited in the cameras they are allowed to view Access to a camera is determined by its security designation Only users with High Security access such as Administrators and Power Users can view cameras designated as High Security Medium Security cameras can be viewed by users with Medium Security access and higher All users except Guest can view Low Security cameras All users can view No Security cameras Table J below summarizes camera security levels and user access Table J Default Camera Viewing Security Groups No Security Cameras Low Security Cameras Medium Security Cameras High Security Cameras Administrators Power Users Standard Users Restricted Users Guest Users C626M B 3 05 133 DX8000 PC Client Application ADDING NEW USERS Administrators can create new user accounts and modify existing users To add a new user 1 Click 2 Click Figure 165 Adding a User 3 Click Add The Add New User dialog box opens Figure 166 Add New User Dialog Box 134 C626M B 3
181. ption 3 Select a camera by clicking it in the site tree 4 From the drop down box select the day that you want playback to begin Figure 80 Selecting a Date C626M B 3 05 67 DX8000 PC Client Application 5 From the event type drop down box select the event type you want to view Options are All None Motion Alarm in Figure 81 Event Type Drop Down Box 6 Select an event from the index Figure 82 Event Index Panel 7 Click to begin viewing NOTE A sensor event is identical to an alarm event 68 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application OPERATING PLAYBACK DIGITAL ZOOM Video playback can be zoomed using a control keypad or the mouse when in Playback or Search modes In Playback mode the on screen PTZ feature is replaced with the mouse activated digital zoom Playback digital zoom is also available in Search mode ZOOM USING THE DIGITAL ZOOM CONTROL To zoom using the digital zoom control 1 Click to start video playback 2 Use the digital zoom control to zoom and pan video playback Figure 83 Playback Digital Zoom Control PAN IMAGE WITHIN FRAME ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT C626M B 3 05 69 DX8000 PC Client Application ZOOM USING THE MOUSE To zoom using the mouse 1 Click to start video playback 2 Click and drag the mouse diagonally in a downward direction to zoom in Figure 84 Zoom In Using Mouse 3 Click and drag the mouse diagonally in an upward dir
182. r between 5000 and 6535 You should keep the default port setting of 9004 unless there is a con ict on your network Consult your network administrator before changing network port settings 180 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Emergency Agent VIEWING PREVIOUSLY LOGGED EVENTS Over time the Client Emergency Agent will accumulate event information in a list This list can be searched and still images of previously logged events can be viewed To view previously logged events 1 Select a DX8000 Series DVR from the Server list 2 Select a start date to mark the rst date to begin searching logged events 3 Select an end date to make the last date to search for logged events 4 Select the type of event motion and or alarm to search 5 Select one or more cameras 6 Double click each event in the event list you want to view A pop up window containing a still image of the logged event will display Figure 234 Client Emergency Agent Server List and Log NOTE Setting the start time earlier than the rst time you began using the Client Emergency Agent will result in no events appearing in the list C626M B 3 05 181 DX8000 Emergency Agent Figure 235 Client Emergency Agent Pop up Window SHUTTING DOWN THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT To shut down the Client Emergency Agent click Quit C626M B 3 05 183 DX8000 Native Viewer Application DX8000 Native Viewer Application Setting Up and Using the DX8000 Native Viewer
183. re 62 View Panel NOTE Only cameras that support remote programming through D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature 56 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 3 Click from the keypad to access remote camera setup mode Figure 63 PTZ Control Panel 4 Use the on screen PTZ controls or the focus and focus buttons to navigate up and down camera menu choices 5 Click the iris button to select an option from the camera s on screen menu 6 Click the iris button to cancel an option or exit a menu Figure 64 Camera Setup Menu TIP For certain camera models you can also select preset number 95 from the keypad to access remote setup mode To access preset number 95 click 9 5 and from the PTZ keypad TIP You can also use the on screen PTZ controls with your mouse to navigate camera menus Click and drag the mouse up or down to move between menu options and then select the option using the iris button C626M B 3 05 57 DX8000 PC Client Application SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX8000 auxiliary feature allows you to control external equipment connected to the auxiliary outputs of Spectra domes or Esprit positioning systems The auxiliary function is implemented through the D Protocol and P Protocol In this case the attached camera and DX8000 must be con gured to communicate using one of these protocols The Aux key selects the auxiliary mode Buttons 1 4 select
