DVR systems PSS ENG User Manual
Professional Surveillance System User’s Manual
Version 4.06
Table of Contents
1 OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 1
1.1
1.2
Overview .................................................. ................. ....................... ...... ................. .......................... 1
Environment .. .............................................. ....................... ........................................ ...................... 1
2 INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE ....................................................................... 2
2.1
2.2
Installation............................ ..................................................................... ........................................ 2
Un-installation ................................. .............................................. .............................................. ...... 5
2.2.1 Windows Menu ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.2.2 Start Menu.................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Resource CD ............................................................................................................................... 6
2.3
Upgrade ................................................................ ............................................................................ 6
2.3.1 Software of the same version ..................................................................................................... 6
2.3.2 Software of different version ....................................................................................................... 8
3 INTERFACE ........................................................................................................ 9
3.1
3.2 Initialization Interface .......................... ....................... .............................................. ........................ 9
3.3
3.4
Login Interface.................................................................................................................................. 9
Main Interface ............................................................................... .............................................. .... 10
Interface Button ..... ....................... .............................................. ....................... ............................. 12
3.5
3.6
Video Control Zone .................................................................................................. ...................... 13
Screen Display Mode ................................................................................. ....................... ............. 14
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3.7
3.8
Function Button ............................................................................................... ............................... 14
3.7.1 Task ............................................................................................................................................ 14
3.7.2 Alarm Record ............................................................................................................................. 15
3.7.2.1 Alarm Record .................................................................................................................... 15
3.7.3 Playback ..................................................................................................................................... 18
3.7.3.1 Device Record .................................................................................................................. 18
3.7.3.2 Link Record (Activation Record)...................................................................................... 19
3.7.3.3 Local Record ..................................................................................................................... 21
3.7.3.4 Download .......................................................................................................................... 22
3.7.3.5 Dav to Avi .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.7.4 E-map ......................................................................................................................................... 24
3.7.5 Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 28
3.7.5.1 Password Modification ..................................................................................................... 28
3.7.5.2 Option ................................................................................................................................ 29
3.7.6 Device Preview Output Config.................................................................................................. 31
Right Tool Bar ............. ................................................................................................................... 34
3.8.1 Device List.................................................................................................................................. 34
3.8.1.1 Device list main interface ................................................................................................. 34
3.8.1.2 NVD operation .................................................................................................................. 35
3.8.1.3 General device operation ................................................................................................. 37
3.8.1.4 NVD operation .................................................................................................................. 41
3.8.1.5 Non-real-time channel node and real-time channel node ............................................. 41
3.8.1.6 Real-time monitor ............................................................................................................. 46
3.8.2 PTZ Direction Control ................................................................................................................ 47
3.8.3 PTZ Advanced ........................................................................................................................... 48
3.8.4 Tool s .......................................................................................................................................... 51
3.8.4.1 Begin/Stop record plan .................................................................................................... 51
3.8.4.2 NVD Control ...................................................................................................................... 51
3.8.4.3 Health Report .................................................................................................................... 56
3.8.4.4 Log Search ........................................................................................................................ 57
3.8.4.5 Alarm Link Video (Alarm Activation Video) ..................................................................... 58
3.8.4.6 Alarm Output Control ....................................................................................................... 60
3.8.4.7 Color Configuration .......................................................................................................... 60
3.8.4.8 Volume .............................................................................................................................. 60
3.8.5 Setting Manage.......................................................................................................................... 61
3.8.5.1 Scheme and Task (Task and Project) ............................................................................ 61
3.8.5.2 Record Plan Configuration............................................................................................... 65
3.8.5.3 Alarm Manage .................................................................................................................. 67
3.8.5.4 Alarm Record Plan ........................................................................................................... 73
3.8.5.5 E-map ................................................................................................................................ 75
3.8.5.6 Decode Card Configuration ............................................................................................. 79
3.8.5.7 User Management ............................................................................................................ 81
3.8.5.8 Device Manage ................................................................................................................. 82
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3.8.5.9 NVD Manage .................................................................................................................... 84
3.8.5.10 SNVD Manage .................................................................................................................. 84
3.8.5.11 Extension Screen ............................................................................................................. 85
