AVer SecureCenter User Manual

SecureCenter

Central Management System

User’s Manual

V1.1.1.1

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Manual Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this manual.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1

1.1 Dual Monitors setting ............................................................................................... 2

1.1.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset ........................................................................... 2

1.1.2 Graphic card with NVIDIA chipset .................................................................... 5

CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................ 6

2.1 Minimum System Requirements .............................................................................. 6

2.2 Installing the SecureCenter Software in Windows 7/8 .............................................. 7

CHAPTER 3 USING THE SECURECENTER ..................................................... 8

3.1 Running theSecureCenter Software ......................................................................... 8

3.1.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard .............................................................................. 8

3.2 Using the SecureCenter Application ......................................................................... 9

3.3 Using the Monitor ................................................................................................ ... 12

3.3.1 Using the Monitor Controller .......................................................................... 13

3.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Control Panel ................................ 15

3.3.3 Live Playback the Recorded Video ................................................................ 16

3.4 Using the MiniCenter Viewer .................................................................................. 18

3.4.1 Remote Backup ............................................................................................. 20

3.5 To Search the Alarm Event ..................................................................................... 24

3.5.1 Editing the Alarm ............................................................................................ 26

CHAPTER 4 CUSTOMIZING THE SECURECENTER SYSTEM ...................... 28

4.1 System Setting ....................................................................................................... 28

4.2 NVR Setting ........................................................................................................... 34

4.3 Channel Setting ...................................................................................................... 35

4.4 Schedule Setting .................................................................................................... 39

4.4.1 To set schedule at a specific portion of time in that hour: .............................. 40

4.5 Backup Setting ....................................................................................................... 41

4.6 E-MAP Setup ......................................................................................................... 43

4.6.1 To Set Up the E-Map ..................................................................................... 43

4.6.2 Add a New Map ............................................................................................. 45

4.6.3 Add a NVR Server ......................................................................................... 46

4.6.4 To Use the E-Map .......................................................................................... 47

4.7 Alarm Setting ................................ ................................ .......................................... 49

4.7.1 To setup an alarm condition ........................................................................... 49

4.7.1.1 To Setup the Call Out List ..................................................................... 50

4.7.1.2 To Setup the Send E-Mail Setting ......................................................... 51

4.7.1.3 To Setup the Alarm Sound Setting ........................................................ 52

4.7.1.4 Launch program ................................ .................................................... 52

4.7.1.5 To Set the MMS/SMS Setting ............................................................... 53

4.7.1.6 Popup Video ......................................................................................... 54

4.8 User Setting ........................................................................................................... 56

CHAPTER 5 USING THE PLAYBACK FUNCTION .......................................... 57

5.1 To Playback the video ............................................................................................ 57

5.2 Using the Local Playback Application ..................................................................... 60

5.3 Using the Download and Playback Application ...................................................... 63

5.4 Using the RealTime Playback Application .............................................................. 65

5.5 To Cut and Save the Wanted Portion of the Recorded Video ................................. 67

5.6 To Bookmark a Section of the Video ...................................................................... 70

5.7 To Search Using the Visual Search ........................................................................ 67

5.8 To Search Using the Event Search ........................................................................ 68

5.9 To Search Using the Intelligent Search .................................................................. 68

Chapter 1 Introduction

The AVer SecureCenter is a central monitoring system that enables user to monitor up to 16 NVR servers through an internet connection. Like the NVR program, the SecureCenter system also automatically records and displays video when an event has occurred on the remote side of the NVR server. You can also playback video files locally or download from a remote NVR server.

The SecureCenter system supports Single, Dual, Triple and Four monitor displays. User can operate the SecureCenter system application on different monitors.

1.1 Dual Monitors setting

Video configuration is different for each different VGA chipsets. Please follow the steps below to setup the dual monitors display.

The SecureCenter application supports resolution in 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x 900、1680 x 1050、1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200.

1.1.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset

1. Enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center, user can click the short-cut or right click on the screen.

2. There are two modes to select ─ Basic and Advanced.

3. If user selected Basic mode, press the Quick Settings tab. Then select the Select a different desktop mode and click Go.

4. Select the Extended Desktop and then click Finish.

5. If user selected the Advanced mode, click the View button.

6. In Display Manager, right click on the second Display on the right side and select Extend Main onto monitor.

7. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x 900、1680 x 1050、1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200.

1.1.2 Graphic card with NVIDIA chipset

1. Click the NVIDIA nView, and select the Dualview mode.

2. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x 900、1680 x 1050、1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200.

3. To review if the display mode is correct, you can check the task bar. The task bar will show on the first monitor only.

Monitor 1 Monitor 2

- Before installing the software, make sure the Windows OS patches are up to date and the video graphic card driver is up to date.

- Please disable the User Account Control (UAC) function before install the CMPC program. To disable UAC, please go to Control Panel >> User Account Control.

After disable UAC function, please restart system, and then, install CMPC program.

CPU

Pentium 4 3.0GHz or above recommended

Windows XP Professional 32 bit/ 7 32bit & 64bit

RAM

512MB for dual display,1GB for Quad display

Hard disk

120GB or higher

Media

CD-ROM drive

VGA

32-bit high color SVGA graphics card with 256MB video memory and DirectDraw / YUV Rendering Capability

Audio

Sound card and speakers

Internet capacity

10/100 Base-T Ethernet card or Gigabit Ethernet

Chapter 2 Software Installation

This chapter describes how to install the SecureCenter software.

2.1 Minimum System Requirements

First, must verify if the computer meets the minimum system requirements.

DO NOT install SecureCenter application and ExpressGO application on the one computer system.

1. Place the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install SecureCenter. And follow the on-screen instructions.

2. Please carefully read the license agreement. Click Yes to accept the agreement.

3. Enter the administrator ID and password.

4. Click Finish.

5. User may now run the SecureCenter program. To run the application, click on your PC desktop or click Start> > SecureCenter > SecureCenter > SecureCenter.

2.2 Installing the SecureCenter Software in Windows 7/8

Chapter 3 Using the SecureCenter

3.1 Running theSecureCenter Software

To run the application, double-click on your PC desktop or click Start > SecureCenter > SecureCenter > SecureCenter.