184. re information 18 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Starting the DX8000 PC Client Application To start the DX8000 Client Application double click the DX8000 Client icon on your desktop AUTOMATIC SYSTEM UPGRADE Figure 9 Client Upgrade Notice To check the current version of software go to Help gt About IMPORTANT To avoid potential problems and con icts within your computer s video subsystem run only one instance of the PC Client application at a time NOTE Each time the PC Client application starts the system will check the network to see if there is a newer version of the software available for upgrade If a new version is found a message screen like the one in Figure 9 will appear When this screen appears click Yes and the DX8000 PC Client software will automatically download the upgrade les install them and restart your computer C626M B 3 05 19 DX8000 PC Client Application PC Client Application Log In To access the DX8000 PC Client application enter a valid password in the Input password text box Figure 10 DX8000 Client Password Dialog Box To change the DX8000 Client password 1 Wait while the software loads and the main screen appears Figure 11 DX8000 PC Client Application Main Screen NOTE The default password for the DX8000 PC Client application is 000000 You should change the client password immediately after loggi
185. reation 200 262 Editing a Group 201 263 Editing Group Information 201 264 Deleting a Group 202 265 Finalizing Group Deletion 202 266 Adding a New DX8000 Site 203 267 Site Setup Screen 203 268 Entering New Site Information
186. reen 30 Working with the Site Tree 31 Assigning Cameras to View Panels 32 Linking Alarm Inputs and Relay Outputs to Cameras 33 Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs 36 Removing a Linked Alarm Input from a Camera 37 Removing a Linked Relay Output from a Camera 38 Removing a Linked Relay Output from an Alarm Input 39 Understanding View Pa
187. rol features and to program PTZ presets patterns and tours Event Index Panel Allows users with access rights to search motion and alarm events within a 24 hour period speci ed in the playback timeline Playback Timeline Displays a 24 hour timeline marked with color coded video events Allows users with Standard User access rights to select a date and time for playback Playback Control Panel Provides buttons for users with access rights to control video playback Includes forward and reverse playback and still image It also provides controls for playback speed and volume Playback Zoom Control Provides users with access rights to operate digital zoom features during playback Status Bar Displays current date and time recorder processing status disk status indicator user name of currently logged in user and total amount of recorded video NOTE As the storage array of the DX8000 lls beyond its capacity video is deleted in a rst in rst out FIFO fashion The disk status indicator on the status bar shows the amount of disk space used by recorded video The red indicator marks the current recording position of the disk array blue indicators mark parts of the array that are storing previously recorded video and clear indicates that no video has been recorded in that area of the array S1 DX8000 C2 Camera 2 S1 DX8000 C3 Camera 3 S1 DX8000 C4 Camera 4 REC REC REC REC S1 DX8000 C1 Camera 1 C626M B 3 05
188. rough a series of movements using the on screen pan and tilt zoom and focus controls Figure 308 Programming a Pattern Using Web Client To stop programming a pattern 1 Click 2 Click NOTE Only PTZ enabled cameras that support pattern programming through D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature NOTE Certain PTZ devices like Pelco s Spectra series domes will display an on screen message stating the amount of remaining memory available for pattern programming 232 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Web Client ACTIVATING A PATTERN To activate a pattern 1 Click a pattern number 1 to 4 on the keypad 2 Click Figure 309 Activating a Pattern Using Web Client CLEARING A PATTERN To clear a pattern 1 Click to enter programming mode 2 Select a pattern number 1 to 4 on the keypad 3 Click 4 Click 5 Click again 6 Click again to exit programming mode Figure 310 Clearing a Pattern Using Web Client IMPORTANT A pattern will repeat inde nitely until it is cleared another pattern is set or the on screen PTZ control is moved C626M B 3 05 233 DX8000 Web Client ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEATURES OF REMOTE CAMERAS You can use the PTZ function to program features of remote cameras such as Pelco s Spectra III To access a programming menu for a remote camera 1 Drag a camera from the site tree onto a view panel Figure 311 Web Client View Panels 2 C
