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Pelco C2631M-A User's Manual

1. ii TA m3 0355528 CER AAA LAA AAA AA AAA m Figure 62 DX8100 Client Thumbnail Search Screen POS SEARCH 82 The DX8100 allows a user to search any 24 hour period of recorded POS video and data To record ATM POS video and data the ATM POS devices and DX8100 must first be connected and configured as follows e Physically connect the ATM POS devices to the DX8100 e Setup camera to ATM POS device linking e Configure the DX8100 ATM POS settings for each attached ATM POS device e Start an ATM POS transmittal and verify that the DX8100 is receiving the ATM POS video and data For information about setting up the DX8100 for ATM POS applications refer to the following sections in the DX8100 Operations and Programming manual e Linking Relay Outputs to ATM POS Events e Linking Cameras to Record in Response to ATM POS Events e Linking Presets and Patterns to ATM POS Events e Setting Up ATM POS Device Communication Ports e Setting UP ATM POS Device Properties This section describes how to use the POS search feature and includes the following topics e Understanding the POS Search View e Searching and Displaying POS Data by Device Name e Searching by POS Transaction Number e Searching for All Transactions with Exceptions e Searching for Transactions That Satisfy Specific Exceptions e Searching for Transactions by Line Item e Searching for Transactions by Action Code Client Application C2631M
2. RBNEEEGGGGGSGZGGSGSG Figure 17 DX8100 Client Application Main Window 30 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 application window Table A Parts of the DX8100 Application Window Item Part Description o Title Bar Displays the DX8100 application title 2 Menu Bar Provides access to drop down menus Toolbar Provides access to display setup export and search tools Oo Site Tree Displays top down hierarchical management of DX8100 resources such as servers cameras alarms and relays o View Panels Display live and playback video from attached cameras A view panel consists of view panes View pane A view pane is a division of a view panel Each view pane contains only a single camera channel Up to 36 view panes can fit in a single view panel View panel A view panel is made up of the entire DX8100 viewing area View panels are divided into multiple panes A panel can display from one to 36 individual cameras For additional information about view panels and panes refer to Understanding View Panes and Panels PTZ Control Panel Allows users with access rights to operate camera lens control features and to program PTZ presets patterns auxiliary outputs and tours Index View Panel Allows users with access rights to search motion and alarm events within a 24 hour period specified in the playback timeline By default this panel
3. The above warranty provides the Dealer with specific legal rights The Dealer may also have additional rights which are subject to variation from state to state If a warranty repair is required the Dealer must contact Pelco at 800 289 9100 or 559 292 1981 to obtain a Repair Authorization number RA and provide the following information 1 Model and serial number 2 Date of shipment P O number Sales Order number or Pelco invoice number 3 Details of the defect or problem If there is a dispute regarding the warranty of a product which does not fall under the warranty conditions stated above please include a written explanation with the product when returned Method of return shipment shall be the same or equal to the method by which the item was received by Pelco RETURNS In order to expedite parts returned to the factory for repair or credit please call the factory at 800 289 9100 or 559 292 1981 to obtain an authorization number CA number if returned for credit and RA number if returned for repair All merchandise returned for credit may be subject to a 20 restocking and refurbishing charge Goods returned for repair or credit should be clearly identified with the assigned CA or RA number and freight should be prepaid Ship to the appropriate address below If you are located within the continental U S Alaska Hawaii or Puerto Rico send goods to Service Department Pelco 3500 Pelco Way Clovis CA 93612 5
4. To copy the schedule attributes of one day and apply them to a different day i 2 3 C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click The Schedule page is displayed Right click the calendar day you want to copy Client Application 4 Select Copy from the quick menu Figure 119 Month View Calendar Quick Menu 5 Right click on the calendar day to which you want to apply the copied schedule attributes 6 Select Paste from the quick menu 7 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen To change a custom schedule day to a regular schedule day right click and select Revert to daily schedule from the quick menu EDITING SCHEDULES This section describes how to edit a schedule to change its profile or delete a schedule The following topis are included e Changing an Existing Schedule Profile e Deleting an Existing Schedule Profile Changing an Existing Schedule Profile To change a profile 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected 4 nthe drop down box select the type of schedule you want to change Options are as follows e All Days e Weekdays e Weekends e Custom Mode 5 Select the schedule profile from the drop down box 6 Using your mouse assign new recording modes and times fo
5. Date time The date and time window within which the transactions were recorded To use an exception to search transaction data the exception must be created before recording the transaction data If the transaction data is recorded before the exception filter is defined the exception filter will not find the data structure within the transaction data To search for only POS events by transaction with exception 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click al 2 On the Search control click O The POS search view is displayed 3 To select a ATM POS device do one of the following e In the DX8100 Site tree click a camera that is linked to the ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the Device Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected e Do the following 1 In the Transaction Information section click check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available 2 Type the ATM POS device name in the Device Name text box 4 Set the date and time range for the search 5 Inthe Data Information section click the check box to select Transaction with Exception Only The Exception Code check box is available 6 Click Start Search If the device name channel date and time are valid and if transactions with exceptions were recorded during the time range the transactions are displayed in the POS Search Table 7 Inthe POS Search Table
6. The following table describes the Web Client application window DX8100 Web Client Table AT Web Client Application Window Parts Item Description Site tree Screen division buttons Remote site connection button PTZ zoom control TZ focus control PTZ iris control PTZ keypad 000000 0 90 96 lt iew pane or view panel C2631M A 6 07 Web Client Configuration WORKING WITH THE CONNECTION LIST Before live video can be viewed from the Web Client s view panels at least one connection to a remote DX8100 server must be established Up to one hundred DX8100 server sites can be added to the Connection List Using the multicast feature the DX8100 DVR can support an unlimited number of Web client connections For information about enabling the DX8100 DVR multicast feature refer to the DX8100 Operation Programming manual This section describes how to work with the connection list and includes the following topics ADDING SITES TO THE CONNECTION LIST This section describes how to add a site to the connection list using a known or unknown IP address The following topics are included e Adding a DX8100 Site with a Known IP Address e Adding a DX8100 Site with a Unknown IP Address Adding a DX8100 Site with a Known IP Address To add a site to the Connection List when you know the site s IP address 1 Click zl The Connection List dialog box opens Pa Figure
7. To operate and configure all but the most basic features of the DX8100 you must be assigned a user account other than Guest If you have not been assigned a user account contact your system administrator before proceeding To log in to a remote site 1 Select a remote DX8100 Series DVR site from the Site tree 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose File gt User Log in You can also log in to a remote site by right clicking its site name and then selecting User Log In from the shortcut menu 3 Enter a valid user name in the User Name field and a valid password in the Password field 4 Click OK LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE You can only log out of one server at a time If you are logged in to multiple servers you must log out of each server individually 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 To log out of a remote DVR site 1 Select the remote server from the Site tree 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose File gt User Log Out You can also log out of a remote DVR by right clicking its site name from the Site tree and then selecting User Log Out from the quick menu DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE To terminate a connection with a remote DX8100 server 1 Right click the name of the remote site from the Site tree 2 Select Disconnect from the quick menu EXITING
8. e Retaining Video When Stopping an Export Process e Deleting Video Data When Stopping an Export Process Retaining Video When Stopping an Export Process To halt an export that is in process while retaining current video data stored e From the DX8100 menu bar choose Export gt Interrupt Export Deleting Video Data When Stopping an Export Process To halt an export that is in process and delete any current video data stored e From the DX8100 menu bar choose Export gt Cancel Export WORKING WITH DX8100 BACKED UP VIDEO The DX8100 allows you to view search export back up and print backed up video To do so you must use the DX8100 Client application For more information about viewing backed up video refer to Working With Backed Up Video On Client C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 107 Printing Images The printing feature of the DX8100 produces a hard copy of the current on screen image A Windows compatible printer must be installed to take advantage of the DX8100 s print feature For information on installing a printer refer to the installation manual that came with your unit 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 image displayed in a pane 1 click amp or ak 2 Locate the video image you want to print For more information on locating video refer to Working in Playback Mode and Working in Search Mode 4 Click
9. 246 247 248 249 Exiting the Program os A A all be A tb ihe ien 203 DX8100 Ment Securty Option a C OE PENIS 203 Entering a New Password 0 ccc hh e a hee e ees 204 Securty Menu DEDI oco aho teet One atole a M alea 204 Ghanging a Passwold lic ted och Mete edic Sr do eint iode mitto ea ode o He rubea eie ed bogus 204 Mobile Client Eod IR Prompt s so e Rer Se AAAS ee a ead Ge le SR ERI P 205 Gonnact MentiOptIDIias co ee eco tee teste per edunt ey te anche Dti adeps ista see pepe s tadas 205 Connect Screen om dn ra adalat cette cede cla Miet pase Oe hd se e et id 206 Creating a New Group ice Eme A EUNT RN ER el at hy 206 Entering a Name ccc seq scare a screen Mona ae pene se RAE VEYNQ AREY fees raids AUT RE kgs EP MPEIQUUN ARAM XXe er qaas 206 Finalizing New Group Creation 207 Editindca GroUp stes tet a d i re pisei AA rose Al cal 207 Editing Gro p Informatilof 22 tes a ads Sede Oe bie alll bares Ie Gl IAPR Mika ols cls 207 Deleting a GIUp ted re tetra A dee o ne Se dam p yh waa AA Ue eal ete PORE Ra 208 Finalizing Group DelGtlolz oor die AS en ie erg N ettet Le ax hans ep CE Fa aua 208 Addi ng a New DX8TO0U SIte tate aioe hoe ee tetto bdo t bI Red Re t peat ga le px tetas 209 SITE Setup SCIGell er etse Y pe be dex pue hadi Rer etenim qoid x d A ER RE hasten EY Nuts 209 Entering New Site Information nete p RIA SS OI PM yeas metre eer adn TR RITE A AE TA QN ERU y 210 New Si
10. CONNECTING MOBILE CLIENTS TO A DX8100 SERIES DVR Using a wired or wireless network connection the DX8100 Mobile Client application can monitor live video from a number of geographically dispersed DVRs The following figure illustrates a simplified wireless network connecting a pocket PC compatible PDA device to a single DX8100 DVR Detailed instructions describing how to configure your particular PDA device for wireless networking are beyond the scope of this manual Consult your network administrator and the documentation that came with your device for instructions on connecting your PDA to a network O lt G Co 2 J 9 Figure 185 PDA to DVR Wireless Networking Example The following table describes the components of a DX8100 Mobile Client network Table AR Components of a DX8100 Mobile Client Network Item Component O Ethernet switch e DX8100 server DVR Mobile client O Wireless access point When using wireless networking to connect a mobile device to the DX8100 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 11 b or g networking standards C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 201 STARTING THE DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT Before attempting to start the DX8100 Mobile Client application make sure you hav
11. For information on alarms refer to Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera ATM Yellow Recording is triggered during the selected time block if an ATM or POS event is detected in the camera s POS predefined ATM POS field For information on ATM POS detection refer to Linking Cameras to Record in Response to ATM POS Events 4 Click and drag the mouse to highlight the time periods and channels where you want the recording mode to apply Drag the mouse diagonally to highlight periods across multiple camera channels simultaneously 5 Click Apply 5 d Bee Bs Wa anre Figure 112 Filling In Recording Blocks in a Schedule Grid Clearing a Scheduled Recording The DX8100 Schedule feature allows you to do the following e For one or multiple channels clear the scheduled recording times for a specific record mode You can select one channel or you can drag and select a group of channels For example you can select and drag the recording times for channel 1 32 However the system does not allow you to select random channels from the list For example you are not allowed to select channel 1 2 and 4 excluding camera 3 e For one or multiple channels you can clear the scheduled recording times for all record modes simultaneously e You can select and clear recording times periods in increments of 30 minutes to 24 hours This section describes how to clear a scheduled recording and includes the following section
12. Operate PTZ Playback video Set PTZ Access export menu For more information about user groups refer to Definition of User Access Levels and Definition of Camera Security Access User Timeout Allows you to configure the amount of time a user is allowed to remain logged on to the DX8100 system before the system automatically logs out The time period is from 5 60 minutes in increments of 5 minutes The manual setting allows the user to stay logged on to the DX8100 until the user is manually logged off e Auto Login User Allows you to configure a user to log on to the DX8100 automatically BUILT IN USER ACCOUNTS There are wo built in user accounts that come preconfigured with the DX8100 which cannot be deleted or changed e Guest The Guest account provides limited access to the system The Guest user can view live video but cannot play back recorded video or access system configuration functions The Guest account automatically becomes active when the system is first started and each time a user group with the exception of the ability to view low security cameras e Adm in The Admin account has full access to the system The Admin user can view live and playback video access all configuration settings add and modify users and can perform searches and backups The Admin user is a member of the Administrators group and cannot be removed C2631M A 6 07 Client Application ogs
13. PC client 17 upgrade port number 24 port 24 standard audio inputs 16 114 status bar 31 synchronization loss of 117 system setup accessing the System page 160 244 DVR settings exporting 161 importing 162 Edit menu exporting from 161 importing from 162 export feature 160 import feature 162 log files exporting 163 overview 163 viewing a log file 163 overview 160 T third party domes 52 protocols supported 57 59 61 111 title bar 31 toolbar 31 34 tour preset 57 65 transaction filter predefined 84 89 U upgrade port 24 user security level 154 accessing remote sites 28 accessing user setup page 154 Administrator 109 156 dwell time changing 40 DX8000 accessing 109 pan tilt and zoom control operating 52 Power User 50 109 156 Restricted User 40 155 156 Standard User account 31 156 user access levels 156 user accounts adding new users 157 existing users deleting 159 log in timeout setting 159 modifying 158 password changing 159 user s group affiliation changing 159 user accounts default 155 V video full window view displaying 35 live viewing 29 playback controls 70 video compression 140 video loss detection of 117 emergency notification 164 relay output linking to 122 synchronization loss of 117 video level low 117 C2631M A 6 07 video low level 117 view cycle view setup 33 pane panel See pane panel viewing area See pane panel W Web Client 216 con
14. Site Designator Lists the number and name of the current site Camera Designator Lists the number and name of the current camera o0 0 0 9690 On Screen PTZ Control Instant Recording Facilitates mouse control of PTZ functions Refer to Operating the On Screen PTZ Controls Starts stops instant recording if enabled C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 49 CUSTOMIZING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD Users with Guest User access and higher can add and delete on screen display items To customize the on screen display 1 From the DX8100 menu bar choose View gt OSD and then select the items you want to add to or delete from the OSD Items include e Site Name e Camera Name e Video Recording e Audio Recording e PTZ e Instant Recording e POS e Select All displays all items in each pane e Background Color TETTE T Figure 28 Client OSD Menu Options 2 Do one of the following e From the DX8100 menu bar choose View gt OSD gt Background Color gt Set Color to add a contrasting background field behind each OSD display item e Fromthe DX8100 menu bar choose View gt OSD gt Background Color gt Disable Background to remove background field INSTANT RECORDING 50 This section describes the instant recording mode Users with Power User access and higher can configure the DX8100 for recording video both instantly and in accordance with a preset schedule The Instant Recordin
15. To shut down the Client Emergency Agent e Click Quit C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent 185 DX8100 Viewer Welcome to the DX8100 Viewer application The DX8100 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 DX8100 native video Watermarking is used to authenticate the originality of a video file and to alert users of possible image tampering The viewer application runs automatically each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8100 s export feature is inserted into a Windows based PC The software can also be installed on a PC and opened independently when necessary This section describes how to install set up and use the DX8100 Client Viewer and includes the following topics e Setting Up and Using the DX8100 Viewer e Working with the Playlist e Working with Viewer Configuration Tools e Exiting the DX8100 Viewer Application Setting Up and Using the DX8100 Viewer This section describes how to use the DX8100 Viewer application and includes the following topics e Recommended System Requirements e DX8100 Viewer Software Installation e Starting the DX8100 Viewer e Viewing Media files e Playing Video e Saving Snapshots e Printing Images e Working with the Playlist RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 186 The DX8100 Viewer recommended minimum system requirements include the following e Pro
16. Watermark ker Rt eur RI Uy MR ER EE ITees NEM RO ee Ee dM NEIN RE qe EE 197 Exiting the DX8100 Viewer Application s t acta 197 DX8100 Mobile Client Setting Up and Using the DX8100 Mobile Client 2 20 02 nnn e 198 Mobile PDA Client Recommended System Requirements 2 0 0 0 ccc cece RR 198 Mobile PDA Client Software Installation sisse RR RR e lee 198 Connecting Mobile Clients to a DX8100 Series DVR 2 0 eI Ie 201 Starting the DX8100 Mobile Cent ccc co ehh DX ed a SEE FEE anes 202 Exiting the DX8100 Mobile Glent 2 5 ro bete eR A DONE PE di daas 203 Seting Up User Securty TRUM 203 Setting Upan Initial PassWord oia a da ton EAEra nE a EORR 203 Changing ati Existing PassWord 5 eren dav onire EEE E Rape d RE E a Setia a aia 204 Logging in to the Mobile Client application nanan IRR n e e e e ees 205 Working with Sites and Groups iiisissssssssssssssssssssse ee e e rre 205 Creating Site Groups stesse oe IP eres aoe caus pase eee ae pde FEM pang CEPI E S 205 Editing an Existing GIO uds erre pex eR ERR Rex sede Mer bre m dela Rue re te pe dor aces ale s 207 Deletinga GOUD 208 Adding a DX8100 Site to A 209 EditingrarOX8 100 Mei ete o ex Tad OP E pibe tuer Pag REED INN EN RI PUNE NES 210 IBS EBD IUNICIMT 211 Connecting to DX8100 Site ssc stot accumu ROV RUES d ore A p RM ERE eR do ached 212 Disconnecting Froma Serve
17. and Setup Each operating mode is accessed by clicking its corresponding button on the toolbar The following table describes the DX8100 operating modes Table I Operating Modes Icon Mode Description gt Live Enters the display mode and opens the DX8100 main window where live and playback video is displayed e Live mode Allows all users to view live video Playback mode Allows users with playback access rights to play back recorded video Search Enters the search mode and opens the Search window providing access to search features Allows users with 3 playback access rights to search video data using specific criteria Setup Enters the setup mode and opens the Setup dialog box to the Camera setup page default view and allows access to the other setup pages Users with Power User access and higher are allowed to set up the features and options for the DVR DISPLAYING VIDEO IN FULL SCREEN VIEW The DX8100 allows full screen viewing of video data in the live playback and index search mode providing more screen area to display video Displaying Live Video in Full Screen View To display live video in full window view 1 Selectthe live video mode For information about working in the playback mode refer to Working in Live View Mode 2 Select a window division 3 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Live video is displayed in full screen view To display the DX8100 main window from the full sc
18. communications protocol 111 enabling disabling camera 111 145 expanded audio option 116 motion detection zones 113 name customizing 111 pan tilt and zoom 111 picture 111 picture properties 112 PTZ locking auto timeout 111 PTZ protocol 111 security level 111 security level selecting 111 video loss detection 118 single assigning to view pane 42 standard audio 114 zoom adjusting 55 camera designator 49 camera event detection and repositioning overview 124 239 camera removing a linked alarm input 44 Capture Card displaying video 45 channel resolution 129 Coaxitron protocol 57 commands auxiliary sending 64 compression video 140 connecting DX8000 DVRs 109 connection list adding servers to 24 adding site with unknown IP address 25 adding sites with know IP address 24 deleting a DX8000 server 26 editing DX8000 server information 26 D protocol 57 designators camera 49 site 49 digital zoom control 31 DirectDraw enabling 23 hardware acceleration 23 disk space 31 disk status indicator 31 display mode Live video 36 playback video 36 See pane panel DX8000 command descriptions 31 overview of application window 29 DX8000 application window panels 37 panes 37 DX8000 setting up 109 E e mail notification overview 176 sending to groups 177 sending to individuals 176 video loss event sending in response to 117 e mail server 166 emergency agent notification 117 accessing Emergency Ag
19. d Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional region you want to bookmark for that camera or ge a E 00 00 nz G3 S4 D OE GT DU Qe MO 8 dZ 03 34 TE Pg OUT 3B UW eae foe L Figure 76 Book Marking Multiple Time Regions 5 Click i The Export Video dialog box opens 6 Do the following a Right click the time range you want to assign to multiple channels The Duplicate Bookmark submenu is displayed A Figure 77 Selecting a Time Range for Duplication 98 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 b Click Duplicate Bookmark The Select Channel dialog box opens E Fr Tri fa ese TE 7 T 8 rs pus rm ru Fo Fu Tra re Tur ra rue ra ra Tre Fara ra Fa Fre Ta Fa Fa Fa rg Cu Lx Figure 78 Select Channel Dialog Box C Click the check box for each channel to which you want to assign the book mark region d Click OK The time range for each selected channel is displayed in the Time Range table 7 Dothe following a In the Device panel click the check box of the desired export device b Click the check box for each time range you want to export 8 Click Export OFTEN ns ped gr ce hotter EB mcm mmmub moms AA ee Gm O se DA Se of E Bi mim a a A A ee 8 Op RA ii m SSE CLONE AO ph oe Bl 2 Di mua I RS HR A DR Rm E i a BHES I e PA AQ LY rd E i ar rai inn Firma J po P ar F oam F pr Form P hn j Bt P Red Tm F C j Figure 79 Selecting the Export Device and Tim
20. recorded audio that may not be of the same quality as live audio Consult your Pelco sales representative for more information regarding the DX8100 AUD option Client Application C2631M A 6 07 This sections describes how to setup the audio feature and is organized into the following sections e Setting Up the Standard Audio Options e Setting Up the Expanded Audio Options e Listening to Live Audio Setting Up the Standard Audio Options By default the DX8100 supports two standard audio inputs if the expanded audio card is not installed If the expanded audio card is installed the two standard audio inputs are disabled To set up the standard audio options 1 Connect the audio input source to the DX8100 For information about connecting an audio source to the DX8100 refer to the DX8100 Installation manual 2 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page 3 In the Channel Information area verify that expanded audio option is not installed This is indicated by the label Audio Not Installed Par bisa Liria Al Lowe is Hore bajes s bota HE Figure 94 Audio Option Not Installed 4 In the Audio Settings area click Advanced gt gt The AUX Audio Settings dialog box opens 5 In the AUX Audio Settings dialog box do the following a Click to deselect the Audio Disable check box b Inthe Input Device drop down box select Mic single channel only or Line in two standard channels C Cli
21. set up the time period and includes the following topics e Configuring E Mail Notification Frequency e Getting the Time of Day e Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Motion Events e Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Alarm Events e Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Video Loss Events Configuring E Mail Notification Frequency Depending on the volume of motion alarm or video loss events detected by the DX8100 the number of e mail notifications can be far too many to manage effectively To keep the number of e mails sent by the DX8100 at a manageable level the e mail notification frequency can be adjusted When events have been detected e mail notifications can be sent out in intervals from once per minute up to once every six hours If no events have been detected during the specified frequency interval no notification will be sent Each e mail notification will include information about the first event detected during the interval the last event detected during the interval and a still image in JPEG format of the last event To configure notification frequency 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is display 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 169 In the Frequency section select the frequency interval from the drop down box Options for sending an e mail notificati
22. A 6 07 UNDERSTANDING THE POS SEARCH VIEW To enter the POS Search mode 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click al 2 On the Search control click OM The POS search view is displayed The following figure shows the parts of the POS search view Q Figure 63 POS Search View C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 83 84 The following table describes the parts of the POS search view Table W Parts of the POS Search View Item Part Description Date Date range for which to search the video and data O Time Time range based on a 24 hour time period for searching POS events Transaction Information Allows POS search by transaction information options as follows Device name The ATM POS device linked to a specific camera In this case selecting a camera linked to an ATM POS device automatically inserts the name of the ATM POS device in the Device Name box Transaction Number A number assigned by the ATM POS device that is printed on the sales are transaction receipt Data Information Allows POS search by data information options as follows Transaction with Exception Only Finds all transactions for which an exception is defined Line Item Allows you to search POS data by a specific transaction line item based on the following guidelines Line item entries are not case sensitive Enter lower or uppercase characters Specify the asterisk wildcard Search by a single word or m
23. A cera nde EIN wien ada M RTI RIEN NNUS 51 Onscreen PIZ Control eh cux a d paca Gand haba pea eq E a UG T LN NEN RES 53 On Screen PTZIMOVemmant x o ree be porter xU RA x ER PET Mt we d ea E x pterea ebbe ote E 53 PTZ Keypad with Camera Lens Controls 2 0 0 0 e e e hee 54 Mouse Wheel 700m eor Ether RESI Maeno A eR dE ite qd 55 A A A E NEE BEIS EE iE 57 Programming d PIeSel eresiaren re eee 58 Activating a Preset secs iin A alge ateti een acne Geau aE nha ads Sad ated Ee a cede eee ia ca langle ae od ad 58 Cleaning a Preset es A A appa medo da Pa NM EU T ode dA 59 Programming a Pattern 0 0 e Rh e e hee 60 Activating a Patterti 5n cocto e utr te E eee DH ERR I xTM nd ned us mdp UR Shared eon KON d 60 Cl aring a PAREN cdc coros o Gd Tu T dde cd tes pad 61 PTZ OSD MGM pei a bere dab ee wigs dine Daly aioe bah ated ads Hea ebd ce hewn ee Adee Lge da deat aM EEA ee 61 Plz ControllP 62 Camera Setup Medi aaa data 63 Auxiliary Aux BUON 04 0 a dt etu A peo a EU Bee ake o 64 Keypad Buttons 1 4 are Vall 3 55345 red A EEEE a Pp aa UE 64 Preset Tour Dialog Box 65 Adding Presetito TOUF u aene e EE eI decodes ald da x RR ES tI M Ged ancl Dh pe pietre des 66 Deleting Presetfrom TOF nuila dd bes 67 Activatirig a Preset TOLL a A e be RUE PRUEBA DEDI dena ddr dias 68 Playback OSD cocino cora a 69 Playback Controls sara pr A tE Na 70 Playback Speed and Volume
24. C2631M A 6 07 ua Figure 244 Moving to a Preset Using Web Client DX8100 Web Client 233 4 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the new preset for example select 1 Figure 245 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 i Set i i i 7 Click again to exit programming mode Activating a Preset To activate a preset 1 Click a preset number 1 32 on the keypad 2 Click to activate preset The camera repositions to the new preset Double digit presets can be set or activated by pressing the first digit and then the second digit sequentially For example preset 20 can be selected by clicking the number 2 and then the 0 zero on the PTZ keypad Figure 246 Activating a Preset Using Web Client 234 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 Clearing a Preset To clear a preset si e 1 Click S to enter programming mode 2 Click the number of the preset you want to clear from the PTZ keypad 3 Click Cir 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple presets Set 1 5 Click ES to exit programming mode Figure 247 Clearing a Preset Using Web Client PTZ PATTERNS A pattern is a user defined viewable camera path with a definite beginning and end Patterns are made up of a
25. C2631M A 6 07 H hardware DX8000 AUD audio card 114 external equipment 64 import setup 32 index view panel 31 indicators audio 49 camera 49 instant recording 49 on screen PTZ control 49 pan tilt and zoom 49 record 49 site 49 instant recording indicator 49 instant recording mode 50 IPSec disabling 21 enabling 21 network communications required 21 L language supported 33 English default French German Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish linking alarm input removing from camera 44 alarm inputs linking to cameras 43 link setup options 118 event PTZ link settings event recording link settings event relay link settings relay and alarm settings relays linking to cameras 43 removing 44 setting up 42 linking and event recording setup 119 live audio 33 49 114 Live View mode 61 local area network LAN 167 maximum record rate 144 menu bar 31 menus Edit 32 Export 34 C2631M A 6 07 Favorite 34 File 32 file 31 Help 34 View 33 menus shortcut local site 41 relay 42 remote site 42 mode instant record starting 52 instant record starting and stopping 51 instant record stopping 52 instant recording 50 live recording 52 Live View mode working in 61 live view working in 45 normal recording 50 recording modes scheduled 129 See recording mode motion detection of 120 130 See also relays detection zones 113 emergency e mail notification 166 emergency notification 164 motion even
26. Controls 2 scere er nin dete nes a age d Els e es eR epu ena wad ad 7 Playback Titfielina aeger hec DOE eta IE ERO a A PME UI 72 Date Selection Drop Down BOX 73 Event Iype Drop down BOX z cu oaa er mee oc ede eden e RE ub ER DESEE DNO ru Rh 74 Playback Digital Zoom Control necesse eR eere eee eme Reed Rer E E Rr Lebe dia e des 15 ZOOM In sing MOUSE Erronea v Rp RP Re pb enr aad ean xd edam pees Pkw Pe Race RE FRU ela 76 Zoom OutUSiNG MOUSE ritmi arenas cok maidens eb te res depo eda ceu pec e oe RUP s data 76 Panning Zoomed Video with the Mouse o oooooooo IRR ree 11 DX8100 Client Search Mode Window s caetero cara eee eben e 78 9 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 o gt 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 gt gt ak ArAONTNFPWN TDAOAOANODOAHSPWN MEE S ss ss a S so gt gt co 120 121 122 123 DX8100 GlientIndexsSedrchiSCcreefi i et Je LEY TREE Eden REUNIR AM A ER V AR EY dn 80 DX8100 Client Thiimbnall Search Screen seco nevi e dead agedoy ey a4 ee Seay eee aaah e a VY equ UNA 82 POS SEAL CH MW sedes tocco pes eb asus eoo eet eite tie en the ala sll er EP le olan aaa 83 POS Iransaction Search by Device Names at o Ku eO in la le maet me o v reU eed E 86 Display a POS Transaction Search by Device Name ooo 87 Searching an POS Eve
27. IM to freeze the image for printing 6 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 deinterlaced option i click amp or ah 2 Locate the video image you want to print Refer to Working in Playback Mode and Working in Search Mode for information on locating video 3 Click gt 4 Click Vl to freeze the image for printing 5 Click to print the image to a designated printer 108 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Setting Up the DX8100 Only a single user with Administrator or Power User access is allowed to access a DX8100 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 DX8100 will allow access to setup features on a first come first served basis Unavailable setup options will be grayed out This section describes the Setup Mode and includes the following topics e Accessing the Setup Mode e Understanding the Setup Dialog Box e Camera Setup e Link Setup e Schedule Setup e Setting Up Network Properties e Data Backup Setup e User Setup e Site Setup e System Setup e External
28. Notification Setup The record icon turns purple indicating a video loss recording regardless of the schedule The video loss utility is constantly running in the background If a schedule is not available the record icon defaults to purple If the DX8100 loses feed video on that channel is recorded Client Application 117 To set up video loss detection 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click kid The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Video Loss Detection section do one or both of the following e Click the Loss of synchronization check box e Click the Low level of video check box e n the Low Level of Video Detection Operation Time section set the Start Time and the End Time 3 Click Apply videa Lar ierno Varie Lare ku at erator F Los reni or weds Loss Lara i adas Deere pes atem jan iim Tam frye ii cama Figure 96 Video Loss Detection APPLYING SETTINGS TO ALL CAMERAS If you want to keep the changes you made to options and parameters on the Camera page you must click Apply If you attempt to leave the Camera page the system will display a message box prompting you to apply not apply or cancel the changes To apply camera configuration options to all attached cameras 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page 2 Perform the camera configuration 3 In the Apply to All Cameras section select the check boxes for one or more of the settings you want
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30. THE DX8100 CLIENT APPLICATION To exit the DX8100 Client application and return to the Windows operating system e From the DX8100 Client menu bar choose File gt Exit 28 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Understanding the DX8100 Application Window This section describes the DX8100 application window and its operation The application window is the central control center where you can access to the DX8100 features and functions e View both live and recorded video Exit to the Windows environment Access DX8100 setup features Control camera PTZ functions Select cameras for viewing and recording e Specify playback date and time e Access playback controls This section includes the following topics e Description of the DX8100 Main Window e Understanding View Panes and Panels e Working with the Site tree DESCRIPTION OF THE DX8100 MAIN WINDOW The application window is displayed after the DX8100 starts The main window provides access to both live and recorded video The DX8100 displays an hour glass when a task requires a longer time to complete This section describes the DX8100 main window and includes the following topics e DX8100 Menu Bar e DX8100 Toolbar e Displaying the DX8100 Window from a Page e Description of Operating Modes e Understanding View Panes and Panels C2631M A 6 07 Client Application The following figure shows the parts of the DX8100 main window pl aein ESEZEEZZEIHNH
31. a CD R RW or DVD R RW you must have Nero Express CD burning software version 6 3 1 25 installed on your client PC If you do not have this version of Nero Express you can download an update or demo version at www nero com This section describes how to export video and includes the following topics e Exporting Bookmarked Video Regions e Inserting and Removing a USB Flash Drive e Enabling the Deinterlacing Filter e Mapping and Disconnecting a Network Drive e Performing the Export e Stopping an Export While in Process EXPORTING BOOKMARKED VIDEO REGIONS 96 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 Bookmarked regions are listed in the Export Video dialog box at the time of export The following figure shows the DX8100 bookmark controls Figure 73 Bookmark Controls The following table describes the bookmark controls Table X Bookmark Controls Button Command Description Add Bookmark Does the following e Adds a red bookmark flag to mark the beginning of a start point Adds a gray bar to indicate the range between the start point and end point i Remove Bookmark Removes the selected bookmark Remove All Removes all bookmarks Bookmarks CREATING BOOKMARKS T
32. a pattern number 1 4 on the keypad 2 Click Pattern A pattern will repeat indefinitely until it is cleared another pattern is set or the on screen PTZ control is moved Figure 249 Activating a Pattern Using Web Client 236 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 Clearing a Pattern To clear a pattern 1 Click to enter programming mode 2 Select a pattern number 1 4 on the keypad 3 Click Pattern 4 Click Cir 5 Click again 6 Click Set in to exit i de ck See again to exit programming mode Figure 250 Clearing a Pattern Using 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 Ill Only cameras that support remote programming through Pelco D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature To access a programming menu for a remote camera 1 Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel I ii RPGR Sco ku H Qi m dono d ou d ee H ad Omm jt a ii i j dara AAA AA Hi Figure 251 Web Client View Panels C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 237 2 Click to access remote camera setup mode 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 Figure 252 PTZ Control Panel Using Web Client 3 Use the on scree
33. a preset 1 On the DX8100 keypad click to enter programming mode 2 Click the number of the preset you want to clear from the PTZ keypad 3 Click Cir 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple presets vi BEE 5 Click ES to exit programming mode Figure 37 Clearing a Preset PTZ PATTERNS A pattern is a user defined viewable camera path with a definite 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 DX8100 The Spectra IIl supports one pattern and the Spectra IIl SE supports up to four unique PTZ patterns Depending on the type and configuration of the PTZ device the DX8100 can address up to four unique PTZ patterns Once defined a pattern can be activated with a series of on screen commands A pattern will run continuously until it is deactivated Only PTZ enabled cameras that support pattern programming through D P Coaxitron or supported third party protocols can use this feature This section describes how to program activate and clear patterns and access the programming features of remote cameras This section includes the following topics e Programming a Pattern e Activating a Pattern e Clearing a Pattern e Accessing Programming Features of Remote Cameras PROGRAMMING A PATTERN This section describes how to program a pattern Certain PTZ device
34. and an adjustable viewing area with full screen view Setting Up and Using the DX8100 Mobile Client This section describes how to install set up and use the DX8100 Mobile Client The following topics are included e Mobile PDA Client Recommended System Requirements e Mobile PDA Client Software Installation e Connecting Mobile Clients to a DX8100 Series DVR e Starting the DX8100 Mobile Client e Exiting the DX8100 Mobile Client e Setting Up User Security logging in to the Mobile Client application e Working with Sites and Groups e Connecting to a DX8100 Site e Disconnecting From a Server Site e Viewing Live Video e Customizing the View Screen MOBILE PDA CLIENT RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The DX8100 Mobile Client PDA recommended minimum system requirements includes the following e PDA Hardware A pocket PC compatible handheld device e Processor Intel XScale compatible with a minimum processor speed of 400 MHz e Memory 64 MB of RAM e Video TFT liquid crystal display with minimum 240 x 320 display resolution 64K colors e Operating System Microsoft pocket PC 2002 or later e PC with Windows operating system and Microsoft ActiveSync version 3 5 or later installed e Wired or wireless networking capability MOBILE PDA CLIENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 198 To install the DX8100 Mobile Client 1 Install ActiveSync on your Windows PC if it is not already installed 2 Connect the hand held device to y
35. arrive at 2CIF resolution for the displayed image The original image is retained at the recorded 4CIF resolution For exported images the DX8100 provides a global option for enabling a deinterlacing filter 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 denaturalizing filter refer to Enabling the Deinterlacing Filter To view video using the deinterlaced option 1 click gt to start video playback 2 On the menu bar click View gt Display deinterlaced image VIEWING LIVE AND PLAYBACK VIDEO SIMULTANEOUSLY The DX8100 allows simultaneous viewing of live and playback video from a single camera source To view live and playback video from the same camera 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click 2 Drag a camera from the Site tree to a view panel 3 click gt to begin playback 4 Drag the same camera from the Site tree onto a different view panel while video is playing C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 95 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 e You must put the recorder in Playback or Search mode to export video You cannot access Export in Live mode e To export video or still images to