For security purposes, some of the features would require you to enter a User ID and Password before they can be accessed. When the Authorization dialog box appears, key in your User ID and Password. (If this is the first time, enter the one you have registered when installing the software.)

3.1.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard

If the keyboard is not available, you may use the Virtual Keyboard. Just click to show the virtual keyboard. For uppercase and lowercase, click shift button.

Name

Function

(1) E-map (F3)

Switch to display the map and show the location of the NVR server on the map. If you are using a single monitor, press ESC to revert back to the SecureCenter main application( see also Chapter 4.6.2)

(2) Monitor (F4)

Switch to display live video from the selected NVR servers group. If user is using a single monitor, press ESC to revert back to the SecureCenter main application (see also Chapter 3.3).

(3) Reset Alarm

Click to reset all NVR alarm status

(4) MiniCenter Viewer

To call out the MiniCenter viewer. Also, user can double click on screen or alarm event to call out the MiniCenter Viewer.(Also refer to Chapter

3.4 )

3.2 Using the SecureCenter Application

When an alarm occurred on the NVR server, the video is transmitted to the SecureCenter and display on the main screen. The transmit video can be an image or live video. User can select the type of video transmitting in System setting (see also Chapter 4.1). You may download and playback the complete video directly from the NVR server by clicking on the event log. Make sure the main NVR server is set to send video to the SecureCenter when an alarm has occurred.

The video stream before the eye indicates the latest occurrence. Also, there is a red frame which indicates the latest occurrence when the video transmitting is alarm image type.

SecureCenter in Alarm Live Video Mode

Name

Function

(5) Network

Enable/disable the remote alarm data received. This is activated automatically when the SecureCenter software starts up.

(6) Setup

Configure the SecureCenter system settings. Only the administrator is authorized to access this command. (see also Chapter 4)

(7) Playback

Select to playback video from the local hard disk or remote NVR server (see also Chapter 5).

(8) Alarm Center

To view, search, and navigate the alarm (see also Chapter 3.5).

(9) NVR Status

To view all monitor NVRs’ status – Name, IP, CPU usage, Bandwidth usage, HDD free space, Present NVR Time, Recording Status, Estimated Storage, Connection status, Video Loss status….and so on.

(10) Camera ID

Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view the camera. This function only available in Alarm Live Video mode.

(11) Refresh

To refresh the alarm video that display on the screen. This function only available in Alarm Live Video mode.

(12) Split Screen

Mode

Select from 5 different split screen types to view all the cameras. It also allows you to switch and view different camera number by click Camera ID in a single screen mode. This function only available in Alarm Live Video mode.

(13) Log extender /

reduce

Expand and reduce the log viewer

Expanded Log viewer

Name

Function

(14) Log viewer

List the entire info in event mode or text mode from all NVR servers.

(15) Status

Display the current date, and time

(16) Exit

Call up the Logout dialog box.

In the logout dialog box, you may do the following:

- Exit: To shut down the SecureCenter program. Only the administrator is authorized to access this command.

- Login: To sign-in as a different user.

- Minimize: To reduce the SecureCenter to taskbar button. The authorization is required, please enter the pas;sword.

- Cancel: To close the Logout dialog box.

- About: It shows the current SecureCenter software version.

There are a few Hot keys for quick switching between the different applications or display mode on a single monitor system.

- F3: Switches to E-Map mode

- F4: Switches to Monitor mode

- Esc: Switches back to the SecureCenter application main screen

When SecureCenter in Alarm Image mode, right-click on the alarm image will call out

Clear All short-cut. Select to clear all current displayed alarm images.

SecureCenter in Alarm Image mode

Right-click on the channel screen could select to start recording.

Name

Function

(1) Monitor Name

Display name of current monitor set.

(2) PTZ

To call out PTZ control panel(see also Chapter 3.3.2)

(3) Audio

Enable/disable audio. When audio is enabled, user will see the audio icon on screen, click on the audio icon (audio icon will turn to green ) of channel to hear the sound. Each time only can play one channel’s audio.

(4) Monitor

Controller

To call out monitor controller dialog box. User can manage the monitor set in monitor controller dialog( see also Chapter 3.3.1)

(5) Center

Back to SecureCenter main UI (center UI).

3.3 Using the Monitor

When user has setup the monitor set in Channel Setting (see also Chapter 4.3), then click Monitor to view all selected cameras live video and playback. The monitor will switch to monitor mode, if user using more than one monitor, then all enabled monitors will switch to monitor mode.

The following will describe the buttons function on Monitor interface.

User needs to create monitor set in order to using Monitor Controller. To create monitor set, please go to Setup > Channel Setting (see also Chapter 4.3)

- The monitor set is gray that indicates the monitor set is selected and been monitored.

- The monitor 1 ~ 4 are purple that indicate the monitor is monitoring.

- Right-click on monitor and select the Recover to reset the monitor.

3.3.1 Using the Monitor Controller

User can use Monitor Controller to switch different monitor set for monitoring and add/delete the channel in monitor set.

1. Click Monitor from SecureCenter main UI.

2. The Monitor Controller window will show up as below shown:

3. Drag the monitor set from monitor list to the monitor (1 ~ 4) and click Apply to activate it. To reset the monitoring group, click Reload.

4. To configure monitor set, click arrow button to expand the sub Monitor Controller window.

5. Select the monitor. The NVR servers are included in the monitor set will list on sub Monitor Controller window. The lower part of window display all monitored channels in the monitor set.

6. To add new channels, click the NVR server to un-fold the available cameras. Drag the camera to the blank channel block that has no channel number and name display

7. To change the monitored channels’ position, please delete the monitored channels and drag the channels to the new position. To delete channels from monitor set, right-click on channel and select Recover.

8. Click Apply to refresh the monitor set.

9. Click arrow button to close the sub window.

Name

Function

(1) Close

Exit PTZ camera controller.

(2) Camera preset

position number

Move the PTZ camera to the preset point.

(3) Group AutoPan

Select to automatically operate PTZ camera in group.

(4) Direction buttons’

moving speed

Adjust the moving speed of the PTZ camera lens. This speed will apply to the (11) Direction buttons’ moving speed only.

(5) AutoPan

Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number.

