SUMMIT SYSTEMS DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER OPERATIONS
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1. Summit Systems Digital Recorder 21 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Copy Records Cont Windows software allows for a number of ways to select multiple files at once Note this is applicable for copying multiple files in any Windows folder not just the Summit DVR l Left mouse click on the 1 file required in the right box then holding down the Shift key on your keyboard click on the last file you want to copy a group of files together I E 03 35 to 03 46 this will highlight all the files required at once Left mouse click on the 1 file required in the right box then holding down the Control key Ctrl on your keyboard left mouse click once on each individual file thereafter whilst keeping the Control key held down this will select and highlight each file one by one when you stop clicking and release the Control key only the files you want will be highlighted Note this allows you to select different files from within the group I E 03 35 03 37 03 40 and 03 46 leaving those in between untouched left mouse click on the white space between the times and the dates in the right box holding down the left mouse button drag the mouse down this will select a group of files together when you release the mouse button Footnote If you have selected more than I camera in the left box their will be multiple copies of the times in the right box LE if both camera A and Camera B r2. 20 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Copy Records This tab allows you to copy multiple records at once from the Hard Drive onto a CDROM or DVD Scenario A person has broken into a customers car in the carpark whilst the thief was wandering around the vehicle and then breaking into it and then leaving the scene it was recorded over several records in order to use the entire number of records that recorded the incident you want to copy all these records to disk for police evidence left mouse click on Backup and then Copy Records This can be done at any time and requires you to be logged into the system When the Copy Records box appears 1 select the date the incident occurred by clicking on Date then once that dates records appear click on the camera name or number that recorded the incident Note here you can select more than I camera if the incident was captured on multiple cameras by clicking on each cameras name or number so they are highlighted Now click on the double arrow tab between the Date box amp the Cameras box to place all records for that day amp from the selected cameras into the right hand box if the number of records exceeds that shown in the right box simply left mouse click and hold the mouse button down to drag on the arrow tab on the far right side to scroll to the times required There are now a number of ways to select individual times and cameras for copying
3. and refers to the machine that is being Es dd Sone used now In the case of the picture above it is labelled 00 dvr5 In the TK 0008 Camera_0008 menu tree under this is an expanded list of the cameras connected to the Ga 01 Remote computer The example above has 8 cameras If the computer labelled 01 Remote above was expanded it will show a list of the cameras remotely connected to the DVR unit In other words these cameras are connected to another DVR running SS3 and broadcasting its cameras across a network or the internet Changing Camera Channels The process of changing channels on the display is as simple as click gt point gt click Ensure the interface is unlocked and then open the Camera and Channels popup by clicking the button in the middle of the top bar of the interface Once you have this open make sure the camera browser is out of the way of camera channel 1 like so Summit Systems Digital Recorder 31 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 SUMMIT NO VIDEO NO VIDEO WO VIDEO 1005 E Odes SE 10001 Canaia_ 0001 T C00 Corana T 0000 Carrera_D009 Yh OOM Corea TH T 006 Cara W T CO Cera O00 A 000 Caa E NO VIDEO gt NO VIDEO Jagaan NO VIDEO O VIDEO NO VIDEO El le eha fH Now left click once on any camera in the list except for camera number 01 When completed simply place the cursor over the top left most view port and left click once again Where ca
4. due to the nature of the Windows XP system the adjustment may take several seconds to show but will be correct when changed Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 Camera Channel Button Located In the middle of the inside top edge of the interface is the Camera Channel button This is used for viewing a list of all the cameras connected to the DVR either locally or remotely via a network or over the internet Depending on how many cameras you have for your DVR will determine how many cameras or possible cameras will show up in this list NOTE An example of possible cameras is a DVR that Is fitted with 16 camera channels but only has 11 cameras plugged in at the moment In the list it will still show 16 cameras because 5 of the channels are possible cameras and can still be set and configured even though there are no cameras attached To access the camera channels menu first unlock the interface if you haven t already Then locate and click on the camera channels button on the inside top edge of the interface foes fs oe ee ee He Carema Channel This will now open the camera browsers menu You will see something similar to this Free Channel Gat 00 dwrs THK 0001 Camera_0001 This 1s a list of the cameras connected to the DVR They are listed in 2 be ee ue groups in the DVR configuration supplied from the factory Wk 0004 Camera_O004 TK 0005 Camera_0005 The first group 1s labelled local