3.8.5.12 User Configuration ........................................................................................................... 90
3.9
3.10 Full Menu ............... ....................... .............................................. ....................... ............................. 91
3.11 Tray Menu............................ ..................................................................... ...................................... 95
Device Health Status .............................. .............................................. ................. ........................ 90
3.10.1
3.10.2
3.10.3
3.10.4
3.10.5
3.10.6
3.10.7
3.10.8
3.10.9
3.10.10 Exit ......................................................................................................................................... 94
3.11.1
3.11.2
3.11.3
3.11.4
3.11.5
3.11.6
3.11.7
3.11.8
3.11.9
3.11.10 Exit ......................................................................................................................................... 96
Modify Password ................................................................................................................... 91
Device .................................................................................................................................... 91
Alarm ...................................................................................................................................... 92
Record Manage ..................................................................................................................... 92
Scheme Task ........................................................................................................................ 93
E-map .................................................................................................................................... 93
Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 93
Log Query .............................................................................................................................. 94
Log out ................................................................................................................................... 94
Modify Password ................................................................................................................... 95
Alarm ...................................................................................................................................... 95
E-map View ........................................................................................................................... 95
Color Default Setup .............................................................................................................. 95
Scheme Task ........................................................................................................................ 95
Begin/Stop Record Plan ....................................................................................................... 96
Log Query .............................................................................................................................. 96
Close Alarm Sound ............................................................................................................... 96
Log out ................................................................................................................................... 96
4 OPERATION INSTRUCTION............................................................................ 97
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Monitor Operation ........................................................................................... ............................... 97
Monitor Task and Monitor Project .................................. ............................................................... 99
PTZ Control ........... ....................... .............................................. ....................... ............................. 99
Playback ..................................................................................................... .................................... 99
4.4.1 Device Record Playback ........................................................................................................... 99
4.4.2 Local Record Playback ........................................................................................................... 100
4.4.3 Download ................................................................................................................................. 100
4.4.4 Record Play Control ................................................................................................................ 100
4.4.5 Others ....................................................................................................................................... 100
4.5
4.6
4.7
Snapshot and Manual Record .................................................. ....................... ........................... 100
E-map .................................................. ................. ...... .................................................................. 100
Log out ................................................. ................. ...... .................................................................. 101
5 PERIPHERAL DEVICE OPERATION ............................................................. 102
5.1
5.2
Decode Card ......... ...... ................. .............................................. ....................... ........................... 102
NVD ............. ....................... .............................................. ............................................................. 102
5.2.1 Menu ......................................................................................................................................... 102
5.2.2 NVD Control Principle ............................................................................................................. 102
5.2.2.1 Operation ........................................................................................................................ 103
5.2.2.2
Decode tour .................................................................................................................... 104
5.2.2.3
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Welcome
Thank you for using our Professional Surveillance System (PSS)!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for operation of your system.
Here you can find detailed operation information about PSS.
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1 Overview and Environment
1.1 Overview
PSS is an abbreviation for Professional Surveillance System.
It is software to manage small quantity security surveillance devices. It releases with the device
and does not support the products from other manufacturers.
It can view real-time video of several camera channels from various devices, and it can view the
playback video files from various devices. PSS can support multiple scheduled arms to realize
auto PC guard.
PSS supports e-map; you can clearly view all device locations.
It can create individual configuration files for each user, which allows you maintain your own habit
and style.
Please note, there is only one running PSS in one PC.
The PSS can send out the device alarm information to the peripheral applications for extension
use.
1.2 Environment
OS: Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows 2003/ Windows Vista/Windows 7.
CPU: 2.4GHz or higher.
Display card: Independent car and support directX 8.0c or higher.
Memory: 1GB or higher for XP OS.
Displayer: 1024*768 or higher.
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2 Installation and Upgrade
2.1 Installation
Please check the installation CD and make sure it includes the following files:
setup.exe、Pro Surveillance System.msi；
Double click the setup.exe to begin installation. See Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
Click next button to go to installation interface. See Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 2-3. Please input user name
and organization name.
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Figure 2-3
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as below. Please select installation folder.
Default folder is C:\Program Files\Pro Surveillance System\. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
Click next button, you can see there is an interface asking you to confirm the installation. See
Figure 2-5.
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Figure 2-5
Click next button, system begins installation. The interface is shown as in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6
During the installation process, you can click cancel button to exit.
After installation, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-7.
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Figure 2-7
Click close button, you can complete the installation.