(6) Zoom +/-

Zoom in and out the image.

(7) Focus +/-

Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image.

(8) Camera ID

Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated.

(9) Direction buttons

Move and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. The support of direction button depends on the PTZ camera.

3.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Control Panel

Playback function must be enabled. Please go to Setup > Camera and select the monitor set and enable the playback function ( see also Chapter 4.3)

- The icon indicates the channel is in live playback mode.

- Move the mouse course to the bottom of screen, live playback control bar will show up.

- Click channel to switch to full screen mode for operating live playback control button easily.

- Only supports 4 channel live playback at the same time.

3.3.3 Live Playback the Recorded Video

User can playback recorded video immediately while monitoring from the local SecureCenter server if the recording is enabled.

1. In Monitor mode, click the preview icon of channel and the channel will start live playback.

2. User can use the live playback control button to operate the playback.

Button

Function

Begin: Move at the beginning of video.

Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X, or

1/16X.

Pause: Briefly stop playing

Play: Play the video

Next: Go to the next frame.

Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x.

End: Go to the end of the video.

Select recorded vide to playback from remote NVR server hard disk. Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file.

Display playback speed and recoding time.

Name

Function

(1) NVR Info

Display the NVR information that user has select to preview. User can switch to view different NVR or camera by drag down the Name or camera list. Phone, Address, Mobile, Email, and Description information were defined when set up the NVR server.

(2) PTZ Control

Control the PTZ camera (see also Chapter 3.3.2).

(3) Voice Phone

Enable/disable 2-way audio function. This function allows the SecureCenter and NVR server to talk via the internet using a microphone. Make sure your microphone and speakers work before using this function. If the NVR server Talk to web-client setting is disabled, you will not be able to hear from the other side

(4 ) Reset Alarm

Clear the NVR server alarm list.

3.4 Using the MiniCenter Viewer

In Minicenter, user could configure, backup, operate the remote NVR, reset alarm and change priority of alarm, and setup the camera of remote NVR.

Name

Function

(5) Remote I/O

To view sensor and relay, also to turn on/off relay on remote NVR. Select the relay and right click to turn on /off or trigger the relay.

(6) Remote Backup

Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the remote NVR sever(see also Chapter 3.4.1)

(7) Preview

View live video. User can cancel the connection by clicking Disconnect button if the connecting time is too long.

3.4.1 Remote Backup

Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the NVR sever. You can select between Auto Backup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of the recorded data at a time, starting from the specified date. As for Manual Backup, it only archives the recorded data of selected date.

Auto Backup:

1. Click Remote backup button from Minicenter UI.

2. The Remote backup window will show up and list all added NVR servers.

3. Make sure SecureCenter is connecting to NVR servers. If lost the connection with NVR server, select the NVR server and click Reconnect button.

4. Select the NVR server that user wants to backup by marking the Enable Backup check box. The marked Enable Backup will change to ON status.

5. And then, the SecureCenter will start to backup.

Manual Backup:

1. Click Remote backup button from Minicenter UI.

2. Select the NVR server and click Modify button.

3. Select the Manual Backup at NVR setting dialog. And, user can change the backup direction by clicking Browse button.

4. And the, click OK to save the setting.

5. The Backup Mode of NVR server will change to Manual.

6. To execute manual backup, select the file first. Click File Select and select the files that user wants to backup and click OK.

7. Then, click Start to backup.

Quick Backup: To backup the selected date, time period and channel immediately.

1. Click Remote backup button from Minicenter UI.

2. Select the NVR server and click Modify button. If the Stop button is displayed, click it change to Start button.

3. In NVR Setting, select Quick Backup option.

4. Click Browse to set the storage path.

5. Click OK and the Quick Backup dialog box will appear.

6. Click Add to select the date, start/end time, and channel that user wants to backup. After selecting, click OK to confirm. User can add multiple backup time file by repeating this step.

7. In Quick Backup dialog box, user will see the selected time period for backup is listed. Click

Backup button to start backup.

3.5 To Search the Alarm Event

User can search the alarm event by the conditions.

Set the follow conditions to search the wanted alarm events.

 Server Name: select the NVR or select All.

 Alarm Name: select the alarm that user wants to search for.

 Type: select the alarm condition that user wants to search for.

 Priority: select the priority level of alarm that user wants to search for.

 State: select the alarm status that wants to search

 Operator: select the operator that wants to search  Keyword: enter the specific word string to search.  After/Before Time: set a specific time period to search.

When the search conditions are set, click Search to start searching. If user doesn’t set any conditions, the system still will start search when click Search button. And the, result will be all alarm events. The search result will display on the right column of Alarm Search window.

The result of search can be print by clicking Print button. Also, the search result can be save as in *.txt and *.xls format by clicking Export .txt or Export .xls button.

3.5.1 Editing the Alarm

User can select the alarm to assign to different operator, change the priority of alarm, and change status of alarm.

1. In Search result list, double-click on the alarm that user wants to edit it. The Alarm Information

Setting window will show up.

2. Click Edit Information button and user can change the priority, state, and operator of the alarm.

3. Click Save Information to save the changes.

4. Record of changes is displayed in Note column.

5. Click Run MiniCenter button to call out MiniCenter window(also see Chapter 3.4)

Chapter 4 Customizing the SecureCenter System

In the SecureCenter application, click the button to customize the SecureCenter system. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

When the SecureCenter configuration setup selection appears, select and click the buttons you want to change the setting.

4.1 System Setting

In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept and start to reload the new setting, and Cancel to exit without saving.

If SecureCenter system is going to transmit the received alarm to Remote iAlarm center, please must select the MySQL as the database.

(1) Alarm Network Port

Select a port for receiving alarm video from NVR server. Any network service port can be assigned as long as the port doesn’t conflict with current network service. The default port is 80.

(2) Database

 Local: The default setting.  MySQL: If SecureCenter server is sending the received alarm to the Remite iAlarm agent,

please select MySQL as the database. Please enter the communication Port of MySQL server and the login Password.

 Alarm Record Path By default, the alarm folder is automatically generated to where the SecureCenter application is installed and for saving the alarm clip videos and log files. The suggested hard disk capacity for storing the alarm video is 30GB.