36. cameras to record 124 overview 109 PTZ presets and patterns alarm events linking to 125 ATM POS events linking to 126 linking to external events 124 motion events linking to 125 243 PTZ test 112 video loss events linking to 127 relay output advanced alarm activated configuring 148 advanced ATM POS activated configuring 149 advanced motion activated configuring 147 advanced video loss activated configuring 149 alarm event external linking to 121 ATM POS event external linking to 121 motion event external linking to 120 See also relays video loss event external linking to 122 relay properties setting up 119 See also relays schedule setup frame rate basic configuring 141 frame rate configuring 141 record mode 128 130 system setup 160 user access 154 setup pages Camera page 110 Linking page 119 Schedule page 128 Site page 160 System page 160 User page 154 shortcut keys PC keyboard 56 Home and End Insert and Delete Left and Right Arrow Page Up and Page Down Plus and Minus Up and Down arrow using to operate PTZ and lens functions 55 56 shortcut menus local site shortcut menu 41 relay shortcut menu 42 remote site shortcut menu 42 site designator 49 site tree all cameras assigning from 42 how organized 31 local expanding and collapsing 41 overview 41 remote expanding and collapsing 42 single camera assigning from 42 software installing on PC client 23 license agreement 19
37. characters The search criteria is based on the following e Channel The camera that captured the video and is linked to the ATM POS device that produced the transaction data e Date time The date and time window within which the transaction s were recorded e Line item The line item has the following guidelines Line item entries are not case sensitive Enter lower or uppercase characters Specify the asterisk wildcard Search by a single word or multiple words appearing in a transaction line Enter the first few characters of the first word appearing in the transaction and the wildcard For example type sma for a line item containing the entry small orange juice The search returns all transactions that contain the word small Enter the first few characters of the second word in a transaction and the wildcard For example type ora for a line item containing the entry small orange juice The search returns all transactions that contain the word orange Search by abbreviation For example type 6 pk for a line item containing the entry Soda 6 pk The search returns all transactions that contain the abbreviation 6 pk To search for transactions that contain a unique line item 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click al 2 On the Search control click OM The POS search view is displayed Client Application C2631M A 6 07 3 To select a ATM POS device do one of the following e n the DX8100 Site tree click a ca
38. criteria The search results contain all POS transactions recorded for that device according to the specified date and time Searching POS Data by Device Name To search POS transaction data by ATM POS device name On the DX8100 toolbar click Ife On the Search control click OM The POS search view is displayed 1 2 C2631M A 6 07 To select a channel in the DX8100 Site tree click a camera that is linked to an ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the Device Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected Select the date and time for the POS search event as follows a b C d Select the Start date Select the End date Select the End time Select the Start time In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available Verify that the ATM POS device name displayed in the Device Name text box is the correct device for the search Client Application 85 7 Click Start Search The POS Search Table is populated with POS transaction data ia F lista Oeiley Enebile SUUM j i xr 5 eB e 1 2004 100 19 Hie 1 55 haz mew pi ae Te Dg oda Tre d eoa E A Figure 64 POS Transaction Search by Device Name Displaying POS Data Discovered by Device Name To display a POS transaction and its associated video 1 On the DX8100 toolbar c
39. day This section describes how to create a monthly or multiple day schedule and includes the following topics Creating Multiple Day Schedules Creating Single Day Schedules Creating Multiple Day Schedules To create a recording schedule to recur indefinitely 1 2 10 C2631M A 6 07 From the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected Select All days Weekday or Weekends from the drop down box Click New The New File Name dialog box opens In the New File Name text box enter a new filename for the profile The profile file name follows the standard Windows file naming conventions Click OK Using your mouse select the recording modes and times for each camera you want to schedule For information on camera scheduling refer to Setting Up the Camera Recording Mode Click Save Click Apply Client Application 133 11 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the Schedule page Heit cm Ym me Augus 2005 Figure 117 Month View Page Multi Day Schedule Creating Single Day Schedules This section describes how to create a single day schedule and includes the following topics Working with Single Day Schedules Copying and Applying Schedule Attributes Working with Single Day Schedules Custom Mode schedules are defined for single days
40. environment it is possible that multiple users may attempt to simultaneously control the PTZ features of a single camera To minimize potential conflicts only one user at a time is allowed to control the PTZ features of a camera PTZ control is made available on a first come first served basis Once a user Client Application 111 gains control of a camera s PTZ features all other users are locked out All other users must wait until the controls for that device have been left idle for the amount of time configured for that camera as specified in the PTZ Locking Auto timeout drop down box 2 To perform a PTZ test click Pan L left Pan R right Tilt U up and Tilt D down to verify that the camera responds to PTZ commands g Set the selected camera address as follows 1 In the Dip Switch Address drop down box select an address from the available addresses If the selected camera s protocol is set to NO PTZ or PELCO C the DIP Switch Address drop down box is unavailable In this case the camera s dip switch setting cannot be set using software This option is available for cameras and protocols that support software configurable addresses Only one address can be assigned per camera The DX8100 displays an error message if you attempt to assign the same address to different cameras 2 To view the camera DIP switch address setting for all attached local cameras click View The DIP Switch Address View dialog box opens T
41. example if the start time is 6 00 and the end time is 18 00 a low video level event from 18 01 to 5 59 will not be detected The low video level detection time option is only available when the low level of video option is selected The DX8100 also stores a video incident as a video loss recovery event The status provides the start and restore time for the video loss event The DX8100 allows you to select the loss of synchronization and low level of video option independently C2631M A 6 07 The PTZ camera and multiple relay output can be mapped to a video loss event Multiple cameras can be configured to record in response to a video loss event The DX8100 can be configured to use emergency agent notification In this case the last available video image at the time the event occurred is sent to the designated remote client If no image exist then the system attaches a red colored pane to the e mail The red pane contains the text Video Loss For information about setting up emergency notification refer to Fmergency Notification Setup The DX8100 can be configured to send an e mail notification in response to a video loss event In this case the last available video image at the time the event occurred is attached to the e mail If no image exist then the system attaches a red colored pane to the e mail The red pane contains the text Video Loss For information about setting up emergency notification refer to Emergency E Mail
42. is displayed on the VGA monitor One operational difference is that the MUX stops the display of real time video if the search mode is active for one channel In this case the capture card s are used to display the video When installing the MUX card option ensure that the MUX Card matches the capture card channel capacity as follows e Ifan8 channel capture card is installed the DX8108 MUX option is required The DX8124 model DVR has two capture cards installed an 8 channel and a 16 channel capture card In this case the DX8108 MUX and DX8116 MUX option are required e ifa 16 channel capture card is installed the DX8116 MUX option is required The DX8132 model DVR has two 16 channel capture cards installed In this case two DX8116 MUX options are required To view live video in the DX8100 main window e On the DX8100 toolbar click Live This section includes the following topics e Assigning and Removing Cameras from View Panes e Live View On Screen Display OSD e Customizing the On Screen Display OSD ASSIGNING AND REMOVING CAMERAS FROM VIEW PANES The DX8100 allows you to quickly move cameras to and remove cameras from a view pane To assign a camera to the view pane 1 Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view pane 2 Repeat the process in step 1 for up to 36 cameras and up to five different DX8100 sites To remove a camera from a view pane e Right click in the view pane and drag the camera to the Site
43. j E i Dae f Lehmg TO bad Pila Mun F gee D Amm P hdd Figure 140 Exporting DVR Settings Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export To save current DVR settings 1 C2631M A 6 07 From the DX8100 menu bar choose Edit gt Export Setup The DX8100 Setup File Export Dialog box opens Select the folder in which you want to save the settings file Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy Enter a file name in the space provided Click Save Client Application WORKING WITH THE IMPORT FEATURE This sections describes how to import DX8100 DVR settings and includes the following topics e Importing DVR Settings e Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Import Importing DVR Settings To import a saved settings file 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click q The System page is displayed 3 Select the Import button 4 Doone ofthe following a Tospecify the file name for import enter the drive path and file name information in the text box Settings file names follow standard Windows file naming conventions For example CASystem Settings Backup bak or b To browse for a location 1 Click Browse The DX8100 Setup File Export Dialog box opens 2 Navigate to the drive and folder where the settings file is located 3 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 4 Select the settings file you want to op
44. minus key is pressed the pan tilt speed is decreased toward minimum speed To use the keyboard and keys to control camera pan tilt speed 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click 4 2 Select a PTZ enabled camera from the Site tree 3 Click the mouse pointer in the camera s view panel 4 Press and hold the up down and left right arrows to pan tilt the camera 5 Press the plus key once or more times to increase the pan tilt speed Press the minus key once or more times to decrease the pan tilt speed 56 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user defined camera position using PTZ and focus commands the camera s auto focus option must be turned off Only cameras that support positioning and programming using D P Coaxitron or supported third party protocols can use this feature The DX8100 Series DVR can address up to 150 PTZ presets 1 150 Preset 95 is reserved for remote camera setup and preset 99 is reserved for camera autoscan mode From the DX8100 menu bar choose View Extended View The following PTZ operating guidelines must be observed e To program or clear presets preset tours and patterns the icon must be engaged e To activate presets tours and patterns the icon must be disengaged This section describes how to program activate and clear presets and includes the following topics e Programming a Preset e Activating a Preset e Clearing a Preset PROGRAMMI
45. network Although IPSec security can be disabled at any time it must be enabled to communicate with a DX8100 server 7 Click Next The DX8100 Client Setup dialog box opens all DEES Chant detup Program la 77777 Ta candum curae aal Figure 4 DX8100 Client Setup Dialog Box 8 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens Software License Agres mana lara pos mal ca ab tw ieee ul Li Aga B Ta wiki Tor ae eT 5b a tin CONTRACT i ee PO THE Ee LER aj AAA REM E OA cave Figure 5 Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 9 Read the license agreement and then select accept this License Agreement C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 10 Click Next The Select Installation Folder dialog box opens Figure 6 Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 11 Click Next to accept the default installation folder Figure 7 Client Installation Finalization Dialog Box 12 Click Finish to complete the installation process 20 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 SETTING UP SECURITY SERVICES To communicate with a networked DX8100 Series DVR IPSec security must be enabled on your computer Disabling IPSec security services may hamper your PC s ability to communicate with DX8100 servers Consult your system administrator before disabling IPSec security This section describes how to setup IPSec security services and includes the following topics e Enabling IPSec Security Ser
46. o e O 9 o Rewind to Beginning Returns the bookmark to the start of the earliest recorded video 70 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following figure shows the DX8100 playback speed and volume controls O Figure 52 Playback Speed and Volume Controls The following table describes the parts of the playback speed and volume controls Table S Parts of the Playback Speed and Volume Controls Item Part Description 1 Normal Playback speed is at normal rate 2 Faster Playback speed is increased to a faster rate O Slower Playback speed is reduced to a slower rate o Louder Volume is increased to a higher level or decreased to a lower level O Mute Volume is silenced C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 71 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 The 72 following figure illustrates the timeline color coding scheme Panel 1 8e4 S03 C09 Camera 9 11 27 2003 v 05 00S 56 Figure 53 Playback Timeline The following table describes the parts of the playback timeline control Table T Parts of the Playback Timel
47. ooooooo e e e e e hen 36 Displaying Video in full screen View 36 Understanding View Panes and Panels oooooococcoccccoccc ened e a en 37 Working with View Panes and Panels oo 37 Configuring View Panels siu A e rx eeu eder items ds 38 Navigating View Panels ees rm ett ete deb otn wanes od pet tu e Demi sed d avete bon due Rd 38 Working withthe Sitetree a a DR pd qub bones 41 Assigning Cameras to View Panes see aida RR RURIRU RARE SDRIDRRGS aaa NEERA 42 umma cT 42 hemovirig BIKS 4 ec som eno etse Dd utum pet Nie v Do I Me T A e Lu nci e Aes oa A A 44 C2631M A 6 07 3 Working n LiveWiewoMOUe 5a hem Lt LE hd a oe oe a ln ix detur a e iun 45 Assigning and Removing Cameras from View Panes 2 0 0 0 coerce e e 45 SELIG UP FaVOTIEeS sr nuo Cote et ev t e D ES UE op TE Ebo ada a e up tees LM b grab E Sth Slate 46 Addirig a Camera View to Favotites e ee a A Give Meee i dhe ae a eek 46 Organizing Favoritessin Folder sates gel is Saale totg a ettet atr utate ue e da Tad 47 Live View On Sereen Display S D x desees a Sed cR pp IPTE ad IDN IIS UR SU TUUM EM TER Ie 49 C stotnizing the On Screen Display OSD errre te ds ut hl ene a Abl vede 50 Instant Becordlfg sosta et onte ERN tur eeu dA rte E tae oles cui obra edd a ted edi n enr 50 Enabling and Disabling Instant Recording 0 0 c ccc IRR M He 50 Adding Instant Recording to OD okie adele v eR ban cte md dda diutino fume dites 51 Starting and S
48. page is displayed 164 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 ADDING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS TO BE NOTIFIED After clients have been added cameras must be configured to notify individual clients of an event A single camera can be linked to one or more client emergency agents For information on linking cameras to client emergency agents refer to Linking Cameras to Client Emergency Agents To add clients to the Emergency Agent Notification list 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click amp The Notification page is displayed 3 Click Add The Agent Setup dialog box opens 4 Dothe following a Enter a name for the client Client names can be up to 63 characters and can include spaces but not special characters b Enter the clients IP address c lf necessary enter a port number in the Agent Port text box The default port number is 9004 Unless there is a conflict on your network you should not change the Emergency Agent port number from its default of 9004 Make sure any changes to port numbers are made consistently across all DX8100 servers and clients on a network Client and server ports must be identical 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 notification list 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Came
49. relay to multiple cameras The DX8100 allows you to link relays to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panes or onto cameras listed in the Site tree To link a relay output to a camera 1 2 3 4 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX In the Site tree click the plus sign next to the camera to which you want to link relays Click the plus sign next to to see the list of relay outputs Drag a relay onto a camera pane or a camera listed in the Site tree Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs To link a relay output to an alarm input i Z C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX In the Site tree click the plus sign next to to expand the Alarm tree if needed Relays can also be linked to cameras and alarms on the Link settings page For more information refer to Configuring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings Click the plus sign next to F to expand the Relay tree if needed Drag a relay output onto an alarm input in the Site tree Client Application 43 44 REMOVING LINKS This section describes how to remove links and includes the following sections e Removing a Linked Alarm Input from a Camera e Removing a Linked Relay Output from a Camera e Removing a Linked Relay Output from an Alarm Input Removing a Linked Alarm Input from a Camera To remove an alarm link from a camera 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EE 2 In the Site tree click the plus sign next to the camer
50. rl ona Hat a oan C Deam Morum BEL TL sd ED amp Figure 145 Basic E mail Notification Setup Testing E mail Notification You test the e mail notification configuration in the Emergency E mail Notification page For information on accessing the Emergency E mail Notification page refer Accessing the Emergency E mail Notification Setup To test e mail notification 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Select the My E mail Server Requires Authentication check box if it is not already selected 5 Enter your personal e mail address or the address of someone who can verify the receipt of the test e mail in the To text box 6 Type DX8100 E mail Notification Test in the Subject text box 168 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 7 Enter the following server settings if necessary e Server address This address should be the same as the SMTP server address you entered above e Username e Password 8 Click Test E mail Notification te gun bang canens umm mm ae E Drum lada ue 8 re nl pr Fenm I m hien pia Q seins rc Figure 146 E Mail Test SETTING UP THE TIME PERIOD The DX8100 can be configured to send e mail notifications on a periodic basis such as once every ten minutes This sections describes how to
51. s ede pen det bete bee den predi wale dp eee E seater EN Y NOD 190 Open Dialog BOX onec pp RE A booed IMs e dated ee cet negar qu RIEN 191 Miew Panellmadece sss rescue eto e ee MS RN ADAE EE AEN S UE PR EET AER 192 Viewer Playlist re oes ot ete a e a e eso Mm e ds gua teer Ere em LUE des 194 Addingeiles to a Play ElSt e oret hal Evene bro beet mod obeunt da Ga ute ideas 195 Viewer Gonflguration TO0ls ss 2 624 sS eR de Ebert KURIER LERRA Pu eh ee a elk 196 aibi ues Pars ROC 198 RESOUTCECD Serenan acsi mu lt atte ee tea tanita EN EA te a sy eats 199 Resource CD Screen Installation Options 1c rece Rete e pet RE RA ED e er e Rx ral Dr ea US 199 DX8100 Viewer Dialog BOX ead fo heed cane pauses BH ae gee ahs REOS ee Ale de HEE SA ee ATUS 200 Mobile Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 2 2 cnn e 200 installing Application Dialog BOX 34 5 5 O AA ERR INN RUE 200 Application Downloading Complete Dialog Box n n nunnan nannaa ananuna III e e nn 200 PDA to DVR Wireless Networking Example 201 Maini Screen as es LO P PD 202 187 188 189 3 L La La La E la la ca CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO 1O0 2014 Co h2 oO NONNNNNNNDN O C9 O COS C9 CO CO C9 c C co N N 3 C AnNANOOF WN cococgo JCc5 00142Con2 NN 9 9 N29 8D NN 3 c I l3 I3 I3 LX 23 N N N gt C co 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245
52. 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 provide 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 Arrows These keys provide the following 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 the mouse to move the camera 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 4 and buttons Left and Right Arrows These keys provide the same actions as the mouse for moving the camera The left arrow key pans the camera to the left and the right arrow key pans the camera to the right and These keys perform similar actions as using the mouse to change the speed of camera movement When pressed once the plus key increases the camera s pan tilt speed when pressed once the minus key decreases the pan tilt speed Each time the plus key is pressed the pan tilt speed is increased toward maximum speed each time the
53. 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 final value for the search range in the text box provided for example 254 Each octet of the IP address must be an integer between 1 and 255 4 Click Find 5 Select one or more DX8100 servers to add to the site tree 6 Click Add The site appears in the Connection List C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 25 7 Click OK when you return to the Connection List dialog box la E o Figure 14 DX8100 Scan Dialog Box DELETING A DX8100 DVR SERVER The DX8100 Client allows you to delete a DX8100 DVR server from the connection list To delete a DX8100 server from the connection list 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click The Connection List dialog box opens 2 Select the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to delete 3 Click Delete The site disappears from the Connection List 4 Click OK EDITING DX8100 SERVER INFORMATION FROM CONNECTION LIST The DX8100 Client allows you to edit a DX8100 server s information from within the Connection List dialog box To edit a DX8100 server s information 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EJ The Connection List dialog box opens 2 Select the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to edit 3 Click Edit The Server Information dialog box opens 4 Enter a new name for the server 5 Enter a new IP address for the server 6 If necessary and after you
54. section to select the Filtered Image display box e To disable filtered image display click the check box in the Language section to deselect the Filtered Image display box VERIFYING THE WATERMARK Watermarking is used to authenticate the originality of a video file and to alert users of possible image tampering To verify the watermark 1 Open an exported video image 1 On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click tal The Watermark Viewer dialog box opens 2 Click Watermark Check The DX8100 Viewer performs a check to verify if the watermark is authentic and then displays the result and video image in the Watermark Viewer dialog box EXITING THE DX8100 VIEWER APPLICATION To exit the DX8100 viewer application e Click the Close button in the top right corner of the viewer window For example click x C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Viewer 197 DX8100 Mobile Client Welcome to the DX8100 Mobile Client application The DX8100 Mobile Client allows 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 DX8100 Mobile Client software runs on a standard pocket PC based PDA and it can display a single channel of real time video from any camera attached to any DX8100 DVR on the network Features include hierarchical organization of multiple sites built in security through password protection
55. 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 DX8100 Depending on the type and configuration of the PTZ device the DX8100 can address up to four unique PTZ patterns Once defined a pattern can be activated with a series of on screen commands A pattern will run continuously until it is deactivated Only PTZ enabled cameras that support pattern programming through Pelco D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature This section describes how to work with patterns and includes the following topics C2631M A 6 07 Programming a Pattern Activating a Pattern Clearing a Pattern Accessing Programming Features of Remote Cameras DX8100 Web Client 235 Programming a Pattern To program a pattern 1 Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel y eee 2 Click to enter programming mode 3 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the pattern 1 4 4 Click Pattern 5 Navigate the camera through a series of movements using the on screen PTZ and focus controls Certain PTZ devices like Pelco s Spectra Series domes will display an on screen message with the amount of remaining memory available for pattern programming Figure 248 Programming a Pattern Using Web Client To stop programming a pattern 1 Click Pattern i Set 2 Click Activating a Pattern To activate a pattern 1 Click
56. table describes how the DX8100 view panes and panels are organized Table K How View Panels are Organized sly Te Grouping mtem aneo Single 1 32 1 32 4 Division 1 8 4 8 9 Division 1 4 9 4 16 Division 1 2 16 2 25 Division 1 2 25 2 36 Division 1 1 36 1 6 10 13 Division e 1 5 Division 1 6 6 e 2 8 Division 1 4 10 e 1 12 Division 1 4 13 Pressing one of the view panel division buttons sets the number of visible channels displayed in the panel The following figure illustrates the view panel identifier ceo Pret 1 4 200 CU frame i or 1a 20x E m m m 06 UT ON 8 nt 14 15 S 77 mx a DM Figure 20 View Panel Identifier The following table describes how the DX8100 view panes and panels shown in Figure 20 are organized Table L View Panes and Panel Item Description 1 Indicates the panel number being viewed e Indicates the total number of panel pages available Expanding and Collapsing View Panes To expand a view pane to fill the entire panel Double click a view pane The view fills the entire view panel To collapse a view pane e Double click the expanded view pane The view pane returns to its default size Manually Cycling Through Hidden View Panels To manually cycle through hidden view panels C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 39 40 e On the DX8100 toolbar click one of the panel division buttons The view sequences
57. the first image recorded during a specified period of time Thumbnails can be expanded and collapsed to represent hourly 10 minute and 1 minute intervals The DX8100 allows sharing of time range search settings between the Thumbnail and Pixel search mode In this case if you initiate a Thumbnail search you can select a preview clip and initiate a Pixel search The Pixel search mode is based on the same time criteria as the preview Thumbnail clip To visually search video using thumbnail images 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click Ife 2 Onthe DX8100 Search control click BB 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 Click the thumbnail for the hour you want to begin searching 6 Click to change the thumbnail time range to shorter intervals or click to change the thumbnail time range to longer intervals e Click to change from 1 hour intervals to 10 minute intervals e Click again to change from 10 minute intervals to 1 minute intervals e Click once to change from 1 minute intervals to 10 minute intervals e Click again to change from 10 minute intervals to 1 hour intervals 7 Click the thumbnail of the interval you want to search 8 Click gt to view video Double clicking a thumbnail image will enlarge the image and begin playback 9 Click MI to return to thumbnail images C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 81
58. through the view panels For example when you repeatedly click a 4 Division display format Ll the DX8100 cycles through each of the eight available view panels Automatically Cycling Through View Panels The DX8100 provides an automatic cycle feature that when selected automatically cycles through each view panel ensuring all cameras get displayed Group permission to change the dwell time is assigned by the Administrator to the following groups Restricted User Group Standard User Group and Power User Group This section describes how to configure the DX8100 to automatically cycle through camera views and includes the following sections e Starting an Automatic Cycle View Mode e Stopping an Automatic Cycle View Sequence e Selecting User Groups to Set the Cycle View Dwell Time e Selecting the Cycle View Dwell Time Starting an Automatic Cycle View Mode To start the automatic cycle view mode e On the DX8100 toolbar click Cycle Views The Cycle Views icon turns blue indicating that the DX8100 is in the automatic cycle view mode The system will cycle through each panel displaying each panel for the configured cycle view dwell time For example if you click the automatic cycle view process starts Stopping an Automatic Cycle View Sequence To stop the automatic cycle view mode e On the DX8100 toolbar click Cycle Views The DX8100 stops the automatic cycle view mode Selecting User Groups to Set the Cycle View Dwel
59. to Mapping and Disconnecting a Network Drive The following table shows a listing of available devices Table Y Available Backup Space Type Description Optical drives The DX8100 supports the following drives e CD R e DVD R Hard disk drives The hard disk drive can be any of the following local drives Remote drives Removable drives USB flash drives 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 Click in the File Name box and then type the file name for each selected video time range You can accept the default file name assigned to the time range For more information refer to Assigning a Custom Export Video File Name Select the export format For more information refer to Selecting the Export Format 102 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 9 Click Export tie ooo A ee iim Erre TAR UMEIG IIA IO er Figure 82 Exporting Selected Video 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 field and then use the spinner buttons to set the start date for the export The start days and times cannot be set later than end days and times 3 Double click the Start Time field and then use the spinner buttons to se
60. to apply to all cameras Protocol Camera Security Picture Adjustment Motion Detection Audio Settings and Video Loss 4 Click Apply to All Cameras 5 Click Apply LINK SETUP This section describes how to use the Link page to set up the following Relay and alarm settings Event relay link settings e Event recording link settings e Event PTZ link settings This section includes the following topics e Configuring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings e Linking Relay Outputs to External Events e Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to External Events e Linking Cameras to Record in Response to External Events 118 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CONFIGURING BASIC RELAY AND ALARM SETTINGS The DX8100 can support up to 32 alarm inputs and 24 relay outputs Eight channel DVRs include 8 alarm and 8 relay terminals while sixteen channel DVRs include 16 of each This section describes how to configure basic relay and alarm settings including the following topics e Understanding How Relays and Alarms React to a Power Outage e Configuring DX8100 Basic Relay and Alarm Settings e Configuring Basic Relay Operating Properties e Configuring Basic Alarm Input Operating Properties Understanding How Relays and Alarms React to a Power Outage The DX8100 server might experience an external AC power outage that impacts how the relay and alarm features function e Power outage Relays configured as NO are closed if the DX8100 is server is
61. to save and reload DX8100 configuration settings You can save your DX8100 DVR configuration settings by exporting them to a specific storage media and location You can reload a specific configuration profile by importing its configuration file This sections describes how to use the import and export feature including the following topics e Exporting Current DVR Settings e Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Exporting Current DVR Settings To save current DVR configuration settings 1 2 6 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 9 The System page is displayed Select the Export button Select the check boxes of each configuration item you want to back up or click Select All to export all settings Do one of the following a Tospecify the file name to which you want to export enter the drive path and file name information into the text box Setting file names follow standard Windows file naming conventions For example CADX8100Wan_2004_config bak or b To browse for a location 1 Click Browse The DX8100 Setup File Export Dialog box opens 2 Entera file name in the File name text box 3 Navigate to the drive and folder in which you want to save the settings file 4 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 5 Click Save Click Export Now Lpr ges Longa amp Lan ho 0 I ren
62. want to clear recording times Release the right mouse button The highlighted recording times are cleared Do one of the following e Toaccept the change click Apply The selected time period is deleted e To cancel the change click Cancel The deleted recording times are restored Foetal Beate E x Beer Poe Figure 114 Clearing Recording Times for All Record Modes Client Application 131 CREATING YEARLY RECORDING SCHEDULES The DX8100 allows you create and save various recording schedules This section describes how to create yearly recording schedules and includes the following sections e Creating a Yearly Recording Schedule e Scheduling Individual Days Using the Year View e Copying Schedule Attributes to a Different Day Creating a Yearly Recording Schedule Year View allows a user to customize recording schedules for individual days Year View displays daily recording schedules in a calendar format The calendar displays one year s worth of daily recording schedules The scheduling period begins in the current month e Days circled in red have been assigned weekday weekend or everyday recording schedules e Days circled in blue have been assigned a custom recording schedule e Days without circles denote that no recording has been scheduled for that day Scheduling Individual Days Using the Year View To schedule individual days using the Year View 1 From the DX8100 toolbar click t The Setup dialog box open
63. 0 12 DX8132 2CIF 240 6 200 6 ACIF 120 3 100 3 Setting Up DX8100 for Maximum IPS Recording The following table describes how the DX8100 organizes cameras channels into groups of four cameras per group To achieve the maximum recording rate and resolution 30 ips at 4CIF NTSC or 25 ips at 4CIF PAL enable one camera from each group while the other three cameras in the group are disabled For information about the various recording rates and resolutions refer to Understanding DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording Table AG DX8100 Camera Grouping Model Group Assigned Camera 1 1 4 DX8108 2 5 8 1 1 4 2 5 8 DX8116 3 9 12 4 13 16 To set up the DX8100 to record at the maximum rate and resolution 1 Doone of the following e Onthe DX8100 toolbar click El The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page e fthe Setup dialog box is already open click Ca The Camera page is displayed 2 Inthe Camera Properties section for Group 1 do the following a Selecta camera from the drop down box You can also select a camera from the Site tree by clicking on it 144 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 b For the camera you want to enable verify that the Disable check box is not selected c For the remaining cameras in the group click the Disable check box to disable the respective camera 3 Repeat step 2 for Groups 2 3 and 4 if applicable 4 Click Apply 5 Cl
64. 0 Viewer Software Installation siiiiissssssssssssssssss I e e e 187 Starting the DX8100 Viewer 0 2 e e e e hh EEEE EEE EEEE 190 Viewing Media MES s chacarera dada pelis ibd 191 Playing VICO mE 192 A AP Reo ui baa dte du cad ODORE dob ient Pus at da een ebat N RES 192 Printing Mages 0 A A A A a 193 C2631M A 6 07 Working with th Playlist sss RR E EUER Rida eer tobe Sedu aa ew eee lig a aae he ty se 194 Accessing the Playlist 525 Phe ewe hymns rone o Nea eme qp R UR Pane E we Duke pua Bue wre RN DN ee 194 Adding Filesto the Current cbe te UTR v RR ace ed ERR BRUDER ODE diede 195 Removing Media Files from the Current LiSt oooooooocococococooco corr Ie e 195 Playing a File fromthe Playlist aue notet ree th bee CE E echt emet tuer i S Ame tr pon cedet da A 195 Loadingia Previously Saved Playlist jcc cca a Ohara adds ees ree EVE DU Re RTI eq E do ado x 195 Saving the Current Playlist aero ae ret te SF E ee ta DURER ER SRI atop a DAL aii oda 195 Working with Viewer Configuration Tools ooo 196 Accessing Viewer Configuration Tools sssaaa naana nunnur EEEE EEEE I e le 196 Adjusting Picture Quality 196 Changing the Snapshot DIr amp Ctary esce cise cn padvace Coa cen end et ew Deeem x pere dere ia ede aaeedbxee nep ess red ended 196 Changing the LaS roe xe netrane EPEPISOP Ra uu kw RR EE RE NR ERR ER TRE ERN Pfad 197 Enabling Disabling Filtered Image Display 0 00 RR e 197 Verifying tlie
65. 100 provides a global option for enabling deinterlacing filtering 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 viewing video in the deinterlaced mode refer to Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode To enable the deinterlacing filter 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or al 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Click i The Export Video dialog box opens 4 From the Export Format area select the Enable deinterlacing filter check box que laa E ii T xs C ia r HF I FE umb E cho Meca E Bsa Time i ee mg bum be Figure 80 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 network drive The DX8100 allows you to map to or disconnect from a network drive In this case you must use the IP address of the target drive The DX8100 allows you to use the host name of the target device To do so you must enable NetBIOS option in the Windows environment You need to know what letters are already assigned to drives and the path to the folder you want to map This section describes how to map to and disconnect from a network drive including the foll
66. 100 server Help system or the Operation and Programming manual This section describes how to use the PTZ controls and includes the following topics e Operating the PTZ Controls e Adjusting the Camera Lens e Adjusting the Camera Zoom e Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions Client Application C2631M A 6 07 OPERATING THE PTZ CONTROLS To operate the on screen PTZ controls 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click 4 2 Select a PTZ enabled camera from the Site tree 3 Place the mouse pointer in the middle of the cameras view pane The mouse pointer will change to a black cross when on screen PTZ control is available Figure 30 On Screen PTZ Control 4 Click and hold 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 31 On Screen PTZ Movement 5 Release the mouse button when you have repositioned the camera to the desired location C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 53 ADJUSTING THE CAMERA LENS To adjust camera lens features e Click the plus or minus button next to the zoom focus and iris function on the keypad Figure 32 PTZ Keypad with Camera Lens Controls 54 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 ADJUSTING THE CAMERA ZOOM To adjust camera zoom using the mouse e Rotate the mouse wheel forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out The following f
67. 140 pre alarm 140 pre alarm frame rate 140 pre alarm image quality 140 ATM POS camera settings supported ATM POS image quality 140 frame rate during ATM POS 140 image resolution 140 post ATM POS 140 pre ATM POS 140 pre ATM POS frame rate 140 pre ATM POS image quality 140 instant 50 instant disabling 51 C2631M A 6 07 instant enabling 51 motion camera settings supported frame rate during motion 140 image resolution 140 motion image quality 140 post motion 140 pre motion 140 pre motion frame rate 140 pre motion image quality 140 normal 50 normal camera settings supported frame rate 140 image quality 140 image resolution 140 recording schedule profile 129 scheduled modes 129 130 alarm ATM POS motion normal recording modes 130 recording schedule 128 relays Event Relay Link Settings page accessing 120 linked relay output removing from a camera 44 removing from an alarm input 44 manually turning On and Off 42 multiple relays linking to one camera 43 relay output alarm event linking to 43 121 ATM POS event linking to 121 motion event linking to 120 number supported 119 video loss event linking to 122 setting up advanced relay output 147 basic operating properties 119 creating custom name for 119 relay output type selecting 119 relay selecting 119 single relay linking to multiple cameras 43 remote camera menu system navigating using Keypad controls 61 62 PC keyboard keys 61 62 PTZ OSD menu
68. 223 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click Add The Server Information dialog box appears Figure 224 Server Information Dialog Box 3 Enter the name of the DX8100 Series DVR to which you want to connect 4 Enterthe IP address of the DVR C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 221 5 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 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 firewall Web client and server ports must be identical 6 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 7 f necessary enter a new information port in the Information Port box 9005 is the default 8 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List Adding a DX8100 Site with a Unknown IP Address To add a remote DVR site to the Connection List when you do not know the IP address NOTES To be successful the following stipulations must be satisfied e Each DVR must be attached to the same subnet e The first three octets of the IP address of the subnet must be known e The range of addresses used in the last octet of the subnet must be known 1 Click jJ The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 225 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click DX8100 Scan The DX8100 Scan dialog box appears eT DRA Figure 226 DX8100 Scan Dialog Box 222 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 0
69. 31M A 6 07 Client Application 79 To search video by motion or alarm events 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click Ife On the DX8100 Search control click G On the DX8100 toolbar click a view panel division button 2 3 4 From the Site tree drag the camera channel you want to search onto one of the view panels Click the view panel of the channel you want to search From the drop down box on the playback timeline select the day you want playback to begin Select the event type you want to view from the event type drop down box Only events recorded for the selected camera are listed in the index A sensor event is identical to an alarm event Options are as follows All None Motion Alarm in ATM POS Video Loss Select an event from the index 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 The DX8100 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 Figure 61 DX8100 Client Index Search Screen 80 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 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