189. rvers simultaneously To connect to an active DX8000 server on the network 1 Right click the remote site name from the site tree 2 Select Connect from the quick menu Figure 21 Remote Site Connect Quick Menu LOGGING IN TO A REMOTE SITE After a connection to a remote site has been established log in with a valid user name and password for that site To log in to a remote site 1 Select a remote DX8000 Series DVR site from the site tree Figure 22 Selecting a Site NOTE To access the features of the DX8000 Series DVR you must log in with a valid user name and password The DX8000 comes equipped with a built in user account named Guest Each time the unit is turned on the Guest account is automatically activated In addition to the Guest account there are four other user access levels or groups that can be con gured on the DX8000 The Guest user is granted only limited access to the system The other four access levels range from the Administrator group with the most rights and privileges to the Restricted group with the least rights and privileges Refer to De nition of User Access Levels on page 131 for information on the rights and permissions of the user group to which you have been assigned To operate and con gure all but the most basic features of the DX8000 you must be assigned a user account other than Guest If you have not been assigned a user account contact your sys
190. s name C626M B 3 05 103 DX8000 PC Client Application Con guring Basic Alarm Settings To con gure an alarm input 1 From the Alarm Channel drop down box select the alarm input you want to con gure 2 Enter an optional new name for the alarm in the Alarm Name text box Alarm names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 3 Click the NO NC button to toggle the default output type for each alarm NO normally open or NC normally closed 4 Click Apply Figure 128 Alarm Settings TIP Most applications will not require you to change relay and alarm settings from their default states 104 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO MOTION AND ALARM EVENTS To access relay link settings 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab Linking Relay Outputs to Motion Events To set relay outputs to activate in response to motion detection events 1 Select a camera from the Camera Channel drop down box 2 Click the button of each relay you want to link to the selected camera 3 Click Apply Figure 129 Linking Relays to Motion Events TIP You can also drag relays onto cameras in the site tree while in Live mode main screen C626M B 3 05 105 DX8000 PC Client Application Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs To set relay outputs to activate in response to an alarm input 1 Select an
191. sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Select a camera from the site tree 4 Locate the timeline slider at the beginning of the range you want to bookmark 5 Click A red bookmark ag appears on the timeline Figure 101 Setting a Starting Bookmark 6 Locate the timeline slider at the end of the range you want to bookmark 7 Click The bookmark ag and the region between bookmarks turn gray Figure 102 Setting an Ending Bookmark NOTE You must put the recorder in Playback or Search mode in order to export video You cannot access Export in Live mode IMPORTANT To export video or still images to a CD R RW or DVD R RW you must have Nero Express CD burning software version 6 3 0 3 installed on your client PC If you do not have this version of Nero Express you can download an update or demo version at http www nero com TIP You can use the drop down box and spinner buttons above the timeline to locate a bookmark C626M B 3 05 83 DX8000 PC Client Application Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each additional region you want to bookmark for that camera 8 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 8 if you are in Search mode 9 Click and follow the directions in the following section Performing the Export CLEARING BOOKMARKS To clear a single bookmark 1 Select a bookmark ag from the tim
192. t the check box under To 2 From the drop down box select the group to which you want to send event noti cations 3 Select the check box under CC if you want to e mail a copy of the event noti cation to another group of users 4 Select the group you want to CC from the drop down box 5 Click Apply Figure 216 Sending E Mails to Groups C626M B 3 05 169 DX8000 PC Client Application Updating the DX8000 Server and Client Applications From time to time software updates may be made available for both the DX8000 server and client applications These updates will be free and will be made available on compact disc from Pelco When an update is issued it will need to be loaded onto a single DX8000 Series DVR server Once installed on a server the updates can be automatically distributed to clients on the same network Remote DX8000 severs can be updated from a local DVR using the Software Upgrade utility To start the update process 1 Go to File gt Software Upgrade Figure 217 Software Upgrade Server Console 2 The Upgrade Package Select dialog box opens Figure 218 Upgrade Package Select Dialog Box 3 Click Browse The Upgrade Package Open dialog box opens 170 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 219 Upgrade Package Open Dialog Box 4 Click the Look in drop down box to select the drive and folder location where the settings le resides 5 Select the update le you want to o