1. Click Setup.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click System > . In the Browse For Folder dialog box, locate where you want to store the alarm video clip. Click Make New Folder to create new folder, OK to accept and Cancel

to exit.

4. The text below the Alarm Record path text box shows the hard disk free space and total space in parenthesis.

5. In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to start reloading the new setting and Cancel to exit without saving the new setting.

The Model of System Controller must match on the System Controller site.

(3) Miscellaneous

 Date Format : Select from different date formats

1. Click Setup.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click System.

4. In the Date Format drop down list, click and select the style.

5. In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new setting and Cancel to exit

 Display position: SecureCenter system supports up to 4 monitors, users are allowed to

 System Controller – To configure the parameters that is for communicating with the

without saving the new setting.

customize the display position that to decide the Center, Emap, Monitor, or Playback to be displayed on which monitor screen. Click Detail to select the display screen setting. The

new screen display setting will be effect at next time login.

System Controller (an optional accessory). Also please refer to user manual of the System Controller. Click Setting to configure system controller.

 USB Connection: SecureCenter can connect with System Controller through the

USB port. Follow the below description to enable the connection between SecureCenter server and System Controller.

 Enable – Mark the check box to enable the System Controller function.  Model – Select System Controller Pro as the Model.

 Upgrade – To update the firmware of the System Controller. Click Upgrade button

and click Select File button. And then, select the firmware file and click OK. The upgrade process will start. The upgrade firmware may have more than one file. Therefore, click OK and locate the firmware file to upgrade another file. When the upgrade process is done, click Finish to complete.

 RS485 Connection: Connecting SecureCenter with System Controller through RS485

port on the System Controller. Follow the below description to enable the connection between SecureCenter server and System Controller.

 Enable – Mark the check box to enable the System Controller function.  Model – Select System Controller Pro 485 as the Model.  Port – Select the com port that is connected with the System Controller.  Server ID – Set an ID for SecureCenter server (0~99). This ID is a SecureCenter

server ID for System Controller to select.

 Block Windows OS hotkey: Deactivate the [Ctrl-Alt-Del] and [Windows] keyboard key

functions.

 Auto Login when OS start: Execute the SecureCenter when the operating system is

started.

 Default User: Automatically log in to the selected default user when the SecureCenter is

started.

 Auto Backup: The backup will automatically execute when the backup setting has set.

(4) Attention Please

Check the attentiveness of the person who is monitoring the system. You may set the number of times the Attention dialog box to appear in a day in Times per day text box. To check the graph on how fast the person response, click Analysis. When this feature is enabled, the Attention dialog box would appear. The person who is monitoring the system must enter the same number that appears from the left box at the right text box and then click OK.

(5) Configuration

Import / Export the SecureCenter system configuration.

(6) Language

Customize the system to display the tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language. By default the set language is in English.

1. Click Setup.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click System.

4. In the Language drop down list, click and select the language.

(7) Alarm Video

Set up the video transition when alarm occurs.

- One frame: a single video frame will be transmitted when alarm occurs.

- Pre/Post Event Time: Set the video duration before and after the event to send

(8) Show when receive NVR alarm

Select the type of received alarm format – Alarm image or Alarm Live Video.

- Alarm image: Only display alarm image and no live video previewing.

- Alarm Live Video: User can view alarm live video.

(9) Alarm Display

Select the alarm display on screen. User can select to display 4-split pop-up alarm display or one full screen alarm display on screen. This is co-work with video pop-up function in Chapter 4.7.1.6.

 The font and color of information text will be

displayed as user has configured.

 User can press F1 to disable/enable camera

information display.

(10) Monitor Text Setting

Enable/disable the camera information display and display position on the monitor screen. To configure font, click .

4.2 NVR Setting

Display the list of all NVR servers. User may add up to 16 NVR servers, delete and modify the NVR setting.

1. Click Setup from SecureCenter main interface.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click (NVR Setting).

4. In the NVR Setup section, click Add to insert, Delete to remove and Edit to modify NVR server setting.

5. To continue adding a NVR, in the text box, enter the name, IP/Domain, Login User, Password, Confirm Password of the remote NVR server.

6. If necessary, fill up the contact information to let the personnel in the SecureCenter side know whom to get in touch with when an event has occurred.

7. Select the Video Quality for video display on the SecureCenter system monitor screen. The default value is Auto.

8. Enter the remote accessing port of NVR server in Remote Control port column. The default value is 5555.

9. Set the Storage Path for saving the recorded video data of the selected cameras on the Monitor screen.

10. Set the max video recorded storage capacity of this NVR server on the SecureCenter system server. Enter the value in Quota.

11. In the NVR Settings dialog box, click OK to accept the new setting and Cancel to exit without saving the new setting. The SecureCenter system will connect to NVR server. If the connecting time takes too long, user can click Disconnect button to cancel the connect action.

The maximum number of Monitor is 128.

SecureCenter only supports two monitor set for recording.

4.3 Channel Setting

Select the camera from different NVR servers in order to monitor on same screen. The selected cameras will be displayed on Monitor screen (see also Chapter 3.3).

1. Click Setup from SecureCenter main interface.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click (Channel Setting).

4. Click Add to create a monitor set. Enter a name in Name column (12 characters only).

5. Mark Enable Autoscan and click Detail to select the monitor set for sequential display on the Monitor. When monitor set is an auto scan monitor set, it is no need to select any cameras for monitoring.

6. Enable Add into Autoscan list will make the monitor set became one of auto scan list.

7. To record the cameras video, mark the Record box. Otherwise, the cameras video will not be saved on the SecureCenter system hard disk.

8. Mark Show Server Time to display the time on Monitor screen.

9. If user wants to playback the recorded video of monitor set, mark Enable Playback and enter the time (sec.) in Start Playback Before that is when start playback will start from the present time backward the time user has setup. User can set the camera transmitting Frame Rate, but the real transmitting frame rate depends on camera setting.

10. Click OK to save the setting.

User can drag the camera channel to Monitor Layout window directly.

11. After the Monitor set has created, select the NVR server. Then, the cameras of the NVR server will display on the Camera Select window. User can combines different cameras from different NVR servers as a monitor set. And all cameras can be selected by different Monitor set repeat.