5. hier 12 bmp Local Shots Orly Where a still image has been generated from the Snap function in real time from the Control Bar it will have been stored with the day date and time it was Snapped however where a still image was generated by pausing playback and clicking Save Image it will have been given a name of your own choosing both file types will show in the Shots in C SSApp Shots folder As per the Copy Records operation simply left click to highlight the required files on the right side either select the default of A Floppy ensure a blank Floppy disk is in the A drive of the Summit DVR first Or change to CDROM again ensure a disk is in the CD drive if required enter a folder name under Folder Name this can be handy for review later when copying to a CD DVD that has other records on it allowing you to easily locate only the images in their own separate folder and click OK the selected files will be copied to the destination of your choosing These images can be reviewed later on the CD DVD disk by way of the application SS Viewer These images are a native Microsoft Bitmap file and can also be viewed by any version of Windows from 95 to Vista Summit Systems Digital Recorder 25 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab SSViewer SS Viewer is a standalone application which allows you to view the records and still images Snap Shots stored on the CD DVD a copy of this
6. format the disk just click OK and formatting will commence Once the disk has been formatted the blank Windows box will return as it did when you first inserted the CD DVD again as before simply left mouse click on the red X at the top right of this box to remove it Ensure that under the Save In tab it is directing to a CDROM and not a HD hard drive if it is not directing to a CDROM left mouse click on the down arrow and select CDROM 1 e DA CDROM D is merely the systems drive allocation and left mouse click on OK this will begin to copy files to the CDROM DVDROM Prior to pressing copy you can create a folder name by typing in a distinct name under Folder name this will create a separate folder on the CD DVD where these records will be copied to this can be handy if copying records from different dates otherwise all the dates and records will be placed in the root folder on the CD DVD Summit Systems Digital Recorder 23 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Copy Records Cont Footnote disk capacities A CDROM can store around 650 megabytes of data where as a DVDROM can store around 4 5 Gigabytes of data 650 Megabytes is 650 million bytes 4 5 Gigabytes is 4 5 billion bytes However history has shown that when records are being copied specifically for presentation to the police there are 2 schools of thought Many incidents only span a few minutes and therefore don t
7. or arrow right in centre of screen time in the middle to move forward or backward record at a time Cam 201 pt O Date Search Event Search M Motion M Alam HourSearch o fr L i202 TO Click on Motion select motion detect field and then click on Last or Next to only search records within that motion detection area Right click anywhere within the yellow bars to expand them this will allow easier viewing of the number of records RAE Once the desired time and record is located close the review box by clicking on the red X on the top right of the box the playback control box will appear Use the left and right arrow buttons to move forward through and backwards through the records Click on the pause button to pause playback once in pause mode click on the left or right arrow button to move back through the record or forward 1 frame at a time Click on play arrow to continue normal playback Click on the speed circles to increase or decrease the playback speed Click hold amp drag the blue circle moving down to control the playback within the playing record Note you can also copy the record playing back directly to a CD DVD by pausing playback selecting Backup and then copy Record the currently playing record will be copied to disk Requires a blank CD DVD to be inserted Summit Systems Digital Recorder 11 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Real Time Snap Shot Function The real t
8. 8 INFORMATION BAR Cont QUESTION MARK Left click the mouse cursor once on the Question mark and then click on any tab or box for a text information screen NO VIDEO PTZ Controller Tt provides 10 Pan Tilt Zoom controls SIP O The tip in free place shows PTZ o Summit Systems Digital Recorder 7 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR The control bar is the heart of the systems controlling functions here you change camera screen layouts setup the system backup or copy records etc wm Or SNAP allows for a real time image snap shot RGBA adjusts Brightness Contrast etc of each individual camera PTZ controls the Pan Tilt Zoom Function of a camera when installed PLAY returns the playback box to the screen when in playback mode Left click once to show 1 camera in full screen left click again to cycle through each consecutive camera Shows 4 cameras on the screen left click again shows the next 4 cameras etc Shows 9 cameras on the screen left click again to see the next 9 cameras Shows 1 large and seven small cameras in view Shows all cameras on the system AUTO SEQUENCE left click once to scroll through the channels automatically when in 1 4 or 9 screen views depends on the number of cameras installed BACKUP Allows you to copy records and or single images to disk or CDROM TMA sets recording types for Time Motion or Alarm recording SETUP set up and configuration of ent
9. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER OPERATIONS MANUAL alg ga da Sea Tao as a Dg gt he gt O ao 5 16 SUMMIT amp m ne TNC F C gt PmNmMO ao ada Summit Systems Digital Recorder 1 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 INDEX 3 4 Initialising the DVR 5 Getting to know the main screen 6 Information Bar 7 Information Bar Cont Question mark Help 8 Control Bar 9 Logging into the DVR 10 Defaulting the screen view layout back to normal 11 Playing back and reviewing records 12 Control Bar real time snap shot 13 R G B A Brightness Contrast Etc 14 Pan Tilt Zoom P T Z function where installed 15 Playback control 16 17 Camera screen numbers layout 18 Backup Tab 19 Save a Record 20 Save an Image 21 24 Copying records to CD DVD 25 Copying Shots still images 26 27 SSViewer CD DVD playback application 28 T M A Timer Motion Alarm configuration 29 Setup Configuring Passwords to log into the DVR 30 TV MD Spot monitor image configuration 30 Adjust the time minutes amp seconds Set time Adjustment 31 32 Camera channels Button Summit Systems Digital Recorder 2 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 INITIALISING THE DVR Rotate the centre toggle lock and swing open the right hand door on the front of the DVR unit Down the bottom next to the 3 inch floppy drive there is a red button with RESET on it and next to that a black button with a white dot on one side P
10. application is also automatically placed onto the CD DVD when records are burned allowing others to view the files without requiring specialised programs Miss Viewer lt 5A gt ORE 5 CD Drive D 2 DVD Drive E lt FILES F lt STORAGE G Logitech QuickCam IM Connect Summit Systems Digital Recorder E JEM 26 elb EEEE 6 GL 26 To start SSViewer Left mouse click on Backup and then SS Viewer Double left mouse click in the blue area to open a record or a Bitmap still image Snap shot If the CD or DVD drive is not showing left mouse click on the Look In tab and navigate to CD drive DVD drive which ever has the recorded disk Once the drive is accessed you will see a list of the records that have been copied to CD DVD if all you see is a directory it means you elected to create a directory when copying records simply double left mouse click on the directory and the records will show Double click on any of the records in the directory to commence playback of that record Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab SS Viewer Cont To change to a different record double click The centre of the screen then navigate back to the CD DVD and select another record to playback When playing back click the pause button to pause ES Viewer lt 5A gt D E E de El click the speed buttons 4 2 1 14 1 25 to increase de
11. b and select a folder such as My Documents then click in the File Name box delete any current text that may be in this box and type in a recognisable name for your file that can be backed up at a later stage I E papers thief without the quotation marks then left mouse click on Save and the file will be saved to this location Mosca dl Acc joss Spy Ape AA p Summit Systems Digital Recorder 19 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Save Image 1101615 E EE 5800 E dEl NO VIDEO 900000 A y hi dl una Summit Systems Digital Recorder To save an image still copy from the currently playing back record 1 pause the record on the particular area of the record you want to take a still image of refer playing back records on page by left mouse clicking on the playback boxes pause button then left mouse click on Backup and Save Image When the windows box appears 1t will already be directed to save the image file in C SSApp Shots folder simply click in the File Name box and give the file a title left mouse click on Save and the still image you have paused will be saved to this location with the file name you have chosen this can then be retrieved later for backup on a floppy disk CDROM or DVD with other images Note once saved the record will continue to playback from where 1t was previously paused
12. cameras image By 1 selecting the camera in the viewing area and then clicking on RGBA you can adjust these properties to allow for low light or over brightness of each camera these changes then remain on the camera irrespective as to whether the screen is defaulted or the Summit software is restarted To adjust the Lightness brightness of the image either brighter or darker left click and hold on the Lightness blue button and drag either left or right to increase or decrease note that the figure of 50 is the normal state To adjust the contrast of the cameras image again left click amp hold on the blue button in the Contrast slider and drag left for lower contrast or right for increased 50 is the normal state To adjust the colour left click amp hold then drag to increase or decrease the depth of colour on the cameras image To adjust the saturation of colour left click hold and drag to adjust the Saturation of colour in the cameras image Note that fully left or fully right is the normal Saturation of an image Pre Audio Where systems are fitted with microphones attached to cameras and record audio at the same time as video this tab adjusts the level of audio you here on the systems monitor when you click on the cameras image in Viewing Area To increase or decrease the Audio level in real time left click amp hold on the blue tab and drag right to increase volume and left to decrease Note that this only adjusts th