70. 60 clearing 57 60 overview 59 programming 57 59 programming starting 59 programming stopping 60 protocols PTZ enabled cameras 59 PC client application automatic system upgrade 22 changing default client password 23 changing default password 23 getting started with 17 how to run 22 installing 18 IPSec security services 22 license agreement 19 logging into 23 requirements 22 starting 22 system requirements 17 242 viewing backed up data required 151 viewing backed up data requirement 151 viewing remote DX8000 servers 17 working with 24 Phase Alternating Line PAL 141 playback control panel 31 playback timeline 31 port blocked internally 24 changing port number 24 PC client and server matching 24 pre alarm recording rate 129 preset activating 57 58 clearing 57 59 guidelines 57 Preset 95 57 Preset 99 57 programming 57 preset tour accessing a preset tour group 65 adding presets to a tour 65 66 configuring 65 delete presets from a tour 65 deleting presets from a tour 67 programming 65 protocols D P Coaxitron 57 PTZ OSD menu control 61 PTZ presets and patterns alarm events linking to 125 ATM POS events linking to 126 motion events linking to 125 video loss events linking to 127 PTZ protocols testing PTZ functionality 112 record indicator 49 record rate maximum 144 recording mode alarm camera settings supported alarm image quality 140 frame rate during alarm 140 image resolution 140 post motion
71. 68 display resolution 32 bit color and DirectX 8 1 or later hardware acceleration 2 5 MB of free disk space for the full application and additional space to store images Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only DX8100 Client Emergency Agent C2631M A 6 07 INSTALLING THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT APPLICATION To install the Client Emergency Agent application 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8100 Resource CD into the DVD drive of your PC and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD screen to appear PELET DX8100 Resource CD i i Figure 152 DX8100 Resource CD Screen 4 Click Software The Software menu is displayed Oo Resource CD Masa ait Scutwait hi iaa Erro Baoan tea GO Figure 153 Resource CD Installation Options C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent 179 5 Click DX8100 Viewer The DX8100 Emergency Agent Setup dialog box appears xii Bmergancy amp gent Setup Program Basis uil iret ad OSA DIO oben gen arta pa mu Figure 154 DX8100 Emergency Agent Setup Dialog Box 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box appears LSS a Io retell px mun accepi alus Par d Be Looe deere u OPW HICH A UCENSED 10 Your THES aE ME TP A LEGAL CONTPACT Be ME YU THE ERD IMER aj dE cep fen Leer i Figure 155 Emergency Agent S
72. 699 If you are located outside the continental U S Alaska Hawaii or Puerto Rico and are instructed to return goods to the USA you may do one of the following If the goods are to be sent by a COURIER SERVICE send the goods to Pelco 3500 Pelco Way Clovis CA 93612 5699 USA If the goods are to be sent by a FREIGHT FORWARDER send the goods to Pelco c o Expeditors 473 Eccles Avenue South San Francisco CA 94080 USA Phone 650 737 1700 Fax 650 737 0933 Green The materials used in the manufacture of this document and its components are compliant to the requirements of Directive 2002 95 EC This equipment contains electrical or electronic components that must be recycled properly to comply with Directive 2002 96 EC of the European Union regarding the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling this equipment REVISION HISTORY Manual Date Comments C2631M 9 06 Original version C2631M A 6 07 Endura ExSite and Spectra Ill are trademarks of Pelco ntel Pentium and XScale are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Nero is a registered trademark of Nero AG DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Inc Samsung is a trademark of Samsung in the United States or other countries Panasonic is a registered trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Kalatel is an trademark of GE Interlogix American Dynamics is a trademark of
73. 7 3 If your server is on Network Address Translation NAT click the Server on NAT check box 4 Enter an IP address range to search for DVR sites a Enter the first three octets of the IP range you wish to search for example 10 10 1 b Enterthe beginning value for the search range in the fourth octet for example 001 c Enter the final value for the search range in the text box provided for example 254 NOTE Each octet of the IP address must be an integer from 1 255 5 Click Find 6 Select one or more DX8100 servers to add to the Site tree 7 Click Add The site appears in the Connection List 8 Click OK to return to the Connection List dialog box GROUPING DX8100 SERVERS IN THE CONNECTION LIST The DX8100 Web Client allows you to group DX8100 servers in the connection list This section describes how to group DX8100 servers in the connection list and add a DX8100 server with a known unknown IP address to a group The following topics are included e Adding a Group to the Connection List e Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with a Known IP Address e Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with an Unknown IP Address Adding a Group to the Connection List To add a group to the connection list 1 Click EJ The Connection List dialog box opens la A SOLA RN O 106 172 150 _ V Dono do nasi a Figure 227 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Click Add Group The Add Group dialog box appears 3 Enter the name of th
74. 8 from 8 to 24 camera inputs or the DX8116 from 16 to 32 camera inputs 35 36 Division Displays 36 images Each DVR accommodates up to 32 cameras You can display images from the local and 36 remote DX8100 DVRs ES 6 10 13 Division Displays images as follows e 6 Division 1 5 One larger and five smaller images e 10 Division 2 8 Two larger and eight smaller images e 13 Division 1 12 One larger and 12 smaller images E Cycle Views Turns window cycling on and off Automatically cycles through each view panel ensuring all cameras get ae displayed Group permission to change the dwell time is assigned by the Administrator to the following groups Restricted User Group Standard User Group and Power User Group For information on cycle views setup refer to Automatically Cycling Through View Panels Full Screen Selects a full screen view The application window is expanded to occupy the entire monitor screen Click the right mouse button to exit full screen view The full screen view is not available in the Thumbnail POS and Pixel search mode Connection List Opens the Connection List dialog box for adding sites to the Site tree DISPLAYING THE DX8100 WINDOW FROM A PAGE To display the DX8100 main window from a Setup dialog page On the DX8100 toolbar click Live C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 35 36 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING MODES The DX8100 Series DVR has four primary operating modes Live Playback Search
75. 8100 menu bar click Favorites The new entry appears in the Favorites list Figure 23 Favorites Menu List 46 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 ORGANIZING FAVORITES IN FOLDERS As your list of favorites grows you can keep them organized by creating folders You can organize your camera views by site name user name and so forth For example you could create a folder named Day Shift for displaying camera views for the day shift Creating a Favorites Folder To create a favorites folder 1 From the DX8100 menu bar click Favorite gt Organize Favorites The Organize Favorites dialog box opens ES is Fortes sta TE kigi bey TA Figure 24 Organize Favorites Dialog Box 2 Click Create Folder A new folder is added to the favorites area 3 To name the folder do one of the following a _ If the new folder name is already selected type the name of the folder Or b If the new folder name is not selected 1 Click the new folder 2 Type the name of the folder The new folder is listed in the Favorites area of the Organize Favorites dialog box and in the Favorites menu Organizing Favorites in Folders To organize existing favorites into folders 1 Create a favorites folder For information about creating a favorites folder refer to Creating a Favorites Folder C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 47 2 From the DX8100 menu bar click Favorite gt Organize Favorites The Organize Favorites dialog box open
76. ANDING INSTANT PLAYBACK The DX81005 ability to perform instant playback of video is limited by a one minute delay interval The DX8100 has a built in latency of approximately one minute between the time that video is captured and when it is written to the hard disk This delay exists to ensure that video is accurately stored and the DVR s database is updated correctly The delay interval is not affected if the DX8100 is in the alarm or motion record mode In this case the pre alarm or pre motion time period does not become a factor in determining the delay interval To initiate an instant playback e Onthe playback control click Instant Playback The timeline is zoomed to the last two or three minutes of data The user has the ability to view video that is just recorded This video image resides in memory and has not yet been stored on the hard drive The color of the timeline will be green This is because the system cannot tell what the data characteristic is while the data resides in memory For example if this data is recorded from a camera configured to monitor motion and there is no motion activity the data will not be stored on the hard disk drive C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 73 PLAYING BACK VIDEO BY EVENT Users with playback access rights Standard User by default and higher can search video by events such as motion detection or alarm activation A sensor event is identical to an alarm event To play back video recorded d
77. ATM POS event 5 Click Apply APURE Pac Let tr E emana reer ps ore PTE E cer 2 9 9 9 o ee e m 0 en ev 02 em 04 es e cen ew em em en em eoo em es em em em 69 ew en en Figure 105 Event Recording Link Settings ATM POS Record Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Video Loss Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to a video loss event 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab N 4 nthe Video Loss Record Link Settings section do the following a Selecta camera from the Video Loss Channel drop down box b Click the button for each camera you want to begin recording in response to a video loss event e Click Apply Vae opat Lea fetes Veena Carl nummum 4 x Comte Emn sjo uj e ap o 0 0 09 69 00 00 eu 05 ex Figure 106 Event Recording Link Settings Video Loss Record Link Settings Section LINKING PTZ PRESETS AND PATTERNS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS The DX8100 can be configured in such a way that motion alarms ATM POS transactions and video loss events 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 This section
78. B100 SCan Dialog BORA aeea a Mote dy tances OAE otra clap oor day aA reae Si 222 Connection Eist Dialog BOX t re t tr ees E A A RV Ede aly TOES 223 Connection Hist Dialog BOX s eet A prae EIS reU Lae Seeded aed XII eRe Re RES 224 Server Information Dialog BOX 224 Connection bist Dialog Boxe uude a n e Mathie alanine ERE cec e a doct AAR aaa AREE eS pa 225 DX8100 Scan Dialatg BOX catas ttn p E Sete ebbe Saad eee lam sc lee Ite AP AMAR Miles edibus 225 Deleting 2 Sitetrom the Connection EISE 2 5 org E yates ge Rex easier tuu RA Eta EI Y des 226 Editing a Site from the Connection List iiiiiiiissssssssssssssssssss ess e 227 ECItING SENVErINTOFMALON A es we tt tt tht oe lta c etae e a Ut StS Aw em e hide px elo 22 Remote Site Connection Quick Ment nsa er ce IRR nae actin HR Mads dee edd y e dp e eee E dleaten EAR Y uci 228 Selecting a S a ac exer nero A zem IPIE E ISpis ui ege A RAN A p Ung Eae qur dE RPM ESES 228 User oq Dal Bd eae ada tete tA t rd aate SE ae e vet dS 228 Quick Menu Disconnect Option o seo tre e ren E et Nu eese taut po ENNIO M e SIR 229 Dragging a Camera to a Web Client View Panel 230 Web Client On Screen PZ ea yy rd Rr ERR M bes M EITURUEA Pate E NC ay Pure ite paredes 231 OnsSereen PEZIMOvelment i aes res reor a ge agile ep Pedes C E ERI AP ede a dor RU CE esi 231 Web Glient PTZ Kens Controls eot tt DD SR EDS ESPERE EOD fx E dubites rs DN dai a 232 WebwView and PTZ Control Panels i
79. DVR must be attached to the same subnet e The first three octets of the IP address of the subnet must be known e The range of addresses used in the last octet of the subnet must be known 1 Click k The Connection List dialog box opens EE TIEA TOT TZ T A Cy 106 172 928 i Dao 17 78 Figure 230 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Do the following a Select a group b Click DX8100 Scan The DX8100 Scan dialog box opens Figure 231 DX8100 Scan Dialog Box 3 If your server is on Network Address Translation NAT click the Server on NAT check box C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 225 4 Enter an IP address range to search for DVR sites a _ Enter the first 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 final value for the search range in the text box provided for example 254 NOTE Each octet of the IP address must be an integer from 1 255 5 Click Find 6 Select one or more DX8100 servers to add to the Site tree 7 Click Add The site appears under the group name in the Connection List 8 Click OK to return to the Connection List dialog box MODIFYING A CONNECTION LIST This section describes how to modify the connection list and includes the following topics e Deleting a DX8100 DVR Server from the Connection List e Editing a DX8100 Server Information in the Connection list Deletin
80. DX8100 Client Application Welcome to the DX8100 Series DX8100 features multi event recording continuous motion detection alarm ATM POS and scheduled recording The DX8100 is a high performance PC based easy to operate DVR and client application system Models range from an 8 channel single 250 GB hard disk drive HDD unit to a 32 channel unit with up to 3 TB of storage DX8100 software runs on two platforms e The DX8100 DVR server software runs on the DX8100 Series DVR e The DX8100 Client Application software runs on a personal computer PC and allows you to log on and operate the DX8100 DVR server system from your local PC Fully implemented networking capabilities allow remote administration playback and export using the accompanying client application Live viewing is supported on a variety of client platforms including Internet browsers and pocket PC compatible hand held devices Versatile high Speed search operations include time and date event list thumbnail and intelligent pixel searching Extensive scheduling features allow customizing of weekday weekend and special event recording The DX8100 provides a graphical user interface GUI allowing you quick and efficient access to all setup and operations functions Scheduled or manual backup can be performed using a number of optical external and mapped network drive options An online Help system allows you quick access to information about how to configure and operate
81. Draw Video Hardware Acceleration sisssssssssssssssss IRR e 23 Gonnecting to DXBT0D DVR SBrVer Sites 4 25 se oe bp eror ote ema Sods Sad OE PRAE A Ede A E ps 24 Adding a DX8100 DVR Server to the Connection List o oooooooococcococo corro II e 24 Adding a Site with a Known IP Address 20 0 0 6060 ccc cece cee cece nen eee eee raa een 24 Adding a Site with an Unknown IP Address iiiiiisisssssssssssssssssse II e tenes 25 Deleting a DX8100DVR SGIVel suh tp eer ee e o RET na e DR Rubr au AAA E E 26 Editing DX8100 Server Information from Connection List liiis I nn 26 Working with Remote Sites 20 0 e e e hh 27 Connecting toa Remote Site ose eee Or eee eset Mu ya Pb dea Hea eec er HE SA epu Dres ahead 2 Automatically Connecting to a Remote Site 2 0 nce e n 2 Legging Into Remote Site 5 ceded ia ated a ad nie ee a kk pue n RO det Bde a eed th red ld MEN dues 28 Logging Out of a Remote SIB 28 Disconnecting from a Remote Site 28 Exiting the DX8100 Cent Application a Gum e dre Ue Ms 28 Understanding the DX8100 Application Window sissssssssssssssssssse IIR e s e e e nn 29 Description of the DX8100 Main Window sssssssssse IRR I e e 29 DX8100 Men Bars ette ce ER RERO EREIOR E RUD Tb Rei UR ANNE RE CR e E ERES 31 DX8100 Toolbar coc e E EEEE E SEEEN 34 Displaying the DX8100 Window from a Page 0 ccc ananena EEE EEEE EEEE le 35 Description of Operating Modes
82. Emergency Notification Setup section of the Operation and Programming manual 4 Make sure IPSec security services are installed and enabled on your PC For more information refer to nstalling the Client Emergency Agent Application and Enabling IPSec Security Services 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 Emergency Center Figure 160 Emergency Agent Icon The Emergency Agent dialog box opens Figure 161 Client Emergency Agent Dialog Box C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent 183 REAL TIME EVENT MONITORING Once the Client Emergency Agent has been activated a motion or alarm event detected by a linked camera on a DX8100 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 notifications sent to the client will be logged for future viewing Figure 162 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 freee geral Lien Port Figure 163 Emergency Agent Listen Port Dialog Box 2 If necessary enter a new port number default port number i
83. Exporting Log Information To export a system log file 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click qa The System page is displayed 3 Inthe Choose drop down box select a log file 4 Click Save As 5 Select the drive and folder in which you want to store the log file C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 163 6 Enter a filename for the log information in the space provided Log file names follow standard Windows file naming conventions Alternatively you can view log files by clicking View gt Log and then selecting the desired log file Log files can be opened and printed using a text editing program such as Windows Notepad 7 Click Save 3 TR Figure 144 Exporting a Log File EXTERNAL MONITOR SETUP The Capture Card s external monitor settings of a remote DVR cannot be changed from the DX8100 Client application To change a DVR s analog monitor configuration you must physically log in to a local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information on configuring the Capture Card s optional analog monitor outputs refer to the DX8100 DVR online Help or Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SETUP The Emergency Agent Notification alerts selected clients to motion alarm and video loss events detected by DX8100 server sites When a motion alarm or video loss event is triggered a pop up window opens on the mo
84. For information on accessing the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box refer to Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box To set recording resolution and frame rates for each channel 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 In the Camera Settings section click Frame Rate Configuration The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens 4 Select the button for the recording resolution and mode you want to configure Options are as follows 640 704 Normal Motion Alarm ATM POS The 640 resolution setting is for the standard VGA format The 704 resolution is for the cropped D1 video NTSC PAL 5 Select resolution values for individual channels from the drop down boxes The following table describes the available resolution values 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 142 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Table AE Resolution Values NTSC PAL Video Format 640 704 640 704 CIF 320 x 240 352 x 240 320 x 288 352 x 288 2CIF 640 x 240 704 x 240 640 x 288 704 x 288 ACIF 640 x 480 704 x 480 640 x 576 704 x 576 6 Do the following a Using the ALL frame rate settings slider set
85. Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e mail group To add e mail addresses to a group 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click Ell The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click amp The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Dothe following a In the Mail Group section select a group name from the drop down box b Ensure that the group check boxes under To and CC are deselected c Enteran e mail address in the To or CC text boxes d Click Add to Group 5 Click Apply T Pasi n ciiam T paai Haims ur Erana non ith Tossa ditches rpm E mph iom emt ce fi ae hkm raa iaie Figure 147 Add User to E mail Group C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 174 Deleting Members from an E mail Group To delete a user from a group 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Do the following a In the Mail Group section select a group name from the drop down box b Select the user you want to delete from the list c Click Delete 5 Click Apply Figure 148 Remove User from E mail Group Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Modifying E mail Group Member Attributes To modify a user s e mail address or group affiliation On the DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera
86. HOTS You can take snapshots of still images that appear in the view panel Use the playback controls to pause a video file on a specific still image Snapshots are stored in a folder for later retrieval or viewing For information on changing the location of the snapshot folder refer to Working with Viewer Configuration Tools To save a snapshot of a still image appearing e On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Save For example click e 192 DX8100 Viewer C2631M A 6 07 PRINTING IMAGES You can print still images that appear in the view panel Use the playback controls to pause a video file on a specific still image To print a still image e On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Print For example click S C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Viewer 193 Working with the Playlist The DX8100 viewer application allows you to create load and save playlists of media files This section describes how to work with the playlist and includes the following topics e Accessing the Playlist e Adding Files to the Current List e Removing Media Files from the Current List e Playing a File from the Playlist e Loading a Previously Saved Playlist e Saving the Current Playlist ACCESSING THE PLAYLIST To access the playlist e On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Playlist For example click B The following figure shows the playlist Figure 175 Viewer Playlist 194 DX8100 Viewer C2631M A 6 07 ADDING FILES TO THE CURRENT LIST To ad
87. Image Resolution Frame Rate Frame Rate During Motion Frame Rate During Alarm Frame Rate During ATM POS Image Quality Pre Motion Frame Rate Pre Alarm Frame Rate Pre ATM POS Frame Rate Best High Normal Low Lowest Pre Motion Image Pre Alarm Image Pre ATM POS Image Quality Best High Quality Best High Quality Best High Normal Low Lowest Normal Low Lowest Normal Low Lowest Motion Image Quality Alarm Image Quality ATM POS Image Quality Best High Normal Best High Normal Low Best High Normal Low Lowest Low Lowest 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 This field appears for information purposes only To change this setting refer to Configuring the Frame Rate Image quality is a function of video compression Higher quality video images require larger file sizes 140 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CONFIGURING THE FRAME RATE The DX8100 can record at frame rates up to 480 ips by National Television System Committee NTSC standards and 400 ips by Phase Alternating Line PAL standards This total frame rate capacity is distributed among 8 16 24 or 32 cameras depending on the configuration of your unit Resolution and frame rate values can be assigned evenly among all cameras or they can be configured independently for individual cameras Frame rate values can also be cus
88. Linking Relay Outputs to ATM POS Events e Linking Relay Outputs to Video Loss Events To access the Event Relay Link Settings page 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page opens to the Relay and Alarm Settings page 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 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab 4 In the Motion Detection Link Settings section do the following a Selecta camera channel from the Camera Channel drop down box b Click the button for each relay you want to link to the selected camera You can also drag relays onto cameras in the Site tree while in Live mode main screen 5 Click Apply Figure 99 Event Relay Link Settings Motion Detection Link Settings Section Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Events To set relay outputs to activate in response to an alarm event 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab 4 In the Alarm Link Settings section do the following a Select an alarm channel from the Alarm Channel drop down box b Click the button for each relay you want to link to the selected al
89. Monitor Setup e Emergency Notification Setup e Emergency E Mail Notification Setup ACCESSING THE SETUP MODE The Setup Mode is accessed from the DX8100 toolbar by clicking the Setup icon When clicked the Setup icon opens the Setup dialog box in the DX8100 view panel Major configuration categories are displayed on individual tabbed pages Each configuration page contains all of the options and parameters for the respective functions which allows you to customize how the DX8100 operates for your particular application To access a setup page click the icon displayed on the right side of the view panel The Setup dialog box allows Administrators and Power Users access to the DX8100 s setup functions However only Administrators can define user names and passwords for new users To access the Setup Mode e On the DX8100 toolbar click Setup The Setup dialog box opens to the default Camera page C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 109 UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP DIALOG BOX The Setup dialog box opens in the DX8100 view panel to the default Camera page Excluding the video visible through the Camera page Motion Zone window you cannot see video from any of the other setup pages You must exit the Setup dialog box to access the DX8100 functions in the 110 main window The following figure shows the parts of the Setup dialog box ms Dom Es a Dal ooo an See Tana See a DAD Pana Pa la LX LLL ida i L
90. NG A PRESET This section describes how to program a preset The following PTZ operating guidelines apply e Clicking the icon places DX8100 in PTZ programming mode e While in PTZ programming mode multiple presets can be programmed until the icon is pressed again To program a PTZ preset 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX 2 Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel 3 Click El 4 Using the on screen PTZ controls and PTZ keypad move the camera to the desired position and adjust the zoom setting Figure 34 Creating a Preset C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 57 5 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the new preset for example select 1 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 Figure 35 Programming a Preset ACTIVATING A PRESET Double and triple digit presets can be set or activated by pressing the first digit and then the second digit sequentially For example preset 20 can be selected by clicking the number 2 and then the 0 zero on the PTZ keypad To activate a preset 1 Onthe DX8100 keypad click a preset number 1 150 on the keypad 2 Click to activate preset The camera repositions to the new preset Figure 36 Activating a Preset 58 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CLEARING A PRESET To clear
91. NSTANT RECORDING TO OSD To add the Instant Recording icon to the OSD e From the DX8100 menu bar choose View gt OSD gt Instant Recording The Instant Record icon is displayed in the lower right corner of the view pane STARTING AND STOPPING INSTANT RECORDING The Instant Recording mode must first be enabled from the Schedule page and the Instant Recording icon must be visible in the lower right corner of the view pane For more information on DX8100 instant recording refer to nstant Recording For information on OSD refer to Live View On Screen Display OSD The following figure shows the Record and Instant Record icons Figure 29 Activating Instant Recording C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 51 The following table describes the recording indicators Table 0 Recording Indicators Item Icon Description 1 REC Indicates camera recording mode and status A blinking REC indicator signifies event recording e Green indicates normal recording Blue indicates motion recording Red indicates alarm recording Yellow indicates ATM POS recording Purple indicates video loss recording Black on white background indicates instant recording o Instant Recording Starts stops instant recording if enabled Changes from silver to blue to indicate that instant recording is activated This section describes how to start and stop instant recording and includes the following topics e Startin
92. OPERATION PROGRAMMING DX8100 Series Digital Video Recorder Client Application Software C2631M A 6 07 Contents Client Application Welcome to DX8100 Client Application 0 00 0 5 cece ee eR IR RR eame AE ka a a e pd aer res 15 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent 15 GILT MM 15 DX8100 Mabile Gllent une e prr il A bere A ei a A pea dee Sadan 15 DX8100 Web Client arroser erns a A A 16 New DX8100Feat les s creek extera Ua rinu re re whe ce 2 eR eaa E E idend en EE 16 Getting Started with DX8100 Client Software a AAEE ea 17 Description of DX8100 Client Software 17 Recommended System Requirements 17 Windows XP Display Properties Configuration Requirements 20 0000 0c nenna nannan arree I 17 Installing the Client Application 2 0 02 npma a ae E EE ERE EE E e e e e e e re 18 Setting Up Security Services ooo 21 Enabling IPSec Security Services scele deed eel a ER dades 21 Disabling IPSec Security SCWVICES ure eire tees eee dio 21 Starting the DX8100 Client Application issssssssssssssssssse III e e e e ese 22 Before You Start DX8100 Client Software 2 2 2 6 cnn he 22 Starting DX8100 Client SoftWare s ss 5 d ette em hoe tert ad 22 Automatic System Upgrade Vii A MCN CH HY ED EU ERE ERU a A NE rap 22 Logging In to the Client Application n on nananana IRI e e e e e t tebe n eee 23 Changing the DX8100 Client Application Login Password oooooocococooooco corro IIR ne 23 Enabling Direct
93. PASSWORD To change the DX8100 Client password 1 Wait while the software loads and the DX8100 Client application window opens 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose File Client Password The DX8100 Client Password Setup dialog box opens 3 Enter the old password in the Old password text box 4 Entera new password in the New password text box 5 Re enter the new password in the Confirm text box 6 Click OK Remember the new client password or write it down and store it in a secure location 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 WARNING Do not enable DirectDraw on the Client application unless you are certain that your hardware supports DirectDraw hardware acceleration Check the documentation that came with your PC and your graphics card before enabling DirectDraw Although some VGA cards support DirectDraw not all are compatible with the DX8100 Client application Check the Pelco Web site for a complete list of compatible VGA cards To enable DirectDraw hardware acceleration e Choose View gt DirectX Draw C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 23 Connecting to DX8100 DVR Server Sites This section describes how to connect to DX8100 DV
94. R Ye ed VE E ROW RI am Gate qe EE 156 Adding New USGrs esee te Rc ST RM RE ER MAE MN CS REC ER ba ERR 157 Modiiying User Properties a 1 5 tds qe ute lena ain ae Ae adh dace omen PER eec eme e te e p dto Reb 158 Changing User Passwords oooooooo e e e e e e hh re 159 Changing a User s Group Affiliation 0 06 0 ccc cc eee eee eee eee e e eame tetuer er pre Reip aus 159 Deleting Existing Users iisssisisssssssssssssssssssse e e e sm e e ns 159 Seting Login TIME a e di a ts 159 Assigning Automatic Login Permission to a User 2 0 0 2 0 0 ccc cece ence ence been n 160 chc 160 SE HL NO 160 US A Rodded PAR a det BR UR leh Bol EU xdi dens 160 Working withthe Export Featule za acres accra reU ne aid REIR rete ea DPI Saeana Gan ME RECUERDE Mra ia 160 Working withthe Import Feature s e rt catarsis DRE de de Sedalia Babee aan 162 Using System Loss osuere A f pef lesa ad Re du ah CR E Nd 163 External Monitor Setup iiisisisssssssssssssssssssssses se e e hee hh arie 164 E 164 Accessing the Emergency Agent Notification Setup 2 2 0 correr rr 164 Adding Client Emergency Agents to be Notified 2 200 000 corro rene 165 Changing Client Emergency Agent Properties o oooocooocococooco corr rr 165 Deleting Clients from the Notification List 20 0 0 rr 165 Linking Cameras to Client Emergency Agents oooooooococococo coco 166 Setting Server Event Transmission Time ooooooooooococoooo een le 166 Emerg
95. R server sites and includes the following topics Adding a DX8100 DVR Server to the Connection List Deleting a DX8100 DVR Server Editing DX8100 Server Information from Connection List Working with Remote Sites ADDING A DX8100 DVR SERVER TO THE CONNECTION LIST The DX8100 Client application allows operators and DVRs to be geographically dispersed Up to five DVR servers can be actively viewed from a single PC client Up to one hundred DX8100 server sites can be added to the Connection List 24 The Client application facilitates the following Auto Connection to servers at login Remote viewing of live and playback video Index thumbnail POS and pixel searching Exporting to a variety of media and formats Printing still images from video Limited remote control and administration This section describes how to add a DX8100 server to the connection list and includes the following topics Adding a Site with a Known IP Address Adding a Site with an Unknown IP Address ADDING A SITE WITH A KNOWN IP ADDRESS To add a site to the Connection List when the IP address is known i 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click jJ The Connection List dialog box opens Click Add The Server Information dialog box opens Enter the name of the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to connect to Enter the IP address of the DVR If necessary and after you have read the following information enter a new base port number 9002 is the default e Consult your netw
96. Site eed vals Se ate ae i Ae Se Gees ea ANI XR EINEN NR 229 Disconhecting froma Remote Sie sesaran sto With oda noua ee glee aunts da defeat eic ete stats que Dro 229 Viewing LiveVideo ese oret tee evalu Nee oe E aah SIE E EPEAWUIFEUR NUNT Shes Se eee emai 229 Gontiguring VIeWwPahelss so dou re teet etaed Soe ox eroe a audet c bbs ke bane etus 230 Assigning Cameras to View Panels ici eee ERUDITI iced ahh a oh Se Rs aoip diaaa 230 Operating the On Screen PTZ Controls 20 0 e n 231 RUZ Patten cott t Resta SNS A NR RS BSR IAN iL LM IIO LLL Ms 235 C2631M A 6 07 List of Illustrations AA Xo 3 X Co 00N uw0N_ _ CO0cOCcOo C c 01 4 Coh gt co 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Resource CD Sorehin etri iba 18 Resource CD Installation Options iiiiiisisssssssssssssssse esI I e e he 18 DX8100 Security Setup Dialog BOX sas ex ot RE REIR bo a Ede Rud ubere dun anode d austere due 18 DX8100 Client Setup Dialog BOX cn se ee oreste ene teet t etas eter ees es aere cr e ERAN ER pd ad 19 Client Software License Agreement Dialog BOX iiiississsssssssssssssessse se I n bbb tenet e need 19 Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box iiiiisssissssssssssssssssssse IIR ee 20 Client Installation Finalization Dialog BOX oooooooooooo
97. X8100 application is started the assigned user is logged in automatically SITE SETUP The DX8100 Client application does not allow you to access the Site page to configure remote sites You must physically log in to the local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User to configure remote sites For more information on configuring remote sites refer to the DX8100 DVR server online Help or the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit SYSTEM SETUP 160 Many of the options presented in the System page cannot be configured from the DX8100 Client application Administrators and Power Users are allowed to import and export system configuration files and view and export system logs To modify other system setup options you must physically log in to the local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information refer to the DX8100 DVR online Help or Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit This section describes how to configure system options and parameters including the following topics e Accessing the System Page e Working with the Export Feature e Working with the Import Feature e Using System Logs ACCESSING THE SYSTEM PAGE To access the System page 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Kill The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click q The System page is displayed WORKING WITH THE EXPORT FEATURE The DX8100 provides an import and export feature that allows you
98. a Zoomed Image Working in Playback Mode Working in Search Mode 74 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 ZOOM USING THE DIGITAL ZOOM CONTROL The digital zoom feature is accessible when the DX8100 is in the Playback or Search mode For information on the Playback mode refer to Working in Playback Mode For information on the Search mode refer to Working in Search Mode To zoom using the digital zoom control 1 To place the DX8100 in the Playback or Search mode do one of the following On the DX8100 toolbar click Live On the DX8100 toolbar click Search 2 Click gt to start video playback 3 Use the Digital Zoom control to zoom and pan video playback IGITAL ZOOM Figure 56 Playback Digital Zoom Control The following table describes the parts of the Digital Zoom control Table U Parts of the Digital Zoom Control Zoom Restore Al Item Part Description 1 Zoom In Allows you to magnify the entire pane Click the Zoom In button to magnify to the next preset magnification level x1 6 o Zoom Out Allows you to reduce to the previous preset magnification Click the Zoom Out button to reduce to the previous magnification level Pan Left Allows you to move the magnified playback image to the left o Pan Right Allows you to move the magnified playback image to the right O Pan Up Allows you to move the magnified playback image up Q Pan Down Allows you to move the mag
99. a from which you want to remove an alarm input 3 Left click and drag the alarm outside the Site tree panel and then release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each alarm you want to remove Removing a Linked Relay Output from a Camera To remove a relay link from a camera 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click Ea 2 In the Site tree click the plus sign next to the camera from which you want to remove the relay output 3 Left click and drag the relay outside the Site tree panel to the DX8100 toolbar or panel above or below the Site tree panel and then release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each relay you want to remove Removing a Linked Relay Output from an Alarm Input To unlink a relay from an alarm 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click 2 Inthe Site tree click the plus sign next to the alarm input from which you want to remove the relay output 3 Left click and drag the relay outside the Site tree panel and then release the mouse button 4 Repeat the above process for each relay you want to remove Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Working in Live View Mode This section describes how to use the DX8100 to view and record live video All users can view live video from the main window Users with PTZ access rights Standard User by default and higher can operate the on screen PTZ controls Live video can also be displayed in full screen view For information about displaying playback v
100. a models you can also select preset number 95 from the keypad to access remote setup mode 3 To access remote camera setup mode do one of the following e On the DX8100 keypad click from the keypad e Click S t 9 5 and from the PTZ keypad Figure 42 PTZ Control Panel 4 To navigate up and down through camera menu choices do one of the following e Use the PTZ OSD Menu controls e Use the on screen PTZ controls or the focus and focus buttons 5 To select an option from the camera s on screen menu do one of the following e On the PTZ OSD Menu click Enter e Onthe keypad click the iris button Client Application C2631M A 6 07 C2631M A 6 07 Click the iris button to cancel an option or select the Exit command You can also use the on screen PTZ controls with your mouse to navigate through camera menus Click and drag the mouse up or down to move between menu options Click the iris button to select the option or to exit a menu when the cursor is pionted at the Exit command Figure 43 Camera Setup Menu Client Application 63 SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX8100 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 DX8100 must be configured to communicate using one of t
101. al of 3 seconds The resulting export will include the first frame of the bookmarked region followed by 99 additional images taken at three second intervals The first exported image will be the first frame of the bookmarked region and the last image will be the frame taken at 300 seconds into the bookmarked region 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 1 999 you want to save in the sequence 3 Select the time interval between each saved image in the sequence Options are as follows Continuous 0 5 seconds 1 second 2 second 3 second 4 seconds 5 seconds Espai Foma Fo Fr asF Habra r AMP fF JPEG FTE EP dadcRecod E feel Tex image Court 21 5 Interval Figure 86 Still Image Export Formats FINALIZING AN EXPORT PROCESS This section describes how to finalize an export process The following guidelines are applicable e Audio export is available only with DX8100 native AVI and ASF video formats e Real Time setting applies only to DX8100 native AVI and ASF video formats e When the Real Time check box is selected the DX8100 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 DX8100 will insert 29 null frames for every one frame of actual video Thus one minute of video recorded at 1 fps 60 frames to
102. arm You can also drag relays onto alarms in the Site tree while in Live mode main screen 5 Click Apply dam Lo hasta eee A ee At e m v m n w n m ma wi wa wa sia wa ia csi sa wo van xn 5 n a Figure 100 Event Relay Link Settings Alarm Link Settings Section Linking Relay Outputs to ATM POS Events To set relay outputs to activate in response to an ATM POS event 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 121 122 4 Inthe ATM POS Link Settings section do the following a Select an ATM POS address from the ATM POS Address drop down box b Click the button for each relay you want to link to the selected ATM POS address You can also drag relays onto ATM POS devices in the Site tree while in Live mode main screen 5 Click Apply A ADA Ld Tat ne m e m m 1010 m 10 m me mn mn er en nen nen nn e wn ex Figure 101 Event Relay Link Settings ATM POS Link Settings Section Linking Relay Outputs to Video Loss Events To set relay outputs to activate in response to a video loss event 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 3 Click the Event Relay Link Settings tab 4 In the Video Loss Link Settings section do the following a Select a camera from the Video Loss Channel drop down box b Click
103. ation is performed The effective zoom out factor is not displayed To zoom using the mouse 1 To place the DX8100 in the Playback or Search mode do one of the following e On the DX8100 toolbar click Live e On the DX8100 toolbar click Search 2 click gt to start video playback 3 Do the following a To zoom in click and drag the mouse diagonally to your right in a downward direction Figure 57 Zoom In Using Mouse b To zoom out click and drag the mouse diagonally to your left in an upward direction Figure 58 Zoom Out Using Mouse 76 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 PANNING A ZOOMED IMAGE This section describes how to use the hand tool and mouse wheel to zoom in and out To pan a zoomed portion of video within the view panel 1 To place the DX8100 in the Playback or Search mode do one and of the following e On the DX8100 toolbar click Live e On the DX8100 toolbar click Search 2 Right click in the view panel The mouse pointer now resembles a hand 3 Click the left mouse button and drag the mouse in the direction you want to move the video image 4 Right click again to return to zoom mode Figure 59 Panning Zoomed Video with the Mouse C2631M A 6 07 Client Application Working in Search Mode The DX8100 Series DVR supports four video search methods index thumbnail POS and pixel For information about the user access level required to search video data refer to Def
