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Manufacturer
UTC Fire & Security Americas Corp
2955 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Authorized EU manufacturing representative:
UTC Fire & Security B.V.
Kelvinstraat 7, 6003 DH Weert, The Netherlands
Certification
FCC compliance
Class B:
en tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generate
frequency energy and, if not installed and us ed in acc ordanc e with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
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device is in compliance
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equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at de
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product documentation for
with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead
(Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or
to a designated collection point. For more
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Content
Chapter 1 Product introduction 1
Product overview 1
Chapter 2 Installation 3
Installation environment 3
Unpacking the TVR 41 and its accessories 3
Back panel 4
PTZ dome camera set up 5
Wiring the keypad 10
RS-485 ports 12
RS-232 port 13
Monitor connections 13
Loop through 13
Audio inputs and output 13
Brackets 14
Chapter 3 Getting started 15
Turning on and off the DVR 15
Using the setup wizard 16
Chapter 4 Operating instructions 19
Controlling the TVR 41 19
Using the front panel 19
Using the mouse 21
Using the IR remote control 22
Menu overview 25
Chapter 5 Live view 29
Description of live view 29
Video output 29
Audio output 30
Controlling live view 30
Multiview format 32
Sequencing cameras 33
Accessing frequently used commands 34
Configuring live view 35
Configuring time and date 38
General settings 39
V-stream encoding 42
Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera 43
Configuring PTZ settings 43
Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours 44
Setting and calling up presets 45
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Setting and calling up preset tours 47
Setting and calling up a shadow tour 48
Chapter 7 Playing back a recording 51
Overview of the playback window 51
Playback pop-up menu 54
Instant playback 54
All-day playback 55
Searching recorded video 56
Playing back recordings by time and video type 57
Playing back recordings by event 58
Creating and playing back bookmarked recordings 59
Slideshow of snapshots 60
Playing back recordings from the system log 60
Playback skip time 61
Motion search 62
Playing back frame-by-frame 62
Digital zoom in playbac k 63
Chapter 8 Archiving recorded files 65
Archiving files 65
Auto archiving 68
Creating and archiving video clips 69
Archiving snapshots 69
Managing backup devices 70
Playing back archived files on a PC 70
Chapter 9 Using the web browser 71
Windows Vista and 7 users 71
Accessing the web browser 72
Web browser overview 72
Using the web browser to configure the device 74
Searching and playing back recorded video 77
Searching for event log s 79
Dual streaming 80
Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser 81
Capturing text insertions 81
Text overlay 83
Using a network storage system 84
Description of alarm notification types 97
Setting up motion detection 100
Setting up external alarms 102
Triggering or cleari ng alarm out puts ma nually 104
Setting up system notifications 105
Detecting video loss 105
Detecting video tampering 106
Chapter 12 Network settings 109
Configuring general network settings 109
Configuring PPPoE 110
Configuring DDNS 111
Configuring an NTP server 112
Configuring e-mail 112
Configuring UPnPTM 113
Configuring SNMP 115
Configuring an FTP server to store snapshots 115
Configuring a remote alarm host 115
Configuring multicast 116
Configuring the server and HTTP ports 116
Configuring the RTSP service port 116
Checking network status 117
Exporting network packet data 118
Bandwidth throttle management 118
Chapter 13 HDD management 121
Initializing HDDs 121
Controlling disk space on the HDD 121
Setting up HDD groups 122
Recording dual streaming 123
Setting the HDD property 123
Checking HDD status 124
Configuring HDD alarms 124
Managing eSATA 125
Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information 125
Searching video using disk analysis 126
Chapter 14 Camera settings 129
Configuring the camera OSD settings 129
Setting up privacy masking 130
Adjusting camera image settings 131
Hiding a camera image from view 131
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Chapter 15 DVR management 133
Configuring the RS-232 port 133
Updating system firmw ar e 134
Restoring default settings 135
Viewing system information 136
Searching system logs for events 137
Importing and exporting configuration settings 138
Chapter 16 User management 139
Adding a new user 139
Customizing a user’s access privileges 140
Deleting a user 141
Modifying a user 142
Changing the Admin password 142
Chapter 17 iTVRmobile 143
Setup and login 143
Live view 144
Controlling a PTZ camera 145
Device management 146
Favorites 147
Local configuration 148
Change passwords 148
Snapshots 148
Appendix A Specifications 149
Appendix B PTZ protocols 151
Appendix C Port forwarding information 153
Appendix D KTD-405 keypad 155
Supported firmware 155
Wiring the keypad 155
Setting up the keypad to work with the TVR 41 156
Operating the keypad 158
Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times 163
Appendix F Supported PTZ commands 165
Appendix G Default menu settings 167
Index 177
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TVR
TVR
TVR
TVR
TVR
TVR
Chapter 1
Product introduction
Product overview
This is the TruVision DVR 41(TVR 41) User M anual for mod els :
Note: Models are shipped with the power chords for their region.