193. te the amount of recording resources available for each channel This calculation takes into account factors such as the number of enabled cameras whether uniform or mixed resolution values are used recording type continuous alarm or motion and the frame rate settings of enabled channels The resulting calculations provide the operator with a margin of available frame rate capacity to distribute among the recorder s channels This margin of frame rate capacity or headroom is presented to the user as color lled sections of the frame rate sliders White areas on the slider represent frame rate capacity that is not available to that channel In certain cases adjusting the available frame rates of one channel or resolution type may free up capacity for other channels Refer to the example in Figure 161 Figure 161 Frame Rate Capacity Example AVAILABLE FRAME RATE CAPACITY UNAVAILABLE FRAME RATE CAPACITY 128 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING ADVANCED RELAY OUTPUT Relays work much like switches When triggered relays can activate external devices such as sirens light xtures and door locks The DX8000 PC Client Application allows Administrators and Power users to link relays to cameras and alarms Up to 20 seconds of delay can be set from the moment an event is triggered to the time when a relay is activated To con gure a relay output 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click the Con gure Rela
194. tem administrator before proceeding C626M B 3 05 27 DX8000 PC Client Application 2 Go to File gt User Log in Figure 23 Log in Quick Menu 3 Enter a valid user name in the User Name eld and a valid password in the Password eld 4 Click OK Figure 24 Log in Dialog Box LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE To log out of a remote DVR site 1 Select the remote server from the site tree 2 Go to File gt User Log Out TIP You can also log in to a remote site by right clicking its site name and then selecting User Log In from the quick menu Refer to Figure 23 TIP You can also log out of a remote DVR by right clicking its site name from the site tree and selecting User Log Out from the quick menu NOTES Logging out of a remote DVR does not disconnect you from that system Logging out will return you to the Guest account To disconnect from a remote server refer to Disconnecting from a Remote Site on page 28 You can only log out of one server at a time If you are logged into multiple servers you must log out of each server individually 28 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE To terminate a connection with a remote DX8000 server 1 Right click the name of the remote site from the site tree 2 Select Disconnect from the quick menu Figure 25 Remote Site Disconnect Quick Menu EX
195. the Client Emergency Agent 173 Description 173 Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application 173 Enabling IPSec Security Services 176 Disabling IPSec Security Services 176 Before You Begin 177 Starting the Client Emergency Agent 178 Client Emergency Agent Dialog Box
196. the exception of a date time eld in place of the PTZ designator Figure 72 Playback OSD PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback controls to start playback control direction and adjust speed Click at any time to return to live view Figure 73 Playback Controls Figure 74 Playback Speed and Volume Controls gt gt 1 20 2004 16 27 20 625 gt gt 1 20 2004 16 27 20 625 gt gt 1 20 2004 16 27 20 625 gt gt 1 20 2004 16 27 20 625 C9 Camera Camera 9 S1 DX8000 S1 DX8000 S1 DX8000 S1 DX8000 C9 Camera Camera 9 FRAME BY FRAME FORWARD FRAME BY FRAME REVERSE REWIND TO BEGINNING PLAY REVERSE PAUSE STOP FAST FORWARD TO END PLAY FORWARD FASTER LOUDER CLICK TO MUTE NORMAL SLOWER 64 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application PLAYBACK TIMELINE The playback timeline is used to select a day and time to begin playback The timeline includes a horizontal slider that can be moved to select playback time over a 24 hour period Time periods containing recorded video are represented as color coded segments of the timeline Figure 75 illustrates the timeline color coding scheme Figure 75 Playback Timeline Currently displayed view window Total number of view windows Site number Camera number Camera name Selected date Selected hour Selected minute Selected second Increase timeline detail Decrease timeline detail Alarm recording Normal recording Motion detecti
197. tion of 320 x 240 NTSC Basic mode allows only frame rate adjustments to be made To set frame rate values for channels in Basic mode 1 Select the radio button of the recording mode you want to con gure Options are Normal Motion Alarm 2 Using the slider select a frame rate from 1 to 30 ips for the desired channel 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each channel you want to con gure 4 Click OK 5 Click Apply when you return to the Schedule Setup screen Figure 158 Basic Frame Rate Con guration Screen NOTE Eight channel DVRs only have eight sliders 126 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Con guring Advanced Frame Rate Both resolution and frame rate settings can be adjusted in Advanced Frame Rate Con guration mode To set recording resolution and frame rates for each channel 1 Click Advanced to access the advanced frame rate con guration controls Figure 159 Accessing Advanced Mode 2 Select the radio button of the recording mode you want to con gure Options are Normal Motion Alarm 3 Select resolution values for individual channels from the drop down boxes Refer to Table F Table F Resolution Values 4 Using the Maximum Frame Rate Settings sliders set the maximum frame rate for each resolution 5 To set a global frame rate for all channels of a particular resolution type move the slider under Global Frame Rate Settings Select a fram