13. cation which allows you to playback audio visual records when a system has audio configuration this application is also copied to the CD or DVD when Copy Records 1s selected POS viewer A stand alone viewer used when the Summit DVR system is coupled to a Point of Sale Cash System used to view sales records Footnote What is a record When the Summit DVR records and then stops recording such as with motion detect each set recording is classified as a record depending on the amount of footage recorded throughout a single day I E 12 midnight through to 12 midnight that day this can be a substantial number of records when you right click a single camera to begin playback it will play back from the start of recording on that day and continue playback of each recorded record I after the other Summit Systems Digital Recorder 18 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Save record To save a single record being played back 1 close the record review box refer playing back records on page then left mouse click on Backup amp then on Save Record the Summit Software will ask you where you want to save the record it can be saved immediately to CDROM DVD ensure a disk is in the drive 1 or can be saved to the Hard Disk drive of the DVR for review or backup later NO VIDEO When the Save As Windows box appears select a folder to save the currently playing back record to 1 click on the Save In ta
14. crease playback speed a il Summit Systems Digital Recorder 27 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 T M A Timer Motion Alarm Timer Motion ExAlarm Scheduling Table The T M A screen allows you to set when each camera channel will record when the system is installed and configured all used cameras will be pre set to record on motion This means that movement of any kind in front of the camera will cause it to record To set all cameras to record 24 7 click in the drop down box at the top tab and select ALL CAMERAS Know click and drag across the squares to select all times of the day and then click on motion and save the results To set individual cameras for specified times of the day click the required camera drag across the time squares so they are highlighted and then click motion and save Summit Systems Digital Recorder 28 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 SETUP Configure password access The setup box allows for the configuration of the SS3 software and should only be changed when instructed to do so by a qualified technician an incorrect setting in this area could prevent the system form recording or starting The two main tabs a normal user will need to access will be the Miscellaneous screen for user passwords and the TV_MD screen where a remote spot monitor is installed to change image views on the remote monitor s System Setup Xx Click on the Miscellanea tab to add change or e
15. dit users access To add a new user click on New ES E Click in the Name box and enter the name of the new user Click in the Password box and enter a up to 8 digits numbers only for the dontdel admin Save Delete New users access simon fe Select the required level for the user by placing a tick in each box below Then click Save to save the new user Test the new users password and access levels by closing the System Setup clicking on locker and entering the new users name and password if the user and password where saved correctly you should know be logged in as the new user and only have access to the levels you have provided m m CE E E see Access Levels SnapShot allows the user only to be able to take a snap shot and nothing else RGBA allows the user to change brightness contrast etc PTZ allows the user to control Pan Tilt Zoom cameras where installed Review allows the user to playback records review records Allocation allows the user to allocate cameras in the Camera Channel selection area Default allows the user to default reset the video screens Backup allows the user to Backup records to CD DVD Schedule allows the user to change edit the TMA settings Recording allows the user to change edit camera recording configurations Motion ExAlarm allows the user to change edit Motion and External alarm settings LogView allows the user to see the system log scre
16. e Pre Audio in real time it does not adjust the level for play back amp the original level being recorded is pre set during installation If you click on a camera that does not have audio attached their will be no audio level to adjust Summit Systems Digital Recorder 13 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Cont P T Z Pan Tilt Zoom control The PTZ Control adjusts and controls cameras that have a Pan Tilt and Zoom function on them if the camera does not have this function this tab when clicked on will do nothing To control a camera with PTZ function click on the PTZ tab to start the controller To move the camera Up or Down left mouse click and hold on the Up or Down arrow the camera will begin to tilt up or down To move the camera left or right left mouse click and hold on the Left or Right arrow the camera will begin to move left or right Circular Ball Left click and hold down the mouse button when the cursor is in the centre on the black ball know with the left mouse button held down drag the mouse around the camera will move Up or Down Left or Right depending on which way the mouse is moved Note not all cameras allow for this function amp will not work in some instances To zoom into an object left mouse click amp hold on the Left or Right arrow on the ZOOM tab clicking left will zoom out clicking right will zoom in To adjust focus on a subject if the subject goes out of focus wh