For regions not listed in Table 1 abov e, pl ease contact your local supplier.
The TruVision™ DVR 41 (TVR 41) is a versatile, user-friendly embedded digital
video recorder (DVR) allowing end-users to record 4, 8, or 16 analog cameras at
4 CIF in real time (25/30 fps), while providing integration with the UTC portfolio of
security solutions, and offering a seamless product experience within the
TruVision brand.
Its dual streaming functionality allows the user to set up different settings for
recording and streaming video in live view mode.
TruVision DVR 41 can fully integrate with the license-free TruVision Navigator
software, which is ideal for the most commercial applications. TVR 41’s easy and
intuitive-to-use web browser interface enables remote configuration and secure
viewing, searching, and playing back of video from computers connected via the
Internet.
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Installation
This section describes how to install the TVR 41 unit.
Installation environment
When installing your product, consider these factors:
• Ventilation
• Temperature
• Moisture
• Chassis load
Ventilation: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. Ensure that the location planned for the installation
of the unit is well ventilated.
Temperature: Consider the unit’s operating temperature (-10 to +55 ºC, 14 to
131 °F) and noncondensing humidity specifications (10 to 90%) before choosing
an installation location. Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating
temperature limits may reduce the life expectancy of the DVR. Do not install the
unit on top of other hot equipment. Leave 44 mm (1.75 in.) of space between
rack-mounted TruVision DVR 41 units.
Moisture: Do not use the unit near water. Moisture can damage the internal
components. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to
rain or moisture.
Chassis: Equipment weighing less than 15.9 kg (35 lb.) may be placed on top of
the unit.
Unpacking the TVR 41 and its accessories
When you receive the product, check the package and contents for damage, and
verify that all items are included. There is an item list included in the package. If
any of the items are damaged or missing, please contact your local supplier.
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Items shipped with the product include:
• IR (infrared) remote control
• Two AAA batteries for the remo te c ontr ol
• AC power cords (U S, Europ e, UK)
• USB mouse
• DVR
• Video loop through cable
• CD with software and manuals
• TruVision DVR 41 Quick Start Guide
• TruVision DVR 41 User Manual (on CD)
Back panel
Figure 1 on page 5 shows the back panel connections and describes each
connector on a typical TVR 41 digital video recorder. Details may vary for specific
models.
Before powering up the DVR, connect the cameras and a main monitor for basic
operation.
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Figure 1: Back panel connections
1. Connect up to 16 analog cameras to BNC
connectors.
2. Connect audio inputs (available for each
camera) to RCA connectors.
3. Connect up to two CCTV monitors (BNCtype connectors):
- Spot monitor
- Main monitor
4. Connect to speakers for audio output.
5. Connect RCA connector to a microphone.
6. Connect to a RS-232 devic e.
7. Connect to a VGA monitor.
8. Connect to an optional eSATA device such
as SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
9. Connect to a HDTV. The HDMI connection
supports both digital audio and video.
10. Connect to an optional USB device such as
a mouse, CD/DVD burner or HDD. The
DVR supports both a USB DVD and a USB
HD on the front and back USB ports.
11. Connect to a network.
12. Terminate the line to the dome cameras
using this RS-485 switch. Default is Off.
13. Connect to a PTZ control.
14. Connect to a keyboard (KTD-405 shown)
15. Connect up to 16 alarm input cables to
relay outputs.
16. Connect up to four alarm relay outputs.
17. Connect to ground.
18. Connect to a power supply.
19. Loop through for up to 16 analog cameras
(see item 1).