198. to alarm on events 1 Select the Alarm check box 2 Click once in the Selected Channels eld to the right of the word Alarm The Selected Channels window opens Figure 204 E Mail Noti cation for Alarms 3 Select the check box of each channel you want to monitor for alarm events Figure 205 Alarm Event Selected Channels Dialog Box 4 Click OK 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen TIP Click Select All to monitor all channels for alarm activation Click Deselect All to deselect all channels C626M B 3 05 161 DX8000 PC Client Application Setting Up E Mail Noti cation Groups To send an emergency noti cation to multiple users groups can be created The DX8000 supports the creation of up to 32 e mail noti cation groups A group can be noti ed in response to an alarm or motion detection event To create change or delete an e mail noti cation group click the Manage Groups button in the Emergency E mail Noti cation Setup screen The Group Management dialog box opens Figure 206 Group Management Dialog Box Creating and Changing E Mail Groups To add a new group 1 Click Add Group The Manage Groups dialog box opens Figure 207 Adding E Mail Group 2 Enter the name of the group group names can be up to 32 characters in length and can include spaces but not special characters 3 Click OK 4 Click Close 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen 1
199. ups 199 Creating Site Groups 199 Editing an Existing Group 201 Deleting a Group 202 Adding a DX8000 Site to a Group 203 Editing a DX8000 Site 205 Deleting a DX8000 Site 206 Connecting to a DX8000 Site
200. us sign next to to expand the relay tree if needed 4 Drag a relay output onto an alarm input Figure 36 Dragging a Relay Output to an Alarm Input TIP Relays can also be linked to cameras and alarms on the relay and alarm settings page Refer to Con guring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings on page 102 for more information C626M B 3 05 37 DX8000 PC Client Application REMOVING A LINKED ALARM INPUT FROM A CAMERA To unlink an alarm from a camera 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to the camera from which you want to remove alarms or relays 3 Drag the alarm or relay above or below the site tree panel and release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each alarm or relay you want to remove Figure 37 Removing an Alarm Input from a Camera 38 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application REMOVING A LINKED RELAY OUTPUT FROM A CAMERA To unlink a relay from a camera 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus sign next to the camera from which you want to remove the relay output 3 Drag the relay above or below the site tree panel and release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each relay you want to remove Figure 38 Removing a Relay Output from a Camera C626M B 3 05 39 DX8000 PC Client Application REMOVING A LINKED RELAY OUTPUT FROM AN ALARM INPUT To unlink a relay from an alarm 1 Click 2 In the site tree click the plus si
201. ve Viewer Application Figure 236 Resource CD Screen Native Viewer Option 4 Click Native Viewer to install the viewer application and then follow the directions on the screen STARTING THE DX8000 NATIVE VIEWER To start the DX8000 Native Viewer software on a client PC 1 Turn on the client computer and wait while Windows loads 2 Double click the DX8000 Native Viewer icon on the client computer s desktop C626M B 3 05 185 DX8000 Native Viewer Application SCREEN LAYOUT Figure 237 DX8000 Native Viewer Main Screen Toolbar View panel Playback controls Playback slider Volume controls click speaker icon to toggle audio mute Watermark veri cation message area TOOLBAR ICONS Browse drives and open media les Save a snapshot of the current screen image Print the current screen image Expand window to reveal playlist Expand the window to reveal con guration tools 186 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 Native Viewer Application VIEWING MEDIA FILES To open a le for viewing 1 Click The Open dialog box appears Figure 238 Open Dialog Box 2 Click the Look in drop down box to select the drive and folder location where the media le s resides 3 Select the le s you want to play 4 Click Open 5 The rst image of the le appears in the view panel and a positive or negative watermark veri cation message appears in the bottom portion of the screen Figure 2