12. User can depend on the LCD monitor size to select the screen type – 4:3 (regular screen monitor) or 16:10 (wide screen monitor). Then, select the Monitor Layout of screen type.

13. Select the camera that user wants to add, and then click Add button. The selected camera will be added to Monitor Layout window. User can add up to 64 cameras in 4:3 screen type and 80 cameras in 16:10 screen type. To remove the camera from the Monitor Layout window, select the camera and click Delete button. To delete all cameras, click Clear All button. User can enter a description for a channel.

14. In monitor set, each camera can be configured the name, transmitting type, and frame rate. Select the camera in monitor layout window and click Detail button of Camera Setting. And then, enter the name for the camera and select display position (Left-bottom or Right-bottom) of the camera name on monitor screen; click to change the font.

15. Select the transmitting type by click the radio button – By Fps, Only Key Frame, or Motion. And then, set the frame rate of the camera in Default Frame Rate column. The value of frame rate will both apply to live video and recording.

16. Also, user can select the Video Quality – High,

Medium, Low, or Auto. Mark the Enable live displayer for most optimization can improve the live

video frame rate of the IP camera (jpeg megapixel) when viewing the multiple channels.

The camera description will be displayed as user has set.

17. In Monitor Layout window, user also can set the channel for specific type functions. In Monitor Layout window, select one of blank channel and click the radio button of type (Hotspot, Sequence, Matrix, Image, or None).  Hotspot: To set the channel for displaying selected camera channel video in enlarge view.

After adding the cameras to monitor layout, select the camera that wants to be the hotspot channel and click Hotspot in Type to set the hotspot channel.

On the NVR site, user need to enable and configure the matrix to send to SecureCenter (please refer to Alarm Setting of NVR user’s manual).

 Sequence: Set the selected channel to automatically switch to display all camera channels

in cycle.

 Matrix: set the selected channel to receive and display the alarm event from selected NVR

servers. Click Setup to select the NVR servers. Enable the Retrieve time to set a period time (0 ~ 255 sec) for alarm event to display. If the retrieve time doesn’t enable, the alarm event will display on screen until next alarm event come in.

 Image: To insert an image on selected channel. The image supports *.bmp and *.jpg format.

Click Setup and browse where the image located is.

18. Click OK to save the setup. To exit without saving, click Cancel.

19. To delete the monitor set, select the monitor set in Monitor Select window and click Delete button.

20. To modify the monitor set, select the monitor set in Monitor Select window and click Edit button.

21. To use the Monitor function, please see Chapter 3.3.

The Monitor set can be scheduled only when the recoding is enabled.

Make sure the backup folder and storage folder are not on the same drive.

4.4 Schedule Setting

Schedule to record or backup of all the cameras either weekly or one time.

1. Select the Monitor set for scheduling.

2. Select the date in the calendar. Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right.

3. Select the condition you want to schedule in the drop down list.

- Record Activate all the cameras to start video recording at the set time based on the Recording setting

- Backup Save another copy of all the data at the set time and specified backup path. NVR

automatically updates and only backup the data that are not yet included in the archive. To assign backup path, click .

4. Specify to either schedule it weekly or one time. Click  to make a selection.

5. Click on the blocks to set the schedule (see also Chapter 4.4.1). Or click All to select all. To store the setting, click Save. To remove the settings, click Clear.

6. To end Schedule Setting, click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.

4.4.1 To set schedule at a specific portion of time in that hour:

1. Right click the colored blocks.

2. In the Select time dialog box, click to enable or disable the portion you want to set.

3. Click OK to accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.

Selected Files

: Show the number of files selected.

Require Space

: Show the total size of the selected file.

4.5 Backup Setting

Backup the recorded files from NVR server.

1. Select the NVR that wants to backup.

2. Select the date of the recorded file in the calendar you want to backup. Use and buttons to

shift the calendar to the left or right.

3. In the table below, click on the blue block to select the recorded file or click camera (01~16) or

time (00~23) to select the whole row or column. The blue block turns red when it is selected. The block that appears in white doesn’t have data. If you want to set the specific time, right-click on the selected block. Then, set the time to start and end.

4. Check the information beside the calendar.

5. Enable Auto partition and select to divide the file size into DVD-R or CD-R. NVR automatically

backup and divide the file sizes to facilitate burning into DVD or CD disc.

6. Enable Include player when backup that will included a player program for playback backup file

in backup folder when backup. Only administrator user has the authority to enable or disable this function.

7. If you do NOT want to keep the recorded file in the storage folder, enable Delete files after

Backup check box.

8. Click to set the path on where to store the backup file.

9. Click to start archiving the selected file.

10. In the Processing… dialog box, to stop archiving press Abort. When done, in the Backup Path list,

shows the archived item. To burn the file in CD, you need to have NERO 6 or above installed in your PC then select the item in the list and click Burn. Click Exit to end this procedure and burn it later.

11. In CD/DVD Backup, enable/disable Delete file after burning check box to remove the archived file

after burning. Click Burn to start and Exit to cancel this process.

4.6 E-MAP Setup

Holds up to 64 maps in *.bmp/*.jpg format. The map is hierarchy in structure and users can add a map on another map. User also may add the NVR icons on the map.

4.6.1 To Set Up the E-Map

1. Click Setup.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password.

3. Click (E-Map).

4. The E-Map interface will show up in assigned monitor if user is using multiple monitors for the SecureCenter system. If user is using single monitor for the SecureCenter application, the E-Map interface will show up in front of the SecureCenter application interface. Press Esc or click Center button to switch back to SecureCenter application interface or press F3 to switch to EMap interface again.

5. On the E-Map interface:

- (1) Map List: list all E-Map and all NVR servers that have been added on the E-Map.

(2) Group List: User can create the group to group NVR servers for easy management.

Click to add new group. Drag the NVR server from Map List window into the group. To delete the group, click . Double-click on the NVR server will call out the NVR Watch

window(see also Chapter 4.6.4)

(3) : go back to previous layer of map

- (4) Show the current name and layer of map

(5) : Load a map to replace the current map

(6) : Add a new map. The new map is added on the current map as a next level. (see

also Chapter 4.6.2)

(7) & : Edit and delete map.