PTZ dome camera set up
Use the USB mouse provided or the optional keypad for local telemetry control. If
using the TVR 41 over a network, use the web browser to control the PTZ dome
cameras or TruVision Navigator.
See Appendix B on page151 for the supported protocols and Appendix F on
page 165 for the PTZ commands supported by each protocol.
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Each PTZ camera must be set up individually. For information on configuring
PTZ dome camera settings, see Chapter 6, “Controlling a PTZ camera” on page
43.
Connecting a TVR 41 to a PTZ dome camera and a
keypad
Use the input/output box that is supplied with the keypad to connect a keypad to
the TVR 41. The keypad can be connected to a PTZ camera for local control or
for control over the network.
See Figure 2 below for the preferred setup. Any PTZ dome camera can be
controlled as the DVR is doing the PTZ protocol translation. However, this setup
provides only limited dome configuration.
Figure 2: Connecting a keypad to the TVR 41 for control of a PTZ dome camera over the
network
Configuring the PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras
Before the PTZ dome cameras are assembled in their housings, set their
protocol and address DIP switches for the TVR 41. See Table 2 on page 7 for
different Interlogix PTZ dome camera settings.
If you are using PTZ dome cameras from another company, please refer to their
configuration instructions.
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Camera
TruVision Min i PTZ
12X: Indoor Dome
3. Camera ID DIP switches
TruVision Min i PTZ
12X: O
Dome
3. Camera ID DIP switches
Table 2: PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras
Switch setting
utdoor
Protocol DIP
switches:
RS-485
communication DIP
switches:
Camera ID DIP
switches:
RS-485 data connector:
Protocol DIP
switches:
000000
0000000000
Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required
000000
1. Protocol DIP switches
2. RS-485 communication DIP switches
RS-485
0000000000
communication DIP
switches:
Camera ID DIP
switches:
Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.
RS-485 data connector:
1. Protocol DIP switches
2. RS-485 communication DIP switches
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Camera
TruVision Dome
16X PTZ
3. Protocol switches
CyberDome
Switch setting
Protocol switches: 0111
Address switches: Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.
Baud rate: 0000
1. Address switches; 2. Baud switches;
RS-485 data connector:
Protocol switches: NA
Address switches: Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.
RS-485 data connector:
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Camera
UltraView PTZ
2. Address switches
Legend
Switch setting
Protocol switches: 01000
Address switches: Select the
switch
address as
required.
1. Protocol switches;
RS-485 data connector:
Protocol switches: 1
Address switches: Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.
RS-485 data connector:
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2. I/O box
Wiring the keypad
The keypad uses RS-485 simplex wiring. The signal is transferred by a single
twisted pair line. A shielded STP CAT5 network cable is recommended. Ground
one end of the cable, either the first or last device on the RS-485 line.
The maximum number of devices that can be installed in one bus is 255, with a
maximum cable length of 1200 m. The cable length can be expanded using a
signal distributor.
Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm
resistance to minimize line reflections. See Figure 3 below.
Figure 3: RS-485 bus serial wiring (KTD-405 keypad shown)
1. Keypad
3. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 12
Use an RS-485 signal distributor for a star wiring configuration. See Figure 4 on
page 11.
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2. I/O box
4. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 12
2. I/O box
Figure 4: Star wiring with RS-485 signal distributor
Correct:
1. Keypad
Incorrect:
1. Keypad
3. RS-485 distributor
3. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 12
Use an RS-485signal distributor to increase the maximum number of devices on
the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS485 bus, extending the output an addi tional 1200 m. Up to 31 TVR 41s can be
connected to each output. See Figure 5 on page 12.
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2. I/O box
4. See section “RS-485 ports” below
Figure 5: Expanding the system with an RS-485 signal d istributor
1. Keypad
3. RS-485 distributor
Caution: Most signal distri butor s are uni dir ec t i onal . This me ans that the signal
only flows from the input towards the outputs. Consequently it is not possi bl e to
connect several keypads.
See section “RS-485 p ort s” below to configure the RS-485 port communication
settings.
RS-485 ports
There are two RS-485 ports on the back panel of the DVR. See Figure 6 on page
13 for the serial pin outs.
• Dome RS-485:
A and B: Connect pan, tilt, zoom control of PTZ dome cameras. A = +, B = C and D: Not used
G: Ground of dome camera
G: Ground of keypad
• Keyb: Connect the keypad.