104. cates that no video has been recorded in that area of the array DX8100 MENU BAR This section describes the DX8100 menu bar commands and includes the following topics e File Menu e Edit Menu e View Menu e Export Menu C2631M A 6 07 Favorite Menu Help Menu Client Application 31 32 File Menu The following table describes the DX8100 File menu commands Table B File Menu Commands Command Description Client Password Open c he DX8100 Client Password Setup dialog box for changing the client log on password User Log in 77 Opens the User Log In dialog box for entering the user name and password to log in to the DX8100 User Log out Immediately logs the current user out of the DX8100 The system returns to the default mode Software Upgrade 77 Opens the Select Upgrade Package dialog box for selecting the source from which to access files to upgrade the DX8100 software This command is available only when you log in to the DX81000 as Administrator Backup Search Opens the Backup data list dialog box for searching archived backed up data End Backup Search Ends the Backup Search mode and returns the DX8100 to the normal DVR Search mode Multiple Configuration Upload Opens the Multiconfiguration Upload dialog displaying a list of DX8100 sites and groups Use this dialog box to select specific DX8100 sites to configure the file to upload to those sites an
105. cessor Intel Pentium Ill or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed e Memory 128 MB of RAM e 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 e 4 5 MB of free disk space e Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color e Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only DX8100 Viewer C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 VIEWER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install the DX8100 Viewer software 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8100 Resource CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD screen to appear Figure 165 Resource CD Screen 4 Click Software The Software menu is displayed DX5100 Resource CD Sobre can tea LO Figure 166 Resource CD Screen Installation Options C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Viewer 187 5 Click DX8100 Viewer The DX8100 Viewer Setup dialog box opens Figure 167 DX8100 Viewer Dialog Box 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens Toad AGREEMENT ES ALEGAL CONTRACT BETWEEN VIAL THE END USER aj LAT bo Lacer Agree em p teen Figure 168 Emergency Agent Software License Agreement Dialog Box 7 Click Next f Sabect installation folder Ck n rali coder Vr Tert DE Figure 169 DX8100 Viewer Installation Folder Dialog Box 188 DX8100 Vi
106. ck Apply in the User Setup screen Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CHANGING USER PASSWORDS Administrators and Power Users can change or reset an existing user s password To change a user s password le Ze On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click O The User page is displayed Click a user name in the main user list Click Set Password The Set Password dialog box opens Enter a new password in the New password field Retype the password again in the Confirm new password field Click Apply in the Set Password dialog box Click Apply in the User Setup screen CHANGING A USER S GROUP AFFILIATION An Administrator level user can also change users group affiliation of users by dragging user names to different groups To change a user s group affiliation In the User name column of the User page click the user s name and drag it into a group DELETING EXISTING USERS Administrators can delete existing users To delete a user s account i 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click O The User page is displayed Click the user name of the user you want to delete from the main user list Click Remove The Remove User dialog box opens Click Yes to confirm the deletion or No to cancel and return to the User Setup screen Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen SETTING LOGIN TIMEOUT Administrato
107. ck the Left Channel check box and in the drop down box select an associated camera d Click the Right Channel check box and in the drop down box select an associated camera e Optional Left click the Aux volume control and drag left to decrease the audio input level or to the right to increase the audio input level f Click OK g Click Apply A MS Sesto Chane Ado Pasaba o R A E Fuge Charest E Carl a dogm ce mm E Cah m Figure 95 AUX Audio Settings Dialog Box C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 115 Setting Up the Expanded Audio Options To set up the expanded audio option 1 Do the following a Install the optional DX8108 AUD DX8116 AUD audio card if necessary For information about installing the optional DX8108 AUD DX8116 AUD audio card refer to the DX8100 8 16 Channel Audio Card Installation manual C2638M b Connect an audio input device microphone to the numbered DX8108 AUD DX8116 AUD audio card input for the camera channel being configured for live audio recording C Tohear live audio at the local server connect head phones to the DX8100 audio output connector On the DX8100 toolbar click kill The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Check the Channel Information section to verify that the audio option is installed and available In the Camera Properties section select the camera channel you want to configure for live audio recording In the Audio Settings section ver
108. click a transaction The transaction data is displayed in the Data window 88 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 8 On the playback controls click Forward Playback The video recorded for the transaction is displayed in the Video window FP Clete ierrisy sabir Figure 67 Searching for Transaction with Exception Only Events SEARCHING FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT SATISFY SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS The DX8100 allows you to search for and display ATM POS transactions that meet conditions as defined by one or more exceptions You can use specific exception codes to define the search criteria To use an exception to search transaction data the exception must be created before recording the transaction data If the transaction data is recorded before the exception filter is defined the exception filter will not find the data structure within the transaction data The search criteria is based on the following e Channel The camera that captured the video and is linked to the ATM POS device that produced the transaction data e Date time The date and time window within which the transactions were recorded e Exception code The predefined transaction filter used to detect a specific data structure within the ATM POS transaction data To search for transactions that meet specific exceptions 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Ife 2 Onthe Search control click OM The POS search view is displayed 3 To select a ATM POS device do one of the fol
109. con The User page is displayed 3 Do one of the following a To grant an access right to a user left click on an access right button above the user s group list The text will toggle from white to red and that permission will be active for that user b Todenyan access right to a user left click on an access right button above the user s group list The text will toggle from red to white and that permission will be denied for that user 4 Click Apply ADDING NEW USERS Administrators can create new user accounts and modify existing users this can be done locally on the DX8100 server or remotely from the DX8100 Client Application User names and passwords have the following requirements e User names can be between 4 and 20 alphanumeric characters in length e User passwords can be between 4 and 10 alphanumeric characters in length e User names cannot contain spaces and special characters e User names and passwords are case sensitive To add a new user 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click A The User page is displayed 3 Click Add The Add New User dialog box opens 4 Do the following a Enter a login name for the user b Enterthe users full name c Entera brief description for the user For example enter Building 6 Security Guard d Enter a password for the user Passwords must be between 4 and 10 characters in length and cannot contain spaces and sp
110. control 61 PTZ OSD menu controls 61 62 programming features accessing 61 protocol support 61 remote site logging into 27 overview 160 remote sites overview 160 resolution resolution value setting for recording 142 screen 33 C2631M A 6 07 S schedule accessing 128 all record modes clearing schedule 131 clearing a recording schedule 131 copying attributes 132 135 custom settings 129 deleting a schedule 137 editing a profile 136 individual days scheduling 132 multi day schedule creating 133 record mode 128 setting up 129 single day creating 134 types of 129 yearly recording schedule creating 132 screen resolution 33 search mode 36 sharing of time range search 79 security protocols IPSec 19 sensitivity motion 113 server properties changing base port default value 26 changing upgrade port default value 26 server sites 24 connecting to DX8000 server sites 24 160 server e mail 166 Setup dialog box 109 setup mode accessing 109 alarm properties setting up 120 See also alarm inputs camera setup 111 138 See also camera commands listing of 110 Backup Camera Ext Monitor Linking Network Notification Schedule Site System User how to open Setup dialog box 36 motion sensitivity setting 113 multiple cameras alarm events linking cameras to record 123 ATM POS events linking cameras to record 123 motion events linking cameras to record 123 video loss events linking
111. ction describes how to install set up and use the DX8100 Client Emergency Agent and includes the following topics Setting Up and Using the Client Emergency Agent Recommended System Requirements Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application Enabling IPSec Security Services Disabling IPSec Security Services Setting Up and Using the Client Emergency Agent The following steps must be completed in sequence before the Emergency Agent can receive event notifications 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 The DX8100 server must be turned on and operating Both the DX8100 server and client must be connected to the same network The Emergency Agent Notification system must be operating on the DX8100 server The client PC must be listed in the emergency agent notification list of the DX8100 server and at least one camera must be linked to the client For more information refer to Emergency Notification Setup The Client Emergency Agent must be configured and activated on the client PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The DX8100 Emergency Agent recommended minimum system requirements include the following 178 Processor Intel Pentium Ill 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 7
112. d media files to the current list 1 In the Playlist dialog box click The Open dialog box opens AAA AAA Ur tees I gans qi mand ode Figure 176 Adding Files to a Play List 2 Click the Look in drop down box to select the drive and folder location where the media file s resides 3 Select the file s you want to play Use the Ctrl key to simultaneously select multiple files to add to the playlist 4 Click Open REMOVING MEDIA FILES FROM THE CURRENT LIST To remove media files from the current list 1 Inthe Playlist dialog box select a file from the list 2 Click to remove the file PLAYING A FILE FROM THE PLAYLIST If there are multiple files in the playlist each file will play in the order in which they in the list To play a file from the playlist e Inthe Playlist dialog box double click a file name LOADING A PREVIOUSLY SAVED PLAYLIST To load a previously saved playlist 1 In the Playlist dialog box click Load 2 Select a saved playlist file SAVING THE CURRENT PLAYLIST Depending on the amount of data stored and the type of media used it may take several minutes to load playlists To save the current playlist to disk e In the Playlist dialog box click Save C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Viewer 185 Working with Viewer Configuration Tools This section describes how to use the DX8100 Viewer configuration tools and includes the following topics e Accessing Viewer Configuration T
113. d to initiate the upload process Exit Exits the DX8100 client application Edit Menu The following table describes the DX8100 Edit menu commands Table C Edit Menu Commands Command Description Export Setup Opens the DX8100 Setup File Export dialog box for exporting the DX8100 system configuration settings to a specific file name and location The Export feature also allows you to export the DX8100 settings to a specified location for later retrieval For more information refer to Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export Import Setup Opens the DX8100 Setup File Import dialog box for importing a DX8100 system configuration file For more information refer to Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export Client Application C2631M A 6 07 View Menu The following table describes the DX8100 View menu commands Table D View Menu Commands Command Description OSD Opens a submenu with the following choices Site name A global setting that when selected displays a site s name in the respective view pane Camera name global setting that when selected displays a camera s name in the respective view pane Video recording A global setting that when selected displays an icon in the upper right corner of the pane and enables video recording for the cameras assigned to a view pane Audio recording A global setting that when selected enables audio r
114. deo and is organized into the following sections e Viewing and Searching backed up Video e Exporting and Printing backed up Video VIEWING AND SEARCHING BACKED UP VIDEO To view and search backed up video data 1 Ensure that you have the correct backup device connected directly to your client PC Example devices include e CD ROM R RW drives e DVD ROM R RW drives e External drives e Shared network storage 2 Insert the backup media into the device 3 On the DX8100 Client toolbar click al 4 From the DX8100 Client menu bar choose File gt Backup Search The backup search screen appears Figure 134 Backup Search Screen 5 Click Update list or Browse to search backup storage devices for DX8100 backup files 6 Selecta file from the list to view C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 151 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 file um a il B 7 2 sl Figure 135 Viewing Backed Up Data 8 Search and play back the backed up video just as you would in normal video Refer to Index Video Search Thumbnail Video Search and Pixel Video Search 9 To exit Backup Search and return to the normal DVR Search mode go to File gt End Backup Search EXPORTING AND PRINTING BACKED UP VIDEO To export and print backed up video 1 Ensure that you have the correct backup device connected d
115. describes how to link PTZ presets and patterns to motion and alarm events including the following topics e Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Motion Events e Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Alarm Events e Linking Presets and Patterns to ATM POS Events e Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events Client Application C2631M A 6 07 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 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event PTZ Link Settings tab 4 In the Motion Detection Link Settings section do the following a Selecta camera from the Camera Channel drop down box This camera will be the motion source b In the Linked PTZ Setting section 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 5 To select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera in the Linked PTZ Setting section do one of the following e To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to motion detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Preset button to select this option 2 In the Preset drop down box select a PTZ preset 1 150 e To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to motion detected by
116. di tie etd ee 143 DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording 20 0 0 0c ccc een nn 144 De 144 Frame Rate Capacity 210 a a A Es Ne a aria EE 146 Motion Activated Relay Settings a ES NOE UE RR a a tii 148 Alarm Activated Relay Settings iii A A A A A a 148 ATM POS Activated Relay Settings ocio a ata de calada 149 Video Loss Activated Relay Settings sca Le eb EID Re e A i n 150 Paits or Me User Page uo esce o rptu uo stet Suam dha eile a Seamed Mele EE aye Ne 155 Default User Group Access Al iii PRIOIS vu DICH EeESENRICY CEPI YR rw Y ede ERI ubi EO e d d dI 156 Default Camera Security Levels ooo 156 Parts of the DX8100 Mobile Client Window iisssssssssssssssssss ene e n ne 191 DX8100 Viewer Toolbar Buttons iiiissssssssssssssssss se es e e c e e e tenes 191 Components of a DX8100 Mobile Client Network liiiisssssssssssssssssse IRR e 201 Parts of the DX8100 Mobile Client Window iisssssssssssssssssee II e e e 202 Web Client Application Window Parts ooo 220 WebiGlient Division BUEEOIIS s ouo acea meyer S Sea oo Reda A A UR advan he emp A Ud aad 230 C2631M A 6 07 Client Application You are reading DX8100 Series digital video recorder DVR documentation The information in this manual describes how to configure and use the DX8100 system in your security application For a brief description of the DX8100 server and client applications refer to Welcome to DX8100 Client Application Welcome to
117. dicm da CD AP Oh ii fom oe Oe i mixes ie C mesa Ct E ie pih d a 59 ae D 16 De es E peo 1004 ieee Dh ie ee ANA 1 TA Er ar D ena me A A A Mons AA 3 El iat o 0 116i B is irons HOHEM roam VLoscama ble a Aer Gere F on Fin Warm icm Lotte 0O Lal j sj Ep fot n Cour F has r p Cam rei Fune i fsd Tes ma Ee EL EE pP Jos a Figure 85 Renaming Export Time Ranges SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT The DX8100 allows you to select the export format The following table shows the available export formats e Native format When exporting video in the native format the DX8100 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 DX8100 Viewer software is capable of reading a DX8100 watermark and verifying the originality of the video e AVI or ASF format 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 DX8100 will automatically include the DX8100 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 DX8100 for
118. dows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only WINDOWS XP DISPLAY PROPERTIES CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS Pelco recommends that the fade effect and shadow option for menus and tooltips be deselected Any time these display effects are active the CPU usage increases and impacts system performance C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 17 INSTALLING THE CLIENT APPLICATION To install the Client application 1 Start the Windows operating system 2 Close all programs including any antivirus software 3 Insert the DX8100 Resource CD into the DVD drive of your PC and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD screen to appear PELZD DX8100 Resource CD Mapa SOT raus Emmaga denote CL Figure 1 DX8100 Resource CD Screen 4 Click Software The Software menu is displayed XB100 Resource CD Manmi Li Snowe Epraatos Appu Acus me Baoan teat GO Figure 2 Resource CD Installation Options 5 Click Client The DX8100 Security Setup dialog box opens a DEL cura rl x Lx d OUO Piit Seu Tha bollos rl mail Per configurations on yor PE Jim eal aos yo fo connect ic Haec arabes OO amer Pou me mue he noo an anda E jea Fer Longus Mew Lal Figure 3 DX8100 Security Setup Dialog Box 18 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 6 Verify that the Install IPSec Configurations check box is selected NOTE IPSec is a standard security protocol used by the DX8100 Series DVR and its clients to communicate safely over a
119. e Figure 238 Quick Menu Disconnect Option VIEWING LIVE VIDEO The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video from up to 16 cameras by dragging one or more cameras from the Site tree onto the view panels For information about selecting cameras for viewing video refer to Assigning Cameras to View Panes for instructions This section describes how to use the Web Client to view live video and includes the following topics e Configuring View Panels e Assigning Cameras to View Panels e Operating the On Screen PTZ Controls C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 229 CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 Web Client can display up to 16 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 The following table describes the division buttons Table AU Web Client Division Buttons Button Description Displays 1 camera J isplays 4 cameras simultaneously quad display J isplays 9 cameras simultaneously isplays 16 cameras simultaneously 6 panel display Divides screen into 1 large and 5 small view panels 10 panel display Divides screen into 2 large and 8 small view panels 13 panel display Divides screen into 1 large and 12 small view panels Eg iE E ER ESL ELE ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS The DX8100 Web Client includes up to 16 view panels Fach view
120. e 122 Fvent Relay Link Settings Video Loss Link Settings Section 20 02 22 ee 123 Event Recording Link Settings Alarm Record Link Settings Section n n iilii sees 123 Event Recording Link Settings ATM POS Record Link Settings Section 2 0 0 0 cence eens 124 Event Recording Link Settings Video Loss Record Link Settings Section 2 0 0 0 0c ccc ccc rro 124 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Motion Events n iliis sese 125 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Alarm Events 2 0 0 0 cece cece sse 126 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to ATM POS Events 0 0 2 2 00000 c ccc sse 127 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events 20 0 0 c cece eect eee eens 127 Sehed le Page s t Let EU Y E VOS Ug peus RE s eere dde RU tier Pel PNE 128 Filling In Recording Blocks in a Schedule Grid 0 2 corr 130 Clearing Recording Times for a Specific Record Mode oooooocoooocococo corro rr 131 Clearing Recording Times for All Record Modes iiiiiiisssssssssssssssssss eI m en 131 Calendar Date Selectii sn ous mech A eT UIT USER NUT 132 Year View Calendar Quick Menu ooo 133 MonthiMew Page Multi Day Schedule 5 5a esee cdas 134 Month View Page Single Day Schedule 135 Month View Calendar Quick Menu 2 0 20 0 0 nner le 136 AOL OUR TR Rage IDEM 137 Moni WIeW Pat pu dts eterno Odone e oet eet sum tinte e
121. e Description x Live Enters the display mode and opens the DX8100 main window where live and playback video is displayed A e Live mode Allows all users to view live video e Playback mode Allows users with playback access rights Standard User by default and higher to play back recorded video Search Enters the search mode and opens the Search window providing access to search features Users with al Standard User access and higher are allowed to search video data using specific criteria Setup Enters the setup mode and opens the Setup dialog box to the Camera page default view and allows access to the other pages Users with Power User access and higher are allowed to set up the features and options for the DVR 34 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Table H DX8100 Toolbar Buttons Continued Button Name Description Export Enters the export mode where you configure the export options and parameters E Print Enters the print mode where you print the selected video image Single Division Displays one camera ELI 4 Division Displays four cameras simultaneously quad display ES 9 Division Displays nine cameras simultaneously ES 16 Division Displays 16 cameras simultaneously 25 Division Displays 25 images Each DVR accommodates up to 32 cameras You can display images from the local and ys remote DX8100 DVRs Use the expansion unit to increase DX810
122. e Ranges INSERTING AND REMOVING A USB FLASH DRIVE The DX8100 supports both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 flash drives To ensure data is not lost or corrupted when exporting data to a USB flash drive follow the steps listed in Removing a USB Flash Drive This section describes how to insert and remove a USB device and includes the following topics e Installing a USB Flash Drive e Removing a USB Flash Drive INSTALLING A USB FLASH DRIVE This section describes how to install a USB flash drive To install a USB flash drive into the PC 1 Insert the USB drive into the PC s USB 2 0 port 2 Wait five seconds while the PC recognizes and automatically installs the device C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 99 REMOVING A USB FLASH DRIVE You can remove a USB device within the DX8100 environment In this case you do not have to exit to the Windows environment AN WARNING Improperly removing a USB drive can cause data to be lost or corrupted To remove the USB flash 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 The system displays a message to safely remove the USB device 2 Click the Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive G box The system displays a confirmation message 3 Remove the USB flash drive ENABLING THE DEINTERLACING FILTER Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second might move or tear The DX8
123. e Rate Configuration Dialog Box To set the frame rate values for cameras 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 In the Camera Settings section click Frame Rate Configuration The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens 4 Select the button for the recording mode you want to configure Options are as follows e 604 e 704 e Normal e Motion e Alarm e ATM POS 5 Do the following a Using the ALL frame rate settings slider set the frame rate for all channels b To set the frame rate for an individual channel use the frame rate slider for that channel to select a frame rate from 1 30 ips according to the available capacity for the channel The frame rate of an individual channel is limited to the maximum setting of the ALL frame rate slider The frame rate ranges from 1 30 ips depending on the DX8100 Series DVR configuration The 8 camera DVR has 8 sliders the 16 camera DVR has 16 sliders the 24 camera DVR has 24 sliders and the 32 camera DVR has 32 sliders C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 141 6 Repeat step 5b for each camera you want to configure 7 Click OK 8 Click Apply at the Schedule page Figure 124 Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate Both resolution and frame rate settings can be adjusted using the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box
124. e Remote Site Connect shortcut menu is displayed 2 Select Connect from the shortcut menu AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE To automatically connect to a remote site 1 Start the DX8100 Client application The DX8100 Client Password dialog box opens ZIILZLTZNS i E im Connect Lx eom Figure 16 DX8100 Client Password Dialog Box 2 Click the Auto Connection check box 3 Enter a valid password in the Input password text box 4 Click OK The DX8100 Client application starts and will automatically connect to the remote DX8100 servers on the network C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 27 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 to access the features of the DX8100 Series DVR The DX8100 comes equipped with the built in user account 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 configured on the DX8100 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 For more information on the rights and permissions of the user group to which you have been assigned refer to Definition of User Access Levels
125. e audio 116 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Listening to Live Audio from a Remote DX8100 System To listen to live audio at a remote DX8100 server or client system 1 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click Setup The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Check the Channel Information section to verify that the audio option is installed and available For information about setting up the DX8100 server to record and listen to live audio refer to Audio Setup In the Camera Properties section select the camera channel that is configured for live audio recording In the Audio Settings section verify that the Audio Disable check box is not selected Click Apply Verify that you can hear live audio On the DX8100 toolbar click EX Drag a camera that is configured to record live audio from the Site tree onto a view pane Verify that you can hear live audio CONFIGURING VIDEO LOSS DETECTION You can configure the DX8100 to monitor each camera for the following events Loss of synchronization This event occurs if the data cable between the camera and DX8100 is disconnected cable is cut or unplugged or when the camera looses power Low level of video This event occurs if the DX8100 detects a low level of video signal from the camera The available light source for the camera indoor outdoor lightly is greatly diminished The DX8100 data cable is disconnected You can adjust the operation time from 0 00 to 23 59 For
126. e group you want to create 4 Click OK The group name is added to the connection list C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 223 Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with a Known IP Address To add a DX8100 server to a group with a known IP address 1 Click jl The Connection List dialog box opens E uerius I0 128 B rm AEn Figure 228 Connection List Dialog Box 2 Dothe following a Select a group b Click Add The Server Information dialog box opens Figure 229 Server Information Dialog Box 3 Enter the name of the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to add to the group 4 Enterthe IP address of the DVR 5 If necessary enter a new base port number 9002 is the default 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 firewall Web client and server ports must be identical 6 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 7 If necessary enter a new information port in the Information Port box 9005 is the default 8 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List under the group name 224 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with an Unknown IP Address To add a remote DVR site to a group in the Connection List when you do not know the IP address NOTES To be successful the following stipulations must be satisfied e Each
127. e installed the Mobile Client software on your pocket PC compatible handheld device and you have an active network connection to a DX8100 DVR server To start the DX8100 Mobile Client application e From the Windows Start menu choose Start gt Programs gt DX8100 The DX8100 Mobile Client application starts The following figure shows the DX8100 Mobile Client application window i Third Finns cam 03 Pos 65 07 1108 34 4 cos os f o 131 12 0f Esa 35 as lve t O m fA K Figure 186 Main Screen e 20 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 Mobile Client window Table AS Parts of the DX8100 Mobile Client Window Part Part View window Live menu Camera selection buttons Connect Data rate Resume live view Mobile Client frame rate Pause live view Item Item O 9 o e Currently viewed camera o Disconnect o L5 17 O e DX8100 menu Switch to full screen view 202 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 EXITING THE DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT To exit the DX8100 Mobile Client application 1 On the DX8100 Mobile Client toolbar tap DX8100 2 Tap Exit You can also Tap the Qo icon on the title bar to exit SETTING UP USER SECURITY This section describes how to set up security and includes the following topics e Setting Up an Initial Password e Changing an Existing Password SETTING UP AN INITIAL PASSWORD T
128. e to return to the main screen C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 207 DELETING A GROUP To delete a group 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 Select the group you wish to delete You cannot delete the Remote Site group 3 Tap Del Foca RE ELT B rencia ute Bl Frit Foor B secret esr El Trad Foo B be 6 Rec imi wit Figure 200 Deleting a Group 4 Select an option to either delete or retain sites within the group to be deleted e Select MOVED into default group to move any sites to the Remote Site group e Select DELETED to delete the group and any sites contained within it 5 Tap OK to complete the deletion process for the group is Fi Pe gap d bet Mee nds default a d DELETED EN EA m Figure 201 Finalizing Group Deletion 6 Tap Close to return to the main screen 208 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 ADDING A DX8100 SITE TO A GROUP To add a DX8100 site to a group 1 Tap 4 2 Tap Add B iara Pear Bd Tred Foor B Lebe f tad o_o Figure 202 Adding a New DX8100 Site 3 Select a Group from the drop down box Figure 203 Site Setup Screen 4 Enter aname for the new DX8100 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 Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port number
129. e viewing Figure 212 Live Menu with Start and Stop Options C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 213 CUSTOMIZING THE VIEW SCREEN This section describes how to customize the view screen and includes the following topics e Changing Screen Size e Full Screen Mode CHANGING SCREEN SIZE To change the size of the main screen viewing area 1 Tap DX8100 Options View Size jnas Trad lcs qM LE Figure 213 DX8100 Menu and View Size Option 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 EJ Dumme hard tie E E A Me E de Pal 2 mai Inh Ha mn MUNDO me nM imine Cx C Figure 214 Minimum Screen Size Figure 215 Medium Screen Size Figure 216 Maximum Screen Size 214 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 FULL SCREEN MODE To change to full screen view 1 Tap E Figure 217 Full Screen View 2 Tap anywhere on the screen to exit full screen view You can also tap Live gt Full Screen to change to full screen view pet oy e0 om Figure 218 Live Menu and Full Screen Option C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 215 DX8100 Web Client Welcome to the DX8100 Web Client application This section describes how to use the DX8100 Web Client application and includes the following topics e Using the DX8100 Web Client e Web Client Configuration e Viewing Live Video Using the DX8100 Web C
130. eature external equipment 64 how used 64 protocols supported 64 backed up data viewing 107 151 backed up video 151 exporting and printing 152 viewing and searching 151 working with 94 107 151 C calendar See schedule camera alarm input linking to camera 43 assigning all cameras to view panes 42 C2631M A 6 07 assigning to a view pane 42 45 D P or Coaxitron protocol support 57 event detection repositioning PTZ preset patterns linked to alarm events 125 ATM POS events 126 motion events 125 video loss events 127 expanded audio 114 external event recording alarm event linking multiple cameras to record 123 ATM POS event linking multiple cameras to record 123 motion event linking multiple cameras to record 123 video loss event linking multiple cameras to record 124 motion detection zones 113 PC keyboard using shortcuts to operate PTZ and lens functions 56 PTZ protocols 111 Coaxitron DX8000PELCO C D protocol DX8000PELCO D disable protocol DX8000NO PTZ P protocol DX8000PELCO P recording modes 129 relay linking to camera 43 remote setup using preset 95 57 remote accessing programming features 61 removing from a view pane 45 scheduled recording mode setting up 129 security levels 111 high low medium none settings custom settings examples of 139 customizing 129 138 support for recording modes 140 supported for recording modes 139 settings customizing 138 setup applying settings to all cameras 118
131. ecial characters e Re enter the same password to confirm 5 Click Next The user access level options for the New User dialog box are displayed 6 Select the user s access level Restricted Standard or Power 7 Click Finish C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 157 158 8 Click Apply mr 00 rin Pe beeen eon de de renes unum Ua ae pim Tal camem Lee m 5 Dm egee Veri ma raum lys aru iic i obi emm la Be e Ac i Ad es Cae Figure 139 Add New User Dialog Box MODIFYING USER PROPERTIES Follow the steps below to change user attributes such as user name and group affiliation Users with Admin or Power User access can change name and description properties of lower level users However only Admin level users can change a user s group affiliation To modify a user s properties 1 2 An Administrator level user can also change the group affiliation of users by dragging user names to different groups On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click O The User page is displayed Do one of the following e nthe main user list 1 Click a user name 2 Click Properties The Property dialog box opens e In one of the group lists 1 Click a user name 2 Click Properties The Property dialog box opens Edit the following user properties e User name e Full name Description e Group Click Apply in the Property dialog box Cli
132. ecording for the cameras assigned to a view pane The DX8100 compresses audio data to save space In this case recorded audio may not be of the same quality as live audio e PTZ A global setting that when selected enables PTZ capability for the cameras assigned to a view pane Instant recording A global setting that when selected enables instant recording capability for the cameras assigned to a view pane e POS A global setting that when selected enables POS video recording for the cameras assigned to a view pane Select All Selects all of the OSD options e Background Color Opens a submenu with the following choices Set Color Opens the Colors palette for selecting or creating a background color Disable Background Disables a background color from being shown Resolution Opens a submenu with the following choices 1024 x 768 e 1280 x 1024 Cycle Views Setup Dwell time Opens a submenu of dwell times with the following choices e 2Sec e 5 Sec e 10 Sec e 30 Sec e 60 Sec Index View Opens the Event Index pane Display Deinterlaced Image Selects the deinterlace mode for enhancing the display of video images DirectX Draw Improves performance by delegating graphics acceleration duties to your PC s video hardware instead of your computer s main processor Language Opens a submenu with the following choices English default e French e German e Italian e Polish e Portuguese e Russian e Spani
133. el 1 Draga camera from the Site tree onto a camera view pane 2 Repeat this process for up to 36 cameras PLAYBACK ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD The on screen display for playback is identical to live view with the exception of a date time field in place of the PTZ designator Figure 50 Playback OSD C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 69 PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback controls to start playback control direction and adjust speed Click Hi at any time to return to live view The following figure shows the DX8100 playback controls ou ke Q duo H 0 Figure 51 Playback Controls The following table describes the parts of the payback controls Table R Parts of the Playback Controls Part Description Frame By Frame Reverse Each frame is displayed in the reverse direction with each click of the Frame by Frame Reverse button Frame By Frame Forward Each frame is displayed in the forward direction with each click of the Frame by Frame Forward button Fast Forward to End Advances the bookmark to the end of the latest recorded video Play Forward Initiates normal playback of recorded video in the forward direction Stop Pause Stops playback control activity and returns to the Live View mode Pauses video playback in the forward or reverse direction Play Reverse Initiates normal playback of recorded video in the reverse direction Item O e
134. elay and Alarm Settings Page Relay Settings Section C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 119 120 Configuring Basic Alarm Input Operating Properties Most applications will not require you to change relay and alarm settings from their default states To configure basic alarm input operating properties 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page 2 Click to display the Link page 3 Inthe Alarm Settings section do the following a Inthe Alarm Channel drop down box select the Alarm you want to configure b Inthe Alarm Name text box enter an optional new name for alarm Alarm names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters You can also rename sites cameras alarms and relays from the Site tree by slowly clicking twice on each object s name c Inthe Alarm Type section click the NO NC button to toggle the default output type for each alarm NO normally open or NC normally closed 4 Click Apply dames arena Smee ey ox ox ey ce e e x1 ee ae ox e e 04 0 0 ox x E E C 08 3 e RR Figure 98 Relay and Alarm Settings Page Alarm Settings Section LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS This section describes how to link relay outputs to external events such as motion alarm ATM POS and video loss events The following topics are included e Linking Relay Outputs to Motion Events e Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Events e
135. en 5 Click Open 5 Click Import Now 6 Click Apply ML or x HJ E gni j fet himm r r r V r 5 F r Figure 141 Import DX8100 Configuration Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Import To import a settings file from a specific drive or folder 1 From the DX8100 menu bar choose Edit Import Setup The DX8100 Setup File Import Dialog box opens 2 Select the folder location of the file you want to import 3 Click the Up button to move up a level in the folder hierarchy 4 Click the settings file you want to open 5 Click Open 162 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 USING SYSTEM LOGS The DX8100 automatically stores system information in a number of log files Users with Power User access and higher can use these files to track system statistics and monitor security The DX8100 allows you to view its activity log files This section describes how to use the system logs and includes the following topics e Viewing a Log File e Exporting Log Information Viewing a Log File To view a log file 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click qa The System page is displayed 3 In the Log Information section select a log file from the Choose drop down box 4 Click View The Log View dialog box opens cm Le EA Esa da Figure 142 Viewing a Log File The following figure shows the Log View dialog box p Figure 143 Log View Dialog Box
136. ency E Mail Notification Setups ios coats comida TERUEL ique NR Nem a REPRE 166 Accessing the Emergency E mail Notification Setup 20 0002 sse 167 Configuring Emergency E mail Notification iiisiiiisssssssssssssssss II nn 167 Setting Upthe Time Period sia bk coed Ind eri e Re e A E hemdee NR ARR Quad Rep duni 169 Setting Up E Mail Notification Groups iiiiisssssssssssssssss eR e en 171 Sending E mail Notifications iisisissssssssssssssssss EEEE e rens 176 DX8100 Client Energency Agent Setting Up and Using the Client Emergency Agent 178 Recommended System Requirements sssr 5 Dae e t et wit e EU be tQ oe dao bene e d b ed C gb d 178 Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application iiiissssssssssssssssss s RR e 179 Enabling IPSec Security Services coso o pe th IRSE RAT N RIBUS LEER RNAi piedad 181 Disabling IPSec SECUELA oer v epe EEES pU Rau pacem ad edd pad RU Ru Ae eee 182 Before Vou Begi resurs 183 Starting the Client Emergency Agent 183 Real Time Event Monitoring Lucie IRR eee RR epe ia E ERa E En ERE I EEE Nee TER hed 184 Setting the Client Emergency Agent Listen Port 2 20 02 nnnnnn nunnana aaan s I 184 Viewing Previously Logged Events 3 reo pe o eR Qr a ads 184 Shutting Down the Client Emergency Agent 185 DX8100 Viewer Setting Up and Using the DX8100 Viewer ooo 186 Recommended System Requirements ooo 186 DX810
137. ent Setup page 164 camera linking to client emergency agents 166 clients adding 165 changing emergency agent properties 165 deleting from notification list 165 Emergency Agent Client utility required 164 overview 164 server event transmission time setting 166 emergency e mail notification 240 accessing Emergency E mail Notification page 167 alarm 166 alarm events sent in response to 170 e mail groups 166 e mail server configuring 167 enabling disabling 167 group adding 172 adding members 173 deleting 172 deleting members from group 174 modifying 172 modifying member attributes 175 overview 171 local area network LAN 167 motion events sent in response to 170 overview 166 setting up 167 testing configuration 168 time period notification frequency setting up 169 overview 169 setting the time of day 170 video loss events sent in response to 171 event jump to 70 events alarm 119 ATM POS 120 motion detection 113 recording modes 130 video loss detection 117 Expansion Unit 35 export setup 32 Ext monitor overview 164 external events 120 external storage 16 F file size video image 140 frame rate about calculating 146 advanced configuring 142 overview 129 141 range of 141 resolution value 142 frame rate setting 141 full screen view video displaying 36 full window view 35 index video displaying 36 live video displaying 36 playback video displaying 36 selecting 35 G graphics card 23
