eLine Technology iVMS-2000 User Manual
iVMS-2000
User Manual
V2.0.2
(Build 20100623)
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This Manual is for iVMS-2000 Hybrid PC-DVR, iVMS-2000 PC-DVR and
iVMS-2000 PC-NVR software.
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the product or procedure described in the manual.
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Index
1 Brief Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 iVMS-2000 Solution Overview .............................................................. 1
1.2 iVMS-2000 Features ............................................................................... 2
2 Installation and Removal ............................................................................... 4
2.1 Installation ............................................................................................... 4
2.2 Removal................................................................................................ .. 10
2.3 Starting iVMS-2000 .............................................................................. 12
3 Main Console................................................................................................ ..... 15
3.1 Menu ....................................................................................................... 16
3.1.1 System Menu .................................................................................. 16
3.1.2 View Menu....................................................................................... 17
3.1.3 Tool Menu ........................................................................................ 18
3.1.4 Help Menu ....................................................................................... 22
3.2 Live Preview................................................................ ........................... 23
3.2.1 Live Preview of a Single Camera ................................ ................. 23
3.2.2 Live Preview of Multiple Cameras................................................ 23
3.3 Live Preview in Group Mode................................................................ 24
3.3.1 Live Preview of a Specified Group............................................... 24
3.3.2 Cycle Live Preview of a Group ..................................................... 24
3.4 Live Preview Controls ........................................................................... 24
3.4.1 Quick PTZ Control (Screen PTZ Control).................................... 24
3.4.2 Instant Playback ............................................................................ 24
3.4.3 Digital Zoom ................................................................................... 25
3.4.4 Snapshot ................................................................ ......................... 25
3.4.5 Manual Record ................................................................................ 25
3.4.6 Stop Live Preview .......................................................................... 26
3.4.7 Right-Click Menu in Live Preview Mode ................................ ...... 26
3.5 Main Buttons and Controls ................................ .................................. 26
3.5.1 Live Preview Layout....................................................................... 26
3.5.2 Full Screen Mode............................................................................ 27
3.5.3 Stop All Cameras’ in Live Preview ............................................... 27
3.5.4 Enable Manual Record on All Cameras ....................................... 27
3.5.5 Start Auto Switch................................................................ ........... 27
3.5.6 Enable/Disable Live Audio ............................................................ 27
3.6 PTZ Control ............................................................................................ 27
3.6.1 Preset............................................................................................... 28
3.6.2 Patrol................................................................................................ 30
3.6.3 Pattern ............................................................................................. 32
3.7 Video Parameters Configuration ......................................................... 33
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3.8 Alarm Out Manual Control ................................................................... 34
3.9 Alarm Information Bar ......................................................................... 35
3.10 Aux Preview ........................................................................................... 36
4 Playback ............................................................................................................. 38
4.1 Search by time ................................ ...................................................... 40
4.2 Synchronous Playback ......................................................................... 42
4.2.1 Playback Clips................................................................................. 43
4.2.2 Playback Window Control Bar ...................................................... 44
4.2.3 Playback Time Bar ......................................................................... 45
4.3 Backup .................................................................................................... 45
4.4 Intelligent Playback .............................................................................. 51
4.5 Section Playback ................................................................................... 54
4.6 Clip Playback ......................................................................................... 55
4.7 POS Review............................................................................................ 57
4.8 Alarm Log Review ................................................................................. 59
4.9 Picture View ........................................................................................... 60
5 E-Map .................................................................................................................. 62
5.1 E-Map Operations ................................................................................. 63
5.1.1 Map Operations .............................................................................. 63