17. ecorded movement at the same time these multiple times will be shown in the right box because you have selected more than I camera Reading the information in the records box Under the list Time this will be from midnight to midnight on the one day therefore the times may read 00 01 for 1 second past midnight through 01 30 for 1 30 am A and then past midday it will read 13 00 for 1pm and onwards I E Folder name 5 35pm will read as 17 35 and so on as the system 1s a 24 hour clock F200 702220001 11 25m 26 ES20070222400011127m 28 The Path denotes both the systems file location the date of each F200 702220001 11 29m 26 record the camera number and the time the only important areas you would note here would be the date ensure you have chosen the correct 000111 35m2 date of the incident and the camera number which will be the numbers E2007 022000 1156m 28 immediately after the date dates are American configuration and read F 2007022200011 205m 26 as 20070222 is 22 02 2007 and the camera number will be 0001 for eroaan mA camera 1 0002 for camera 2 etc the numbers immediately preceding the camera number are a repeat of the time therefore F 20070222 00011125m is the files storage path followed by the date of the record then the camera number and the time the incident was recorded the 264 after this is merely the type of file created by the Summit system and holds no relevance Summit Systems Digi
18. en System Misc allows the user full access to all system functions master access Summit Systems Digital Recorder 29 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 TV_MD remote Spot monitor image allocation The TV_MD tab allows you to add or remove cameras that are sent to the remote spot monitors where installed System Setup Click on each camera required in the Camera Input screen and then click on the forward arrows in the middle to send the cameras to the spot monitors TV Pool Click on Auto Sequence to allow the image to scroll on the spot monitor Click on and adjust Auto Interval to set the Sequencing time in seconds Click on TV On to activate remote spot monitor Click on desired Display Style 1 2 or 3 depending on the number of cameras selected in Camera Input will display on the spot monitor in either 1 single full screen image 4 images at a time or nine images at a time Click Apply to activate SET ADJUST SYSTEM TIME To reset or adjust the minutes and or seconds of the SS3 DVR system ensure you are logged in right click on the clock on the top bar to show the Time Adjustment Synchronisation screen a 13 i 15 16 a e 23 30 31 52 Eo S O Xx Summit Systems Digital Recorder Adjust the Minutes by clicking on the Minutes drop Adjust the seconds by clicking on the seconds drop Click Synchronise Time And then click OK The time will re adjust itself to the new settings Note
19. en zooming in left mouse click and hold on either the left or right arrow on the FOCUS tab to adjust the focus for a clearer image IRIS Tab Some cameras allow for the adjustment of the Iris this means you can increase or decrease the amount of light entering the cameras lens Scenario It is a bright sunny day and the image you are looking at is over bright to clearly make out a subject here you can adjust the cameras iris which will increase or decrease that light entering the cameras lens similar to you squinting after moving from a dark area into full sunlight the human eye will adjust automatically and cameras with automatic iris lens will do the same but with certain PTZ cameras this can be overridden by this function To adjust the iris by opening or closing it left mouse click amp hold on the left or right arrow of the IRIS tab to open or close the iris Summit Systems Digital Recorder 14 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR PLAY CONTROL The PLAY tab is used to simply return the playback box to the screen during Playback Review During certain functions of Playback Review whilst clicking and changing cameras the actual play back control box may disappear from the screen to return it to the screen simply press the PLAY tab Note pressing PLAY at any other time will do nothing as it only operates during Playback Review you have begun playback by right clicking on the required camera and then closed the
20. exceed 650 megabytes Police don t always have access to a DVD player and therefore can t play back the disk As such we recommend that when presenting a copy of an incident specifically for the police it is recommended only a CDROM be used As stated earlier in this manual every time a group of records is copied to a CDROM DVDROM the applications SS Viewer amp SSAudio will also be copied to the disk these applications allow for the playback of the records on any machine running a Microsoft Windows operating system by 1 running the application and then following the prompts on the screen refer page 25 SS Viewer Summit Systems Digital Recorder 24 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Copy Shots Copy Shots allows you to copy all the still images Shots Snap Shots to either a floppy disk default or CD DVD drive All still images saved by either the real time Snap function or from Save Image are stored in the Windows folder C SSApp Shots on the systems Hard Drive and can be backed up to a disk The operation of copying shots to a disk is the same as that for copying records with a few noticeable differences As all Snap shots and Saved Images are stored Net DVR Mame Shots in CASSApp SHOTS in the one folder C SSApp Shots their will be 0070222 1205440001 bm no Camera listings on the left and no specific El 20070222 1205450001 bmp dates 20070303 142625 0002 bmp stealing simon_yw12 bmp