138. ergency Agent Software License Agreement Dialog BOX oooooooooococococooco core 180 DX8100 Emergency Agent Installation Folder Dialog BOX 0 RR 180 Emergency Agent Installation Finalization Dialog BOX 6 en IRR n teen e ees 181 Enabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 20 0 00 0 0 Re 181 Disabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 2 2 0 000 e 182 Emergency Agent ICOM 54a ch e tecti ebore rete id dd Mid bly So Ad ded Aided kdl be o RUDRA teed 183 Client Emergency Agent Dil BR ci E ocean bes Maem ena Nun DIR ae bee fee a PR Y RE S ee noe 183 Client Emergency Agent Pop up Window 2 20 02 ceed hens 184 Emergency Agent listen Port Dialog BOX 2 a e poko a ei 184 Client Emergency Agent Server List and Loge stess educ eere Ladys vole eres e Ra ec eR pra poii rx cs 185 Resource CD Screen en aout ood Um E EYES A RMS om Res Eee A E LR Ee Ree ee 187 Resource CD Screen Installation Options nnana anann ununure EEEE EEEE c hen 187 DX5100 VIEWER Dialog BON nt nites s a ornat ete ee UR osten ASU sese eoa eee ok A AON o eie AD Ir ete a 188 Emergency Agent Software License Agreement Dialog Box 2 20 02 ccc e n 188 DX8100 Viewer Installation Folder Dialog BOX 0 0 IRR I n eens 188 DX8100 Viewer Finalization Dialog BOX 0 nee em EEEE 189 DX8100 VieWEr ICON marese eot eas cnc hu ten be UN TE he MASUR epa e Sco s ux ists ty Nats pec cel 190 DX8100 Vi amp wWer Malri SCrBefi
139. eset LOUE A op a a Au PEU ead 68 Working Playback Mode 4 eee rm ds ete tr eerte ter let e oe ana ted RS OA edt 69 Accessing Playpack Mode o uem ere rr deceptum ce eI DO epe ERE Beak eee 69 Assigning Cameras to View Panels 5 2152 Lite edente er ada ae tds lead deal lbs 69 Playback On Screen Display OSD ooo 69 Playback Gontrols 5 25 tes y t e beo e oett cete poe ente sten dedic o nc o t te b era eos 70 Playback Timeline 2 ee etre A e a enacted WE 72 Playing Back Video DV TIIfe xe mast lebe t iD D E ON DLP IDEA e pn PU E bv tu seh tyi 73 Starting Playback from a Specific Point in Time nannan ununue raea anaana e nee ee 73 Understanding Instant PlavBacke P ce see re dette t e tte e d tet od bacs ee iat La da etos 73 Playing Back Video DEV sns os A A en Os Ae ane LEE AE DNI TIER UR ener 74 Operating Playback Digital ZOOM 35 stt traia Mullane di 74 Zoom Using the Digital Zoom Gontrol to x dope ee ERR dee Re pO ote vA Se Wen oi WR Red 15 Zoom sing the MOUSE iaa iis ie o osx rr OPERI Dine stes Rider sale dde ia ene enda e bcd dabo oeste cca dt d 15 Panning a ZOomed Images 22 ae 8s htc oss el kso ta Leste ee He Ie EE des cob bosse 77 Workinguin Search MbdBz adsan aa ts a aca e ead au aa aE ls deseos 78 Search WIDdoW A I Per E AN 78 Displaying a Deinterlaced Image in the Search Mode 2 0 0 EEEE rr 79 R usingthe Search Lime Range 5 e tator eet e ERN ERST ee gee toi E ESEAS 79 Index VIDEO Seal atto i
140. et e p Lea Re STORM Nr et aula te PE 138 G stom Camera Settings Parnel eet c eec eda mobs x e etl E ETE DR delis DO POE LG 139 Examples of Custom Camera Settiflgs reri s neos a A EEUU CA HEM IDA pd 139 C2631M A 6 07 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 C2631M A 6 07 Frame Rate Contiguration Dialog o SR RR Rue OR BRE EE RA RR ER ERE ee alee 142 Frame Bate Config rationi Screen i aoo eR Depp a E Ub P NN 143 Setting Up DX8100 for Maximum IPS Recording on ona anann nunnana aeaaaee I n 145 Frame hate ConfiguratiaTi Screen s ete tto e D s ER PERENNE PR VEDO QUU E TQUE 145 Maximum Rate and Resolution Recording 2 0 0 eee een eee enn e 146 Example ot Frame hate Capacity us he eee eve Blot cts Wadi ER nd A tae Pe ea pede oh SM ERE ANS 146 Linking Relays to Motion Detection 20 0 RR ended denn tenn ene es 147 Linking lt Relays to Alarms no ae ara RUEIER PUEDE pu te Da tot td pea ated ne ROUSE 148 Linking Relays to AIM POS reote o EC een eek e Lee ee etl COLITUR RN dec el s 149 Linking Relays to VIGO LOSS ici Le IIR Tt e Sea AE E A AE ER ERA IDE IR wee eRe eS 150 Backup Search Screen ash S ordo oe m cM ea Yu ee See qa dares na
141. ettee tatoo E tef Een Tejado 104 Default Pile Names a tr Dee TE DELERSU EUREN AREE LII EE IR or IS bn Nd ee ental Syd 104 Renarming Export Time Ranges uoce eee sr d Ete t taco d d b ceo e pde nl RN NS 105 StillImage Export Formats 3 3 12 Lee bode Rad a pd et bed dd de oae doter abbas 106 Real Time Versus Non Real Time Export 107 Partsxof tlieDX8100 SetupiDialog BOX z ea Se eee A O PER 110 Camera Pages toot be eee testate sect ab dolo ped HA pe ive Lao edd te pe dolus dad da 112 Low Sensitivity Level 2v atte sex vet ata eere Y tese T gn e deSERR X E i TIE YR ND NONSE 113 High Sensitivity Setting Level 113 Adequate Sensitivity Level 4s on se dai A Ea a RU AREA rta QU Re eI caet 113 Gamera Motion Detection Setup eec nn deh ed eb CL Me oie A vetet d o y qucd 114 Audio Op Not Installede aree eoru a PE pau NE 115 AUX Audio Settings Dialog BOX 115 Video Loss Detecta einai a Rd RU TORT eee i eO nS ul a dte ote a ad ue suae ay late ce 118 Relay and Alarm Settings Page Relay Settings Section 2 2 0 2 0 een 119 Relay and Alarm Settings Page Alarm Settings Section 0 2 0 0 0 cece ccc ect ee 120 Event Relay Link Settings Motion Detection Link Settings Section 2 20 00 iliis sss 121 Event Relay Link Settings Alarm Link Settings Section 2 0 0 0 e n 121 Event Relay Link Settings ATM POS Link Settings Section 2 20 00 en 122 Fvent Relay Link Settings Video Loss Link Settings Section 20 02 22 e
142. evice Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected e Dothe following 1 In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available 2 Type the ATM POS device name in the Device Name text box 4 Set the date and time range you want to search for the transaction number 5 In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Transaction Number The Transaction Number text box is available 6 Inthe Transaction Number text box type the transaction number 7 Click Start Search If the channel date time and transaction number are valid the POS transaction is displayed in the POS Search Table 8 Inthe POS Search Table click a transaction entry The transaction data is displayed in the Data window C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 87 9 On the playback controls click Forward Playback The video recorded for the transaction is displayed in the Video window 01 10 7806 UR 4 35867 Tn timimi pih V Clete rre i nabi Figure 66 Searching an POS Event by Transaction Number SEARCHING FOR ALL TRANSACTIONS WITH EXCEPTIONS The DX8100 allows you to search for transactions that meet conditions defined by one or more exceptions In this case you must configure your search criteria based on the following e Channel The camera that captured the video and is linked to the ATM POS device that produced the transaction data
143. ewer C2631M A 6 07 8 Click Next to accept the default installation folder 9 Click Finish to complete the installation process C2631M A 6 07 nn IIT gt aix installation is completed successfully Vrai ptus kon roll rue TOT DG pes Figure 170 DX8100 Viewer Finalization Dialog Box DX8100 Viewer 189 STARTING THE DX8100 VIEWER The Playback speed cannot be changed in the DX8100 Viewer After opening up a saved file the program will not allow you to move the slider to speed up or slow down the video To start the DX8100 Viewer software on a client PC 1 Turn on the client computer and wait while Windows loads 2 Double click the DX8100 Viewer icon on the client computer s desktop f Dx8000 Viewer Figure 171 DX8100 Viewer Icon The DX8100 Viewer application window opens Figure 172 DX8100 Viewer Main Screen 190 DX8100 Viewer C2631M A 6 07 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 Viewer window Table AP Parts of the DX8100 Mobile Client Window Item Part Toolbar View panel Playback controls Playback slider Volume controls click speaker icon to toggle audio mute Watermark verification message area 6000009 Play speed control for video captured in the DX8100 Native format The following table describes the DX8100 Viewer toolbar buttons Table AQ DX8100 Viewer Toolbar Buttons Button Name Descri
144. f the following To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to an ATM POS input detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Preset button to select this option 2 In the Preset drop down box select a PTZ preset 1 150 To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to ATM POS input detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Pattern button to select this option 2 In the Pattern drop down box select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be defined for this function to work 126 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 6 Click Apply ATRUPQS Lr Tang ATADOS dederit AT LPS d am praem Lankan PTZ Berg Lirit Camana Chanai team y s iC uns iar we Figure 109 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to ATM POS Events Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events To link a video loss event to a camera so the detected video loss event results in a repositioning of that camera 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event PTZ Link Settings tab 4 In the Video Loss Link Settings section do the following a Selecta camera channel from the Video Loss Channel drop down box b In the Linked PTZ Setting section select a camera to be linked from the Li
145. fault ATM POSO1 to ATM POS16 The device name can be changed Transaction number Number assigned by the ATM POS device to the transaction data Date Time Date and time transaction is recorded Exception Yes if an exception filter is active for the transaction data has an exception No if the transaction does not have an exception filter The transaction and data information are based on the ATM POS configuration settings derived from the following e Data format e ATM POS exceptions e Exception action codes For information about setting up ATM POS transaction and data options refer to the Setting Up ATM POS Device Properties section in the Operations and Programming manual Area where recorded transaction data is displayed Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Table W Parts of the POS Search View Continued Item Part Description o Data Overlay Box The function is not supported at this time o Video Window Area where live and playback recorded video is viewed Playback video is started at the date and time specified for the respective transaction data as shown in the POS Search table The DX8100 playback controls are used to view playback video SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING POS DATA BY DEVICE NAME You can perform a general search for POS transaction data record for a particular ATM POS device and its associated camera Use the date and time and ATM POS device name as the search
146. g Instant Recording e Stopping Instant Recording Starting Instant Recording To start instant recording Double click the Instant Recording icon located in the lower right corner of the view pane The Instant Recording icon changes from silver to blue indicating that instant recording is activated fvideo recording is enabled verify that REC is black and highlighted white If video recording is not enabled REC is not displayed or will show another recording mode color Stopping Instant Recording To deactivate instant recording e Inthe view pane double click the Instant Recording icon The instant recording icon changes from blue to silver indicating that instant recording is de activated OPERATING THE ON SCREEN PTZ CONTROLS 52 Users with PTZ access rights Standard User by default and higher can operate PTZ lens functions of cameras that support such features PTZ functions can be controlled on the screen in Live mode using the mouse PTZ control is available for cameras that support PTZ functions using Pelco s P D or Coaxitron protocols It is also available for supported third party dome cameras For more information about configuring PTZ ports refer to Setting Up COMI Port Properties in the DX8100 server Help system or the Operation and Programming manual In addition the PTZ option must be enabled and a protocol must be assigned to the camera channel For more information refer to Camera Setup in the DX8
147. g a DX8100 DVR Server from the Connection List 1 Click E The Connection List dialog box opens Ei A A AAA imap B Gown Figure 232 Deleting a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to delete 3 Click Delete The site disappears from the Connection List 4 Click OK 226 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 Editing a DX8100 Server s Information in the Connection list 1 Click k The Connection List dialog box opens Figure 233 Editing a Site from the Connection List 2 Select the DX8100 Series DVR you wish to edit 3 Click Edit The Server Information dialog box appears Figure 234 Editing Server Information 4 Entera 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 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 firewall Web client and server ports must be identical 7 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 8 If necessary enter the information port number 9005 is the default 9 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List 10 Click OK to return to the Connection List dialog box C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 22 WORKING WITH REMOTE SITES This section describes how to work with remote sites and includes
148. g mode is enabled from the Schedule page Instant recording is activated from the main window by double clicking the Instant Recording icon If the DVR is not in the normal recording mode you can use the instant recording mode to manually start and stop a video recording session instantly For information about adding the Instant Recording icon to the OSD refer to Adding Instant Recording to OSD This section includes the following topics e Enabling and Disabling Instant Recording e Adding Instant Recording to OSD e Starting and Stopping Instant Recording ENABLING AND DISABLING INSTANT RECORDING This section describes how to enable and disable the instant recording mode and includes the following topics e Enabling Instant Recording e Disabling Instant Recording For more information on instant recording refer to nstant Recording Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Enabling Instant Recording To enable the Instant Recording mode 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C 3 In the Camera Settings Panel from the Instant Recording drop down box select Enable Disabling Instant Recording To disable the Instant Recording mode 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click It The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C 3 In the Camera Settings Panel from the Instant Recording drop down box select Disable ADDING I
149. g of multiple cameras Refer to Schedule Setup and Link Setup for more information To define motion detection profiles for the selected camera 1 2 C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click El The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page To set up the motion grid do the following a Select the motion zone 1 5 from the drop down box b Click the Hide Show button to either hide or display the motion grid c Move the Number of Blocks slider to change the grid size of the motion overlay Define the area for motion detection as follows a Click Clear All to remove the currently defined motion detection area b Click Select All to enable motion detection for the entire viewable area c Hold down the eft mouse button and drag to select areas d Hold down the right mouse button and drag to deselect areas In the Motion Detection section move the Sensitivity slider to adjust motion sensitivity Moving the slider to the left decreases the sensitivity moving the slider to the right increases the sensitivity The motion sensitivity window provides a visual indicator that helps you set the sensitivity to the correct level so that erroneous motion events caused by wind or other disturbances are avoided e Figure 90 shows the position of the red sensitivity indicator at a low sensitivity setting In this case a large motion level is needed to cause the green motion indicator to exceed the red sensitivity indicator Figure 90 Lo
150. have read the following information enter a new base port number 9002 is the default e Consult your network administrator before assigning or changing port numbers e Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a firewall Client and server ports must be identical 7 If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default 8 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List 26 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 9 Click OK when you return to the Connection List dialog box Server Information 7 x r Server Information O Name Dx8000 Building 7 GQ P Aites 10 10 E 103 Q Base Port 8002 Q Upgrade Port 8003 Q u Cancel Figure 15 Editing Server Information WORKING WITH REMOTE SITES This section describes how to connect to and log in to a remote DX8100 server site This section includes the following topics e Connecting to a Remote Site e Automatically Connecting to a Remote Site e Logging In to a Remote Site e Logging Out of a Remote Site e Disconnecting from a Remote Site CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE You can view live and playback video and listen to live and playback audio from multiple DX8100 DVR servers simultaneously The Client application can connect to remote sites automatically To connect to an active DX8100 server on the network 1 Right click the remote site name from the Site tree Th
151. he assigned DIP switch setting for all attached cameras is displayed 3 In the Picture Adjustment section adjust picture properties by moving sliders for Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation As you adjust the picture properties of a camera on the local DVR changes will be reflected 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 Apply 4 Click Default to return all picture property settings to the normal state 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 5 Click Apply ag a Solos Coes z Pasarea a aD Foes Eum Ai Be ege au ue Ru Poses Wired EL dicc a Libia iniri Por Rom aem sanan la Lem Serer San e Bid A p XR damit r gt im j ames dd Cima ii iam Lamar Salis Diarrea M Ae Los Damme Adm Lan Bolen d MT LE decl d mt Psa ia SS ee en a D Tomus U bine mann D pmi nt e E rrsan bas oiim Lam aint mc Figure 89 Camera Page 112 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to five motion detection profiles can be defined for each camera When the DX8100 is set to record motion detection any motion sensed in the selected zone will be recorded on that channel Motion detection can also be used to trigger relays PTZ presets and the recordin
152. her level user This section describes how to configure users and includes the following topics Built in User Accounts Definition of User Access Levels Definition of Camera Security Access Adding New Users Modifying User Properties Changing User Passwords Changing a Users Group Affiliation Deleting Existing Users Setting Login Timeout Assigning Automatic Login Permission to a User ACCESSING THE USER PAGE To access the User page 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click O The User page is displayed The following figure shows the User page Figure 138 User Page Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following table describes the parts of the User page Table AM Parts of the User Page Item Part Description e User Name Lists the authorized users Table User Buttons Allows you to do the following e Add Opens the Add New User dialog box to create a new user account Remove Deletes the selected user Properties Opens the Properties dialog box to view and modify user details e Set Password Opens the Set Password dialog box to specify or modify the user s password User Groups Allows you to create user accounts for the following user groups Power e Standard Restricted The DX8100 allows the administrator to configure access rights to any user group for the following functions Camera security View live video
153. hese protocols The Aux key selects the auxiliary mode Buttons 1 4 select 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 and then 1 sends a command to the Esprit to operate the wiper You must configure the camera to establish how the camera responds to an auxiliary command For detailed information about how a specific Spectra or Esprit camera system interprets auxiliary commands refer to the documentation that accompanies your Spectra or Esprit camera system To send an auxiliary command 1 On the DX8100 keypad click to enter the programming mode 2 Select the camera in the DX8100 view panel to which you want to send the auxiliary command 3 Click the Aux button Keypad buttons 1 4 are available Figure 44 Auxiliary Aux Button The following figure shows that keypad buttons 1 4 are available Figure 45 Keypad Buttons 1 4 are Available 4 Click a keypad button 1 4 The auxiliary function assigned by camera for the selected button is executed 64 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CONFIGURING PRESET TOURS A preset tour allows a camera to move through a programmed sequence of PTZ presets The DX8100 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 o
154. ht green color 2 Click to remove the selected bookmark Figure 75 Removing a Single Bookmark Clearing All Bookmarks To clear all bookmarks e Click Remove All Bookmarks C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 97 BOOKMARKING AND EXPORTING MULTIPLE CHANNELS The DX8100 allows you to bookmark a video region for one camera and apply that book marked time window to multiple channels This feature is used in conjunction with the export feature For example if you want to export video recorded between 9 00 a m and 9 05 a m for multiple cameras you set the bookmarks for camera 1 at 9 00 a m and 9 05 a m During the export process you can associate that same bookmarked time window with multiple cameras To book mark data and export video for multiple channels 1 Make sure the DVR is in Search mode by clicking 3 2 Select a camera from the Site tree 3 Locate the timeline slider at the beginning of the range you want to bookmark You can use the drop down box and spinner buttons above the timeline to locate a bookmark 4 Tocreate book marks do the following a Click A red bookmark flag appears on the timeline b Locate the timeline slider at the end of the range you want to bookmark C Click The bookmark flag and the region between bookmarks turn gray Exporting a bookmarked region of video requires start and end bookmarks If only one bookmark is set video will not be marked for export
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157. ication page is displayed 3 Inthe Option section of the Emergency Agent page enter the amount of time in seconds that you want the DX8100 to continue sending still images after an alarm motion or video loss event has been detected 4 Enter the time interval in seconds that you want the DX8100 to wait between sending each still image 5 Click Apply EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP 166 The DX8100 can be configured to send e mail notifications alerting users of motion alarm and video loss events Users with Power User access and higher can configure the notification function Notifications 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 predefined schedule You can configure up to 32 e mail groups and up to 32 members can be assigned to each e mail group Before sending notifications you must provide information about your e mail server and establish the events motion alarm and video loss that you want to include in the e mail message Timing and frequency of the e mail notifications must also be set You should test the e mail notification function immediately after configuration to ensure your system is set up correctly Client Application C2631M A 6 07 NOTES e To use emergency e mail notification the DX8100 Series DVR must be connected to a LAN that maintains an SMTP mail server The network must also be connected to either a
158. ick C The Schedule page is displayed 6 Verify that the enabled camera from each group is displayed in the site tree Figure 126 Setting Up DX8100 for Maximum IPS Recording 7 Click the Frame Rate configuration button The Frame Rate Configuration screen is displayed Figure 127 Frame Rate Configuration Screen C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 145 8 Do the following a Using the ALL frame rate settings slider set the frame rate to 30 ips The recording rate for each enabled camera is changed to 30 ips b For the ALL resolution setting from the drop down box select 704 x 480 from the drop down box The resolution for each enabled camera is set to 704 x 480 c Click OK 9 Click Apply at the Schedule page and verify that each enabled camera listed in the site tree is configured to record at 30 ips at 4CIF Figure 128 Maximum Rate and Resolution Recording Understanding the DX8100 Frame Rate Calculations The DX8100 uses a complex algorithm to calculate 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
159. ideo in full screen view refer to Displaying Live Video in Full Screen View The DX8100 displays live video based on one of the following scenarios e Capture card displays live video The capture card is used to display live video on the main VGA monitor For each channel live video is displayed on the VGA monitor at the maximum recording rate For example channel 1 is set to 2CIF recording resolution and the actual record rate is 1 image per second ips In this case live video for channel 1 is displayed at 15 ips Additionally the capture card provides a BNC analog output of the live video image The analog image is the same as the image displayed on the VGA monitor The DX8100 External Monitor option allows you to configure how analog video is displayed on an external monitor connected to the capture card For information about the External Monitor feature refer to External Monitor Setup e MUX card displays real time video If the DX8100 is equipped with the MUX option real time video from the MUX card s is displayed on the main VGA monitor at 30 ips Real time video is displayed for all the channels regardless of the recording resolution A Additionally the MUX Card provides a BNC analog output of the real time video image The analog image is the same as the image displayed on the VGA monitor The analog output does not contain any display icons labels or text but video is displayed on the analog monitor in the same division mode as
160. iew the video thumbnail refer to Viewing a Video Thumbnail To search video by analyzing changes in screen pixels C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click a On the Search control click ge Select a camera from the Site tree From the drop down box select the date on which you want to begin your search Select the start and end times to define your search range Using your mouse highlight the areas on the grid that you want to search for pixel changes e Hold down the eft mouse button and drag to select areas e Hold down the right mouse button and drag to clear areas Adjust the pixel sensitivity threshold Moving the slider to the left decreases sensitivity and moving it to the right increases sensitivity Click Start Wait for the progress line on the status bar to return to Ready Use the icon to show and hide the pixel grid for a clearer view in the search screen Figure 71 Pixel Search Screen Client Application 93 VIEWING A VIDEO THUMBNAIL After the search has been completed a series of thumbnails appear on the screen below the search grid Each thumbnail contains the first image of recorded video for the listed time period e Double clicking a thumbnail will cause it to begin playing e Click and to move backward and forward through thumbnails To view a video thumbnail 1 Click a thumbnail The thumbnail s search parameters date and time are displayed below the search grid The thumbnail s
161. ify that the Audio Disable check box is not selected Click Apply Verify that you can hear sound from the DX8100 audio output LISTENING TO LIVE AUDIO The DX8100 audio feature allows you to listen to live audio at a local server or listen to live audio from a remote DX8100 server or client system For information about setting up the DX8100 server to record and listen to live audio refer to Audio Setup This section describes how to listen to live audio and includes the following topics Listening to Live Audio at a Local Server Listening to Live Audio from a Remote DX8100 System Listening to Live Audio at a Local Server To listen to live audio at the local server 1 Connect head phones to the DX8100 audio output connector For information about setting up the DX8100 server to record and listen to live audio refer to Audio Setup On the DX8100 toolbar click Setup The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Check the Channel Information section to verify that the audio option is installed and available In the Camera Properties section select the camera channel that is configured for live audio recording In the Audio Settings section verify that the Audio Disable check box is not selected Click Apply Verify that you can hear sound from the DX8100 audio output On the DX8100 toolbar click EX Drag a camera that is configured to record live audio from the Site tree onto a view pane Verify that you can hear liv
162. igure 41 PTZ OSD Menu C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 61 62 The following table describes the parts of the PTZ OSD Menu control Table Q Parts of the PTZ OSD Menu Control Item Part Description O Enter Provides the following actions e Accepts the selected remote camera OSD menu choice e Accesses menu option parameters For example point the cursor at the Language option and click Enter accesses the list of available languages 2 Exit N A Up and Down Navigate up and down the remote camera OSD menu or cycle through a list of options or parameters Buttons O Left and Right Perform no activity Buttons Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu The DX8100 allows you to navigate the remote camera menu system using any of the following e PTZ OSD Menu controls For information on using the PTZ OSD Menu controls refer to Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control e Keypad controls For information on using the keypad controls refer to Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu e Keyboard keys For information on using the keyboard keys refer to Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions The following procedure instructs you to use the PTZ OSD Menu control to navigate the remote camera programming menu To access a programming menu for a remote camera 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click 2 Drag a remote camera from the Site tree onto a view panel For certain camer
163. igure shows how to operate the mouse to zoom in and out You can also use keyboard shortcuts to operate the lens features of cameras such as Pelco s Spectra Ill For more information about using keyboard shortcuts refer to Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions z CoN Figure 33 Mouse Wheel Zoom C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 55 USING PC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with PTZ access rights Standard User by default and higher can 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 The following table describes the keyboard buttons that you use to control PTZ and lens functions Table P Standard PC Keyboard Functions for Controlling PTZ and Lens Functions Key Description Insert and Delete These keys provide the following functionality On screen display preset and pattern modes Insert increases focus 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 through the camera menu choices Home and End These keys provide the following functionality On screen display preset and pattern modes The Home key opens the iris and the End key closes the iris performing the
164. il Notification Setup tab 4 In the Mail Group area do the following a Click Manage Groups The Group Management dialog box opens b Click Add Group The Manage Groups dialog box opens c Enter the name of the group Group names can be up to 32 characters in length and can include spaces but not special characters 5 Click OK 6 Click Close 7 Click Apply Modifying an E mail Group Name To modify a group name 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 In the Mail Group area do the following a Click Manage Groups The Group Management dialog box opens b n the Group Name table select a group C Click Edit Group The Manage Groups dialog box opens d Editthe existing name or enter a new name for the group 5 Click OK 6 Click Close 7 Click Apply Deleting an E mail Group To delete a group 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Iq The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click amp The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 n the Mail Group area do the following a Click Manage Groups The Group Management dialog box opens b In the Group Name table select a group c Click Delete 5 Click Close 6 Click Apply 172 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Adding Members to an E mail
165. ile Change an existing profile Delete an existing profile Calendar Displays current schedule profile in accordance with the schedule type selected All Days Weekdays Weekends or Custom Mode Start and End Sets the start and end dates for a custom schedule Date Markers o o Record Mode Selects a recording mode to be applied to a camera Options are as follows Normal Motion Alarm e ATM POS Channel Allows the assignment of recording modes across individual camera channels over a 24 hour period Scheduling Panel Camera Allows custom settings to be applied to individual cameras for each recording mode Settings Panel Apply Saves current schedule Frame Rate Allows configuration of channel resolution and frame rates Configuration 600 0 O onfigure ae Allows configuration of relays that have been linked to cameras and alarms Instant Enables or disables selection of instant recording from the View menu Recording SETTING UP THE CAMERA RECORDING MODE The DX8100 allows you to schedule each camera to record in a single or multiple event mode across a 24 hour timeline Users with Power User access or higher can schedule video recording for one or more cameras Use the Record Mode section near the bottom of the Schedule page to configure the recording mode for each camera This section describes how to schedule a recording mode and includes the follow
166. increase or decrease the time in seconds at which the camera will remain during that sequence of the tour 4 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional preset you want to add to the tour 5 Click Add to Group 6 Click Save 7 Click Exit to return to the main screen Figure 47 Adding Preset to Tour 66 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Deleting Presets from a Tour To delete presets from a tour 1 Access the Preset tour group dialog box For information on accessing the Preset tour group dialog box refer to Accessing a Preset Tour Group 2 Click the check box beside one or more presets you want to delete from the preset tour group 3 Click Delete 4 Click Save 5 Click Exit to return to the main screen Figure 48 Deleting Preset from Tour C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 67 68 ACTIVATING A PRESET TOUR This section describes how to activate a preset tour You can save a preset tour for later use without engaging the tour by not performing step 5 Then continue on to step 6 without clicking Apply To activate a preset tour 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click amp 2 Click ES and then to bring up the Preset preset tour group dialog box 3 From the ME box select the preset tour 1 4 you want to activate 4 Click Save 5 Click Apply 6 Click Exit to return to the main screen 7 Click ES on the PTZ keypad to exit programming mode 8 Click on the PTZ keypad to activate the to
167. ine Control Item Part Part Currently displayed view panel Selected second Total number of view windows Increase timeline detail Site number Decrease timeline detail Camera number Alarm recording Camera name Normal recording Selected date Motion detection recording Selected hour Timeline slider Selected minute Instant recording 0000 80 8 18 083 9000000060 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 PLAYING BACK VIDEO BY TIME This section describes how to play back video by time The time is displayed in 24 hour clock format You can select the time by moving the slider along the timeline This section includes the following topics e Starting Playback from a Specific Point in Time e Understanding Instant Playback STARTING PLAYBACK FROM A SPECIFIC POINT IN TIME To start video playback from a particular point in time 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click 2 Select a camera in the Site tree You can also select the camera from a view pane if the camera appears in the panel 3 In the Timeline section do the following a In the Date Selection drop down box select the day you want playback to begin b Use the spinner buttons to select the time 4 Click gt to begin viewing p due WA ij Fanii Tus pd Tis Fa a 234 5 Ek 7 HM 5 0n hn ps dC d D Om Ue E D M PO o T2 D O4 15 7 7 1B 0300 22 22 22 4 Figure 54 Date Selection Drop Down Box UNDERST
168. ing topics e Scheduling a Record Mode e Clearing a Scheduled Recording Scheduling a Record Mode The DX8100 allows you to schedule a camera for multiple event recording In this case pre event motion alarm or ATM POS recording is set at the frame rate of the active record mode when the alarm motion or ATM POS event occurred For example if the DX8100 DVR is recording at C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 129 1 ips in the Normal record mode when an alarm event occurs video is recorded at 1 ips during the pre event time period After the pre event time period expires the recording rate switches to the frame rate configured for the event To schedule a record mode for one or more channels 1 From the DX8100 toolbar click Y The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the check box for the record mode you want to apply to a channel e Normal e Motion e Alarm e ATM POS The following table describes the record modes Table AC Record Modes Mode Color 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 predefined motion field For information on motion detection refer to Motion Detection Setup Alarm Red Recording is triggered during the selected time block when an alarm is activated At least one alarm must be linked to the camera for this option to work
169. inition of User Access Levels To enter the Search mode e On the DX8100 toolbar click Search This section describes how to use the Search mode and includes the following topics e Search Window e Displaying a Deinterlaced Image in the Search Mode e Reusing the Search Time Range e Index Video Search e Thumbnail Video Search e POS Search e Pixel Video Search e Working with Special View and Search Methods SEARCH WINDOW 78 The search window facilitates access to the search capabilities of the DX8100 Available search methods include index thumbnail POS and pixel Each search method allows users with playback access rights Standard User by default and higher to locate video data instantly using criteria such as time of day or changes in window pixels As in Playback mode digital zoom export and print features are available in Search mode For more information refer to Operating Playback Digital Zoom Exporting Video and Printing Images The following figure shows the parts of the DX8100 window in Search mode gt PESPSEPSCA ASSES PBST 4 951819412353438532154854 5845845 TITHEHHETHERHTHI Figure 60 DX8100 Client Search Mode Window Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 window in the Search mode Table V Parts of the DX8100 Window in Search Mode Item Part Description Index Search Allows users to search motion and ala
170. irectly to your client PC Example devices include e CD ROM R RW drives e DVD ROM R RW drives e External drives e Shared network storage 2 Insert the backup media into the device 3 On the DX8100 Client toolbar click al 152 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 4 From the DX8100 Client menu bar choose File gt Backup Search The Backup data list dialog box opens Figure 136 Backup Search Screen 5 Click Update list or Browse to search backup storage devices for DX8100 backup files 6 Select a file from the list to view 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 file Figure 137 Viewing Backed Up Data 8 To export or print backed up video do one of the following e To export backed up video refer to Exporting Video e To print backed up video refer to Printing Images 9 To exit Backup Search and return to the normal DVR Search mode go to File gt End Backup Search C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 153 USER SETUP The User page allows an Administrator Admin to add delete and change the properties of users Admin has full permission of the DX8100 Users are subdivided into groups and each group is granted a particular level of access Admin is the level that who can change permissions for 154 all lower level users A lower level user cannot have more permission than a hig
171. is not displayed 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 300 00 Playback Control Provides buttons for users with access rights to control video playback Includes forward and reverse Panel playback and still image It also provides controls for playback speed and volume PTZ OSD Menu or This control provides two functions depending on whether the DX8100 is operating in Live view or playback Digital Zoom mode Control Live view mode Provides whether the DX8100 is operating in Live view or playback mode users with access rights to operate PTZ OSD features For information on using the PTZ OSD menu controls refer to Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control Playback mode Provides users with access rights to operate digital zoom features Status Bar Displays the current date and time recorder processing status disk status indicator user name of the current logged in user and total amount of recorded video NOTE As the storage array of the DX8100 fills beyond its capacity video is deleted in a first in first 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 indi
172. k the User icon to add delete or change user accounts 9 Site Click the Site Setup icon to add delete and configure additional DX8100 Series DVRs System Click the System icon to set up additional system options O Ext Monitor Click the Ext Monitor icon to configure an additional display monitor This icon appears only if the optional display card has been installed O Notification Click the Notification icon to configure emergency agent and e mail notification options Client Application C2631M A 6 07 CAMERA SETUP Depending on your system s current configuration up to 32 video cameras can be connected to a single DX8100 The following section illustrates basic camera configuration You must be logged in as an Administrator or Power User to configure cameras This section describes how to setup the camera and includes the following topics Basic Camera Setup Motion Detection Setup Audio Setup Applying Settings to all Cameras BASIC CAMERA SETUP To set up camera picture and PTZ options C2631M A 6 07 Do one of the following e Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page e Ifthe Setup dialog box is already open click cm The Camera page is displayed In the Camera Properties section do the following a b C Select a camera from the drop down box You can also select a camera from the Site tree by clicking on it Select the Disable check box if
173. l Time The DX8100 allows the Administrator to control which user group can change the cycle view dwell time In this case anyone that belongs to a selected user group can change the cycle view dwell time To select a user group to have permission to change the cycle view dwell time 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose View gt Cycle Views Setup gt Dwell time change 3 From the Dwell time change submenu choose a user group Selecting the Cycle View Dwell Time To configure the cycle period 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click amp 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose View Cycle Views Setup Dwell time 3 From the Dwell time submenu choose a time period Client Application C2631M A 6 07 WORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The site tree provides access to DX8100 resources such as cameras alarm inputs and relay outputs Objects can be selected by clicking the left mouse button once and then linked by dragging and dropping the icon into a view pane or another site tree item The site tree information reflects the current DX8100 server configuration The following figure shows the site tree xil duis atem E bam mal ime Ea a y Ca toe oj b _ Cent s Comma p Ced gt tmi e T Figure 21 Site Tree Parts The following table describes the site tree parts Table M Site Tree Parts Item Part Description 1 Name Site Expands a
174. lays he lamp and color wheel will be covered for a period of 90 days The air filter is not covered under warranty Eighteen months on DX Series digital video recorders NVR300 Series network video recorders and Endura Series distributed network based video products 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 resulting from the specific use or application made of the Products Pelco s liability for any claim whether based on breach of contract negligence infringement of any rights of any party or product lia bility relating to the Products shall not exceed the price paid by the Dealer to Pelco for such Products In no event will Pelco be liable for any special incidental or consequential damages including loss of use loss of profit and claims of third parties however caused whether by the negligence of Pelco or otherwise