5.1.2 Hot Spot Operations ...................................................................... 64
5.1.3 Add Map Link Operation ............................................................... 65
5.1.4 Alarm Spot Operation ................................................................... 66
5.1.5 Map Preview Operations ............................................................... 67
6 Configuration ................................................................................................ .... 69
6.1 General Settings ................................................................................... 70
6.2 Network ................................ .................................................................. 72
6.3 Camera Settings ................................................................................... 74
6.3.1 Add Cameras .................................................................................. 74
6.3.2 Modify Camera Info ....................................................................... 76
6.3.3 Remove Cameras ........................................................................... 79
6.3.4 Reboot Cameras............................................................................. 80
6.3.5 Enable/Disable Cameras ............................................................... 80
6.4 Group ................................................................................................ ...... 81
6.4.1 Add Group ....................................................................................... 81
6.4.2 Modify Group .................................................................................. 82
6.4.3 Remove Groups .............................................................................. 82
6.5 Record Schedule ................................................................................... 82
6.5.1 Add Recording Schedule ............................................................... 82
6.5.2 Modify Recording Schedule .......................................................... 84
6.5.3 Remove Recording Schedules ...................................................... 85
6.5.4 Using Recording Schedule Templates ......................................... 85
6.6 Alarm Actions ........................................................................................ 87
6.6.1 Add Alarm Actions ......................................................................... 87
6.6.2 Modify Alarm Actions..................................................................... 93
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6.6.3 Remove Alarm Actions .................................................................. 94
6.7 Peripherals ............................................................................................. 95
6.7.1 SMS Configuration ......................................................................... 96
6.7.2 PTZ COM Port Configuration......................................................... 96
6.7.3 Alarm Box Configuration............................................................... 96
6.8 Configuration of User Accounts .......................................................... 99
6.9 Others .................................................................................................... 101
7 Appendix ...........................................................................................................104
7.1 Devices Supported by iVMS-2000.....................................................104
7.2 Technical Terms ....................................................................................105
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1 Brief Introduction
iVMS-2000 is a hybrid PCDVR software which supports full range of compression card
and IP camera connection, and can be widely used in local & remote surveillance of
supermarkets, stores, districts and residential places, etc.
This user manual describes the function, configuration and operation steps of iVMS-2000
software. To ensure the properness and stability of software, please kindly refer to the
contents below and read the manual carefully before installation and operation. This user
manual can be acquired via your supplier.
1.1 iVMS-2000 Solution Overview
Figure 1-1 describes an example application scenario of iVMS-2000.
Figure 1-1 iVMS-2000 Solution Overview
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1.2 iVMS-2000 Features
V2.0.2 build20100623(2010-06-23)
1. The software is divided into 3 different editions: Hybrid PC-DVR edition (32 analog
video input + 32 standard/16 HD network video input), PC-DVR edition (64 analog
video input) and PC-NVR edition (64 standard/32 HD network video input).
2. Support 4CIF encoding of DS-40xx-HSI series card.
3. Support remote connection via iPhone.
4. Optimized PC memory allocation and decrease memory usage consequently.
5. Optimized backup function.
6. Optimized network backup speed of iVMS-2000.
7. Add support to Win7 operating system.
8. Optimized POS search function.
9. Optimized PTZ control operation.
10. Optimized E-map operation.
V2.0.1 build20091231 (2009-12-31)
1. Support for 64 camera inputs (32 IP + 32 analog)
2. Support of multiple VGA displays
3. Support for real time monitoring of PC CPU, network and hard disk condition, and
alarm can be triggered on system exception
4. Software Watchdog functionality
5. Support of POS connection
6. Support of over 80 PTZ protocols
7. Support various video live-view modes
a) Support of live-view group settings
b) Support for switch view by group or auto-switching under current screen-slip
mode
c) Self-adaptive to different VGA resolution, and displays under appropriate
screen-split viewing mode accordingly.
d) Support preview window selection by dragging the camera to its specific
position
e) Support for original size or Full-screen live-view
f) Support of digital zoom
g) Support for PTZ control on live-view image
h) Support for snapshot of live-view image
i) Support for output live-view to TV Wall
j) Support for instant playback function for fast viewing of recent events
8. Recording and Storage Functionality
a) Support for hard disk pre-allocation to ensure hard disk longevity.
b) Support for motion recording, schedule recording, manual recording and alarm
recording.
c) Support for multiple recording schedules to facilitate user configuration
d) Support for configuration of common as well as advanced video encoding
parameters to accommodate different user types.