Right-click on Emap could call out a short-cut menu.

(8) Show the name of selected map.

(9) : Add a NVR server icon on the map. (see also Chapter 4.6.3)

(10) : To save the setting and exit the E-Map interface.

(11) : Without saving the setting and exit the E-Map interface.

- User can add up to a total of 64 maps

- User can right-click on the map to call out a short-cut menu.

4.6.2 Add a New Map

1. Click Setup in SecureCenter main UI.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password

3. Click (E-Map Setting) button.

4. In E-Map interface, click button and the Map setting window will show up.

5. Give a name for the new map.

6. Click to locate the map file. In the open dialog box, locate and select the map and click Open. Then, click OK button in Map setting dialog and a new map icon will display on the map.

7. User may now drag and move the new map icon to its place on the map.

8. User can double click the new map icon to view the map.

9. To edit and delete the map, click the map icon and (Edit) and (Delete) button will be enabled. Click button to modify the map. To delete the map, click the map icon and click

button.

10. Click OK to accept the new setting and Cancel to exit without saving the new setting.

Right-click on the NVR server icon to call out the short-curt menu.

4.6.3 Add a NVR Server

1. Click Setup in SecureCenter main UI.

2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password

3. Click (E-Map Setting) button.

4. Click (Add NVR) button and the Add NVR window will show up.

5. Select the NVR server from the Add NVR window and click OK.

6. User may now drag and move the NVR icon to its place on the map.

7. Right-click the NVR server icon can call out a short-cut menu. User can click Edit NVR to modify the NVR server (also see Chapter 4.2). To delete the NVR server from the map, click the Delete NVR.

 The functions of short-cut menu is listing below:

- Add NVR: To add a NVR server on the E-Map.

- Edit NVR: To modify the NVR server.

- Delete NVR: To delete the selected NVR server from the E-Map.

- Change Bitmap: Replace the E-Map with new map. The map file only support *.jpg and *.bmp.

- Add New map: Add up a New map on current E-Map level.

- Remote EMAP: To view the selected remote NVR server’s E-map.

- Remote I/O: To view the selected remote NVR server’s I/O status.

- Setup OK: To save the changes of configuration.

- If user uses dual monitor, the E-map setup window is displayed in the monitor that user has set(also see Chapter 4.1).

- Click to exit the setup mode in E-Map interface.

The tab will falsh when NVR server has alarm triggered and list which map and NVR server has alarms.

4.6.4 To Use the E-Map

When the alarm has been activated, the NVR icon blinks and turns red.

1. On the SecureCenter main UI, click E-map or press F3.

2. When the NVR server has an alarm occurred, use the mouse to point on the NVR server icon and the alarm information will show up.

3. To stop the NVR server icon from blinking, right-click and select Reset Alarm in CMS or Reset Alarm (all) in CMS. The NVR server icon will stop blinking.

4. In E-map UI, click button to back to the SecureCenter main UI.

5. To switch to E-Map setup mode, click button or right-click the NVR server and select E-Map setup (see also Chapter 4.6.1).

6. User can click the Map icon on the map to view the map.

7. Click the NVR server icon and a NVR watch window will show up and connect the NVR server to display the live video.

8. In NVR watch UI, click can call out PTZ control panel if the PTZ camera is available. Also, click can enable/disable the audio, but only one channel at a time can play the audio. The green audio icon indicates that the channel is playing audio now. To exit NVR watch, click

button to back to E-map UI.

Right-click on channel screen can select Remote I/O selection to view the channel I/O and edit relay status.

NVR Watch UI

4.7 Alarm Setting

In the Alarm Setting dialog box, just select and enable the condition for the system to alarm and the action for the system to perform when an alarm is activated. User can setup a total of 16 different combinations of alarm settings. Each alarm setting can apply to several NVR servers. Click OK to accept new setting and Cancel to exit without saving.

4.7.1 To setup an alarm condition

1. Click the Add button to add a new alarm condition.

2. Give the name of this alarm condition.

3. Fill the simply description of this alarm condition in Description column.

4. Apply to the NVR server, click Select NVR. In Select NVR window, select the NVR server and click Add. To exit and save the setup, click OK.

5. Select the Conditions.

6. Select the Action(see 4.7.1.1 & 4.7.1.2 & 4.7.1.3 & 4.7.1.4 & 4.7.1.5 & 4.7.1.6).

7. Click OK to save the setting. To cancel click Cancel.

To use make phone call function, please make sure you deselect the option "wait for dial

tone before dialing" in modem properties in control panel of your Windows OS.

4.7.1.1 To Setup the Call Out List

To use this feature, the PC must have a voice modem connected to it. The supported audio system is only 8KHz and 16Bit mono.

1. Next to the Make Phone Calls check box, click Detail.

2. In the Call Out List, click Add to insert a new contact number, Modify to edit the selected item, Remove to delete the selected item, Test to check if it is working.

3. In the Call Out Setting, enter the phone number and description. Click to select existing recorded sound and click Record to make a new voice message.

4. When the Sound Recorder appears, use the record control panel to record, stop, play, rewind and forward. If you want to keep the existing file, click File > Save As…, enter filename and click Save. Make sure you have microphone connected to your PC.

5. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and click Cancel to exit without saving the setting.

4.7.1.2 To Setup the Send E-Mail Setting

Next to the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and

save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.

 Mail Server

Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable the Authentication check box and enter User ID and Password.

 Mail

To check if it is working, click the Test Account button.

 From: Enter the sender e-mail address.  To and CC: Enter the recipient email address and separate it with comma or a semicolon (;).  Subject: Enter the message title.  Message: Type the message.

 Email Notice Setting

In the Notice Interval text box, set the period of time before it sends another e-mail notice.

 Modem Dial up Setting

If you are using dial up modem, enable Auto Dial up check box and select the modem name. You may also set the time to disconnect automatically, just enable the Auto Disconnect after check box and set the time.

4.7.1.3 To Setup the Alarm Sound Setting

1. Next to the Play Warning Sound check box, click Detail.

2. In the Alarm Sound Setting dialog box, click to select other wav file from other source or folder,

Play to listen, Record to make a new copy of a sound.