175. lease the mouse button when you have moved the camera to the desired position 4 To adjust camera lens features click the plus or minus buttons next to each function on the keypad Refer to the following figure Figure 242 Web Client PTZ Lens Controls PTZ Presets A preset is a user defined camera position using PTZ and focus commands A DX8100 Series DVR can address up to 128 PTZ presets 1 32 Preset 95 is reserved for remote camera setup and preset 99 is reserved for camera autoscan mode Only cameras that support positioning and programming using Pelco D P or Coaxitron protocols can use this feature NOTES Observe the use of the icon for presets preset tours and patterns as follows e To program or clear presets preset tours and patterns the Set icon must be engaged e To activate presets tours and patterns the Set icon must be disengaged Programming a Preset Clicking the S icon places DX8100 in PTZ programming mode While in PTZ programming mode multiple presets can be programmed until C 2 the icon is pressed again E 232 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 To program a PTZ preset if Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel Set 2 Click E i EO cue ds la a gero ij ul foi tm rtm pam I Lm UD Figure 243 Web View and PTZ Control Panel 3 Using the on screen PTZ controls and PTZ keypad move the camera to the desired position and adjust zoom and iris settings
176. lick al 2 On the Search control click e The POS search view is displayed 3 Perform a POS search by device name For information about performing a search by ATM POS device name refer to Searching POS Data by Device Name 4 n the POS Search Table click a transaction The transaction data is displayed in the Data window 5 Onthe playback control click Play The video recorded for the selected POS transaction is played back and is displayed in the Video window 86 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 6 Use the playback control to stop or pause playback reverse playback and so forth Mp a me e EE mimm mmm gt C peris wee Ex D a ME ey ST G Bir 1 aT ie IT Wise Hb n ae 1 5 E mae 8m Bs jH am Pus oa Figure 65 Display a POS Transaction Search by Device Name SEARCHING BY POS TRANSACTION NUMBER The DX8100 allows you to search for a POS event by transaction number You must specify the channel date and a time window in which the transaction is recorded To search for a POS event by transaction number 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click ak 2 On the Search control click OB The POS search view is displayed 3 To select a device name do one of the following e In the DX8100 Site tree click a camera that is linked to an ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the D
177. lick Disconnect NetDrv The Disconnect Network Drive dialog box opens 4 Select the network drive that you want to disconnect 5 Click OK The drive is disconnected and removed from the Export Video dialog box Device area C2631M A 6 07 Client Application PERFORMING THE EXPORT This section describes how to export data and includes the following topics Starting an Export Process Changing a Bookmarked Time Range Assigning a Custom Export Video File Name Selecting the Export Format Exporting a Sequence of Still Images Finalizing an Export Process Stopping an Export While in Process Working with DX8100 backed up Video STARTING AN EXPORT PROCESS To start the export process 1 2 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or ak Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode Click g The Export Video dialog box opens 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 Select the check box of the desired device If you choose a remote device select the drive and folder path where you would like to store the exported file You can also click the Browse button to access the file system for the appropriate folder If your DX8100 is connected to a network that supports shared folders and drives you can map a network drive from within the Export Video dialog box For more information refer
178. lient DESCRIPTION The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video and operate the PTZ features of cameras attached to DX8100 Series DVRs Using a standard Web browser you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras for up to 16 DX8100 servers simultaneously Using the multicast feature the DX8100 DVR can support an unlimited number of Web Client connections allowing you to view only live video In this case the PTZ functionality is not available For information about enabling the DX8100 DVR multicast feature refer to the DX8100 Operation Programming manual Features e Live viewing of up to 16 cameras simultaneously e Ability to monitor cameras from multiple DX8100 sites e Multiple screen division options including single quad and sixteen panel views e Full PTZ control not available if using the multicast feature e Runs on multiple platforms using a standard Web browser SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The DX8100 Web Client recommended minimum system requirements include the following e Processor Intel Pentium IIl or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed e Memory 128 MB of RAM e 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 e 45MB of free disk space e Monitor SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution 32 bit color e Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP only NOTE The DX8100 Web Client is only compatible with Inte
179. lowing e In the DX8100 Site tree click a camera that is linked to the ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the Device Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected e Do the following 1 In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available 2 Type the ATM POS device name in the Device Name text box 4 Set the date and time range for the search 5 Inthe Data Information section do the following a Click the check box to select Transaction with Exception Only The Exception Code check box is available b Click the check box to select Exception Code The Exception Code text box is available c lypethe exception code in the text box C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 89 90 6 Click Start Search If the device name channel date and time are valid and if transactions with exceptions were recorded during the time range the transactions are displayed in the POS Search Table 7 In the POS Search Table click a transaction The transaction data is displayed in the Data window ro Figure 68 Transactions that Satisfy Specific Exception Filters SEARCHING FOR TRANSACTIONS BY LINE ITEM The DX8100 allows you to search for and display ATM POS transactions that contain a unique line item Use the asterisk as a wildcard character to substitute for zero or more
180. m e em Je en es eo em Jem em e cn ec Figure 103 Event Relay Link Settings Video Loss Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Alarm Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to a single alarm input 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab 4 In the Alarm Record Link Settings section do the following a Select an Alarm channel from the Alarm Channel drop down box b Click the button for each camera you want to begin recording when the source alarm is triggered 5 Click Apply Los I Re Trim Fo cud omi onam diam sumi I9 2 0 0 ej uj ej aj 0 00 en 02 en 04 en ox A Ll tad noon Figure 104 Event Recording Link Settings Alarm Record Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to ATM POS Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to an ATM POS event 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 123 124 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab 4 Inthe ATM POS Record Link Settings section do the following a Select an ATM POS address from the ATM POS address drop down box b Click the button for each camera you want to begin recording in response to an
181. mat The DX8100 Viewer application will automatically run each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8100 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 auto run feature of your PC s optical drive has not been disabled Table Z Export Formats Format Description AVI Saves video sequence as a standard Windows video format ASF Saves video sequence as a standard Windows media file Native Saves video sequence using Pelco s engineered compression format Native format provides increased compression and smaller file sizes BMP Saves a still image file in standard Windows bitmap format Only the first frame of the video sequence is saved JPEG Saves a still image file in JPEG format Only the first frame of the video sequence is saved TIF Saves a still image file in TIF format Only the first frame of the video sequence is saved To select the export format e From the Export Video dialog box select the radio button of the file format you want to export C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 105 EXPORTING A SEQUENCE OF STILL IMAGES Still image formats export the first frame of a bookmarked region and then a single frame for each time interval until the number of images specified has been exported For example consider exporting a six hour bookmarked region of video with an image count of 100 and a time interv
182. mera attached to any DX8100 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 C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 15 DX8100 WEB CLIENT The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video and operate pan tilt and zoom PTZ features of cameras attached to DX8100 DVRs Using a standard Web browser you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras from up to five DX8100 DVR servers simultaneously Each DX8100 DVR can support up to 100 Web clients either internally within an organization or externally through the Internet NEW DX8100 FEATURES 16 The DX8100 version 1 1 release includes the following new features Windows XP embedded MUX card output Customized setting for data retention time 2 Built in audio channels Optional layer 2 multicasting nteroperable with DX8000 DVRs 16 Channel expansion box option Maximum increased storage capacity of 3 TB External storage raid option with DX9200HDDI ncreased frame rate for 2CIF and 4CIF recording Standard analog output NTP time server compatible Standard DVD R burner writes to CD R and DVD R media Up to 704 x 480 recording resolution 4CIF Up to 32 camera inputs and outputs with auto termination Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Getting Started with DX8100 Client Software This section describes the system requirements software installati
183. mera that is linked to the ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the Device Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected e Do the following 1 In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available 2 Type the ATM POS device name in the Device Name text box 4 Set the date and time range for the search 5 Inthe Data Information section do the following a Click the check box to select Line Item The Line Item text box is available b Type the name of the line item in the text box 6 Click Start Search If the device name channel date and time are valid transactions containing the line item are displayed in the POS Search Table 7 Inthe POS Search Table click a transaction The transaction data is displayed in the Data window Figure 69 Transactions that Contain a Unique Line Item SEARCHING FOR TRANSACTIONS BY ACTION CODE The DX8100 allows you to search for and display ATM POS transactions by action code To use an action code to search transaction data the action code must be created before recording the transaction data If the transaction data is recorded before the action code is defined the action code will not find the data structure within the transaction data The search criteria is based on the following e Channel The camera that captured
184. motion alarm or ATM POS recording 1 2 4 Select a recording mode from one of the following options e Normal e Motion e Alarm e AIM POS 5 In the Camera Settings section click Frame Rate Configuration The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens 6 Adjust the parameters in the camera settings section 7 Click OK Client Application On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click the plus sign next to a camera in the Site tree C2631M A 6 07 8 Click Apply Figure 122 Custom Camera Settings Panel Examples of Custom Camera Settings The DX8100 allows you to configure customized camera settings for the following recording modes e Normal e Motion e Alam e ATM POS The following figure shows camera settings for the supported modes Normal Motion Alarm ATM POS Camera 8 Settings Camera 9 Setings Camera 8 Settings Camera Y Settings ru Heiser Frere Hate Cheng Aleem Wm Fra fum Fara Fig pet Fin Pilsen brea Ua aie BEET 7 Alum LST a Pie Alien TO eel 7 Fut Aer ids Foam risa Figure 123 Examples of Custom Camera Settings C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 139 The following table describes the settings for the supported modes Table AD Camera Settings for the Supported Recording Modes Normal Motion Alarm ATM POS Image Resolution Image Resolution Image Resolution
185. n PTZ controls or the focus and focus buttons to navigate up and through down camera menu choices DHCD he F j S iE HEISE LUE M EVEL Figure 253 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 You can also use the on screen PTZ controls with your mouse to navigate through camera menus Click and drag the mouse up or down to move between menu options and then select the option using the iris button 238 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 Index A accounts access levels definition of 156 built in user accounts 155 administrator accessing the setup mode 109 changing PC client application default password 23 changing port numbers 24 DirectDraw enabling 23 setup options 109 alarm event emergency notification 130 recording mode setting up 130 alarm inputs linking a single alarm input to multiple cameras 43 linking multiple alarms to one camera 43 removing a linked alarm input from a camera 44 setting up alarm input selecting 120 alarm output type selecting 120 basic operating properties 120 creating custom name for 120 supported 119 analog output standard 16 area viewing pane 31 37 panel 31 37 ATM POS event ATM POS address selecting 122 ATM POS recording mode setting up 130 linking relay to 121 ATM POS exceptions overview 84 89 audio 114 audio indicator 49 auxiliary f
186. n intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e mail accounts to which you want to send notifications Consult your network administrator for information on configuring e mail notification on your local network DX8100 does not support Google Gmail This section describes how to set up emergency e mail notification and includes the following topics e Accessing the Emergency E mail Notification Setup e Configuring Emergency E mail Notification e Setting Up the Time Period e Sending E mail Notifications ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP To access the emergency e mail notification setup 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab CONFIGURING EMERGENCY E MAIL NOTIFICATION This section describes how to set up emergency e mail notification and includes the following topics e Enabling or Disabling E mail Notification e Setting Up the E mail Server e Testing E mail Notification Enabling or Disabling E mail Notification To enable or disable emergency e mail notification 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Inthe Emergency E mail Notification page do one of the following e Click the Enable Notification butto
187. n to enable e mail notification e Click the Disable Notification button to disable e mail notification Setting Up the E mail Server Set up the e mail server in the Emergency E Mail Notification page For information on accessing the Emergency E Mail Notification page refer Accessing the Emergency E mail Notification Setup To set up the e mail server 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Enter a name in the Full Name text box You should enter a name that reflects the DX8100 server sending the notification for example DX8100 First Floor Lobby Names can be up to 31 characters long and can include spaces but not special characters 5 Enter your e mail address in the E mail Address text box C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 167 6 Enter the address of your local SMTP mail server Obtain this information from your network administrator 7 f your e mail server requires you to log in do the following a Select the check box labeled My E mail Server Requires Authentication b Enter your e mail server address c Enter your user name User names can be up to 31 characters in length and cannot include spaces or special characters d Enter your password Passwords can be up to 19 characters in length and cannot include spaces or special characters 8 Click Apply Lema pegar per De
188. nction to program features of remote cameras such as Pelco s Spectra or Esprit Only cameras that support remote programming through D P Coaxitron or supported third party protocols can use this feature The DX8100 allows you to navigate the remote camera menu system using any of the following e PTZ OSD Menu controls For information on using the PTZ OSD Menu controls refer to Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control e Keypad controls For information on using the keypad controls refer to Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu e Keyboard keys For information on using the keyboard keys refer to Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions DX8100This section describes how to access the programming features of remote cameras and includes the following topics e Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control e Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control The DX8100 allows you to navigate the menu system of remote cameras using the PTZ OSD Menu control The PTZ OSD Menu control is available when the DX8100 is in Live View mode DX8100Alternative methods to navigate the remote camera menu system are as follows e Keypad controls For information on using the keypad controls refer to Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu e Keyboard keys For information on using the keyboard keys refer to Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions The following figure shows the PTZ OSD Menu control F
189. nd collapses the DX8100 site Right clicking the site name opens a shortcut menu that provides the following commands User Log In opens the User Log In dialog box where you enter your user name and password to log into the DX8100 site User Log Out Logs you out of the DX8100 site Connect e Disconnect o Camera Expands and collapses the Camera tree gt Channel information Displays icons that represent the configuration of the camera ES e Recording mode D e Recording resolution Recording frame rate e Recording image quality o o Alarm Expands and collapses the Alarm tree o ATM POS Expands and collapses the ATM POS tree C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 41 42 Table M Site Tree Parts Continued Item Part Description O y Relay Expands and collapses the Relay tree Right clicking a relay opens a shortcut menu that provides the following commands e ON Allows you to turn on the relay e OFF Allows you to turn off the relay e 2 Remote site Expands and collapses the remote DX8100 site Right clicking the remote site name opens a shortcut menu that provides the following commands e User Log In Opens the User Log In dialog box where you enter your user name and password to log into the remote DX8100 site e User Log Out Logs you out of the remote DX8100 site e Connect Allows you to connect to the remote site e Disconnect Allows you to disco
190. nd one audio output The standard audio inputs are available by default if the optional audio option card is not installed If the optional audio card is installed the standard audio inputs are disabled The standard audio connections are described as follows Line In stereo A 2 channel stereo input left and right channel allows you to connect up to two external audio sources You can assign a specific camera to record video in association with each audio channel For example you can assign camera 2 to the left audio channel and camera 32 to the right audio channel Mic In Accepts one audio input You can assign one camera to record video in association with the audio input Audio output Allows you to connect an audio output device such as an amplifier to listen to recorded video and audio simultaneously e Optional expanded audio input To use the DX8100 expanded audio feature the optional DX8100 AUD audio card must be installed You can determine if the audio card is installed by checking the Audio option status in the Channel Information section of the Camera page The Audio status is one of the following Not installed If the optional audio card is not installed the Advanced button in the Audio Settings area is available installed enabled If the optional audio card is installed the Advanced button in the Audio Settings area is not available The DX8100 compresses audio data to save space In this case
191. ne is a division of a view panel Each view pane contains only a single camera channel Up to 36 view panes can fit in a single view panel e View panel A view panel is made up of the entire DX8100 viewing area View panels are divided into multiple panes Each panel can display from one to 36 individual cameras The following figure illustrates how the DX8100 viewing area is structured i Ue e dd Figure 18 View Panes and Panel for 4 Division Display The following table describes the view pane and panel as shown in the figure above Table J View Panes Panel Item Description 1 Shows a view pane for a four division display 2 Shows the view panel which contains view panes C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 37 38 CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 can display up to 36 cameras simultaneously in a single panel To select a view panel division 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click a view panel division button For information on the view division buttons refer to DX8700 Toolbar NAVIGATING VIEW PANELS This section describes how to move between the DX8100 view panes and panels This section includes the following topics e Navigating Between View Panels e Expanding and Collapsing View Panes e Manually Cycling Through Hidden View Panels e Automatically Cycling Through View Panels Navigating Between View Panels The DX8100 allows you t
192. nection list working with 221 DX8100 DVR sites 221 DX8100 DVR sites connecting to 216 multicast using 16 wildcard character 90 wildcard character 90 Windows XP Embedded 16 wiper operating 64 Z zones motion detection 113 zoom adjusting camera 55 C2631M A 6 07 245 246 C2631M A 6 07 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 fiber optic products and TW3000 Series unshielded twisted pair transmission products hree years on Spectra IV products hree years on Genex Series products multiplexers server and keyboard hree years on Camclosure and fixed camera models except the CC3701H 2 CC3701H 2X CC3751H 2 CC3651H 2X MC3651H 2 and MC3651H 2X camera models which have a five year warranty hree years on PMCL200 300 400 Series LCD monitors wo years on standard motorized or fixed focal length lenses wo years on Legacy CM6700 CM6800 CM9700 Series matrix and DF5 DF8 Series ixed dome products wo years on Spectra III Esprit ExSite and PS20 scanners including when used in continuous motion applications Two years on Esprit and WW5700 Series window wiper excluding wiper blades Two years except lamp and color wheel on Digital Light Processing DLP disp
193. ng BOOKITIaIKS oes ter A tiae a Dec e pP Mec 96 GIGGLING BOOKMALKS mE glace one BEAR ae tide terest A aa 97 BookMarking and Exporting Multiple Channels 2 2 0 0 IR n nen e eee 98 Inserting and Removing a USB FlashDrive drenere ern eurae t a E enn e e le 99 Installing a USB Flash Driver 2c atin a aloe ANGE SS LAM LI E a Me 99 Removinda USB Flash Drive un eut tepore US ER Santina vane a anderen 100 Enabling the Deinterlacing Filter rase store be rte RUN ated IRINUE DIOS OUS Dedit efc ai 100 Mapping and Disconnecting a Network Drive 2 0 RR HH n tenn e eens 100 Mappinigza Network Drive ura e bat Sie ue a a ener eR ERE AIR MER PS I UND a teles 100 Disconnecting a NetWork Drive cto cate bei debated Lice mile eec bet eed LR Iba dae S er Dd decal de 101 Performing the EXDOEE A testet sos M teste epe utut mieu e e rt aM Sis AAU Ko euro M tt decet tu Is 102 Starting an Export PrODBSS o sosta A ee be WM e qe les cer in trn ea eL Fas Selen 102 Changing a Bookmarked Time Range iiiiiissssssssssssssssssse e I e re 03 Assigning a Custom Export Video File Name iiiisssssssssssssssssss p III e e n 104 selecting tlie Export Format o 4555 bas AA D e PRI y 2 etat vind mea TOR RC 105 Exporting a Seq ernee ot SUMAS eR ERR ER REN EX AA SRI ONE PER ERN OD ETENE 06 Finalizing an EXDORE PIOCBSS ucro eere e due A A A TERNI ete WA 106 Stoppirg an Export While iri PraCesss cs a ote medina x een RR rRNA he a c 107 Working
194. nified playback image down ows you to return the zoomed image to the original size ZOOM USING THE MOUSE The DX8100 allows you to use the mouse to drag a selection region rectangle around a specific area of a pane and to zoom the selection in and out A small rectangle about 0 25 inches 6 4 mm square provides a x6 zoom factor As the selection area increases in size the zoom in out factor decreases x5 x4 x3 x2 and x1 e fyou use the mouse to select an area about 0 25 inches 6 4 mm in size the zoom feature performs as follows If zooming in the zoom factor is at x6 The selected viewing area is zoomed to the largest size If zooming out the zoom factor is at x6 The selected viewing area is zoomed to the original size e Ifyou use the mouse to select the entire pane the zoom feature performs as follows If zooming in the zoom factor is at x1 In this case the selected viewing area is slightly enlarged You will have to perform many zoom in operations to arrive at the largest zoom size C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 75 fzooming out the zoom factor is at x1 In this case the selected viewing area is slightly reduced You will have to perform many zoom out operations to arrive at the original size e You can also use the hand tool and the mouse wheel to zoom in and out The zoom factor is displayed in the upper right corner of the pane The effective zoom in factor is displayed after the zoom oper
195. nitor 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 configure the emergency agent notification system The first step in the setup process requires that clients be added to the emergency agent notification 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 NOTE Before configuring the Emergency Agent Notification make sure the Emergency Agent Client utility is installed on one or more client PCs For information on installing the Emergency Agent Client utility refer to Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application in this manual This section describes how to setup emergency notification and includes the following topics e Accessing the Emergency Agent Notification Setup e Adding Client Emergency Agents to be Notified e Changing Client Emergency Agent Properties e Deleting Clients from the Notification List e Linking Cameras to Client Emergency Agents e Setting Server Event Transmission Time ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY AGENT NOTIFICATION SETUP To access the Emergency Agent Notification setup 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification
196. nk alarms and relays to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panes e You can also manually turn a relay on and off from the Site tree This section describes how to set up links and includes the following sections Manually Turning On and Off a Relay Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera e Linking a Relay Output to a Camera Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Manually Turning On and Off a Relay To manually turn on and off a relay 1 Right click a relay The shortcut menu opens 2 Click ON to turn on the relay click OFF to turn off the relay Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera The DX8100 allows you to link alarm inputs to a camera You can link multiple alarm inputs to a single camera You can also link a single alarm input to multiple cameras The DX8100 allows you to link alarms to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panes or onto cameras listed in the Site tree To link an alarm input to a camera 1 2 3 4 On the DX8100 toolbar click E E In the Site tree click the plus sign next to the camera to which you want to link alarms Click the plus sign next to the to see the list of alarm inputs Drag an alarm input onto a camera pane or a camera listed in the Site tree Linking a Relay Output to a Camera The DX8100 allows you to link relays to a camera You can link multiple relays a single camera You can also link a single
197. nked Camera Channel drop down box This camera will change PTZ position in response to a video loss event detected by the source camera 5 To select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera in the Linked PTZ Setting section do the one of the following e To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to a video loss event detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Preset button to select this option 2 In the Preset drop down box select a PTZ preset 1 150 for the camera to move to e To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to video loss input detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Pattern button to select this option 2 In the Pattern drop down box select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be defined for this function to work 6 Click Apply Ves Lra der Linked PTZ Fearg Lini Cmm 1 oema US eed Cama Porn po E arid Cama Pate eem Figure 110 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 127 SCHEDULE SETUP The DX8100 provides 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 co
198. nnect from the remote site This section describes how to work with the Site tree and includes the following topics e Assigning Cameras to View Panes e Setting Up Links e Removing Links ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANES The DX8100 provides view panes that are organized into view panels The DX8100 includes 36 view panels that can display cameras from up to five connected DVR sites For information on view panels refer to Working with View Panes and Panels The DX8100 Series DVR supports triplex operation Triplex operation means that the DX8100 will continuously record even while users view simultaneous live and playback video or modify the system setup To assign a single camera to a view pane 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EN 2 Inthe Site tree click the plus sign next to a expand the tree if necessary 3 Do one of the following e To assign a single camera to a view pane drag the camera from the Site tree onto a view pane e Toassign all cameras from a single site to the view panes drag a onto a single view pane The default arrangement of cameras is Camera1 Camera2 Camera3 from left to right top to bottom 4 Repeat the process in step 3 for up to 36 cameras and up to five DVR sites SETTING UP LINKS The DX8100 allows you to set up links in various configurations e Youcan link multiple alarms and relays to a single camera e Youcan link a single alarm or relay to multiple cameras e Youcan li
199. nt 181 DISABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES To disable IPSec security services 1 Do one of the following e Verify that the Start menu is in Classic View e Setthe Start menu to Classic View 2 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Settings The DX8100 IPSec Policy dialog box opens LS FP sabes EDO Her Padel Fr Cam Figure 159 Disabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 3 Deselect the Enable DX8100 IPSec Policy check box 4 If applicable Set the Start menu to its previous view NOTE Disabling IPSec security services will prevent your PC from communicating with DX8100 servers Consult your system administrator before disabling IPSec security 182 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent C2631M A 6 07 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 DX8100 Series DVR available on your network and your computer is set up to access it Consult your network administrator for more information 2 Install the DX8100 Emergency Agent application on your computer if you have not done so already Refer to nsta ling the Client Emergency Agent Application for instructions 3 Make sure that Emergency Agent notification is set up on one or more DX8100 Series DVRs and that your PC has been selected to receive emergency notifications For information about setting up Emergency Agent notification refer to the
200. nt by Transaction Number 2 20 02 0 0 e he 88 Searching for Transaction with Exception Only Events iiiiisisssssssssssssssssss sh tees 89 Transactions that Satisfy Specific Exception Filters iiis ne 90 Transactions that Contain a Unique Line emi osr sssr rretsi seniai eeo LaS E A on E EA EO re 91 Searching Transactions by Acto Gode russi y C IRAN TAE GETRRRANEDEUURR NI NTINRAS quee 92 Pixel Search aeree eedem cae etc ME ate ge rd Betas d ee nt Sete OON C tu A UTR QUERIT 93 Thumbnail Images Marking Pixel Changes 35 eeu La verti desee e ox tue Eva YI 94 Bookmark Controls ltd Sume es tal e eR AS oe Md ee Decet ed be pta bolle oo RS Sk 96 Setting a Starting BOOKMArK i oet mede d rnv E perta A RU TUE EE PE edad 97 Removing a Single Bookmark ooo 97 BookeMarking Multiple Time Beglors cease ettet pP cee ee ob ate cott TOR btt Sn le etes 98 Selecting a Time Range for Duplication 5 save Exe bte A ERE RE E RN EA RR Y paw ed 98 Select ChannelDialogiBOX s etr et ppt PN TTE E ITew rep A pene EXITIUM IPAE MSN IS 99 Selecting the Export Device and Time Ranges n nanan ununun nananana EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE he 99 Enabling the Deinterfacing Filter from the Export Video Dialog Box iisssssssssssssss eR 100 Export Video Dialog BOX tetris dte ie ttti i teh ebbe wie te ei deh et e b et Deb die hile oA de ceed 101 Exporting Selected Video eur IE eae ct s se ERSTER este 103 Export TIM CARAT teet ciere sper n ee s
201. ntes 151 Viewind Backed Up Dato daar a De Tot eme RENE enl dd S d e ei 152 Back p Sealth Serena ds Mee E ReneS Suda dci bd enn Di edd A SER Mu a Se AE dis 153 Viewing Backed Up Data jai ctt ette bes alae A etuer sb quedes 153 MI SCAG M Re E DTP E RC te 154 Add New User Dialog BOX 4x et vete de Nets e entere ee acc e Bal 158 Exporting DVR SETINGS xmv pex eR E e ed adic ack eu boue dash cue obla hA eee ERN EY NU 161 Import DX8100 COIN is A UU QRCNIN UE UTR YO EPEPIOIAN ITA UN Eq 162 Viewing ao le ss ices ml ty ema epa E E AE E Cards Ne ait awe sU LT Padus 163 bod Views Dialog BOXA ast end aep tb AR ope comedat i ed pe nue nde ote et e T E een IS 163 Exportirig a Log Fe 2 55 diete teo NEP berto ori LA reti qti oe ut brides 164 Basic E mail Notification Setup 82 rus rece e Y PES M EET P NES 168 EM Ese o ence ten Lp ad teer e elena mad oa cite Dt A eut A D t OEC IN 169 Add User to Ema rosa tert RPM y DELS da e Ie LITE Pd temi 173 Remove User from Ema 4 2 ad eo 174 Modi Member AttriDUtes 2 1 e bete id beer ata bred blue cher la adj 175 Sending E mails to Individuals 0 0 s II e hens 176 sending Ermal to GOO oett e nem ute ela ole e tace eee e a doe LU eae A RE es ei 177 DX8100 Resource CD Sreem en ime atada iba phot dob ele boss adds 179 Reso rce CB Installation Options eri LERRA pU EAR du AR dee eds AR ee RUN PEN EE YE PADRE AES 179 DX8100 Emergency Agent Setup Dialog BOX oooooooooococoror II e e 180 Em
202. ntinuously or in response to an alarm motion or ATM POS event Users with Power User access and higher can create recording schedules This section describes how to setup recording schedules and includes the following topics Accessing the Schedule Setting Up the Camera Recording Mode Creating Yearly Recording Schedules Creating Monthly or Multiple Day Recording Schedules Creating Single Day Schedules Editing Schedules Working with Custom Camera Settings Configuring the Frame Rate Setting Up Advanced Relay Output ACCESSING THE SCHEDULE To access the scheduling features of the DX8100 1 From the DX8100 toolbar click It The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click The Schedule page is displayed The following figure shows the Schedule page Figure 111 Schedule Page 128 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following table describes the parts of the Schedule page Table AB Parts of the Schedule Page Item Part Description 1 Schedule Type Selects the type of schedule Options are as follows Drop down Box e All days Seven days a week e 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 o Recording Allows you to do the following Schedule e Select and apply an existing schedule profile Profile Create and save a new prof
203. o 128 Setting Up the Camera Recording Mode 0 0 ee I le 129 Creating Y early Recording Sehned lBs s us dte re tote eer dto Rd asrdotr e e eR RN ene eh 132 Creating Monthly or Multiple Day Recording Schedules 2 2 0 0 0 000 ccc ccc e 133 Editing Schedules ees eter conabc neta TCR TENE o a pU DELE E de Ut 136 Working with Custom Camera Settings oooooooooocooooo eect e 138 Configuring the Frame Raten rata e eate te itg eo t oeste Cent ett eats ee Ree nly oleate hagas 141 Setting Up Advanced Relay OUtput cocida dd DR eg AGUA lea dens dom dg eee ns 147 Setting Up Network Properties 150 Data Backup Setup s x e eset t erac ex ER Ried det Les ar edet dee fn ea b vanta iate PR ROV ves 151 Working With Backed Up Video On Client isiiisisissssssssssssssse IRR e ln 151 Viewing and Searching backed Up VIdBO 315922 e ada Eee ca BRE ME ROUTE eia neal 151 Exportingand Printing backed Up VIdeo eere E Se RENE NE A d ede Ier eo ee G 152 C2631M A 6 07 5 USER dg UMU 154 Accessing the User Page oes poe tp Dep nd ee UR a EEEO TROU EPIFT EEPESERQa Cx RE qu E 154 PP eu Aber NM LEE E e IM Let ah Bacto UE eg pu e 155 Definition of User Access Levels i 2 6 0c eeic seb Ree e o ERE RE 156 Definition of Camera Security ACCESS saisine aa nade bade eau dre ER Perak ERE eU E e wae 156 Modifying User Access Rights ion ret Ret TERR Ree US Ye e
204. o monitor up to 36 channels each channel is assigned to one pane within the view panel If the 36 division display format is selected all 36 panes occupy one panel However for single 4 division 9 division 16 division and 25 division display formats the DX8100 displays the panes in multiple panels In this case to view all of the panes you must cycle through multiple panels to display hidden panels e Channel As pertains to video one DX8100 camera port input The term channel is sometimes used interchangeably with camera e Camera One external video device such as a Spectra 111 that provides input video to the DX8100 DVR For example if you select the single division display format one channel video pane fills the entire panel e he pane and panel represent the same amount of viewing area e inthis case there will be an additional 31 hidden panels one pane equals one panel through which to cycle Similarly if you select the 4 division display format e Four panes one camera channel per pane are displayed in the panel e Inthis case 7 hidden panels four cameras channels per panel or 4 x 7 28 panels remain to be displayed The following figure shows how the DX8100 cycles through view panels depending on the display format Figure 19 Example of Single 4 9 and 16 Division View Panels Client Application C2631M A 6 07 The following
205. o select a region to export 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking E or Ifa 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode 3 Selecta camera from the Site tree 4 Locate the timeline slider at the beginning of the range you want to bookmark You can use the drop down box and spinner buttons above the timeline to locate a bookmark Client Application C2631M A 6 07 5 Click A red bookmark flag appears on the timeline Piece ee AAA 00 01 0 03 Bl 00 DE GT DEO EMO 7D T CIT TG lb 15 GEOGT 35 19 275 TDOI2 3 a Figure 74 Setting a Starting Bookmark 6 Locate the timeline slider at the end of the range you want to bookmark 7 Click The bookmark flag and the region between bookmarks turn gray Exporting a bookmarked region of video requires start and end bookmarks If only one bookmark is set video will not be marked for export 8 Repeat steps 4 7 for each additional region you want to bookmark for that camera 9 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 8 if you are in Search mode 10 Click and follow the directions in Performing the Export CLEARING BOOKMARKS This section describes how to clear bookmarks and includes the following topics e Clearing a Single Bookmark e Clearing All Bookmarks Clearing a Single Bookmark To clear a single bookmark 1 Select a bookmark flag from the timeline The bookmark flag should change to a lig
206. o set up an initial password 1 Tap DX8100 Options Security Figure 188 DX8100 Menu Security Option 2 Leave the Current text box blank 3 Enter a password in the New text box Passwords must be 4 10 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 4 Re enter the new password in the Confirm text box C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 203 5 Tap OK Figure 189 Entering a New Password CHANGING AN EXISTING PASSWORD To change an existing password 1 Tap DX8100 gt Options gt Security Figure 190 Security Menu Option 2 Enter your password in the Current text box 3 Enter a different password in the New text box Passwords must be 4 10 characters long and can include spaces and special characters 4 Re enter the new password in the Confirm text box 5 TapOK Sany Paspaced Cimet Me ra Conte EX rien Figure 191 Changing a Password 204 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 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 field provided and then click OK Thi PT spi eed Cr cota am com ue Hon icm ee Pe partant Figure 192 Mobile Client Log In Prompt WORKING WITH SITES AND GROUPS This section describes how to work with sites and groups and includes the f
207. oftware License Agreement Dialog Box 7 Read the license agreement and then select the accept this License Agreement check box 8 Click Next The Select Installation Folder dialog box appears Sabect ingtallation folder act m rcli oder lar TED E mage gan Figure 156 DX8100 Emergency Agent Installation Folder Dialog Box 180 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent C2631M A 6 07 9 Click Next to accept the default installation folder The Emergency Agent software is installed 10 Click Finish to complete the installation process HET alix installatsen ls completed succesfully Darii porka rele Far DD Emma cent Figure 157 Emergency Agent Installation Finalization Dialog Box ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES In order to communicate with a networked DX8100 Series DVR IPSec security must be enabled on your computer To see the Manage IPSec Settings menu option from the Start menu the Start menu has to be changed to Classic View To enable IPSec security services 1 Doone of the following e Verify that the Start menu is in Classic View e Set the Start menu to Classic View 2 Goto Start Manage IPSec Settings The DX8100 IPSec Policy dialog box opens Figure 158 Enabling IPSec Security for the Emergency Agent Application 3 Select the Enable DX8100 IPSec Policy check box if it is not already selected 4 Ifapplicable Set the Start menu to its previous view C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Client Emergency Age
208. ollowing topics e Creating Site Groups e Editing an Existing Group e Deleting a Group e Adding a DX8100 Site to a Group e Editing a DX8100 Site e Deleting a DX8100 Site CREATING SITE GROUPS To create site groups 1 Tap on the toolbar to take you directly to the Connect screen You can also tap DX8100 Connect to go to the Connect screen hor Conca omelet oF GB Figure 193 Connect Menu Option C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 205 206 2 Tap Add j Reicha rata Fri Floor B B feted Pear Bl Tred Foor B Less 5 rex Figure 194 Connect Screen 3 Tap New Group ux 12131415 e u Tau wise tiv tue aT aT ial ali Figure 195 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 TapOK Figure 196 Entering a Name DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 6 Tap Cancel to return to the Connect screen een SC 1 AIMAR 3 6 CS E m Figure 197 Finalizing New Group Creation EDITING AN EXISTING GROUP To edit an existing group l Tap 4 2 Select the group you wish to edit 3 Tap Edit E narret we Bl rit Floor 5 Second Foc E tex B heb aioe mmm m Figure 198 Editing a Group 4 Entera new group name 5 TapOK i5 e 7 m m 4 lalola lio i V DOOR DCD i Oo Figure 199 Editing Group Information 6 Tap Clos