e) Support for an additional encoding parameters set pertinent to alarm recording
9. External Alarm Configuration
a) Support for multiple alarm types, including sensor inputs, motion detection in
video, video obstruction, video loss as well as other system exceptions
b) Support for various alarm triggered events including instant video recording,
PTZ action, Email notifications, SMS notifications, alarm output activation,
audio alarm, Live-view pop-up, E-map pop-up, etc
c) Support for 24-hour guard schedule
d) Support for manual alarm activation
10. Video Search & Playback
a) Search video by time
1. Smart search
2. Search video by to time period
3. Support for 16 camera synchronized playback
b) Video Search by POS transaction
c) Video Search by Alarm Events
d) Support for Video Clip Playback
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e) Synchronized alarm information display during playback
f) Support for file clip function (A-B)
g) Support for snapshot acquisition during playback and in live preview
h) Support for digital zoom function in playback
i) Support for TV-WALL display mode
j) Support of Brightness/ Contrast/ Hue/ Saturation adjusting during playback
11. E-map Functions
a) Support for marking surveillance locations, alarm locations etc.
b) Support for live-preview in E-Map mode.
c) Convenient Zoom In/Zoom out / Move functionality
12. Network functions
a) Support for remote connection via Client 4000V2.0 software
b) Support for IE client connection
c) Support for mobile-phone connection
d) Support DDNS protocol
e) Support for SADP protocol which facilitates discovery of IP Cameras on the
local network.
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2 Installation and Removal
2.1 Installation
Please refer to the following steps during iVMS-2000 installation.
Step1: Insert the iVMS-2000 installation CD into the PC CD-ROM, and run
on the CD. The install shield dialog box will be displayed (Figure 2-1), and dialog box as Figure
2-2 will be displayed a few seconds later (the time interval depends on the PC configuration).
Figure2-1 Preparing to Install
Step2: Click “Next (N)” (Figure 2-2) and select the installation path (Figure 2-3), or click
“Cancel” to cancel the installation.
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Figure 2-2 Welcome Interface
Step3: Click “Change(C)…” to modify software installed location (Figure 2-3), and click
“Next” to continue (Figure 2-4), or click “Back” to return to Welcome Interface, or click
“Cancel” to exit the Installation.
Figure 2-3 Select Installation Path
Step4: Click “Install (I)” in the dialog box as Figure 2-4 to start iVMS-2000 installation
(Figure 2-5), or click “Back (B)” to return to Select Installation Path (Figure 2-3). Click
“Cancel” to exit the Installation.
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Figure 2-4 Ready to Install
Figure 2-5 Installing
Step5: In Figure 2-5, a WinPcap installation wizard will pop up (software can not
automatically detect and add IP cameras if WinPcap is not installed on the system), Click
“Next” to start WinPcap installation (Figure 2-8). Click “Next” to continue, or click “Cancel” to
cancel Installation and go to the Installation Complete Interface directly (Figure 2-12).
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Figure 2-6 Ready to Install WinPcap
If WinPcap is already installed on the PC, warning message box will prompt (Figure 2-7).
Click “OK” to reinstall W inPcap, or click “Cancel” to s kip WinPcap installation and go to
Installation Complete Interface directly (Figure 2-12).
Figure 2-7 Warning: WinPcap is already installed on the PC
Step6: In Figure 2-8, click “Ne xt” to enter the license agreement screen (Figure 2-9).
Click “Back” to return to Figure 2-6, or click “Cancel” to skip WinPcap Installation and go to
Installation Complete Interface directly (Figure 2-12).
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Figure 2-8 Welcome Interface for WinPcap
Step7: In Figure 2-9, click “I Agree” to start WinPcap installation to accept the license
agreement, or click “Back” to return to Figure 2-8. Click “Cancel” to s kip WinPcap installation
and go to Installation Complete Interface directly (Figure 2-12).