3. Select the Play Mode.

 Interrupt: when receive the new alarm warming, immediately play new warming sound.  Play by sequence: when receive the new alarm warming, play after the on playing alarm

warming.

4. If you click Record, you will be prompted if you want to replace the file. Click OK to continue and

Cancel to discontinue.

5. When the Sound Recorder appears, use the record control panel to record, stop, play, rewind and

forward. If you want to keep the existing file, click File > Save As…, enter filename and click Save. Make sure you have microphone connected to your PC.

6. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.

4.7.1.4 Launch program

To call up the external program that is provided by a 3rd party. Click Detail and click to locate the

program path. Enable the Multiple instance check box if the external application has been programmed to execute repeatedly.

The incorrect pin code will lock your sim card.

4.7.1.5 To Set the MMS/SMS Setting

To use this feature, GSM/GPRS modem is required. Connect the GSM/GPRS modem to the serial

COMM port of PC. Next to the SMS/MMS check box, click Detail.

1. Select the port number in ComPort drop down list from where the GSM/GPRS modem is connected.

2. Click Enter Pincode button to fill in pin code of your mobile phone if your mobile system require verifying pin code for SMS/MMS sending.

3. In Phone Num text box, enter the contact number.

4. You may now set to send thru SMS or MMS. If you enable SMS setting, just enter the message in the Message Text box. Click SMS Test to verify the SMS setup is available.

5. If you enable MMS, enter the Loing account, Password, APN name, WAP IP, MMS address, subject of MMS message and the message. User can Import the previous MMS setting or Export the current MMS setting. If you are not sure, please contact your mobile service provider. To verify the setting, click MMS Test.

6. Click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving.

4.7.1.6 Popup Video

The Popup video will co-work with alarm condition of Receive Alarm. When user selects the alarm

condition of Receive Alarm, and then the action of Popup video will be un-gray and available for select. The popup video has 2 way of displaying – 4-split alarm display and one full screen alarm display (To select the alarm display mode, go to Chapter 4.1 System Setting (9)Alarm Display). To setup Popup video, please see To Setup Popup Video.

4-split Alarm Display window mode

Single Screen Alarm Display mode

On the upper right corner of popup video window, there two figures that are to represent nailed popup

video window and mini center function. To close popup video window, just click “X” of window.

(a) To call out NVR watch window. (b) To nail popup video window for avoiding new coming alarm video to replace it. (c) To call out MiniCenter(also see Chapter 3.4) (d) Alarm number for static view alarm video. Alarm type and channel for live video alarm. (e) NVR name. (f) NVR’s IP address. (g) Camera channel of NVR server. (h) Time of alarm has received.

To Setup Popup Video

1. In Alarm setting window, Click Detail of popup video.

2. Select the type of popup video

- Static View: The NVR server only transmits one frame of video and popup on SecureCenter site.

- Live View: The NVR server will continue to transmit video to SecureCenter site while

3. Click OK to save the setting.

popup video window is open.

Click it to select the NVR for user to view.

Click it to select the Monitor for user to view.

4.8 User Setting

SecureCenter supports 256 user account that includes operator and administrator account.

1. Select the Authorization Level – Operator or Administrator. User can define each

operator/administrator account’s authority of NVR server and Monitor set. Only the administrator is authorized to close and customize the SecureCenter system.

2. Enter the Name, Description, Password, and Confirm password of the account.

3. Select the NVR servers that allow this account user to preview and playback. The NVR server with check mark means is selected.

4. Select the Monitor set that allow this account user to view. The Monitor set with check mark means is selected.

5. User can assign a valid date for Operator user. Select Begin Date and End Date to assign a valid date for operator account. The account only will be available during the assigned date.

6. Click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving.

Chapter 5 Using the Playback Function

User can choose to playback video stored on the local hard disk or download the video from the remote side of the NVR server.

5.1 To Playback the video

1. Click Playback in SecureCenter main UI.

2. In the NVR Playback select window, select NVR server to play video from the remote NVR server.

3. You can select Local Playback, Download and playback or RealTime playback. Click OK to

proceed and Cancel to void this operation.

4. For Local Playback, user can select to preview 16 channels at a time. Only the cameras previously

selected in Monitor and with the Record enabled can be playback. In the Video Playback Date/Time Selection, the numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. The blue block indicates that there is a recorded video file in that period of time. While the red bar indicates the selected recorded video for viewing (see also

Chapter 5.2).

5. For Download and Playback, the numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour in the

Remote Playback Date/Time Selection window. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. The blue block indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. While the red block indicates the selected recorded video for viewing.

6. In the Time Selection screen, click on the video thumbnail you want to download and open (see

also Chapter 5.3 ).

7. For RealTime Playback, the number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock in the Video

Playback Date/Time Selection window. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number.(see also Chapter 5.4)

Name

Function

(1) Exit

Close the Player.

(2) Visual Search

Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second (See also Chapter 5.5).

(3) Intelligent Search

Search the changes in the motion detector frame (See also Chapter 5.6).

(4) Event Search

Search from the recorded activities that take place in the system (i.e., Sensor, Motion, Video Loss) (See also Chapter 5.7).

(5) Find Next

Search for the next event or changes in the motion detector frame. You can use this when you are using Intelligent Search or Event Search only.

(6) Camera ID

Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera.

(7) Hour Buttons

Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame.

The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The blue colored indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. While the red colored column indicates on where to start playing the recorded video file.

(8) Progress bar

Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track.

(9) Playback Control

Buttons

(Begin): Move to the beginning of the recorded video file. (Previous): Go back to the previous frame. (Slower): Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or

1/8x, 1/16x, or 1/32x.

5.2 Using the Local Playback Application

Name

Function

(9) Playback Control

Buttons

(Rewind): Wind back the recorded video file. (Pause): Briefly stop playing the recorded video file. (Play): Play the recorded video file. (Faster): Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x,

or 32x.

(Next): Go to the next frame. (End): Go to the end of the recorded video file.

(10) Date Selection

Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file.

– Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click

OPEN FILE button

– Click Channel 01~ 16 and Channel 17 ~ 32 button to switch to

different channel group of playback calendar.

– Mark Day Light Saving, the playback calendar will show the available

playback records during day light saving period.