209. on The Configure Relays dialog box opens 4 Click the Alarm tab if it is not already selected 5 Configure each relay that is linked to an alarm a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Selecta relay time value from the Activation Period drop down box lt lt 8 Mags il factors Sen Lo Figure 131 Linking Relays to Alarms The following table describes the available options Table AJ Alarm Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when the alarm is triggered Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact moment 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 148 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Configuring Advanced ATM POS Activated Relay Output To configure an ATM POS activated relay output 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click It The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Configure Relays button The Configure Relays dialog box opens 4 Click the ATM POS tab if it is not already selected 5 Configure each relay that is linked to an ATM POS a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Selecta relay time value from the Activation Period drop down box AA 08 Mate Mam 2165 Vide Lo Figure 132 Linking Relays to ATM POS The following table describes
210. on and working with security The following topics are included Description of DX8100 Client Software Recommended System Requirements Windows XP Display Properties Configuration Requirements Installing the Client Application Enabling IPSec Security Services Disabling IPSec Security Services DESCRIPTION OF DX8100 CLIENT SOFTWARE The DX8100 Client application allows operators and DVRs to be geographically dispersed One PC client application can connect with up to 100 DVR servers simultaneously Up to one hundred DX8100 server sites can be added to the Connection List For more information on the connection list refer to Connecting to the DX8100 DVR Server Sites on page 22 The Client application facilitates Remote viewing of live and playback video Index thumbnail POS 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 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent and DX8100 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 Win
211. on detection events e Click Select All to monitor all channels for motion detection e Click Deselect All to deselect all channels Click OK Click Apply Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Alarm Events E mail notifications can be sent whenever an alarm input is activated To initiate e mail notifications to be sent in response activated alarm inputs 1 2 3 On the DX8100 toolbar click El The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 2 The Notification page is display Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 170 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 4 Inthe Notification Items section do the following a Click the Alarm check box b In the Selected Channels field click once to the right of the word Alarm The Selected Channels dialog box opens c Doone of the following e Click the check box for each channel you want to monitor for alarm detection events e lick Select All to monitor all channels for alarm detection e lick Deselect All to deselect all channels 5 Click OK 6 Click Apply Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Video Loss Events E mail notifications can be sent whenever a camera attached to a DX8100 experiences a video loss event To cause e mail notifications to be sent in response to video loss events 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Iq The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click amp The Notification page is display 3 Click the Emergenc
212. on include once every e 1 minute e 10 minutes e 30 minutes e hour e 3hours e 6hours Setting the Time of Day To set the time of day during which e mail notifications will be sent il Za On the DX8100 toolbar click Y The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 2 The Notification page is display Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab In the Frequency section do the following a Click the Start check box to use the spinner buttons or type the earliest time of day you want e mail notifications to be sent for example 7 30 a m b Click the End check box to use the spinner buttons or type the latest time of day you want e mail notifications to be sent for example 6 00 p m Click Apply Sending E mail Notifications in Response to Motion Events E mail notifications can be sent whenever a camera attached to a DX8100 detects motion To cause e mail notifications to be sent in response to motion events 1 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click kill The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click The Notification page is displayed Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab In the Notification Items section do the following a Click the Motion check box b In the Selected Channels field click once to the right of the word Motion The Selected Channels dialog box opens c Doone of the following e Click the check box for each channel you want to monitor for moti
213. 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 specific day 1 2 From the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected Select Custom Mode from the drop down box Click New The New File Name dialog box opens Enter a new file name for the profile The profile file name follows the standard Windows file naming conventions Click OK Select Once Per Month or Once Per Year Select the date range for the custom schedule a Set the start date with the Start spinner buttons The start date cannot be set later than the end date b If you want the schedule to recur indefinitely deselect the Finish on End Date check box c Set the end date with the End spinner buttons On the calendar click the desired date 134 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Select the recording modes and times for each camera you want to schedule Refer to Setting Up the Camera Recording Mode for instructions Click Save Click Apply Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen Q sait O rab La August Daim ee Q poe W T A Pe om oW E i iuam Figure 118 Month View Page Single Day Schedule Copying and Applying Schedule Attributes
214. ools e Adjusting Picture Quality e Changing the Snapshot Directory e Changing the Language e Enabling Disabling Filtered Image Display ACCESSING VIEWER CONFIGURATION TOOLS To access the Viewer Setup dialog box e On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Configuration The Configuration Tools dialog box is displayed in the Viewer window pane Figure 177 Viewer Configuration Tools ADJUSTING PICTURE QUALITY The DX8100 Viewer Configuration Tools dialog box provides the following controls to adjust picture quality e Brightness e Contrast e Hue e Saturation To adjust the picture quality in the view panel e Inthe Configuration Tools dialog box use the sliders to adjust the picture CHANGING THE SNAPSHOT DIRECTORY 196 To change the default directory where snapshots are stored e In the Configuration Tools dialog box click Browse and navigate to a directory For example click Browse DX8100 Viewer C2631M A 6 07 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE To change the language 1 On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Tools The menu is displayed 2 Inthe Language section select a language 3 Close the DX8100 Viewer application 4 Restart the DX8100 Viewer application ENABLING DISABLING FILTERED IMAGE DISPLAY To enable disable filtered image display 1 On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click Tools The menu is displayed 2 Do one of the following e To enable filtered image display click the check box in the Language
215. oooooror IIR e EEEE EEEa 20 Enabling IPSec Security for the Client Application iiiiiiississssssssssssssssss n 21 Enabling IPSec Security for the Client Application iiiiiiisisssssssssssssssss III ee 21 DX8100 Client Icon on Desktop 22 IT RShjcET m 22 DX8100 Glient Password Dialog BOX sui tee eet iet ter re um eme pele Re epi ee era e eer Rp epa est bd 23 Server Information Dialog BOX 2 3 peor eN ERI A MuR ache 25 DX8100 Scan Dialog BOX 26 Editing Server Informatio x esso tex pP EL d Iv eR RImBCe p a e ae 27 DX8100 Client Password Dialog BOX 27 DX8100 Client Application Main Window 2 2 0 0 0 0 RII 3 e e ne 30 View Panes and Panel for 4 Division Display 0 00 IRR HI e 37 Example of Single 4 9 and 16 Division View Panels iiiissssssssssssssssssse s enced beeen ees 38 View Panel Identifier 2 2 sitae e ete mtd baec des ade ean de D inky aa Deb dee intr tese de oa ta en te dort dio eec md ad 39 Site ree Luc LT 41 Add to Favorites Dialog BOX 46 I avoritesMenubHst 5o et add 46 Organize Favorites Dialog BOX a e rete eem emen pe cb pb eg eee E nee ei pad a edd 47 Organize Favorites Dialog Box and List of Favorites Folders liiis e 48 Move to Folders Dialog BOX 48 BUGRUISRUSLED HR 49 Client OSD Mew Options ttp aa r prre dad rede Sateen aces epe E idea ek dy ER Maso mesa Md 50 Activating Instant Recording sea oetet eph RR
216. or headroom is presented to the user as color filled 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 The following figure and table illustrates available and unavailable frame rate capacity Figure 129 Example of Frame Rate Capacity Table AH Frame Rate Capacity Item Description e Available frame rate capacity O Unavailable frame rate capacity 146 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 SETTING UP ADVANCED RELAY OUTPUT Relays work much like switches When triggered relays can activate external devices such as sirens light fixtures and door locks The DX8100 Series DVR 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 Make sure you have linked relays to the appropriate cameras and alarm inputs before attempting to configure them For instructions on linking alarms and relays refer to Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera and Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs This section describes how to setup advanced alarm and motion relay output and includes the following topics e Configuring Advanced Motion Activated Relay Output e Configuring Advanced Alarm Activated Relay Ou
217. ork administrator before assigning or changing port numbers e Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a firewall Client and server ports must be identical If necessary enter a software upgrade port number 9003 is the default Client Application C2631M A 6 07 7 Click OK The site appears in the Connection List Server Information i x r Server Information amp Name Jox8000 Building IP Address 10 10 0 103 E Base Port 8002 Q Upgrade Port 8003 Q0 1 I Figure 13 Server Information Dialog Box ADDING A SITE WITH AN UNKNOWN IP ADDRESS This section describes how to add a site with an unknown IP address To be successful the following stipulations must be satisfied e Each DVR must be attached to the same subnet e he first three octets of the IP address of the subnet must be known e The range of addresses used in the last octet of the subnet must be known NOTE The DX8100 scan process running on the PC takes much longer than the scan process does running on the DX8100 server To add a remote DVR site to the Connection List when you do not know the IP address of the site 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click gl The Connection List dialog box opens 2 Click DX8100 Scan The DX8100 Scan dialog box opens 3 Enter an IP address range to search for DVR sites a Enter the first three octets of the IP range you wish to
218. our PC Figure 178 PDA to PC Connection DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 C2631M A 6 07 3 Turn on your handheld device if it is not already running 4 Insert the DX8100 Resource CD into your PC s DVD drive and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD screen to appear PERLES DX8100 Resource CD Mapa SOT raus Emmaga TH sye mat CL Figure 179 Resource CD Screen 5 Click Software The Software menu is displayed BELED DX5100 Resovace CD Software Baoan tea GO Figure 180 Resource CD Screen Installation Options DX8100 Mobile Client 199 6 Click Mobile Client The Mobile Client Setup dialog box opens Ioan E Pacha PC iiaiai DSO dl bee irc an poa Ponle PE roe Figure 181 DX8100 Viewer Dialog Box 7 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens LSS uini Boffware Litanie Agreement dora px munt mrmi alus imr d Pun Looe ieee sem Cups cnni Figure 182 Mobile Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 8 Click Next The Installing Application dialog box opens Figure 183 Installing Application Dialog Box 9 Click Yes to accept the default installation folder 10 Wait while ActiveSync copies the DX8100 Mobile Client program files to your handheld device and then click OK in the Application Downloading Complete dialog box Figure 184 Application Downloading Complete Dialog Box 200 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07
219. out The Guest user is not a member of any group However a Guest retains all of the rights and privileges of the Restricted Users DEFINITION OF USER ACCESS LEVELS There are four predefined user access levels or groups User access levels range from the Administrator group to the Restricted group By default the system starts up with a default Guest account The Admin user can assign automatic login for a specified user For information about setting up auto login refer to Assigning Automatic Login Permission to a User The Guest account has Restricted user access The following table describes the default user group access rights Table AN Default User Group Access Rights user Groups Le Recorded OBerato Soarch Backup Stem Domn om Grp Ett Video Video System Users Properties Administrators v v v v v v v v v v Power Users v v v v v v Y Standard Users v v v v Restricted Users v Guest Users v DEFINITION OF CAMERA SECURITY ACCESS The administrator can limit the cameras that users are allowed to view Access to a camera is determined by its security designation The Admin user can configure access rights to any user group for any of the following functions e Camera security e View live video e Operate PTZ e Playback video e Set PTZ e Access export menu Only users with High Security access can view cameras designated as High Security Medium Sec
220. owing topics e Mapping a Network Drive e Disconnecting a Network Drive MAPPING A NETWORK DRIVE To map a network drive 1 Make sure the DVR is in Playback or Search mode by clicking or al 2 Click if you are in Live mode or proceed to step 3 if you are in Search mode Click Si The Export Video dialog box opens 3 Click Map NetDrv The Map Network Drive dialog box opens asking for a drive letter and path 4 Inthe Drive drop down box select a drive letter that is not being used 5 Type the path in the Folder drop down box For example type NP address of serverMolder name 100 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 6 Optional Click the Reconnect at logon box if you do not want the mapped drive to remain connected each time you logon 7 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 Viana r Oy 1145004 ito ad Bl Bog F ge rnc Oi 1614506 TiXHIE RETE THES Cam Laca Oi Wes dung EEG veo s La Ene a ae AT AE TE Eli ibi Oe EP babie Egon Fa a E wa F ia gt fusion gun FP FED FTE F Aude Racod E Basi Tw um Ji 4 h i Ermas ee Decermsheer ene Figure 81 Export Video Dialog Box DISCONNECTING A NETWORK DRIVE To disconnect a network drive 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click al The DX8100 is in the Search mode 2 Click amp l The Export Video dialog box opens 3 C
221. page Click 2 The Notification page is displayed Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab 1 2 3 C2631M A 6 07 Do the following a In the Mail Group section select a group name from the drop down box b Click the e mail address of the user you want to edit c Click Edit The E mail Settings dialog box opens d In the Group drop down box select a different group for the user e If necessary enter a new e mail address for the user in the E mail Address text box Click OK Click Apply Figure 149 Modify Member Attributes Client Application SENDING E MAIL NOTIFICATIONS This section describes how to send e mail notifications and includes the following topics Sending E mail Notifications to Individuals Sending E mail Notifications to Groups Sending E mail Notifications to Individuals To configure e mail notifications to send alerts to an individual 1 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click amp The Notification page is displayed Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab Do the following a In the To text box enter the e mail address of the individual to whom you would like to send e mail notifications b Optional In the CC text box enter a second e mail address of a person to whom you would like to send a copy of the notification to c Inthe Subject text box enter text in the subject line as yo
222. panel can display a single camera channel from any connected server To assign a camera to a view panel 1 Click the plus sign beside Camera for the site you wish to view This expands the Site tree 2 Draga camera from the Site tree onto a view panel ERA Beet F i cee HMH s ar Figure 239 Dragging a Camera to a Web Client View Panel 230 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 3 Repeat the process in steps 1 2 for up to 16 cameras from various DVR sites When changing from one screen division to another you must reassign cameras to view panels OPERATING THE ON SCREEN PTZ CONTROLS The on screen PTZ control allows users to manipulate the positioning and lens features of cameras using a mouse This section describes how to use the PTZ controls and includes the following topics e Operating PTZ Controls PIZPresets e Programming a Preset e Activating a Preset e Clearing a Preset Operating PTZ Controls To operate the on screen PTZ controls 1 Place the mouse pointer in the middle of a camera view panel BE tme Rex Cmm m Qe 0 Sa Co pee A equo impe m HINA d eee Figure 240 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 241 illustrates the range of motion possibilities for the on screen PTZ control Figure 241 On Screen PTZ Movement C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 231 3 Re
223. perate continuously until another PTZ control action is performed At least one PTZ preset must be set in order to create a preset tour This section describes how to configure preset tours and includes the following topics e Programming a Preset Tour e Activating a Preset Tour e Deactivating a Preset Tour PROGRAMMING A PRESET TOUR This section describes how to program a preset tour and includes the following topics e Accessing a Preset Tour Group e Adding Presets to a Tour e Deleting Presets from a Tour Accessing a Preset Tour Group To access the Preset tour group dialog box 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click 4 2 On the DX8100 keypad click and then on the PTZ keypad The Preset tour group dialog box opens 3 Select the preset tour 1 4 that you want to program from the drop down box 4 Do one of the following e Toadd presets to a tour refer to Adding Presets to a Tour e To delete presets from a tour refer to Deleting Presets from a Tour rert toa pana Lope se j e jE Figure 46 Preset Tour Dialog Box C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 65 Adding Presets to a Tour To add presets to a tour 1 Access the Preset tour group dialog box For information on accessing the Preset tour group dialog box refer to Accessing a Preset Tour Group 2 Click the check box beside one of the presets you want to add to the tour 3 Double click in the Dwell Time field of a preset and then
224. played in the POS Search Table 7 Inthe POS Search Table click a transaction The transaction data is displayed in the Data window hots Cecilie Cette Figure 70 Searching Transactions by Action Code PIXEL VIDEO SEARCH 92 The DX8100 allows a user to automatically search any 24 hour period of recorded video for changes in screen pixels This feature can be configured to identify motion events even when motion detection has not been enabled on a camera The DX8100 allows sharing of time range search settings between the Thumbnail and Pixel search mode If you initiate a Thumbnail search you can select a preview clip and initiate a Pixel search The Pixel search mode is based on the same time criteria as the preview Thumbnail clip This section describes how to search video by changes in screen pixels and includes the following topics e Searching Video Based on Changes in Screen Pixels e Viewing a Video Thumbnail Client Application C2631M A 6 07 SEARCHING VIDEO BASED ON CHANGES IN SCREEN PIXELS DX8100 pixel video search is accomplished in two steps Searching recorded video for changes in screen pixels After the search has been completed the DX8100 displays a series of thumbnails below the search grid Each thumbnail contains the first image of recorded video for the specified date and time range period NOTE A pixel search might not detect obvious movement Viewing the thumbnails For information on how to v
225. previous view C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 21 STARTING THE DX8100 CLIENT APPLICATION This section describes how to start the DX8100 Client application and includes the following topics e Before You Start DX8100 Client Software e Starting DX8100 Client Software e Automatic System Upgrade BEFORE YOU START DX8100 CLIENT SOFTWARE Ensure that the following requirements have been met before starting the DX8100 Client application 1 Make sure there is at least one active DX8100 Series DVR available on your network and your computer is set up to access it Consult your network administrator for more information 2 Make sure you have a valid active account on the DX8100 DVR server you want to access Consult your system administrator if you have not been assigned a DX8100 user name and password 3 Make sure IPSec security services are installed and enabled on your PC For more information refer to nstalling the Client Application and Enabling IPSec Security Services STARTING DX8100 CLIENT SOFTWARE To avoid potential problems and conflicts within your computer s video subsystem run only one Client application at a time To start the DX8100 Client application e Double click the DX8100 Client icon on your desktop The following figure is the DX8100 Client icon that is placed on the desktop DX8100 Client Figure 10 DX8100 Client Icon on Desktop AUTOMATIC SYSTEM UPGRADE Fach time the Client application starts the sys
226. ption A Folder Browse drives and open media files Save Save a snapshot of the current screen image Print Print the current screen image Playlist Expand window to reveal playlist Configuration Expand the window to reveal configuration tools m Watermark Verify a valid watermark is embedded Ee VIEWING MEDIA FILES To open a file for viewing 1 On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click re The Open dialog box appears imei eee haa Fia T prn pp b Cond T pense Figure 173 Open Dialog Box C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Viewer 191 2 Click the Look in drop down box to select the drive and folder location where the media file s resides 3 Select the file s you want to play 4 Click Open The file opens in the DX8100 Viewer window in the Play mode L eee foto Asie Figure 174 View Panel Image PLAYING VIDEO You can play video files in the DX8100 Viewer after they have been opened The DX8100 Viewer provides a speed control that allows you to speed up playback of video exported in the Native format To begin playback of a an exported DX8100 video file 1 On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar click IB 2 Usethe playback controls and playback slider to move through a video file 3 Do the following a Use the audio controls to increase decrease or mute playback volume b Use the speed control to increase or decrease the playback of video exported in the Native format SAVING SNAPS
227. r Site ita aae a RR URRDIQu RR E NE OPAC Nue RUD bbe Adee aed ados 212 Viewing Live Video x duse cbhePR D ER eee able A di aia 213 Customizing the VieW Screen 2 6 n us sponta AN b PME E TEC xeetkhxR e e gle anes RR NE dU dean 214 Changing Screen SiE 02 5445 idas Wadia bd E eed E at bh bs eL Is eid add idad sad ah 214 Full Screen Mode RETE dedeaah otha peso En Poe iaa ia eee ae 215 DX8100 Web Client Usingithe DXB100Web Client eres eters A A qr Roa Deal e Re Xr ah See heed 216 Descriplion RePEc 216 System Requirements ii A cede menadi amass A V RED NEAR D Sue aeq 216 licer c EEUTEMAIMMMM 217 Starting the DX8100 Web Cllent 3 a p nadia NS ep RR ERU RR RE RU FEE Dd 218 Exiting the DX8100 Web Client 219 SCREEN AVOUT 125i io Ad Rn URS SS Geese kia a 219 Web Client Contigurationis 23 od reb Ere br a addu erpepelq eie ied trm aa atas hb bos nq 221 Working with the Connection List sissiiiisssissssssssssss s Ie e e e le 221 Adding Sites to the Connection List setce siiin ra pee aa e ieena da IIR bbb tenet iad e 221 Grouping DX8100 Servers in the Connection List nusu sss nsen n annan IR nn 223 Modifying a Connection List e act ib rd a EEEE 226 C2631M A 6 07 7 Working with Remote Sitesi ec ep ents ete eal REG RI rur bp a Eel e ette 228 Connecting toa Remote Site ccs oe A RIDNOPIPM Pr quet IE 228 Logging In to a Helmote SIEe 4 ser aldea C YER FOR S 228 Logging Out of a Remote
228. r each camera you want to schedule Refer to Setting Up the Camera Hecording Mode for instructions 7 Click Save 8 Click Apply 136 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 9 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen o Tuer Figure 120 Month View Page Deleting an Existing Schedule Profile To delete a schedule profile 1 Ze C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click the Month View tab if it is not currently selected In the drop down box select the type of schedule you want to change Options are as follows e All days e Weekdays e Weekends e Custom Mode In the drop down box select a profile that is different from the one you want to delete This step is necessary because you cannot delete a schedule profile that is currently active Click Apply In the drop down box select the profile you want to delete Click Delete Client Application 137 138 9 Click Apply 6 o Juby 2005 Figure 121 Month View Page WORKING WITH CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS This section describes how to configure customized camera settings and includes the following topics Configuring Custom Camera Settings Examples of Custom Camera Settings Configuring Custom Camera Settings Each camera can be configured with custom recording settings To customize camera settings for normal
229. ra page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 Do the following a Inthe Emergency Agent Setup section select a client from the list b Click Edit The Agent Setup dialog box opens C Enter a new name for the client Client names can be up to 63 characters long and can include spaces but not special characters d Entera new IP address for the client e If necessary enter a port number in the Agent Port text box The default port number is 9004 Unless there is a conflict on your network you should not change the Emergency Agent port number from its default of 9004 Make sure any changes to port numbers are made consistently across all DX8100 servers and clients on a network Client and server ports must be identical 4 Click OK 5 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen DELETING CLIENTS FROM THE NOTIFICATION LIST To delete a client from the emergency notification list 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 165 3 Do the following a Inthe Emergency Agent Setup section select a client from the list b Click Delete The selected client is deleted 4 Click Apply LINKING CAMERAS TO CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS After clients have been added cameras must be configured to notify individual clients about an event A single camera can be linked to one or mo
230. re client emergency agents Up to 32 IP addresses can be assigned to each camera The DX8100 can transmit up to 10 IP addresses simultaneously To link a camera to one or more clients 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 2 The Notification page is displayed 3 In the Camera Setup section click a camera button Camera 1 32 The Emergency Agent Selection dialog box opens 4 Click the check box to select the name of the client site you want to notify when a motion alarm or video loss event is detected by this camera 5 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for up to 32 cameras on the current site 6 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen 7 Configure the server event transmission time For information on setting the duration and transmission interval refer to Setting Server Event Transmission Time SETTING SERVER EVENT TRANSMISSION TIME 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 for one of more clients For information on adding clients refer to Adding Client Emergency Agents to be Notified For information on linking cameras refer to Linking Cameras to Client Emergency Agents To set the duration for sending images and the transmission interval 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click The Notif
231. reen view e Right click in the DX8100 window Displaying Playback Video in Full Screen View To display playback video in full screen view 1 Select the playback mode For information about working in the playback mode refer to Working in Playback Mode 2 Select a window division 3 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click Playback video is displayed in full screen view To display the DX8100 main window from the full screen view e Right click in the DX8100 window Displaying Index Search Video in Full Screen View To display index search video in full screen view 1 Select the index search mode For information about working in the index search mode refer to Working in Playback Mode 2 Click to begin viewing video 3 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click E Index search video is displayed in full screen view Client Application C2631M A 6 07 To display the DX8100 main window from the full screen view e Right click in the DX8100 window UNDERSTANDING VIEW PANES AND PANELS This section describes the DX8100 viewing area The viewing area is organized into panes and panels much like a window contains panes Video from each camera is displayed in its own viewing pane This section includes the following topics e Working with View Panes and Panels e Configuring View Panels e Navigating View Panels WORKING WITH VIEW PANES AND PANELS The DX8100 displays video from each camera in its own viewing pane e View pane A view pa
232. rm 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 first image recorded during a specified period of time Thumbnails can be expanded and collapsed to represent hourly 10 minute and 1 minute intervals POS Search Allows users to search ATM POS transaction text data Pixel Search Allows users to search any 24 hour period of recorded video automatically for changes in screen pixels View Window Displays search video image thumbnails and pixel grid Site Tree Facilitates top down hierarchical management of DX8100 resources such as servers cameras alarms and relays Event Index Panel Lists motion and alarm events over the 24 hour time period specified in the playback timeline 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 o0 0000000 00 Playback Timeline Displays a 24 hour timeline marked with color coded video events Allows user to select a date and time for playback Playback Control Provides buttons to control video playback Includes forward and reverse playback and still image Also Panel provides controls for playback speed and volume Playback Zoom Provides acces
233. rnet Explorer 216 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 INSTALLATION The first 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 1 To install and enable IPSec security services refer to either nstalling the Client Application or Installing the Client Emergency Agent Application Refer to Enabling IPSec Security Services for instructions on how to enable IPSec security services You must install either the PC Client application or the Client Emergency Agent application to install IPSec security services 2 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer NOTE The DX8100 Web Client is only compatible with Internet Explorer 3 Enter the IP address of one of the DX8100 servers you want to connect to 4 Click Go The Activex installation dialog box appears Ds peni ei s rad arn a ans Pri PLIES eb FE CAT nage an TAMEN 117 Ph pd deidad de ba Pri ers tel io e e Lg 206 La rh ordo rolas Wr cored fee eet Pica ta abu Pagi reto Figure 219 ActiveX Control Installation Dialog Box 5 Do the following a Click the check box to select Always trust content from Pelco b Click Yes 6 Wait while the ActiveX controls are downloaded to your PC and your browser software is updated C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 217 STARTING THE DX8100 WEB CLIENT Your Web browser m
234. rs SETTING UP NETWORK PROPERTIES Network settings cannot be changed from the DX8100 Client application To change a DVR s network configuration you must physically log in to a local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information on configuring the DX8100 s network settings refer to DX8100 DVR Online Help or the Operation and Programming manual that came with your unit 150 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 DATA BACKUP SETUP The DX8100 Client application allows you to see backup configuration settings but not change them To configure and perform backups you must physically log in to a local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User For more information about configuring a backup schedule refer to the Data Backup Setup section in the DX8100 DVR Operation and Programming manual For more information about viewing backed up video refer to Viewing and Searching backed up Video WORKING WITH BACKED UP VIDEO ON CLIENT The DX8100 Client application provides Standard Users and higher the ability to view search export and print previously backed up video data Moreover the DX8100 Client machine does not have to be connected to the DX8100 server to work with backed up video Archived PDB data refers to files stored in the DX8100 s native backup format PDB is used to represent data stored in Pelco s engineered Data Base format This section describes how to view search export and print backed up vi
235. rs can define 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 timeout 1 2 C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click Kill The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click O The User page is displayed Select a time limit from the User Timeout drop down box e ime limits range from five minutes to one hour in five minute increments e 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 Click Apply Client Application 159 ASSIGNING AUTOMATIC LOGIN PERMISSION TO A USER The DX8100 allows one user to automatically log in to the DX8100 application The administrator must assign automatic login permission to the user Once automatic login permission is assigned to the user the user will be automatically logged in to the DX8100 application In this case the assigned user does not have to enter the user name and password NOTE Automatic login user permission makes the DX8100 more vulnerable because a higher level user is logged in every time To assign automatic login permission 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click O The User page is displayed 3 In the Auto Login User drop down selection box select a user 4 Click Apply The next time the D
236. s e Clearing Recording Times for a Specific Record Mode e Clearing Recording Times for All Record Modes Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Clearing Recording Times for a Specific Record Mode To clear the scheduled recording times for a specific record mode for one or more channels 1 2 From the DX8100 toolbar click Y The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click a record mode check box to select the specific record mode Right click and drag to highlight the time periods and channels for which you want to clear recording times Release the right mouse button The highlighted recording times are cleared Do one of the following e To accept the change click Apply The selected time period is deleted e To cancel the change click Cancel The deleted recording times are restored Fas himin B ues Bs B arnarga hb iF P 5 amp T B 5 m dii Ws AAA AA a NN Figure 113 Clearing Recording Times for a Specific Record Mode Clearing Recording Times for All Record Modes To clear the scheduled recording times for all record modes 1 Z C2631M A 6 07 From the DX8100 toolbar click The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click C The Schedule page is displayed Click a record mode check box to deselect the record mode No record mode is selected Right click and drag to highlight the time periods and channels for which you
237. s A list of the current favorites and folders is displayed in the favorites area Figure 25 Organize Favorites Dialog Box and List of Favorites Folders 3 In the favorites area click a favorite 4 Click Move to Folder The Move to Folder dialog box opens Figure 26 Move to Folders Dialog Box 5 Select a destination folder 6 Click OK The favorite is moved under the destination folder 48 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 LIVE VIEW ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD The DX8100 s OSD consists of camera and site information that is superimposed on each view pane Each display item in the OSD can be customized for both live and playback viewing The following figure shows the Live View OSD pane Figure 27 Live View OSD Pane The following table describes the parts of the Live View OSD pane Table N Parts of the Live View OSD Pane Item Part Description O PTZ Indicates that the PTZ control is enabled o G Indicates that audio recording is enabled The DX8100 compresses audio data to save space In this case recorded audio may not be of the same quality as live audio REC Indicates camera recording mode and status A blinking REC indicator signifies event recording e Green indicates normal recording Blue indicates motion recording Red indicates alarm recording Yellow indicates ATM POS recording Purple indicates video loss recording Black on white background indicates instant recording
238. s Make sure that the ports are not blocked internally but are protected from external threats by a firewall Mobile client and server ports must be identical C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Mobile Client 209 7 Tap OK Figure 204 Entering New Site Information 8 Tap Connect to connect to the newly created site or tap Close to go back to the main screen aa wi ba ca Figure 205 New Site in Connect Window EDITING A DX8100 SITE To edit a DX8100 site 1 Tap the icon on the toolbar 2 f necessary tap the plus sign next to the group name to expand it 3 Select the DX8100 DVR you want to edit 4 Tap Edit Figure 206 Selecting a Site to Edit 210 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 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 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 firewall Web client and server ports must be identical 8 Tap OK Figure 207 Changing a Site s Name and IP Address 9 Tap Close to return to the main screen DELETING A DX8100 SITE To delete a DX8100 site 1 Tapthe icon on the toolbar 2 If necessary tap the plus sign next to the group name to expand it 3 Select the DX8100 DVR Site you wish to delete 4 Tap Del 5 Tap Close
239. s such as Pelco s Spectra series domes will display an on screen message stating the amount of remaining memory available for pattern programming Start Programming a Pattern To program a pattern 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click EX 2 Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel 3 On the DX8100 keypad click to enter programming mode 4 Using the PTZ keypad select a number for the pattern 1 4 5 Click Pattern C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 59 6 Move the camera through a series of movements using the on screen PTZ and focus controls Figure 38 Programming a Pattern Stop Programming a Pattern To stop programming a pattern 1 Z On the DX8100 keypad click Pattern H Set Click El ACTIVATING A PATTERN When activated a pattern will repeat indefinitely until it is cleared another pattern is set or the on screen PTZ control is moved To activate a pattern 1 2 On the DX8100 keypad click a pattern number 1 4 on the keypad Click Pattern Figure 39 Activating a Pattern CLEARING A PATTERN To clear a pattern i 2 3 On the DX8100 keypad click to enter programming mode Select a pattern number 1 4 on the keypad Click Pattern Click cir Click again 60 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 6 Click again to exit programming mode C Figure 40 Clearing a Pattern ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEATURES OF REMOTE CAMERAS You can use the PTZ fu
240. s 9004 NOTE The port number must be an integer between 5000 and 6535 You should keep the default port setting unless there is a conflict on your network Consult your network administrator before changing network port settings 3 Click OK 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 DX8100 Series DVR from the Server list 2 Select a start date to mark the first date to begin searching logged events Setting the start time earlier than the first time you began using the Client Emergency Agent will result in no events appearing in the list 3 Select an end date to mark the last date to search for logged events 4 Select the type of event motion alarm or video to search 5 Select one or more cameras 184 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent C2631M A 6 07 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 open X Charred Date TT 82 08 d Carrel 1 Cai ETO 0 04 Wi Chere Cain STOO 1108 a WM Darei Date 12 2 2008 12 06 4 Deseos Dan TOD 12 08 48 E Chaat Dai TOON 12 06 81 E Deere Dalm 1277 2008 120881 EA 12 71 2008 U708 45 Figure 164 Client Emergency Agent Server List and Log SHUTTING DOWN THE CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT
241. s Padel 37 How View Panels are Orgahlzed 2 3 sans re hbrRRPRRELCN E RS RANDE RE Debe pb IMDB EE 39 View Panes and Panel cet ep ED DX idu eA eb ERE ME DEN E ERES QU shea dads odd NI ER Fb ERE ba 39 Site Tree Parts sees tpe o A s ett TER DR MEE tcI LEE VT rU LE ELE MEL 41 Paits of the LiVe View OSD Pag tco e nana Pa RE E eee Ae qu RP onan AWE RE REG eee Piu 49 Recording Indicatofs lt a tecto ener sacate qu Er Metales 52 Standard PC Keyboard Functions for Controlling PTZ and Lens Functions 2 0 0 0 cece ccc cece araara 56 Parts of the PTZ OSD Menu Control 62 Parts of the Playback Controls siccis a NER aS 70 Parts of the Playback Speed and Volume Controls 2 0 02 0 0 n bene ee 71 Parts of the Playback Timeline Control ooo 72 Parts of the Digital Zoom Control 75 Parts of the DX8100 Window in Search Mode 2 2 0 6 m e ene ee 79 Parts of the POS Search MEW Cr a quce Re iua ra a a ay 84 Bookmark Conttols eon ret idea 96 Available BackUp S Patet aen descende o MOI MEDICI MM o ates 102 Export FORMATS sore etica 105 Parts of the DX8100 Setup Dialog BOX XR A qu packed ue coc aa qoae ed Oed 110 Parts ot the SchedulePage 2 i E nez REEL RR A A HAE Goad Napa 129 Record MOES RMLTE E 130 Camera Settings for the Supported Recording Modes 00 0 0 cece ccc corona 140 Resolution MalUBs secret ea Yul ra eres undated cd a tat tuu ub dc etch et te mg
242. s option 2 In the Preset drop down box select a PTZ preset 1 150 To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to alarm input detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Pattern button to select this option 2 In the Pattern drop down box select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be defined for this function to work 6 Click Apply Min cce Link ete i Ubed PTE Dare las e ans rr Esami A Ae Cann Pet ua ms 3 E Kinks Come aes esa Figure 108 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Alarm Events Linking Presets and Patterns to ATM POS Events To link an ATM POS input to a camera so the detected ATM POS event results in a repositioning of that camera On the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 29 The Linking page is displayed Click the Event PTZ Link Settings tab i 2 In the ATM POS Link Settings section do the following a b Select an ATM POS address from the ATM POS Address drop down box In the Linked PTZ Setting section select a camera to be linked from the Linked Camera Channel drop down box This camera will change PTZ position in response to an ATM POS input detected by the source ATM POS device To select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera in the Linked PTZ Setting section do one o