Figure 2-9 WinPcap license agreement
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Figure 2-10 Installing WinPcap
Step8: After WinPcap is installed, an Installation Complete Interface (Figure2-11) will
pop up. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
Figure 2-11 WinPcap Installation Complete
Step9: After WinPcap installation is finished, iVMS-2000 Installation Complete Interface
will pop up (Figure 2-12), click “Finish” to complete the iVMS-2000 installation process.
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Figure 2-12 iVMS-2000 Installation Complete Interface
Note: If the version of Windows operating system is below Windows Vista, users
need to install Wi ndows updates before using CD/DVD backup function (Install the
file in CD: WindowsXP-KB932716-v2-x86-ENG.exe).
2.2 Removal
Please refer to the following steps before removing iVMS-2000 software from personal
computers.
Step1: Select “All programs” -> “WinPcap” -> “Uninstall WinPcap” in the start menu of
the Windows operating system, and click “Uninstall” in the prompt dialog box (Figure 2-13) to
uninstall the WinPcap.
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Figure 2-13 WinPcap Uninstall Interface
Step2: WinPcap un-installation takes only a few seconds, after the un-installation is
complete, click “Finish” in the prompt dialog box (Figure 2-14) to finish the un-Installation.
Figure 2-14 WinPcap Un-installation Complete
Step3: Select “All programs” →” iVMS-2000” →”Uninstall iVMS-2000” in the start menu
of Windows OS, a nd click “Uninstall” in the prompt dialog box (Figure 2-15) to start to
uninstall the iVMS-2000.
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Figure 2-15 iVMS-2000 Un-install Prompt
Step4: As shown in Figure 2-16, WinPcap un-installation process will takes a few
seconds.
Figure 2-16 iVMS-2000 Un-installing
Step5: Uninstall completed.
2.3 Starting iVMS-2000
Double click the shortcut on system desktop, and please input default user
name: admin, password: 12345 in the login dialog box (Figure 2-17).
Figure 2-17 iVMS-2000 Login
Click “Login” and a dialog box will prompt if no disk is pre-allocated (Figure 2-18), click
“OK” to enter Disk Management(Figure 2-19); or click “Cancel” to start the software
immediately without using local recording functionality.
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Figure 2-18 Disk Management
All disks with available space will be listed with available partitions. Select the partitions
for recording and click “Add” button to pre-allocate space. After pre-allocation, the state of
partition will change to “allocated”. Select one pre -allocated disk and click “Delete” to remove
the disk from the list. Note that previously recorded files and pre-allocated space will still
exist on that disk.
Figure 2-19 Disk Management
When you are finished configuring hard disk space, click “OK” to run the software (Figure
2-20), or click “Cancel” to skip disk pre-allocation and enter iVMS-2000 directly.
Figure 2-20 Initializing
If iVMS-2000 is running for the first time (Figure 2-21), and capture card is installed in
the PC, then the software will list all the detected analog cameras. For IP camera live preview,
you must manually configure IP cameras. (Please refer to 6.3.1 Add Cameras)
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Figure 2-21 Main Interface
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Label
Name
Description
1
Menu Toolbar
Contains System Menu, View menu, Tool Menu,
Application Menu and Help Menu
2
Navigation Bar
Allows the user to chose between live preview and
various software configuration screens.
3
Info Display
Display current time, CPU usage and network
connections. At the bottom of the panel, there is
also information about logged-in user, disk usage
and the number of network users accessing
iVMS-2000.
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Left Control Panel
Displays IP and analog cameras currently
connected, alarm output settings. Contains PTZ
controls and controls to change video parameters.
5
Live Preview Panel
Displays video feeds. Contains controls for
accessing some of the camera/video parameters.
6
Live Preview Control
Panel
Controls live preview layout. Contains controls for
instant record, manual record and auto switch.
7
Alarm Info Panel
Displays current alarm information in real time,
including the time of alarm, alarm source, alarm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 Main Console
The following table describes the main console, in which 1, 2, 3, 7 are common to all
iVMS-2000 software interfaces.
Figure 3-1 Main Console
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type. You could get more alarm information by
clicking on the column.