2.2 Un-installation
There are two ways for you to remove the PSS.
2.2.1 Windows Menu
From the control panel to the add/remove program, you can see an interface is shown as in
Figure 2-8.
Figure 2-8
Click remove button, you can see a dialogue box is shown as in Figure 2-9.
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Figure 2-9
Click Yes button to remove PSS.
2.2.2 Start Menu
From Start menu-> All programs->PSS, select PSS uninstall item.
System pops up the following dialogue box. See Figure 2-10. Please click yes to remove PSS.
Figure 2-10
2.2.3 Resource CD
You can click the PSSSetup.ms in the installation CD, system pops up the following dialogue box.
Please select remove PSS item to delete it. See Figure 2-11.
Figure 2-11
2.3 Upgrade
2.3.1 Software of the same version
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If there is PSS software of the same version in the PC, you can see a dialogue box is shown as
in Figure 2-12. Please click repair PSS setup to update the PSS.
Figure 2-12
During the repair process, the interface is shown as in Figure 2-13.
Figure 2-13
During the process, you can click cancel button to exit.
After installation, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-14.
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Figure 2-14
Click close button, you can complete the installation.
2.3.2 Software of different version
If your PC has installed different version, please uninstall the PSS first and then install the latest
version. For detailed installation steps, please refer to chapter 2.1 Installation.
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3 Interface
Double click PSS icon , you can go to the login interface.
3.1 Login Interface
Login interface is shown as in Figure 3-1.
User name: Input the user account
Password: Please input corresponding password to log in.
OK: Click this button, system can verify the account and then enter the software main
interface.
Cancel: Click this button to exit login interface.
Note:
If it is your first time to run the PSS program, default user name is admin and its password is
admin too. Admin is a super administrator and can not be removed. It can add, modify or
delete other user.
For security reason, please modify your password after first log in.
You can memory your password, so that when you can log in the next time, you do not need
to input user name and password. Please note this function is for your convenient only. Do
not enable this function in public PC.
Figure 3-1
3.2 Initialization Interface
Click OK button, system begins verifying user name and password and then go to the
initialization interface. See Figure 3-2.
Please note it may take a little bit longer to initialize decode card, please be patient.
If it is your first time to use PSS, please go to chapter 3.7.5.2 Option to implement setup.
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Figure 3-2
3.3 Main Interface
After initialization, system goes to the main interface. In the main interface, there are real-time
monitor interface and other operation and function menu.
The main interface of the general version is shown as in Figure 3-3.
The main interface of the IVS version is shown as in Figure 3-4.
1 4 6
2 3 5
Figure 3-3
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Figure 3-4
Section 1: Current display window. It is circled by a green boundary. For video control
information, please refer to chapter 3.5 Video control zone.
Section 2: Screen display mode. From the left to the right, there are video quality, real-
time/fluency level, and full-screen and 1-64-window mode. Please refer to chapter 3.6 for
detailed information.
Section 3: Function buttons. Here you can view the following buttons: Task (chapter 3.7.1),
Alarm (chapter 3.7.2), Playback (chapter 3.7.3), E-map (chapter 3.7.4), Configuration
(chapter 3.7.5) and Device preview video output configuration (Chapter 3.7.6.).
Section 4: Right tool bar. Here you can view the five buttons: Device list (chapter 3.8.1).PTZ
direction (Chapter 3.8.2), PTZ advanced (chapter 3.8.3), Tool (chapter 3.8.4), Setting
Manage (chapter 3.8.5).
Section 5: For general version, it is the device health status. System can update the device
information, disk status information; decode alarm, record and other general alarm status.
Double click to go to the alarm record interface. Please refer to chapter 3.9 for detailed
information. For IVS version, it is the alarm information. You can view the brief information of
the alarm record. System lists the three items of the intelligent alarm information. It includes
the time and detailed alarm information.
Section 6: There are five buttons. Lock/Close/Minimize/Switch/Full menu. For
Close/Minimize/Switch button information, please refer to chapter 3.4 interface button. Click
full menu button; you can view a menu tree shown as in Figure 3-5. For detailed full menu
information, please refer to chapter 3.10.
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Figure 3-5
When PSS is running, you can also see there is a littlie icon on your right tray menu. See Figure
3-6.
Figure 3-6
Right click mouse, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-7.