243. s to digital zoom features during playback Control 12 Search Control Provides access to the index thumbnail POS and pixel search controls DISPLAYING A DEINTERLACED IMAGE IN THE SEARCH MODE If you are searching for an image that is 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 during a search activity To search video using the deinterlaced option 1 On the menu bar click View gt Display deinterlaced image 2 On the DX8100 toolbar click al The DX8100 is placed in the Search mode REUSING THE SEARCH TIME RANGE The DX8100 allows sharing of time range search settings between the Thumbnail and Pixel search mode If you initiate a Thumbnail search you can select a preview clip and initiate a Pixel search The Pixel search mode is based on the same time criteria as the preview Thumbnail clip 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 ensure thhe 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 Index video can also be displayed in full screen view For information about displaying playback video in full screen view refer to Displaying Index Search Video in Full Screen View C26
244. s to the Camera page 2 Click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Year View tab The Year View page is displayed 4 Click the day you want to schedule Rn EM LISTER A ETE laaeeees LU a F 2 ees m E Figure 115 Calendar Date Selection 5 Using your mouse select the recording modes and times for each channel you want to schedule For information on selecting a recording mode refer to Setting Up the Camera Recording Mode 6 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional day you want to schedule 7 Click Apply Copying Schedule Attributes to a Different Day To copy the schedule attributes of one day and apply them to a different day 1 From the DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 Right click the calendar day you want to copy Client Application C2631M A 6 07 4 Select Copy from the quick menu Figure 116 Year View Calendar Quick Menu Right click the day on the calendar you want to apply the copied schedule attributes Select Paste from the quick menu Click Apply To change a custom schedule day to a regular schedule day right click and select Revert to daily schedule from the quick menu CREATING MONTHLY OR MULTIPLE DAY RECORDING SCHEDULES Unlike schedules set in the Year View Month View schedules are recurrent Schedules can be set for subsequent weekdays weekends everyday or a single
245. search start time is a few seconds ahead of the search start time you entered PoC hee ALLA tht i oe 14 13 L mov Deme F p s sss LLL zum Figure 72 Thumbnail Images Marking Pixel Changes 2 To locate playback at the start of the first image click NN The video scene is played back and displayed in reverse 3 Click NM to pause the video playback when the beginning of the first recorded is reached 4 Click Playback starts and the video scene is displayed 5 Click to remove the thumbnail results WORKING WITH SPECIAL VIEW AND SEARCH METHODS 94 The DX8100 allows you to do the following e View video in the deinterlaced mode e View live and playback video simultaneously e View search export and print backed up video This section describes how to use special view and search methods and includes the following topics e Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode e Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously e Viewing and Searching backed up Video Client Application C2631M A 6 07 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 DX8100 converts the recorded image and displays it at 2CIF resolution The process removes one of the 4CIF interlaced fields even or odd from the 4CIF recorded image to
246. sh C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 33 Export Menu The following table describes the DX8100 Export menu commands Table E Export Menu Commands Command Description Interrupt Export Immediately concludes an export process If the Interrupt Export command is executed before the scheduled backup time the system will save the backed up data until the time the Interrupt Export command is executed Cancel Export Immediately cancels the export process and no backed data is retained Favorite Menu The following table describes the DX8100 Favorite menu commands Table F Favorite Menu Commands Command Description Add to Favorites Opens the Add to Favorites dialog box where you can create and store a favorite to a specified folder Organize Favorites Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box where you can do the following e Create a new folder Rename the folders Move favorites to a specific folder Delete a favorite or favorite folder Help Menu The following table describes the DX8100 Help menu commands Table G DX8100 Help Menu Commands Command Description DX8100 Help Opens the DX8100 Help system About Provides model and version information for the DX8100 application DX8100 TOOLBAR This section describes the DX8100 toolbar The following table describes the DX8100 toolbar buttons Table H DX8100 Toolbar Buttons Button Nam
247. shut down by a power outage or the AC cord is unplugged e Power button Relays configured as NO are closed if the DX8100 power button is pressed and held down In the scenarios above a relay will remain closed as long as the DX8100 is powered down In this case alarms or sirens connected to the relays might produce a false alert Configuring DX8100 Basic Relay and Alarm Settings To access the Link page to program alarms and relays 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog opens to the Camera setup page 2 Click 29 The Link page is displayed Configuring Basic Relay Operating Properties To configure basic relay operating properties 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page 2 Click to display the Link page 3 In the Relay Settings section do the following a In the Relay Channel drop down box select the relay you want to configure b Inthe Relay Name text box enter an optional new name for the relay Relay names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters You can also rename sites cameras alarms and relays from the Site tree by slowly clicking twice on each object s name c In the Relay Type section click the NO NC button to toggle the default output type for each relay NO normally open or NC normally closed 4 Click Apply Pi afta Bw nam 4 rj Pela Hume pi E Fleig Epa Ne pw w Ps Pie m Pe io Figure 97 R
248. t recording mode setting up 130 sensitivity setting 113 multicast using 16 216 221 multi event recording 129 multiple event recording 129 MUX card displaying real time video 45 output 16 National Television System Committee NTSC 141 network requirements DX8000 attached to same subnet 25 IPSec 19 21 normal recording mode 50 notification e mail 117 emergency agent 117 Notification page 164 NTP Time Server 16 0 on screen display add instant record icon to OSD 51 customizing 50 overview 33 49 selections 50 Audio Recording Background Color Camera Name Instant Recording POS 241 PTZ Select All Site Name Video Recording operating modes function 36 Display Search Setup instant record starting and stopping 51 instant recording 50 live recording 52 overriding other users 109 P P protocol 57 pan tilt and zoom PTZ control panel 31 pan tilt and zoom control enabling 49 focus command using 57 operating 52 53 preset programming 57 programming guidelines 57 pan tilt and zoom indicator 49 pane panel background color 33 channel camera assignment to 38 configuring 38 division display format 38 division selection of 38 hidden panels automatically cycling through 40 hidden panels manually cycling through 39 live playback video display of 31 navigating between 38 overview 37 pane expanding and collapsing 39 site name displayed in 33 video viewing 110 pattern activating 57 59
249. t the start time for the export 4 Double click the End Day field and then use the spinner buttons to set the end date for the export 5 Double click the End Time field and then use the spinner buttons to set the end time for the export C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 6 Select the check box next to each time range you would like to export Figure 83 Export Time Range ASSIGNING A CUSTOM EXPORT VIDEO FILE NAME By default the DX8100 assigns a file name to each time range When the video channel selected is exported the file is assigned the name appearing in the Name column 15112304 TEE X jen TIED unco 18164 OCC Di xoi cin 03213354 161606 jene 16 cvi Todd L 3 16110004 1000 103122334 130606 prn tx 10000 a 10500 Di iiem ooo ee LAO C D3 iaa Djs 16113004 140000 10433064 Lo hp nO a BG 121743004 TO Sei Lote Deus ie fae femi Xn Figure 84 Default File Names The default filename is constructed from the information displayed in the Start Day Start Time End Day and End Time columns To assign a custom file name for a time range 1 Verify that the check box of the row you want to rename is selected 2 Enter a file name for the file you want to export Export file names follow standard Windows file naming conventions 104 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 3 Click Apply The Apply button updates the Name field Dras 3 Optcal dui
250. tal 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 87 illustrates the two video streams 1 one padded with null frames to match the actual time duration and 2 another stream without null frames 106 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Figure 87 Real Time Versus Non Real Time Export To finalize the export process 1 Make sure that the export media selected is inserted in the drive unit that the drive is ready 2 Inthe Time Range table click selection box for each backed up video time range you want to export 3 In the Export Format section do the following a Click the Audio Record check box to include recorded audio b Click the Real Time check box to export video using standard clock time 4 Click Export to export video data STOPPING AN EXPORT WHILE IN PROCESS Once 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 current video information intact Canceling an export will delete any video data exported during the operation as well as end the export itself This section describes how to stop an export process and includes the following topics
251. te in Connect Window 20 00 IRI e 9 e hee 210 Selectingia SIte to Edite oae tasse e t Se re ER RR es c e E Dt ee a aote emet ae Nee edes 210 Changing a Site s Name and IP Address iiiiiiissssssssssssssssssssss hn 211 IBS ISI ENTRE uL UEM 211 Connecting toa DVM PETERE 212 DISCOMMEGUING TOMA Sites scis rd ria idad LITE PIDE Nhi 212 Viewing Live Video from the Main O A A ees aves 213 Live Menu with start and StopOptions ssia iex opo bed he re Ren dete Le eR D gera edi ueritas d 213 DX8100 Menu and View Size Dpti0N oooooooooco e e e e hens 214 Minimum screen Sien eins oc a De a O a E A 214 EN A OE Mihi d amd bbb 214 Maximum Screen Size eer 2 colon hte ent A i ee A a Neira 214 E 222 9 RPM A ties malin d E naebaald O tioncae wash 215 ive Mentand Full Screen Options so oia te a de Seale tee a rel ot Re ERE ehe aiite ede taies 215 ActiveX Coritrol Iristallationi Dialog BOX y Rte rom bee den Bh iler bos Ree CER Ud ON Y Nc 217 Entering a DX8100 Server User Name and Password 218 Web Browserle Merl eoo ato Lett het aet nene n aha temere uem Sc tec tee Seat ae Seat 219 Web Client Sereen Layout s oon ee glans la e x e te ale Cd tune sala e eu tet SIN e dede e 219 Connection List Dialod BOX cidade Rod be oso eere re bo E OR ven ted od bte pb Cae lu ed bedient s 221 Server Information Dialog BOX 5 55134 erra PERDRE A XR ENIRO UY PE ST ERE i 221 Connection bist Dialog 222 DA
252. te ma ttr ey tnr e E e uia O th tuck mp EEA 79 Thumbnail Video Seano od REISEN E ERM ES iE SR Pr ENG DEREN E ee E Nx IIT 81 POSO ICA pice cts ate Mee edo oec de ee m E deu m e hun Do eet SEL E Valin A t e dea Gal hada NE 82 Understanding the POS Search View eut aderire LR Ric qe Pm end ries erba abe bite Faster 83 Searching and Displaying POS Data by Device Name n nn rr 85 Searching by POS Transaction Number sie mre RIT RE ic ep E RR wed FIN Beles 87 Searching for All Transactions with Exceptions aanu ununure eI nnn eens 88 Searching for Transactions That Satisfy Specific Exceptions 20 0 00 0 n nee 89 Searching for Transactions by Line Item 2 2 ooo 90 Searching for Transactions by Action Code 0 0 6 oo 91 C2631M A 6 07 Pixel Video Search 3 y da eb ttt cet b or s e NE EDU ERR ENDE E REUS 92 Searching Video Based on Changes in Screen Pixels 2 2 0 0 0 occ cence tenn eee 93 Viewinig a Videoxrh mbtiall s o zm eus Seton o the ttis a DIAL che a e Gol EDI S ae te eg Reon if 94 Working with Special View and Search Methods 00 00 00 ccc ene e 94 Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode nnne o ee ete cR e lee Dette cr ul te du sme deutet 95 Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously 2 20 00 0 00 cence bebe tence ee 95 Exporting Video 202 242 ooa Suey Pa ss Lr xe he BAS El od da So Ae le a id quie 96 Exporting Bookmarked Video Regions 0 RR e 96 Creati
253. tem will check the network to see if there is a newer version of the software available for upgrade If a new version is found an error message is displayed refer to Figure 11 When this error message appears click Yes the DX8100 Client software will automatically download the upgrade files install them and restart your computer re ee zi B eme uper la DUE LOC iare aus aep be ee LO IL Der pe ee ag ee Figure 11 Client Upgrade Notice To check the current version of software e Choose Help gt About 22 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Logging In to the Client Application The default password for the DX8100 Client application is 000000 You should change the client password immediately after logging in to the software for the first time Follow the instructions below to change the DX8100 Client application login password To log in to the DX8100 Client 1 Start the DXDX8100 Client application The DX8100 Client Password dialog box opens E FRI Sokal jeune FE Lo eom Figure 12 DX8100 Client Password Dialog Box 2 Enter a valid password in the Input password text box 3 Click OK The DX8100 Client application starts Pelco recommends that you change the DX8100 Client application default password after you first log in to the DX8100 Client application For information on changing the default password refer to Changing the DX8100 Client Application Login Password CHANGING THE DX8100 CLIENT APPLICATION LOGIN
254. the DX8100 server and DX8100 client application The DX8100 also supports the following PC based applications e DX8100 Client Emergency Agent e DX8100 Viewer e DX8100 Mobile Client e DX8100 Web Client DX8100 CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT The DX8100 Client Emergency Agent works with networked DX8000 Series 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 DX8100 VIEWER The DX8100 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 Series DVR native video Watermarking is used to authenticate the originality of a video file and to alert users of possible image tampering The viewer application runs automatically each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8100 s export feature is inserted into a Windows based PC The software can also be installed on a PC and opened independently when necessary DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT The DX8100 Mobile Client allows you to view live video remotely from multiple cameras and sites Networking capabilities include local connection using wire bound or wireless local area network LAN technologies or remote connection using the Internet The DX8100 Mobile Client software runs on a standard pocket PC based personal digital assistant PDA and it can display a single channel of real time video from any ca
255. the available options Table AK ATM POS Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when the ATM POS event occurs Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact moment the ATM POS event occurs 1 3 5 10 15 and 20 Seconds Sets the amount of time the relay will remain active after the ATM POS event occurs Configuring Advanced Video Loss Activated Relay Output To configure an advanced video loss activated relay output 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click YE The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 In the Setup dialog box click fi The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Configure Relays button The Configure Relays dialog box opens 4 Click the Video Loss tab if it is not already selected C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 5 Configure each relay that is linked to an alarm a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Selecta relay time value from the Activation Period drop down box DEP chert Leer Figure 133 Linking Relays to Video Loss The following table describes the available options Table AL Video Loss Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when a video loss event occurs Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact moment the video loss event happens 1 3 5 10 15 and 20 Seconds Sets the amount of time the relay will remain active after the video loss event occu
256. the button for each relay you want to link to the selected Video Loss Channel 5 Click Apply cm m m ma m me nr ma ma maj mij mr m3 maj ms nx crar ow es m n ma nas nan Figure 102 Event Relay Link Settings Video Loss Link Settings Section LINKING CAMERAS TO RECORD IN RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL EVENTS Multiple cameras can be configured to begin recording in response to detected motion alarm ATM POS transaction and video loss events This section describes how to link cameras to record in response to these events and includes the following topics e Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Motion Events e linking Cameras to Record in Response to Alarm Events e Linking Cameras to Record in Response to ATM POS Events e Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Video Loss Events Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Motion Events To link multiple cameras to record in response to motion detection events 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event Recording Link Settings tab 4 Inthe Motion Record Link Settings section do the following a Selecta camera from the Motion Source Camera drop down box b Click the button for each camera you want to begin recording when motion is detected by the source camera 5 Click Apply CO sj eju e wu m ren en e en ea e em Len eu re
257. the following topics e Connecting to a Remote Site logging In to a Remote Site e logging Out of a Remote Site e Disconnecting from a Remote Site CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE To connect to an active DX8100 server on the network 1 Right click the remote site name from the Site tree 2 Select Connect from the quick menu Donec real laica Epi Me Di es Feria Ta eo Ar A A DV A A Figure 235 Remote Site Connection Quick Menu 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 DX8100 Series DVR site from the Site tree i Li mE DL ANM nil zu kiea ro A A a LI Figure 236 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 lt lt f Fame f Dr mM Figure 237 User Log in Dialog Box 228 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE To log out of a remote DVR site right click the site name from the Site tree and then select User Log Out from the quick menu DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE To terminate a connection with a remote DX8100 server 1 Right click the name of the remote site from the Site tree 2 Select Disconnect from the quick menu Jj mrima Pia roaa at eee n ph Se Cdi o Gum Perra Ta
258. the frame rate for all channels b To set the frame rate for individual channels use the frame rate slider for each channel to select a frame rate from 1 30 ips according to the available capacity for that channel The frame rate of an individual channel cannot exceed the maximum setting of the ALL frame rate slider 7 Click OK 8 Click Apply when you return to the Schedule Setup screen Figure 125 Frame Rate Configuration Screen C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 143 Understanding DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording The DX8100 can record at frame rates up to 480 IPS NTSC and 400 IPS PAL The total frame rate capacity is distributed among 8 16 24 32 channels depending on the configuration of your unit Resolution and frame rate values can be assigned evenly among all channels or they can be configured independently for individual channel Frame rate values can also be customized according to recording mode normal motion alarm and ATM POS For information about setting up the DX8100 to record at the maximum rate and resolution refer to Setting Up DX8100 for Maximum IPS Recording Table AF DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording Modul PEEN NTSC IPS PAL IPS Total Per Camera Total Per Camera CIF 240 30 200 25 DX8108 2CIF 120 15 100 12 4CIF 60 7 50 6 CIF 480 30 400 25 DX8116 2CIF 240 15 200 12 ACIF 120 7 100 6 CIF 360 15 300 12 DX8124 2CIF 180 6 150 6 ACIF 90 3 75 3 CIF 480 15 40
259. the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Pattern button to select this option 2 In the Pattern drop down box select a PTZ pattern 1 4 to be activated on the camera The selected camera must support PTZ functions and at least one PTZ preset pattern must be defined for this function to work 6 Click Apply ten te tered Defend Dema gt Lei sd ama Cir casar m DNE Figure 107 Event PTZ Link Settings Linking Presets and Patterns to Motion Events Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Alarm Events To link an alarm input to a camera so activation of the alarm results in a repositioning of that camera 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click 29 The Linking page is displayed 3 Click the Event PTZ Link Settings tab 4 In the Alarm Record Link Settings section do the following a Select an alarm from the Alarm Channel drop down box b In the Linked PTZ Setting section 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 C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 125 5 To select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera in the Linked PTZ Setting section do one of the following To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to an alarm input detected by the source camera 1 Click the Linked Camera Preset button to select thi
260. the video and is linked to the ATM POS device that produced the transaction data e Date time The date and time window within which the transaction s were recorded e Action code The special two character filter that defines a specific transaction event To search for transactions by action code 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click ak 2 On the Search control click e The POS search view is displayed C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 91 3 To select a ATM POS device do one of the following a In the DX8100 Site tree click a camera that is linked to the ATM POS device By default the name of the ATM POS device linked to the selected camera channel is displayed in the Device Name text box In this case the Device Name text box is deselected or b Do the following 1 In the Transaction Information section click the check box to select Device Name The Device Name text box is available 2 Type the ATM POS device name in the Device Name text box 4 Set the date and time range for the search 5 Inthe Data Information section do the following a Click the check box to select Action Code The Action Code drop down box is available b In the Action Code drop down box select an action code For information about action codes refer to the Using Action Codes section in the Operations and Programming manual 6 Click Start Search If the device name channel date and time are valid transactions containing the line item are dis
261. to return to the main screen C2631M A 6 07 Raman ong E Erit Fir Ed Second Foor Bl rhe fier Figure 208 Deleting a Site DX8100 Mobile Client 211 CONNECTING TO A DX8100 SITE To connect to a DX8100 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 DX8100 DVR you wish to connect to 4 Tap Connect to connect to the remote site and return to the main screen on earn di ti a H rota Gate Bil Frit Floor E Sacra Wear E Tred Foor L biv 5 mi Caja i Figure 209 Connecting to a DVR Site DISCONNECTING FROM A SERVER SITE To disconnect from a server site 1 Tap DX8100 on the toolbar 2 Tap Close Also tapping the Qo icon on the title bar will disconnect the site dero m Figure 210 Disconnecting from a Site 212 DX8100 Mobile Client C2631M A 6 07 VIEWING LIVE VIDEO To view live video Once you have connected to a DX8100 site the main screen displays a live image of the connected site from Camera 1 Figure 211 illustrates live view from the main screen 1 Tap one of the camera selection buttons to view live video from a different camera 2 Tap the J to pause the image 3 Tap the gt to resume live view Figure 211 Viewing Live Video from the Main Screen You can pause an image and resume live view by choosing menu commands Tap Live gt Stop to pause and Live gt Start to resume liv
262. tomized according to recording mode type normal motion alarm or ATM POS Power Users and Administrators can configure recording frame rates on the DX8100 All cameras are optimized to provide 30 ips frame rates at 320 x 240 resolution for NTSC 352 x 288 resolution for PAL The DX8100 allows you to change the frame rates available to each camera while resolution values must remain constant or change both frame rate and resolution settings This section describes how to configure the frame rate and includes the following topics e Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box e Setting the Frame Rate e Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate e Understanding the DX8100 Frame Rate Calculations Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box To access the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 In the Camera Settings section click Frame Rate Configuration The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens Setting the Frame Rate The DX8100 Series DVR is optimized to provide 8 16 24 or 32 cameras of continuous video recording with a frame rate of 30 ips at a resolution of 320 x 240 NTSC or 320 x 288 PAL The DX8100 allows you to change the frame rate independent of the resolution For information on accessing the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box refer to Accessing the Fram
263. topping Instant Recording 20 0 oon eect tne e teens 51 Operatinig ihe On Screen PIZ Controls tases 2c tus ecc ob eere Lad oy ER Bale det Licey ode ot HE ROC sh IER E 52 Operating the PTZiConttols corte ta la pa b Rot e RUE pete athe 53 Adjustingthe Cameta lenses sobe a A a S eq ue bes bt Dem e Ga aea utt dine 54 Adjusting the Camera LM Ata tres rea rre E ESAE ES CANCER ER e d 55 Using PC Keyboard Shortcuts to Operate PTZ and Lens Functions 56 PITZ Presets ET A A A A A A Ae 57 Programmingia Presto secano rd ie an Mte da dida anida 57 ActVatindg a Pr a EE le a ES ER DRE UI ae tet E te eal als 58 learnt dii AA meon GaN ee NE tases cra an Uu MIU O a ee ane E qe EUN 59 PTZ PaEterTis s 102 cd to osea clades tr bb meto tuba ateliers ce br meo a A eeclesie at te e ALL dtd 59 Programming a Patterns sontes o oce teo erre ee EI ur ertet ta de oe ias 59 Actvatirig a Patter 2 esos ated ae AREE EE Se Ei en tel i EE UR Ee sur AE 60 clearing a Patent tada moet aotem tbe niet oder ead shone m ida igs LE LA 60 Accessing Programming Features of Remote Cameras 2 2 00 n ene e ee 61 Sending Auxiliary Commands to a Device 2 sess e e re 64 Gontigufind Presea eo eats Sr tte e edet tue te esa es er Re Tete eer e pU e RN ee vitate 65 Programming a Preset TOU ic A EP ceed RU APRI OSEDPA Pas SLAC A Oe eae eee 65 Activating a reset TOUR S Es och oo tole om tUe cote tse ilk elu ie Gute lees eoe NE eh rs pes Efe ats ee allt 68 De ctivating aiPr
264. tput e Configuring Advanced ATM POS Activated Relay Output e Configuring Advanced Video Loss Activated Relay Output Configuring Advanced Motion Activated Relay Output To configure a motion relay output 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click at The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Configure Relays button The Configure Relays dialog box opens 4 Click the Motion tab 5 Configure each relay that is linked to a camera a Click the drop down box to select a relay b Selecta relay time value from the Activation Period drop down box 6 Click Save 7 Click Exit UD diga I ATi nS Misa oat Figure 130 Linking Relays to Motion Detection The following table describes the available options C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 147 Table Al Motion Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when motion is detected Follow Event Relay will activate at the exact moment that 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 Configuring Advanced Alarm Activated Relay Output To configure an alarm relay output 1 Onthe DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Inthe Setup dialog box click C The Schedule page is displayed 3 Click the Configure Relays butt
265. tree pane For information about the DX8100 view pane and panels refer to the following topics e Working with View Panes and Panels e Configuring View Panels e Navigating View Panels C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 45 SETTING UP FAVORITES The DX8100 Favorites menu allows you to organize and save camera views For example you might want to display camera views that show the delivery gate entrance for buildings 1 4 7 and 12 during the hours of 06 00 to 07 30 and another camera view that displays the front lobby of buildings 1 through 16 at 08 00 This section describes the following topics e Adding a Camera View to Favorites e Organizing Favorites in Folders ADDING A CAMERA VIEW TO FAVORITES You can create multiple camera views to monitor various site locations For example you could create a folder named Day Shift for displaying camera views during normal working hours and Night Shift for displaying various camera views after work and during the night hours For information about organizing favorites into folders refer to Organizing Favorites in Folders To add a camera view to favorites 1 From the DX8100 menu bar click Favorite gt Add to Favorites The Add to Favorites dialog box opens Figure 22 Add to Favorites Dialog Box 2 Enter the camera view name in the Name text box 3 Click OK The camera view is added to the favorites and the Add to Favorites dialog box closes 4 To view the new entry from the DX
266. u would like it to appear in e mail notifications The default subject line is DX8100 Emergency Email Notification Click Apply Vo de er es Lg 7T sli MR ae F pama 4a Figure 150 Sending E mails to Individuals 176 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Sending E mail Notifications to Groups To configure e mail notification to send e mail alerts to a group of individuals 1 2 C2631M A 6 07 On the DX8100 toolbar click YH The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page Click 2 The Notification page is displayed Click the Emergency E mail Notification Setup tab Do the following a Click the To check box b In the drop down box select the group to which you want to send event notifications c Optional If you want to e mail a copy of the event notification to another group of users click the CC check box d In the drop down box select the group you want to copy Click Apply mm m mabel CIP rar timate TAS Pagar _ air a oo aya rw wm Figure 151 Sending E mails to Groups Client Application DX8100 Client Emergency Agent SWITCH Welcome to the DX8100 Client Emergency Agent application The DX8100 Client Emergency Agent works with networked DVRs to alert users when one or more particular channels detect a motion alarm or video loss event The Emergency Agent runs on a networked client PC This se
267. ultiple words appearing in a transaction line Type the first few characters of the first word appearing in the transaction and the wildcard For example type sma for a line item containing the entry small orange juice The search returns all transactions that contain the word small Type the first few characters of the second word in a transaction and the wildcard For example type ora for a line item containing the entry small orange juice The search returns all transactions that contain the word orange Search by abbreviation For example type 6 pk for a line item containing the entry Soda 6 pk The search returns all transactions that contain the abbreviation 6 pk Action Code A two letter abbreviation designating a specific action code For information about action codes refer to the Setting Up ATM POS Device Properties section in the Operations and Programming manual Exception Code A predefined transaction filter used to detect a specific data structure within the ATM POS transaction data For information about exceptions refer to the Setting Up ATM POS Exceptions section in the Operations and Programming manual Start and Stop Start Initiates a search event Stop Ends a search event POS Search Table Data Window Lists the data discovered in response to the POS options selected for the transaction and data information Channel number From 1 16 Device name By de
268. ur Figure 49 Activating a Preset Tour To reactivate the last preset tour you configured e Onthe keypad click Preset DEACTIVATING A PRESET TOUR To deactivate a preset tour do one of the following Usethe mouse to move the on screen PTZ control e Activate a PTZ preset Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Working in Playback Mode Recorded video can be played back one channel at a time on the DX8100 Like live video recorded video is viewed from the camera view panels on the main screen Refer to Understanding View Panes and Panels for information on view panels Only users with playback access rights Standard User by default and higher are allowed to view recorded video Playback video can also be displayed in full screen view For information about displaying playback video in full screen view refer to Displaying Playback Video in Full Screen View This section describes how to use the Playback mode and includes the following topics e Accessing Playback Mode e Assigning Cameras to View Panels e Playback On Screen Display OSD e Playback Controls e Playback Timeline e Playing Back Video by Time e Playing Back Video by Event e Operating Playback Digital Zoom e Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode e Viewing Live and Playback Video Simultaneously ACCESSING PLAYBACK MODE To access the Playback mode e On the DX8100 toolbar click Live ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS To assign a camera to a view pan
269. uring an alarm or motion event 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click EX 2 From the DX8100 menu bar choose View gt Index View The Event Type drop down box is displayed All Motion 12 13 16 Motion 12 12 45 Motion 12 12 20 Motion 12 11 45 Motion 12 10 41 Motion 12 10 27 Motion 12 10 12 Motion 12 10 01 Motion 12 09 38 Motion 12 09 20 Motion 12 08 49 Motion 12 08 06 Figure 55 Event Type Drop down Box 3 Select a camera by clicking it in the Site tree 4 Inthe Date Section drop down box above the playback timeline select the day that you want events to be displayed 5 Inthe Event Type drop down box select the event type you want to view Options are as follows e All e None e Motion e Alarm in e ATM POS e Video Loss 6 Select an event from the listing 7 On the playback control click to begin viewing OPERATING PLAYBACK DIGITAL ZOOM Video playback can be zoomed using a control keypad or the mouse when the DX8100 is in the Playback or Search mode 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 For information on the Playback mode refer to Working in Playback Mode For information on the Search mode refer to Working in Search Mode This section describes how to operate playback digital zoom and includes the following topics Zoom Using the Digital Zoom Control Zoom Using the Mouse Panning
270. urity 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 The following table summarizes default camera security levels and user access Table AO Default Camera Security Levels G No Security Low Security Medium Security High Security roups Cameras Cameras Cameras Cameras Administrators v v v v Power Users v v v v Standard Users v v v Restricted Users v v Guest Users v MODIFYING USER ACCESS RIGHTS The Admin user can alter default access rights of lower level users In this case any permission granted to a lower level user must first be granted to all other higher level users For example export rights must first be granted to the Standard user before they can be granted to a Restricted user 156 Client Application C2631M A 6 07 Click the user group buttons to enable disable the access right for each access category The access right category is enabled when the button s text is red permission granted and it is disabled when the button s text is white permission not granted Click a button to toggle the access right on and off Repeatedly clicking the Camera Security button cycles through the security levels none low medium and high To modify a user s access rights 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click icon The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click i
271. ust have cookies enabled Refer to Microsoft Internet Explorer Help for instructions on enabling cookies User names and passwords are case sensitive type them exactly as shown NOTES To avoid potential problems and conflicts within your computer s video subsystem run only one instance of the Client application or Web Client at a time You must have IPSec security services enabled to use the DX8100 Web Client To activate the DX8100 Web Client application 1 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Enter the IP address of one of the DX8100 servers you wish to connect to The Digital Video Recorder dialog box opens Qe Q At a oe dd DIGITAL VIDEO gt eo Se eee i canh Berean E a Figure 220 Entering a DX8100 Server User Name and Password 3 Enter a DX8100 server user name 4 Enter the DX8100 server password 5 Click Log In The DX8100 Web Client screen appears 218 DX8100 Web Client C2631M A 6 07 EXITING THE DX8100 WEB CLIENT To exit the Web Client application select File gt Close from the browser window Dra 4e eee Mme 5 urs ae aaa a lic e e s r Figure 221 Web Browser File Menu 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 222 shows the available features of the DX8100 Web Client application Figure 222 Web Client Screen Layout C2631M A 6 07 DX8100 Web Client 219 220
272. vices e Disabling IPSec Security Services ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES To see the Manage IPSec Settings menu option from the Start menu the Start menu has to be changed to Classic View To enable IPSec security services 1 Doone ofthe following e Verify that the Start menu is in Classic View e Setthe Start menu to Classic View 2 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Settings The DX8100 IPSec Policy dialog box opens EHI EE ud 2 Crates Eod 0 ar Poly 0 Ewen Figure 8 Enabling IPSec Security for the Client Application 3 Select the Enable DX8100 IPSec Policy check box if it is not already selected 4 If applicable Set the Start menu to its previous view DISABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES To see the Manage IPSec Settings menu option from the Start menu the Start menu has to be changed to Classic View To disable IPSec security services 1 Do one of the following e Verify that the Start menu is in Classic View e Setthe Start menu to Classic View 2 Go to Start gt Manage IPSec Settings The DX8100 IPSec Policy dialog box opens saca lines Poly ratis Ec OO Prae Pica y Cancel Figure 9 Enabling IPSec Security for the Client Application 3 Deselect the Enable DX8100 IPSec Policy check box NOTE Disabling IPSec security services may hamper your PC s ability to communicate with DX8100 servers Consult your system administrator before disabling IPSec security 4 If applicable Set the Start menu to its
273. w Sensitivity Level e Figure 91 shows the position of the red sensitivity indicator at a high sensitivity setting In this case a low motion level will cause the green motion indicator to surpass the red sensitivity indicator Figure 91 High Sensitivity Setting Level e Figure 92 shows the position of the red sensitivity indicator at a medium 50 sensitivity setting default In this case a motion event is large enough to cause the green motion indicator to surpassed the red sensitivity indicator Figure 92 Adequate Sensitivity Level Client Application 113 114 5 Click Apply Es rd caesar mmn he FTI pde ia itn mum x mikis Fei Fen uj ne P f mm uam rio ign ng TOR d n a Det _ lt oe dh PSs E o m mrm a um MR i E hass G uas samt Laam oo T ieee terns E ndis Lar ut EI 1 T mam kisimi LI c Dead Sarii to A een e B OL A Figure 93 Camera Motion Detection Setup AUDIO SETUP The DX8100 supports two audio configurations standard audio and optional expanded audio Both of these configurations allow you to configure individual camera channels to listen to and record live audio You can monitor live audio at a local server or listen to live audio from a remote DX8100 server or client system You can play back audio recorded by a camera channel e Standard audio input The DX8100 provides two standard audio inputs Line In stereo Mic In mono a
274. with DX8100 backed up Video iiissssssssssssssse RR m He 107 Printing Imadges ss aded ode eee decedere eek br nde ober tette ded ec uals DES Aer 108 Printing Images in the Deinterlaced Mode ooooooooooooo IRR e 108 Setting UP the X81 00 5 rennir tan rica adodaitach gt hades 109 Accessing the setup Mode Tarta Lal Pe Rh HUE S De Ee DPA Ion bid ses 109 Understanding the Setup Dialog BOX s A etr RIVE EEG 110 Camera Setup 54 5 teet entend pire exc aolet eit v ce dot UL su e een s te d st M ee its aN oa nn 111 Basic Camera Setup ono c A DRXRRIAN qe E neuen yee ae LES AME MO MEAGRE neh Aa REA 111 Motion Detection oett sc r bet uet SO C UR E DIOE melee sata CAGE oe tales Muh efe aden e olathe 113 Audio Setup z o er brute e rb tesi 114 LISTENING OLIVE AUCI aro Lt ea Sere Eo imer sd d eA SRI Ae ect AF een AM Em Am tA Pte Nc 116 Gontigdring Video Loss Detectiofi 2 225512 cote bees hileR elle Id eoe ROSE I ra An EBORE db pita 117 Applying Settings to all Cameras eben e e e 118 LinkiSetup tarot cere nc Satie es e ON a se pad euer beet beat ette date ui TOY du 118 Configuring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings iioii rn 119 Linking Relay Outputs to External Events casi peden irah hatal ena lenea a In 120 Linking Cameras to Record in Response to External Events 20 00 0000 cece ect n 122 Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to External Events dersan corake nent n tent E EIRO 24 Sess 128 Accessing the Schelott
275. y E mail Notification Setup tab 4 Inthe Notification Items section do the following a Click the Video Loss check box b In the Selected Channels field click once to the right of the words Video Loss The Selected Channels dialog box opens c Do one of the following e Click the check box for each channel you want to monitor for video loss detection events e lick Select All to monitor all channels for video loss detection e Click Deselect All to deselect all channels 5 Click OK 6 Click Apply SETTING UP E MAIL NOTIFICATION GROUPS The DX8100 allows you to set up groups to send an emergency notification to multiple users The DX8100 supports the following e You can create up to 32 e mail notification groups e Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e mail group e Agroup can be notified in response to an alarm or motion detection event This section describes how to set up e mail notification groups and includes the following topics e Adding an E mail Notification Group e Modifying an E mail Group Name Deleting an E mail Group Adding Members to an E mail Group Deleting Members from an E mail Group Modifying E mail Group Member Attributes C2631M A 6 07 Client Application 171 Adding an E mail Notification Group To add an e mail notification group 1 On the DX8100 toolbar click il The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page 2 Click The Notification page is displayed 3 Click the Emergency E ma
276. you want to disable the camera Enter an optional new name for the camera Camera names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters Set camera security level The default security levels are as follows e None The camera can be viewed by all users e Low The camera can be viewed by all users except the Guest account e Medium The camera can be viewed by users with Standard User access and higher e High The camera can be viewed by users with Power User access and higher In the Protocol drop down box select the appropriate PTZ protocol for the camera or select No PTZ if the selected camera does not support PTZ functions Some of the supported protocol options are as follows e NOPTZ Disables all PTZ functions for the current camera e PELCO C Coaxitron e PELCO D Pelco engineered e PELCO P Pelco engineered e SAMSUNG V2 0 PANASONIC KALATEL Honeywell HSD251 e American Dynamics Philips TC8560 TC700 Series G v1 0 You must configure one of the RS 422 RS 485 PTZ ports for Spectra for Coaxitron to function For more information refer to the DX8100 server Operations and Programming manual Do the following 1 In the PTZ Locking Auto timeout drop down box select an appropriate timeout value Timeout values can be set between five and 60 seconds The default value is 10 seconds Because the DX8100 Series DVR is designed to operate in a networked

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