The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. The blue colored column indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. While the red colored column indicates on where to start playing the recorded video file.

(11) Watermark

To verify the playback video has not been modified.

(12) Audio

Enable/disable audio and adjust volume

(13) Bookmark

Mark a reference point when previewing the recorded video file to which you may return for later reference. You may also set it to protect the file. (See also Chapter 5.8)

Name

Function

(14) Event Log

Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System, Operation, or Network.

(15) Status bar

Display the recorded date, time and play speed.

(16) Full screen

View in full screen mode. To return, Right click the mouse or press ESC on the keyboard.

(17) Split Screen

Mode

Select from six (6) different split screen types to playback the recorded video file of all the cameras, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.

- To zoom into an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.

- To view 32 channels, click 16 split screen mode button to view 16 channels each time. Check the camera ID icon to know which channels are displaying now.

(18) Export

Export includes Snapshot, Print, and Output Video Clip function.

Snapshot: Capture and save the screen shot either in *.jpg or *.bmp

format.

Print: Print the screen shot. Output Video Clip: Save the segmented file in *.mpg, *.avi, or *.dvr

format (see also Chapter 5.9).

(19) Segment

Keep a portion of the recorded video you want (see also Chapter 5.9).

Name

Function

(1) Exit

Close the player

(2) Visual Search

Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second. (See also Chapter 5.5)

(3) Progress bar

Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track.

(4) Playback Control

Buttons

(Begin): Move to the beginning of the recorded video file. (Previous): Go back to the previous frame. (Slower): Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or

1/8x, 1/16x, or 1/32x.

or 32x.

(Next): Go to the next frame. (End): Go to the end of the recorded video file.

(5) Audio

Enable/disable audio and adjust volume

5.3 Using the Download and Playback Application

Name

Function

(6) Bookmark

Mark a reference point when previewing the recorded video file to which you may return for later reference. You may also set it to protect the file. (See also Chapter 5.8)

(7) Status bar

Display the recorded date, time and play speed.

(8) Full screen

View in full screen mode. To return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard.

(9) Segment

Keep a portion of the recorded video you want. You may follow the instruction in Chapter 5.9.

(10) Export

Export includes Snapshot, Print, and Output Video Clip function.

Snapshot: Capture and save the screen shot either in *.jpg or *.bmp

format.

Print: Print the screen shot. Output Video Clip: Save the segmented file in *.mpg, *.avi, or *.dvr

format (see also Chapter 5.9).

Name

Function

(1) Exit

Close the Player.

(2) Camera ID

Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera.

(3) Hour Buttons

Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame.

(4) Progress bar

Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track.

(5) Playback Control

Buttons

(Begin): Move to the beginning of the recorded video file. (Previous): Go back to the previous frame. (Slower): Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or

1/8x, 1/16x, or 1/32x.

or 32x.

5.4 Using the RealTime Playback Application

Name

Function

(5) Playback Control

Buttons

(Next): Go to the next frame. (End): Go to the end of the recorded video file.

(6) Date Selection

Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file.

– Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click

OPEN FILE button

– Click Channel 01~ 16 and Channel 17 ~ 32 button to switch to

different channel group of playback calendar.

– Mark Day Light Saving, the playback calendar will show the available

playback records during day light saving period.

(7) Audio

Enable/disable audio and adjust volume

(8) Event Log

Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System, Operation, or Network.

(9) Split Screen

Mode

Select from six (6) different split screen types to playback the recorded video file of all the cameras, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.

- To zoom into an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.

- To view 32 channels, click 16 split screen mode button to view 16 channels each time. Check the camera ID icon to know which channels are displaying now.

(10) Status bar

Display the recorded date, time and play speed.

(11) Full screen

View in full screen mode. To return, Right click the mouse or press ESC on the keyboard.

Name

Function

(12) Export

Snapshot: Capture and save the screen shot either in *.jpg or *.bmp format.

5.5 To Search Using the Visual Search

1. Click Visual Search.

2. In the Visual Search Setting dialog box, select the Camera number and the date. Then click OK.

3. When a series of frames appear by date, click on the frame to display another series of frames and search by every Hour of that date, every Minute of that hour, every 10 Seconds of that minute, every Second of that 10 seconds. To go back, click . To view from the selected frame and close event search, click .

5.6 To Search Using the Intelligent Search

1. Click on the video screen on where you want to search.

2. Click Intelligent Search. The Intelligent Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen.

3. When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear, you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the motion detector frame size and location. To set motion detector frame size and location, left click and drag on the screen. Then, click OK to start searching. The video search would stop at the frame that matches the condition. To keep on searching, click Find Next.

4. You may also set to search and list all the result. Just check the List box. In the Search Duration section, set the Begin Time, End Time and Searching Interval. Then, click OK to start searching.

5.7 To Search Using the Event Search

1. Click on the video screen on where you want to search.

2. Click Event Search. The Event Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen.

3. In the Event Search Setting dialog box, check the type of condition you want to search. The video search would stop at the frame that matches the condition. To keep on searching, click Find Next.

4. You may also set to search and list all the result. Just check the Output Event List box. In the Search Duration section, set the Begin Time, End Time and Searching Interval. Then, click OK to start searching.

5. When the Event list appears, click and select the item you want to view.

- When the bookmark is protected, the file won’t be overwritten.

- The protected bookmark file will be deleted when the Delete the recorded data is enable in the Backup setting.

5.8 To Bookmark a Section of the Video

1. Click Bookmark. The video playback stops when the bookmark button is executed.

2. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following:

- Add to include the new reference mark in the bookmark list. You may select to enable/disable File Protect to protect the bookmark file for overwritten.

- Edit to change the mark description or enable/disable file protection.

- Delete to remove the selected reference mark in the list.

- Delete All to remove all the reference marks in the list.

- Exit to close Bookmark dialog box.

3. Select and click one in the bookmark list to preview the file.

5.9 To Cut and Save the Wanted Portion of the Recorded Video

1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click button to set the begin mark.

2. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut. Then, click button to set the end mark. To cancel

segmentation or set the segment marks from the start, click button again.

3. Click Output button to save the wanted clip.

4. In the Save As dialog box, locate on where you want to save the file, type the filename, and select the video format.

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