Please go to chapter 3.11 for detailed tray menu information.
Figure 3-7
3.4 Interface Button
Please refer to the following sheet for interface button information.
SN Icon
1
2
3
4
Function
Click it to display full menu.
Display sub-window.
Maximize/minimize, restore/switch button.
Lock/unlock sub-window.
5
6
Minimize
Close current sub-window.
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7
8
9 Lock
Close current window.
Tray menu button.
Click lock button, you can lock current application
to avoid vicious operation. See Figure 3-8.
You can see admin has locked current
application.
Figure 3-8
Click the unlock button in Figure 3-8, system
pops up the following dialogue box. See Figure
3-9.
You need to input the proper password to login
again.
Figure 3-9
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These two button are usually in user
management or configuration interface.
Click Ok to save current modification and then
exit. Click Cancel to exit without saving current
setup.
3.5 Video Control Zone
On the video upper right, there are six icons. See Figure 3-10.
Please refer to the following sheet for detail information.
1 Digital
zoom
Click this button and then left drag the mouse in the zone to
zoom in. Right click mouse system restores original status.
12 3 4 5 6
Figure 3-10
2 Change
show
mode
Resize or switch to full screen mode. You can double click
mouse to change the mode.
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3 Local
record
4 Capture
picture
When you click local record button, the system begins recording.
The recorded file is saved to system folder.
You can snapshoot important video. All images are memorized in
system folder.
5 Audio
6 Close
video
Turn on or off audio.(It has no relationship with system audio
setup )
Close video in current window.
3.6 Screen Display Mode
Screen display mode interface is shown as in Figure 3-11.
1 2 3 4
Figure 3-11
From the left to the right, there are video quality, real-time/fluent button, full-screen button and 164 screen modes.
Note:
In full-screen mode or the window is maximized, sometimes you may notice the height and width
of small window can adjust according to the displayer.
3.7 Function Button
Function button is show as in Figure 3-12.
It consists of the six buttons: Task/Alarm/Playback/E-map/Configuration/Device local preview
output configuration.
Figure 3-12
3.7.1 Task
Click Task button, the interface is shown as below See Figure 3-13.
Here you can enable/disable the task or project item.
Pause/restore button: Once you enabled one task/project, system display pause button.
“
√
” means current task/project is in progress.
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③ ④ ②
Figure 3-13
3.7.2 Alarm Record
3.7.2.1 Alarm Record
Click Task button, it will show the main interface of Alarm Record. The following Figure 3-14 and
3-15 are standing for the main interface of Alarm Record in the General Version and IVS Version.
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Figure 3-14
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Figure 3-15
Please refer to the following sheet for detail information.
SN Name Function
1 Alarm Type The alarm consists of six
types: All alarms/External
alarm/Motion detection/Video
loss/Camera masking/other
alarms.
For IVS version, you can see
there is an intelligent alarm
item.
2 All Devices You can select a device from
the dropdown list.
3 Search Here you can input the criteria
to search the corresponding
alarm record.
You can view the searched
results in pane 4.
4 Alarm record You can see alarm time and
alarm detailed information.
Please go to chapter 3.7.5.2 Option to set “alarm record max amount”. Once the record is full,
system automatically overwrites the previous one.
In chapter 3.7.5.2 Option, you can also set alarm information management operation.
Please go to chapter 3.8.5.3 Alarm manage to set alarm configuration information.
You can click the alarm type in pane 1 to view the alarm record in pane 4. You can also use the
search function to view the detailed information of one alarm record. For example, in Figure 3-16,
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though we click the motion detect item, we can still input the search criteria to get the intelligent
alarm record.
Figure 3-16
When you are saving the intelligent alarm, system can save one picture when the activation
alarm occurred. In Figure 3-, double click the option on the right pane, you can view the alarm
picture and the detailed trace information and rule. See Figure 3-.
Figure 3-17
The following Figure 3-18 is Alarm Record’s epitome of the PSS main interface in the IVS
Version, it shows the exact time and detailed information of intelligent alarm for the general
version, it is the health status information. See Figure 3-18.
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Figure 3-18
3.7.3 Playback
Here you can view the remote device you can control, and corresponding linkage (activation)
record, local record playback and download.
Please note the play control button at the bottom of the interface is for current video window only.
3.7.3.1 Device Record
Device record interface is shown as in Figure 3-19.