21. he screen VIEWING AREA video images up to 32 channels depending on the size of the system installed LOCKER Tab between the Control Bar and the Viewing Area DEFUALT Tab at the far left of the screen INFORMATION BAR OPERATIONS STATUS WINDOW LOCAL CAMERA RECORDING STATUS a pa NO VIDEO NO VIDEO LOCKER DEFAULT TAB NO VIDEO NO VIDEO VIEWING AREA ee CONTROL BAR Summit Systems Digital Recorder 5 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 INFORMATION BAR The Information Bar shows the following SUMMIT 888 logo hover mouse cursor over the logo to see the current software version OPERATIONS STATUS SCREEN Changes information such as who has logged in Which camera is currently selected When you have clicked on System Setup etc LOCAL CAMERA RECORDING STATUS Cameras to 24 or 32 depending on the software version installed Will present in a different colour depending on the recording status of each camera Greyed Out No camera installed on this channel or TMA not configured refer Pg 40 Purple camera is installed on this channel but not currently recording Yellow Camera is recording from motion detection Green Camera is set to record from timer at designated times continuously Red Camera is being triggered to record from an external alarm source Green Yellow Camera is set to record at 1 frame every second continuos but when motion is detected in front of the camera 1t will record at full frame rate until moti
22. ime snap function allows you to take a still shot Photo in normal time now of what is happening on each individual camera Scenario You are in front of the Summit DVR when you notice an employee on one of the cameras rifling through papers in a place they shouldn t be even though you know he is being recorded you can instantly take a Snap shot still photo of the person real time t a A 1 click on the cameras window in the viewing area so that that camera is highlighted with a i Image showing employee rifling green boarder then Simply left click on Snap through private papers in the Control Bar the Snap shot box will appear now click on the camera image in the Snap box to instantly take a picture of this person in real time The image of the employee has know been saved is a BMP bitmap type file in the windows directory of C SSapp Shots and can be accessed later for reviewing and or copying to either a floppy disk or onto a CDROM along with other footage this file is also embedded with its current day date and time making it admissible in a court of law so long as it remains in its native format amp is not edited in any way by an image editing application this is known as watermarking Summit Systems Digital Recorder 12 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR R G B A The R G B A tab allows for the adjustment of the Brightness Contrast and Colour control of each individual
23. ire system depends on password access level as to how much setup you will have access to EXIT Exits the Summit DVR software and returns you to Windows Interface note that once Exited the system is no longer recording Summit Systems Digital Recorder 8 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 LOGGING INTO THE SYSTEM Locker Tab The Screen Locker tab is located on the inside right hand edge of the interface It is used to unlock the DVR software note that software versions 3 and above will automatically re lock the system after 5 minutes of non activity What is Unlocking the screen Why do I have to do it Unlocking the screen allows the mouse pointer to interact with the buttons on the screen allowing the user to access the software Note that the level of access I E what you can do within the software will be determined by your Authority level given when the code is set in user manager To unlock the screen click the Locker button located on the inside right edge of the interface The keypad box will open and allow you to enter your code To enter your code simply click on the corresponding numbers of your code and then press the enter button What is my code Where do I get one An access code can be obtained from your administrator manager if you have been granted If you make a mistake entering your code simply press enter button at anytime and then click the locker button again to re tr
24. lect 1 image at full screen by left mouse clicking on the camera once in playback mode then left mouse clicking Auto Sequence on the Control Tab the cameras that are selected to play back together will now sequence from to the other Summit Systems Digital Recorder 17 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR BACKUP TAB The backup area allows you to save copy and backup stored images as well as playback those images in a viewer called SS Viewer Left mouse click on BACKUP and select the following choices Save Record allows you to save the current record being played back to either a CDROM or onto the Hard Drive of the DVR Save Image allows you to save a still image by pausing playback and clicking save image here you can either save the image to a floppy disk or CDROM or to the default shots folder on the DVR C SSapp Shots Copy Records allows you to copy multiple records to CD or DVD disk for backup review and as future evidence Copy Shots allows you to backup all real time images created from the Snap shot tab and stored in the shots folder C SSapp shots to floppy disk or CDROM SS Viewer opens a standalone video imaging application to review video and still images Note the SSViewer application is automatically copied to a CD or DVD when Copy Records is selected this allows others without video viewing software to view all the images stored on the CDROM or DVD SSAudio opens a standalone appli