3.1 Menu
The Menu Bar is consists of System (S), View (V), Tools (T), Application (A), and Help (H)
menu (Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2 Menu Bar
3.1.1 System Menu
System Menu is used for logging in and out of the software as well as loading/backing-up
of configuration information, etc (Figure 3-3).
Figure 3-3 System Menu
[Lock System]
Lock current iVMS-2000 and you will not be able to carry on any operations. This
option will be displayed as “Login System” after lock is enabled, and you can click it to
login again and unlock the operation.
[Switch User]
Switch current users.
[Modify Password
Modify login password for the current user. Your password will be changed when you
confirm the original password and enter and confirm new password (Figure 3-4).
[Load Configuration]
Load configuration files exported previously into the software. Restart iVMS-2000 to
Figure 3-4 Modify Password
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take effect.
Note: Configuration files that you want load should be located under CONFIG folder
of iVMS-2000 directory.
Figure 3-5 Load Configuration
[Backup Configuration]
Export configuration files to load later. Default name of the configuration file is
current time. See Figure 3-6.
Note: You can find configuration files under CONFIG folder.
Figure 3-6 Backup Configuration
[Default Configuration]
Set configuration parameters to default value. Restart the software to take effect.
Note: The logs, users, disk partition will not be reset to the initial state.
[Exit System]
Exit iVMS-2000.
3.1.2 View Menu
The View Menu is mainly for open/close view windows. View windows includes Main
Console, Aux preview, Playback, Config, E-Map and TV-Wall (Figure 3-7).
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Figure 3-7 View Menu
[Open All]
Open all view icons on the Tab Bar below Menu Bar.
[Close All]
Close all view opened on Tab Bar except Main Console.
[Aux Preview], [Playback], [Config], [E-Map], [TV-Wall]
Click any of the items to open/close relative view page.
Note: The Main Console cannot be closed and Aux Preview function will be available
when you have several monitors.
3.1.3 Tool Menu
Tool menu contains some tools and functions of iVMS-2000 (Figure 3-8).
Figure 3-8 Tool Menu
[Backup]
Backup recorded video, see 4.3 Backup for more details.
[Disk Management]
Add/Pre-allocate/Delete record disk.
The available partitions will be listed as Unused Disk (Figure 3-9) and the
pre-allocated disk partitions will be listed as Used Disk. Select the partitions for recording
and click “Add” button to pre -allocate disk space on this partition. Select one used disk
and click “Delete” to remove it.
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Figure 3-9 Disk Management
Note:
The iVMS-2000 can’t start record until user has allocated and formatted the
disk.
Modification for disk partitions will take effect after restart the software.
To use a partition it must have more than 2GB free space.
It is recommended to use partitions in NTFS format for higher allocating speed
[System Log]
Query, export or delete the software operation log.
Click “Log Type” drop-dawn list to select type, set start time and end time, and click
button to start to query. Click [Backup Log] button to export log file.
If the search duration exceeds one day, then the system will enumerate the data in
the Query Data list (Figure 3-10). Select the date and the log of that day will appear.
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Figure 3-10 Log Management
[Work Log]
If there is some other situation in the course of operation, you can add notes here for
later query.
Click “Submit” button to save w ork log after filling in your information (Figure 3-11),
and click “Search” to query work information saved previously (Figure 3-12).
Figure 3-11 Work Log
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Figure 3-12 Work Log Query
[Picture Viewer]
View & modify pictures captured in the process of preview or playback. (See 4.9
Picture Viewer for more)
[Shortcut Key]
Set shortcut key for the system in order to facilitate efficient operation of the
software.
Select one shortcut key and click “OK” to enable it. By default, all the shortcut keys
are enabled. Preview Full Screen and Playback Full Screen are effective only in preview
and playback interfaces.
Figure 3-13 Shortcut Key Configuration
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[Connection Management]
Manage network connections and set up blacklist.
As shown in Figure 3-14, all current clients IP and cameras connected will be
enumerated in Client IP and Connected Cameras list. Clients with IP addresses in
blacklist cannot connect to the system.
Figure 3-14 Connection Management
[On-screen Keyboard]
Open the soft keyboard which the system contains.
