Bosch Appliances DiBos 7.x User Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Contents

DiBos

4.998.137.631 A3

Introduction and safety instructions 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction to the system 4

Password 4 Logging on 4 Changing users/logging off 4 Exiting the system / ending the program 4

The basic live image window 5 General information 6 Basic window menu bar 7 Basic window toolbar / alarm simulation bar 8 Basic window status bar / connection window

Controlling a dome camera 10

The basic image archive window 12

Image archive menu bar 13 Image archive toolbar 14 Image archive toolbar / alarm simulation bar 15 Image archive status bar / connection window / Recorder buttons 16

Looking at, printing, saving, swapping out, and deleting archive images 17

Deleting archives / searching for archive images and additional data 18

Connecting backup drive and / swapping out archive images on diskette 19

Formatting a CD 20

Export data to CD 22

Export data (e.g. to hard disk or network drive) 25

Alarm simulation 27

Connection with a remote station 28

Searching for and looking at archive images from the remote station 30

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Introduction and safety instructions

What do these operating instructions tell you?

These operating instructions provide you with all relevant information that you need in order to perform the tasks described in the table of contents quickly and easily. You will find more detailed information about the respective screens online on your system if you press the F1 key or click the Help button.

Caution! To avoid electrical shock, do not remove the cover. Leave all maintenance to qualified personnel.

Warning! To avoid fire or electrical shock, never expose the device to rain or humidity.

Warning! Installation should only be undertaken by qualified customer service personnel in accordance with all applicable electrical regulations.

Note

It your are not able to accomplish some of the described steps of this manual, it may be that you don’t have the rigth authority level. In this case please contact your authorized dealer.

Notes on cleaning

When cleaning the surface, be sure that you do not use any caustic or scrubbing cleansers and that no liquid gets inside the device.

The device may only be operated by trained persons! For security reasons and in order to avoid faulty operation, any authorization code required for operation should only be communicated to these persons.

Power connection! Devices with or without power cords have voltage in the device as soon as the power cord is plugged into the outlet. However, the device is only ready for use if the power switch (ON/OFF) is on ON. If you unplug the power cable from the outlet, the voltage supply to the device is completely halted.

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Service station:

Telephone:

Introduction to the system

When the computer is booted, the system runs automatically in the background and is able to respond to signals and record images. You must only log on if you wish to perform operating tasks. Only authorized users have access to operate the system, based on a password. Depending on your access privileges, with the user interface you can:

·view live images for monitoring purposes and manually switch camera views

·open the image archive and retrieve, print, and delete saved images

·perform system configuration

·perform an alarm simulation

You must log on to the system in order to commence operation. After you have switched on the system and the live image screen appears, you will see a dialog box in the middle of the screen that invites you to log on.

Password

For the password, there are no restrictions as to the type and number of characters permitted. You can change the password on the System menu.

Logging on

Enter your user name and password and confirm with OK. You are now on the live image. The live image consists of the live image basic window, which is also displayed if no video station was selected or one or several connection windows

Changing users/logging off

On the System menu, you can change users or log off. During a change of user, the system continues to run in the background. This is recommended if you leave the system.

Exiting the system / ending the program

Select System from the menu bar and click Exit system.

Logon screen

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The basic live image window

General information

The basic live image window

1 Menu bar 2 Toolbar 3 Status bar

Connection window 4 Title bar of the connection window for the

selected station

5 Display all configured cameras of the

selected station

6 Display of selected camera images 7 Display of status of all configured alarm

inputs of the selected station and re lay statuses

Display of several live images

You can display several live images, depending on the number of connected and configured cameras. The live images are always arranged automatically from left to right in consecutive rows.

For each camera marked with a , a live image is shown.

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The basic live image window

General information

Camera deactivated

Camera activated: if you click this box, you can activate the camera and show the live image.

If several cameras are selected and activated with the left mouse button (highlighted in blue), these camera images can all be shown together. Click to show and hide the camera images.

If you click the Ctrl key and click the left mouse button on selected cameras, you can combine these into non–continuous camera blocks.

If you click the Shift key and click the left mouse button on the first and last selected cameras, you can create continuous blocks.

If you click this button (in the upper right corner), you will minimize (depending out the configuration) the basic window. This gives you the opportunity to look at the minimized images and to edit texts in the interface simultaneously.