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Audio input
Audio output
Figure 6: RS-485 pins
RS-232 port
Use the RS-232 port to connect CBR-PB3-POS (point-of-sale) and ATM devices
to the DVR. See “Configuring the RS-232 port” on page 133 to configure the port .
Monitor connections
Connect the monitors to the DVR outputs (BNC/VGA/HMDI). The unit provides a
1 Vp-p CVBS signal. See Figure 1 on page 5 for connecting a monitor to a
TVR 41.
The TVR 41 supports up to 1280 × 1024 / 60 Hz resolution in VGA. The monitor
resolution should be at least 800 × 600. Adjust your monitor accordingly to this
resolution.
Loop through
You can loop through the cameras to equipment such as a matrix, monitors or a
second DVR. There are 16 numbered loop-through BNC outputs. See Figure 1
on page 5.
Audio inputs and output
The unit is equipped with 16 audio inputs and two audio outputs. Both the audio
output and the audio inputs are line-level. Each 16 audio input is associated with
one of the 16 cameras.
RCA jack, 315 mV, 40 kohms. Unbalanced
RCA jack, 315mV, 600 ohms. Unbalanced
Note: Line-level audio requires amplification.
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Brackets
The DVR is easily rack-mountable with the purchase of the TVR-RK-1 rackmount kit. See Figure 7 below. Contact your local supplier to order it.
Figure 7: Rack-mount installation
Attach the small front rack ears to the unit
(screws supplied)
Attach the DVR to the front rails
(screws not included)
To install the racks:
1. Attach the two small front-rack mount ears to the DVR (screws supplied).
2. Attach the two large rear support brackets (not supplied) to the rear rails.
3. Attach the DVR to the front rails (screws not supplied).
Caution:
Do not rack-mount th e TVR 41 without the rear rails installed. Failure to install
the rear rails can damage the DVR.
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Getting started
Turning on and off the DVR
Before starting the power up process, connect at least one monitor to the video
out or the VGA interface. Otherwise, you will not be able to see the user interface
and operate the device. Also connect at least one camera.
The DVR auto-detects the video mode (PAL or NTSC) on startup.
It is equipped with a universal power supply that will auto-sense 110/240 V,
60/50 Hz.
Note: It is recommended that an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is used in
conjunction with the device.
To turn on the DVR:
Turn on the DVR using the power switch on the back panel. A splash screen
appears on screen.
Once the TVR 41 is powered up, the indicator bar on the front panel will light up
green. All connected cameras are displayed on-screen . The TVR 41
automatically begins recording.
To turn off the DVR:
1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu
screen appears.
2. Select the Power Manager icon.
3. In the Shutdown popup menu, select Shutdown. Click Yes to confirm
shutdown.
To reboot the DVR:
1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu
screen appears.
2. Select the Power Manager icon.
3. In the Shutdown popup menu, select Reboot. Click Yes to confirm shutdown.
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Using the setup wizard
The TVR 41 has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure
basic DVR settings when first used. It configures all cameras simultaneously.
The configuration can then be customized as required.
By default the setup wizard will start once the DVR has loaded. It will walk you
through some of the more important settings of your DVR.
Any changes you make to a setup configuration page are saved when you exit
the page and return to the main wizard page.
Note: If you want to set up the DVR with default settings only, click Next in each
screen until the end.
To quickly set up the TVR 41:
1. Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the DVR. See Figure 1
on page 5.
2. Turn on the unit using the power switch on the front panel. After the boot up
screen, the DVR displays video images on screen.
3. Select the preferred language for the system from the dropdown list and then
click Next.
4. Enable or disable the option to start the wizard automatically when the DVR is
turned on. Click Next.
5. Administrator configuration:
Navigate to the Admin Passw or d edit box and click the edit box with the
mouse, or press Enter on the front pan el or remote control, to display the
virtual keyboard. Enter the de faul t ad min password, 1234.
Note: You must enter an admin password. To change the Admin password,
check New Admin password and enter the new password and confirm it.
Caution: It is strongly recommended that you change the password of the
administrator. Do not leave 1234 as the default password. Write it down in a
safe place so that you do not forget it.
