Encore electronic M-JPEG User Manual

M-JPEG

Wireless IP Camera

Software User Guide

Version 1.0

Contents

Introduction..........................................................................2

Installation ...........................................................................3

Using Ultra View..................................................................6

To launch the program.....................................................6

Item features....................................................................7

To add a camera............................................................12

To remove a camera......................................................15

To link to the Web page of the camera..........................15

To record video..............................................................16

To configure the recording settings ...............................18

To playback the recorded video..................................... 20

To set up motion detection options................................21

Information.....................................................................23

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INTRODUCTION

This Software User Guide provides detailed instructions on
operating Ultra View, a customized software appli cat ion with a
user-friendly interface allowing you to access and control your
camera(s). You can connect up to 16 cameras to monitor different
places and record events for each camera. With Ultra View, you
can also change some basic settings of the camera, such as
schedule profiles and motion detecting. In addition, if your camera
supports advanced features, such as audio or pan/tilt function,
you can use these functions through the control panels of Ultra
View.

To use Ultra View, you have to install it in your computer. It is
recommended to use a high performance comp uter if you want to
connect multiple cameras simultaneously. The followin g provides
the system requirements:

Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista.
Hardware Requirement:

1 camera connected: Intel Pentium III 800MHz; 512MB RAM
2 ~ 4 cameras connected: Inte l Pentium 4 1.3GHz; 512MB

RAM
5 ~ 8 cameras connected: Inte l Pentium 4 2. 4GHz; 1GB RAM
9 ~ 16 cameras connected: Intel Pentium 4 3.4GH z; 2GB

RAM

Resolution: 1024x768 or above

NOTE When you use Ultra View to record video clips, store the

recorded files to an exclusive hard di sk drive in your
computer to ensure that there will be enough storage
space.

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INSTALLATION

Firstly, insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD drive of your
computer to initiate the Auto-Run program. The Auto-Run screen
provides the following buttons:

z Quick Guide
z Advanced Guide
z Software Manual
z IP Finder
z Install Software
z Browse
z Exit

To start installing:

1. Click Install Software and then select Ultra Vi ew. The setup
wizard appears to help you complete the installation step-by­step.

NOTE To use Ultra View, you must have Microsoft .NET

Framework 2.0 installed in the computer. The setup wizard
will detect it and, if the program is not installed yet, ask you
to install it during the process of installing Ultra View.

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2. On the welcome screen, click Next.

3. Click Browse to select the destination location to install the

software; otherwise, leave the default setting and click Next.

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4. Click Next again to confirm installation. The setup wizard
starts to install the software and the progress bar indicates
the installation is proceeding.

5. Installation is completed. Click Close.

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USING ULTRA VIEW

To launch the program

This section describes the user interface and op erating
instructions of Ultra View. To launch the program, click Start >
Programs > UltraView > UltraView, and the main screen will
appear as below:

NOTE Please set the resolution to 1024x768 or above on your

computer while using Ultra View; otherwise, the displayed
main screen may be distorted.

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Item features

The following describes the function of each item on the main
screen:

 CONTROLS Panel

- SETTING: Click to enter the Setting screen of Ultra View.

Click again to return to the main screen of Ultra View.

- PLAY: Click to play the recorded video file using the media

player on the computer (for example, Windows Media
Player by default).

- LOCK: Click to lock the camera controls. Cli ck a gain to

resume controls for the camera. If you have set ID and
Password in SETTING > Account, you will be asked to
enter the required information to unlock.

- ALL RECORD: Click to start re cording video clips using all

connected cameras. Click again to stop recording and save
the files in the computer. When you conne ct only one
camera, this button’s function is the same as the RECORD
button.

TIP By default, the ID and Password boxes are “blank.” Click

SETTING > Account to change the ID and password of

lock/unlock function.

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