202. video or access system con guration functions The Guest account automatically becomes active when the system is rst started and each time a user logs out The Guest user is not a member of any group however Guest retains all of the rights and privileges of the Restricted Users group with the exception of the ability to view low security cameras Admin The administration Admin account has full access to the system The Admin user can view live and playback video access all con guration settings add and modify users and perform searches and backups The Admin user is a member of the Administrators group and cannot be removed DEFINITION OF USER ACCESS LEVELS There are four prede ned user access levels or groups User access levels range from the Administrator group to the Restricted group The system always starts up with a default Guest account The Guest account has Restricted user access Table I de nes user groups and corresponding access levels Table I User Group Access Rights NOTE Network settings cannot be changed from the DX8000 PC Client application To change a DVR s network con guration you must physically log in to a local DX8000 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information on con guring the DX8000 s network settings refer to the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit NOTE Video cannot be backed up nor can backup settings be changed from the DX8000 PC Client a
203. when an alarm is activated At least one alarm must be linked to the camera for this option to work Refer toLinking Alarm Inputs and Relay Outputs to Cameras on page 33 Event Yellow Recording is triggered during the selected time block in response to any motion or alarm event TIP Because Event recording mode represents both alarm and motion recording it may at rst appear redundant However Event record ing mode is necessary because it allows recording to occur in response to either a motion or an alarm event Without Event recording alarm and motion recording would be treated as mutually exclusive In other words a schedule could be con gured to record only in response to an alarm event or only in response to a motion event TIP Drag the mouse diagonally to highlight periods across multiple camera channels simultaneously 112 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application Figure 137 Filling In Recording Blocks in Schedule Grid To clear scheduled recording from one or more channels 1 Right click and drag to highlight the time periods and channels where you want to clear recording times 2 Click Apply Figure 138 Removing Recording Blocks from Schedule Grid C626M B 3 05 113 DX8000 PC Client Application CREATING RECORDING SCHEDULES USING THE YEAR VIEW Year View allows a user to customize recording schedules for individual days Year View displays daily recording schedules in a calendar format The calendar
204. which of the camera s auxiliary outputs to operate Buttons 1 4 operate as a toggle on off each time they are clicked For example an Esprit equipped with a wiper uses Aux 1 to control the wiper In this case pressing Aux 1 sends a command to the Esprit to operate the wiper You must con gure the camera to establish how the camera responds to an auxiliary command For detailed information about how a speci c Spectra or Exprit camera system interprets auxiliary commands refer to the documentation that accompanies your Spectra or Esprit camera system To send an auxiliary command 1 Click to enter the programming mode 2 Select the camera in the DX8000 view panel to which you want to send the auxiliary command 3 Click the Aux button Figure 65 Auxiliary Aux Button Keypad buttons 1 4 are available Figure 66 Keypad Buttons 1 4 4 Click a keypad button 1 4 The auxiliary function assigned by camera for the selected button is executed 58 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application CONFIGURING PRESET TOURS A preset tour allows a camera to move through a programmed sequence of PTZ presets The DX8000 Series DVR can store up to four preset tours While four tours can be programmed only one tour can be activated at a time A preset tour will operate continuously until another PTZ control action is performed PROGRAMMING PRESET TOURS To access the Preset tour group programming screen 1 Click
205. ys button Figure 162 Custom Camera Settings Panel NOTE Make sure you have linked relays to the appropriate cameras and alarm inputs before attempting to con gure them For instruc tions on linking alarms and relays refer to Linking Alarm Inputs and Relay Outputs to Cameras on page 33 and Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs on page 36 C626M B 3 05 129 DX8000 PC Client Application 4 Click the Alarm Activated Relay Settings tab if it is not already selected 5 Con gure each relay that is linked to an alarm a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Select a relay timing value from the Activation Period drop down box Options are listed in Table G Figure 163 Linking Relays to Alarms Table G Alarm Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when the alarm is triggered Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact same time the alarm is triggered 1 3 5 10 15 and 20 Seconds Sets the amount of time the relay will remain active after the alarm has been triggered 5b 5a 130 C626M B 3 05 DX8000 PC Client Application 6 Click the Motion Activated Relay Settings tab 7 Con gure each relay that is linked to a camera a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Select a relay timing value from the Activation Period drop down box Options are listed in Table H 8 Click Save 9 Click Exit Figure 164 Linking Relays to Motion Detection

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