If you should forget the password to your DVR, contact your supplier with the
serial number of your DVR to obtain a secure code to reset your DVR.
Click Next.
6. Time and date c onfi guration:
Select the desired time zone, date format, system time and system date.
Note: Daylight savings time (DST) cannot be configured from the wizard. See
“Configuring time and date” on page 38 for more information on DST.
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Note: The system time and date are visible on screen. However, they do not
appear in recordings.
Click Next to move to the next page, or Previous to return to the previous
page.
7. Network configuration:
Configure your network settings such as the NIC type, IP address, subnet
mask and default gateway. Enter the preferred DNS server address as well
as the alternate one to use.
Click Next to move to the next page, or Previous to return to the previous
page.
8. HDD management:
Configure your HDD settings as required.
You can group HDDs and assign cameras to a group. See “Setting up HDD
groups” on page 122 for further information. You can also set up a drive for
redundant recording . See “HDD redundancy” on page 95.
After configuring your HDD settings, click Initialize and Next to move to the
next page, or Previous to return to the previous page.
9. Recording configuration:
Configure your recording settings as required. The settings apply to all
cameras connected to t he DVR.
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Check the Constant Recording checkbox for the DVR to record continuously
all day. If left unchecked, the DVR will not record.
Check the TL-Hi check box and select its image resolution and frame rate.
Check the TL-Lo check box and select its image resolution and frame rate.
To record motion detect ion events, check Event (Motion) and select the
image resolution and fr ame rate .
To record alarm events, check Alarm and select the image resolution and
frame rate.
Under Camera name enter the camera nam e. A soft keyboard will appear to
enter the characters.
10. When all the required changes have been entered, a page appears showing
all the settings.
Click Finish to exit the Wizard. The TVR 41 is now ready to use.
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Operating instructions
Controlling the TVR 41
There are several ways to control the DVR:
• Front panel control
• Mouse control
• IR remote control
• KTD-405 keypad control (see Appendix)
• Web browser control
You can use your preferred control method for any procedure, but in most cases
we describe procedures using mouse terminology. Optional control methods are
given only when they differ substantially from mouse control methods.
Using the front panel
The function buttons on the front panel control can be used to operate many, but
not all, of the main functions of the DVR. The LED indicators light up to alert you
of various conditions. The functions available can be limited by setting
passwords. See Figure 8 on page 20 for more information.
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Item
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Green indicates the DVR is working corr ectly. Red
9.
10.
Figure 8: Front panel
The controls on the front panel include:
Name Description
USB port Universal serial bus (USB) port for additional devices
such as USB mouse and USB hard disk drive (HDD).
Eject button Ejects CD/DVD disc.
Archive button Press once to enter quick archive mode. Press twice to
start archiving.
CD/DVD slot Insert a CD or DVD disc.
Display buttons Display: Toggles through the various multiviews: full,
quad, 1+5, 1+7, 9, and 16.
Sequence: Starts/stops sequencing in live view mode.
A: Selects the main monitor.
B: Selects the spot monitor (in live view).
F1: In all-day playback, click to start and stop video
clipping.
F2: In live view mode, click to display/hide the time bar.
In all-day playback, click to hide/display the playback
control toolbar.
IR receiver Receiver for IR remote.
Numeric buttons Switch between different cameras in live, PTZ control or
playback modes.
Status LEDs HDD:
indicates a fault.
Network: Green indicates the network is working
correctly. Red indicates a fault or no network
connection.
Internal: Green indicates the Watchdog is working
correctly. Red indicates that the Watchdog is reporting a
fault.
Alarm: Green indicates no external alarm. Red indicates
an external alarm status or motion.
Alarm button Use to manually acknowledge an alarm.
Alarm indicator bar Blinking red indicates that there is an alarm.
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Item
11.
Use to select options in a menu and to control playback.
12.
13.
14
Name Description
Joystick
Press for Enter. The LED arrows are lit when the jog is
active.
Live view mode: PressEnter to enter/exit PTZ mode.
Menu mode: Move the joystick left/right and up/down to
position cursor in menu screen. Press for Enter.
Playback mode: Move the joystick left/right to slow
down or speed up playback. Move it up/down to jump
forwards or backwards by 30 seconds. Press Enter to
stop/start playback.