25. mera 01 was this is now replaced with the selected camera number Also if that camera was on the screen at the same time then where it originally was before you moved it to box one will now display either a blue summit logo or a plain blue box to indicate no channel or camera present in that box SUMMIT Carema Channel WK Free Channel Ga 00 dv5 TK 0001 Camera_0001 WK 0002 Camera_0002 THK 0003 Camera_0003 N O VI D EO WEK 0004 Camera _0004 N O VI D EO Tk 0005 Camera_0005 Wk 0006 Camera_0006 TK 0007 Camera_0007 THK 0008 Camera_0008 Half 01 Remote NO VIDEO NO VIDEO Aaecrumo In this example picture Camera 07 has been moved to the first slot This process is for setting up cameras the way that suits your needs For example if it was required to line up the cameras in a building along the screen from the front door reception warehouse and then the rear car park it is possible to move the cameras around on screen to achieve this This same procedure can be repeated for remote cameras as well Just click point and click again and SS3 will automatically connect to the corresponding DVR where connected and start to view its live feed Summit Systems Digital Recorder 32 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008
26. on ends usually only used in gaming facilities CURRENT STORAGE ON SYSTEM DRIVES BLUE GREY CIRCLE As the System Drives fill with stored information Video Footage the Blue line will move around the circle hover the mouse cursor over the circle to get information on the following TOTAL VALID SPACE Shows In Gigabytes the Total capacity of storage on the DVR AVAILABLE SPACE Shows the available space In Gigabytes of the remaining capacity left for the system to record onto RECORDS SINCE Shows how far back the earliest records are on the system the DVR is designed to automatically overwrite the earliest recorded records to continue operation this means that records from the 1 time it began recording will be over written record by record systems are generally designed to have the capacity to store records for up to 30 days depends on the size of disk drives and their numbers installed when the drives reach their full capacity they will begin to overwrite the records from 30 days ago or earlier these records are no longer retrievable if they have not been backed up I E Records Since 04 01 2007 means that the earliest the records on the system go back to 1s the shown date SYSTEM TIME CLOCK Shows the current time hover mouse over clock to see current date refer to the section on changing the current time to change minutes and seconds of the system Summit Systems Digital Recorder 6 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 200
27. once again to replace the 1 large one with the new image this will swap the image over making the previous large image show on the outside and the new image show in the 1 large box this screen layout is useful when you want to keep an eye on images but need to have a clear view of l specific area to quickly glance at FP C gt PNAMO J l 1 To see all the cameras and channels of the Summit 888 system left mouse click on the tab with multiple squares this will show the entire channel selection irrespective as to whether cameras are connected to those channels or not N eee IP To auto sequence through the cameras when in 1 4 or 9 screen view click on the circular tab the screen will begin to switch from 1 image or group of images to the next image or group Summit Systems Digital Recorder 16 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Camera screen numbers layout Cont Note that if you only have 4 cameras and you are viewing 4 cameras clicking sequence will do nothing likewise for 9 with 9 Auto Sequence times are adjustable in the Setup area under Miscellaneous Sequence Interval and are in seconds standard Auto Sequence times are 5 seconds adjustable from 2 seconds to 100 seconds Auto Sequencing in Playback Review mode You can Auto Sequence in Playback Review mode when playing back multiple cameras at the same time if you have 1 selected 4 or more images to playback and you then se
28. ress the white dot on the switch and then release The switch will spring back to its original position Veet TITiTitt LIEAF IIg o iz ES a gt E an ED cm w ee ned ee ES La gt 2 Your DVR will boot up into Microsoft Windows XP and the SS3 software will start automatically Summit Systems Digital Recorder 3 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 Welcome to the SS3 software Your screen will look something like this SUMMIT mo 2 6 4 4 AAC hmo The optional UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply with your DVR will be either a cream coloured or black bay in either the right or left side of the case doors Ensure that the lights on this device are illuminated green for normal operation amp red 1f the unit has been shutdown For the DVR to function properly the UPS MUST be turned on To turn the UPS on press the right hand side of the units raised area on the face like so The red and green lights on the unit will flash on and you will be left with a permanently on green light once the unit is active Summit Systems Digital Recorder 4 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 GETTING TO KNOW THE MAIN SCREEN In order to navigate around the screen you must first understand the screen layout and what tabs and buttons refer to which areas of the software The main screen consists of 4 specific areas INFORMATION BAR at the top of the screen CONTROL BAR along the right side of t