Figure 3-19
In this interface, you can search and download the file(s) from the managed devices. You can
specify the time to search the files and then double click the file to playback (Please makes sure
you network bandwidth is OK and you have proper right to playback.) See Figure 3-20.
The system will search the file(s) by date and list all the file information on the time axis. There
are time axis and day axis, you can drag to operate. Red stands for the alarm record. Green
stands for the general record. Yellow stands for the motion detect record.
You can click the download button to add the checked file(s) to the download task list. You can go
to the download interface (chapter 3.7.3.4) to view download process or cancel current download
operation. Double click the serial number column, you can select /cancel all files.
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Figure 3-20
You can refer to the following interface for detailed playback information. See Figure 3-21.
SN Name Function
1 Pause /play Play or pause the record play in the
specified window.
2 Stop Stop the record play in the specified
window.
3 Fast play Play the record in the specified window in
fast speed.
4 Slow play Play the record in the specified window in
slow speed.
5 Time axis (1-60M) Here you can view the detailed play time
information (0:00-60:00. Unit is minute.) . It
is the indication information of the yellow
icon in the day axis (Button 6)
6 Day axis (0-24H) It is to display the searched results by time.
All the files listed below are in one day
(00:00-24:00. Unit is hour.)
Red is the alarm record file. Green is the
general record file. Yellow is the motion
detect record file.
7 Current play time The current play time of the file.
Figure 3-21
3.7.3.2 Link Record (Activation Record)
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Activation record interface is shown as in Figure 3-22.
In this interface, you can search and playback the alarm activation record at the local-end.
Double click the file you can playback the video in current window. Click delete button, you can
remove the select file(s). Double click the serial number column, you can select /cancel all files.
Figure 3-22
For the IVS version, you can see there is an intelligent alarm item in the alarm type. See Figure
3-23. You can see when there is an intelligent alarm from the channel 4; it can activate the
channel 3 to record. There are three alarm record files in the specified period. You can click the
file name to playback.
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Figure 3-23
3.7.3.3 Local Record
Local record interface is shown as in Figure 3-24.
Here you can search and playback all files at the local-end. Double click the file name you can
open the video in current window. If you select the image file, then system open the image. Click
delete button, you can remove the select file(s). Double click the serial number column, you can
select /cancel all files.
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Figure 3-24
You can see the activation record in the activation record interface after you set the activation
setup for one type of the alarm in the alarm record configuration interface. You can also search
the activated channel record in the local record interface.
For example, when there is an intelligent alarm from the channel 4; it can activate the channel 3
to record. You can go to the activation record interface to search the intelligent alarm record. If
you search the record of the channel 3 in the local record interface, system can still list the
corresponding activation record. You can compare Figure 3-23 and Figure 3-24.
3.7.3.4 Download
Download interface is shown as in Figure 3-25.
In this interface you can see the download task process and record file information. You can click
stop button to cancel current operation.
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Figure 3-25
3.7.3.5 Dav to Avi
Dav to AVI interface is shown as in Figure 3-26.
In this interface, you can convert the Dav file to AVI file so that these recorded files can play in
general player.
Figure 3-26
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
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Parameter Function
Type Search general record, alarm record, motion detection
record and card record.
Alarm Search alarm record.
Motion
Search motion detection record.
Detection
Card Search card record.
Start time Set the file start time.
End time Set the file end time.
Channel Select the channel from the dropdown list.
Search Click this button you can view the recorded file matched
your requirements.
Playback Select the file first and then click playback button to view
the video.
Double click serial number (SN) column you can select t
all files.
Download
type
Download by file: Select the file(s) and then click
download button.
Download by time: Download the recorded file(s) within
your specified period.
Download
Select the file you need (multiple choices) and then
click download button, you can see system pops up a
dialogue box, please specify file name and path to
download the file(s) to your local pc.
Input the downloaded file name, specify the path and
then click OK button. You can see system begins
download and the download becomes stop button.
There is a progress bar for your reference.
Linkage
record
You can search the alarm activated record in the local
end. Double click the file name you can open the video in
current window.
Local
record
Select local record to play.
Double click serial number (SN) column you can select
all files.
Important
Please note record save path and download save path are not the same. Please refer to chapter
3.7.5.2 Option.
3.7.4 E-map
Click E-map button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-27.
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