[Windows Explorer]
Open windows explorer.
[Run External Program]
Open another executable program.
[Lock System Key]
Lock some keys that can switch interface of iVMS-2000 such as Win, Alt+Tab,
ATrl+Alt+Del, and Alt+Esc.
3.1.4 Help Menu
Help Menu consists of About iVMS-2000 and User Manual items.
Figure 3-15 Help Menu
[About]
Show information of iVMS-2000.
[User Manual]
Open iVMS-2000 user manual, namely this manual.
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Icon
Description
Camera is connected and works normally.
Camera is disconnected.
Camera is recording. The different icons symbolize different
types of record.
Alarm associated with camera is active. The different icons
symbolize different types of alarm.
3.2 Live Preview
Please make sure that you have added IP cameras or analog cameras before engaging
live preview. (See 6.3.1 for more details). As shown in Figure 3-16, 8 IP cameras and 8
analog cameras are connected to the system.
Figure 3-16 Camera List
The following list describes the meaning of cameras and status icons:
3.2.1 Live Preview of a Single Camera
You can live preview specified camera by selecting and double-clicking the left mouse
button on the camera that you want to view live. The camera image will be displayed in
selected window. You can also do that by dragging the selected camera to a window.
3.2.2 Live Preview of Multiple Cameras
If you want to live preview several cameras in current division mode (IP cameras or
analog cameras), you could drag the root node into live preview area to achieve that. For
example, if the play area is divided into 4 parts, 4 cameras will be displayed in four windows.
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If the play area is divided into 9 parts, all 8 analog cameras will be displayed.
3.3 Live Preview in Group Mode
Please make sure that you have added camera group before playing in group(See 6.4.1
Add Group for more). As shown in Figure 3-2, two groups have been added.
3.3.1 Live Preview of a Specified Group
Double click on a group name in the camera list to preview the corresponding cameras of
the group in the live preview area. Preview area configuration will be that which was
configured when grouping cameras. Groups can also be previewed by dragging them to the
play windows.
3.3.2 Cycle Live Preview of a Group
You can cycle live preview of current groups. Double click the group node and all the
cameras of the group begin to cycle in the live preview area and the windows are divided into
the division configured when grouping cameras. Each group stays visible for configured time
and then display switches to the next group.
3.4 Live Preview Controls
There is a tool bar in a selected live preview window; it supports
some operations to the selected window.
3.4.1 Quick PTZ Control (Screen PTZ Control)
: To control PTZ camera for which the user has operational authority, the button will
appear and 8 directional icons will be shown pointing up, down, left, right, upper left,
upper right, lower left, lower right. An arrow logo will appear when the mouse pointer is
moved to the identified area. Click the left mouse button to control PTZ to the corresponding
direction, slide the mouse wheel to zoom in / out. Click the button again to exit PTZ
control.
3.4.2 Instant Playback
: Click and select palyback time to start instant playback and the tool bar
appears . It includes 6 function buttons: Play, Pause, Stop, Step
Backward and Step Forward. Click the stop button to exit instant playback.
Note: T he system ca n not start record a nd instant playback wi thout disk
pre-allocation.
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3.4.3 Digital Zoom
Click the button , a digital zoom window will pop up at lower right 1/9 size of the live
preview window,as shown in Figure 3-17.The prompt window contains a red viewfinder box
with buttons on the right side. The size of digital zoom viewfinder window could be
adjusted by sliding mouse wheel or clicking buttons . Dragging the viewfinder and you
will see zoomed image in the live preview window. Click the button again to exit digital zoom.
Note: There is no “Digital Zoom” option for iVMS-2000 PC-DVR edition.
Figure 3-17 Digital Zoom
3.4.4 Snapshot
Click the button to take Snapshot of current camera. A prompt box will pop up if the
operation succeed, as shown in Figure 3-18. Click the picture access path in prompt box to
open the picture.
Figure 3-18 Snapshot Succeed
3.4.5 Manual Record
Click the button to start record of current live preview camera. Click the button
again to stop manual record.
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