29. review box the playback control box will appear however if you know click on another camera and click it again to go full screen this Playback box will disappear to return it to the screen simply left click on PLAY and the box will re appear Summit Systems Digital Recorder 15 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Camera screen numbers layout These tabs adjust the number of camera boxes on the screen they allow you to see all or only some of the cameras required at any time once the preferred layout has been chosen it can then be saved as a screen default To have just 1 camera at full screen left click on the single square tab now to move from that camera at full screen to the next camera left mouse click again on the single square tab doing this will cycle through all the cameras 1 by 1 at full screen ams Or To have 4 cameras visible and cycle through the next four left mouse click on the tab with 4 squares To have 9 cameras visible and cycle through them follow the same procedure by clicking on the tab with 9 squares To have 1 large screen and 7 smaller screens surrounding it for quick review click on the tab with a large square and several smaller ones surrounding it the screen layout will give you the following SUMMITS es ek ee ne ee rs 0 N now to move a cameras image from the smaller outside boxes to replace the 1 large image click once on the outer image to highlight 1t then click
30. tal Recorder 22 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 CONTROL BAR Backup Tab Copy Records Cont Now you have selected the group of files that spanned the incident you are ready to copy them to CDROM or DVD First ensure you have inserted a blank CDROM or DVDROM in the drive When Windows recognises the blank disk it will present a blank Windows box close this box again by left mouse clicking on the red X at the top right of that box you must know format this disk before it can be recorded on this will allow the disk to be played back on any Microsoft Operating system from Windows 95 to XP if the disk is not formatted it will only run under Windows XP Ensure you are logged into the DVR and then press the Windows key on the keyboard some keys will say Start and other keyboards may just have a graphical logo the key is situated between the Ctrl key amp the Alt key Nindows Task Bar along the bottom of the screen if the taskbar doesn t show you Genes not sosedi in or your log in password does not allow you to back up records On the task bar at the far right near the time you will see either a Drag to Disk Icon such as the one to the left or a Drag to Disk control bar such as the one shown here Now navigate the mouse cursor onto one of these Icons and click the Right mouse button a menu will appear move the mouse cursor up this menu to Format Disk and click the left mouse button a box will show asking if you want to
31. ver for 0 software version SS3 and above there are more choices when you NO VID click on the Default Tab which allow you to save multiple variations of screen layouts to know which software version you have simply move the mouse cursor over the SUMMIT 888 logo on the Control Bar and the version and release date will be shown Screen view in default mode SUMMITA SsSummm Left Click on Default and click on the chosen screen layout setting the video screens will change to suit your choice To create your own layouts right click on Default and then left click on Add to Defaults give the new Default a distinctive name and click OK Set Default View Style Please type a name and click OK to save this screen view style to default list Name of default Summit Systems Digital Recorder 10 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 PLAYBACK REVIEW RECORDS To playback a record ensure you are logged into the DVR by clicking on the locker button and entering your password Right Click once on the required camera to be played back the Playback Review screen will start Left click on the camera again to make it full screen Click on Date Search to locate required records Click on the yellow lines to move to required time for that day Use arrow forward or arrow back on left of Hour Search to move from midnight to midday Use arrow forward or arrow back on right to move from midday to midnight of that day Use arrow left
32. y access to the security system refer section on creating user accounts their corresponding levels of access NOTE The locker button is used to gain access to all other buttons on the interface so it MUST be done prior to accessing any functions software versions 3 and above will automatically re lock the screen after 5 minutes of no mouse or keyboard activity Once you have entered your code and pressed the enter button the light blue screen along the Information Bar will advise that the screen has been successfully unlocked The interface buttons can now be utilised SUMMIT EE e a ee Carema Channel Summit Systems Digital Recorder 9 Operations Manual Ver 1 0 March 2008 DEFAULTING THE SCREEN VIEW LAYOUT Default Tab The Default Tab is located in the middle of the left hand edge of the screen and is used to reset the viewing area to its default setting Pressing the Default Tab will reset your Camera View layout to real time viewing that is images being viewed are real time and not in playback or review mode To reset your screen using the Default Tab make sure the screen is unlocked as per previous instructions then simply press the Default Tab on the left and the screen will flicker slightly as the windows view reset to their default configuration Note for the software versions SSI and SS2 a simple left mouse click on the Default Tab will reset the screen howe
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