Click to return to a full–sized image.

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The menu bar of the basic window in the live image

System

Image archive: change to the image archive Configuration: change to the configuration Alarm simulation: trigger an alarm or other actions Change user: log the user off and log on screen for new

user Change password: change the password Exit system: end the program (administrator)

Connection

Establish connection: establish connection via ISDN/network/

modem Terminate connection: terminate connection via ISDN/network/

modem Local connection: establish local connection (live image)

Camera

Camera switching: to the next camera selected with Image quality: image compression can be changed

save displayed images: Activate and deactivate automatic saving

from all images displayed

Windows

Tile: open windows are displayed next to one another Cascade: open windows are displayed overlapping one

another (cascading) Arrange icons: icons can be deposited at the bottom of the window Station X: all stations with a connection are displayed

Help topics: calling up online Help Info: Info about the system, e.g. version and

serial number

View

Toolbar: on/off Status bar: on/off Alarm simulation bar: on/off Video image mode: enlarges the image of the selected camera

to full–screen size

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Basic window toolbar / alarm simulation bar in live image

NameIcon

Image

archive

Configuration Hardware, image saving, image

Alarm

simulation

Connect with a remote station

Terminate established connection will be

Local

connection

Explanation

Look at, search for, swap out or print saved images in local/remote archives.

transmission, and user settings. Not active with integrated operating station.

The configured alarm simulation buttons will be called up.

(network/ISDN/DSL/modem)

terminated.

Connection will be established to the local system.

NameIcon Explanation

Automatic

camera

switchover

Help If you place the mouse pointer over an

Alarm

simulation

The alarm simulation bar can be embedded in the toolbar or free–standing.

Embedded

Switchover of all cameras displayed.

object, you will receive help with that object.

Buttons for the configured alarm simulation signals or other configured actions.

Alarm simulation 1 triggered

Alarm simulation 2 not triggered

Alarm simulation 3 and 4 not configured

Video image

mode

Save images

displayed

Enlarges the image of the selected camera to full–screen size.

Activate, deactivate automatic saving of all images displayed. With simultaneous generation of a separate archive in the image archive with the name <Computername>_normal.

Free–standing

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Basic window toolbar / connection window in live image

The Status bar (lowermost line of the screen) contains help information about the menu you are currently using. It shows the name of the remote station to which an external connection has just been established.

The Title bar contains: – the window title with the name of the selected station and – the buttons to minimize, maximize and close the window.

Clicking minimizes the window and places it at the bottom edge of the screen.

Clicking restores the window to normal size.

Terminates the existing connection

Display of the existing / approved cameras

On the left side of the screen, you will find a list of the configured cameras.

Display of the configured alarm inputs

The lower portion of the image displays all configured alarm inputs.

Configured alarm inputs are displayed in the live image

Contact input or video motion detector of a camera

Foyer card reader / barcode reader

Status display of the configured alarm inputs

The statuses of all configured alarm inputs are displayed as follows.

no icon Input is in standby

Input has triggered

Configured relay outputs can be activated and deactivated by clicking with the right mouse button

Existing / approved cameras will be displayed in live image.

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Input does not exist as hardware

Control of a dome camera

Configured dome camera

If a dome camera is configured, an arrow will appear in its live image if the user moves the mouse (variable speed) over the live image. With the left mouse button, you can control the camera in the direction of the activated arrow.

e.g. to the left

e.g. to the right

A magnifying glass appears in the middle of the screen. If you see a + sign, this means that you are zooming in on the image. If you see a – sign, the camera angle is getting larger.

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Zoom in: reduce camera angle (zoom in)

Zoom out: enlarge camera angle (zoom out)

e.g. up

e.g. down

By clicking the right mouse button on the live image, you activate the following menu: – Dome camera control – Positions saved – Macros saved

Dome camera control

Here you can set the focus (sharp/ blurred) and aperture (open / close).

Positions saved

In the configuration, you can call up set camera positions here.

Macros saved

Call up saved camera commands. (Start/end macros).

Note

Depending where you place the mouse cursor you operate with a variable speed.

Note

Pre–positions and macros are to be configured in the set up in advance.

Please also use the online help

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