PTZ mode:
Move the joystick to control the movement of the PTZ
dome camera. Move the joystick left/right to slow down
or speed up PTZ. Move it up/down to jump forwards or
backwards by 30 seconds.
PTZ buttons Zoom: Use + and – for digit al zoom .
Preset: Call up preprogrammed preset positions.
Tour: Call up preprogrammed shadow tours.
Playback buttons
. Menu and Search buttons Menu: Enter/exit the main menu.
: Jump back to the oldest available video and starts
the playback.
: Pause playback.
: Instantly playback the currently selected file.
Default time is 1 minute.
Live: Switch to live view mode.
Replay: Replay the current file in playback Starts at the
beginning of the file.
Search: Enter the advanced search menu.
Using the mouse
The USB mouse provided with the TVR 41 can be used to operate all the
functions of the DVR, unlike the front panel which has limited functionality. The
USB mouse lets you navigate and make changes to settings in the user
interface.
the USB port on the back or front panel. The mouse is immediately operational
and the pointer should appear.
Note: Use a USB 1.1 or higher mouse.
Move the pointer to a command, option, or button on a screen. Click the left
Connect the mouse to the TVR 41 by plugging the mouse USB connector into
mouse button to enter or confirm a selection.
You can purchase a spare mouse by ordering part number TVR-MOUSE-1
TruVision™ DVR Model 40/41/60 Mouse.
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Item
Left button
Right button
Scroll
See Table 3 below for a descr ipt ion of the mouse buttons.
Table 3: Mouse buttons
Description
Single-Click Live view: Select a camera to display the quick
access toolbar (see “Accessing frequently used
commands” on page 34).
Menu: Select a component of a menu, such as a
button or an input field. This is similar to pressing the
Enter button on the remote/front panel controls.
Double-Click Live view: Switch between single screen and multi-
screen mode in live/ playback mode.
Click and Drag Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
PTZ control: Adjust pan, tilt and zoom.
Tamperproof, privacy masking and motion
detection functions: Select the target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Single-Click Live view: Display menu.
Menu: Exit the current menu and return to higher
level.
-wheel Scroll Up Live view: Return to the previous screen. Menu: Move the selection to the previous item.
Scroll Down Live view: Move to the next screen.
Menu: Move the selection to the next item.
Using the IR remote control
The TVR 41 is supplied with an infra red (IR) remote control unit. Like the mouse,
it can be used to operate all of the main functions of the TVR 41.
The IR remote control can be programmed with a unique device ID address so
that the controller will only be able to communicate with DVRs with that address.
No programming is necessary if using a single TVR 41.
The device ID address only applies when using a remote control and not when
using a keypad.
You can purchase a remote control by ordering part number TVR-REMOTE-1
TruVision™ DVR Model 40/41/60 IR Remote Control.
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Item
Description
1
Acknowledge a
2
Enable/disable the IR remote control to control the TVR
3
Select a camera, and enter a number in a menu option.
4
Switch
5
Switch
6
Return to
7
Activate the main menu.
8
Start /stop sequencing.
9
In Me
arrow buttons to edit entry.
In PTZ mode: Use to control PTZ.
In Playback mode: Use to control playback speed.
10
Confirm selection.
11
Use to control zoom of camera lens.
12
Enter preprogrammed three
13
Enter preprogrammed three
Figure 9: IR remote control
. Alarm
. Device
. Numeric buttons
. Display
. Mon A and Mon B
. Live
. Menu
. Seq
. , , ,
. OK
. Zoom + and . Preset
n alarm.
41.
between the different multiviews.
between monitors A and B.
live view mode.
nu mode: Use left or right arrow buttons to select and up or down
-digit code to call up a preset.
. Tour
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-digit code to call up shadow tour.
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Item
Description
14
Use to cont
15
Use to control playback (Rewind, Pause, Play, and Fast Forward).
16
Open the Search menu.
17
Replay the selected file from the beginning.
18
Eject the CD or DVD disk.
19
Press once to enter quick archive mode. Press twice to start archiving.
. Focus + and . Playback control
. Search
. Replay
. Eject
. Archive
rol focus of camera lens.
Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test
operation.
To connect the remote control to the TVR 41:
1. Press the Menu button on the front panel or right-click the mouse and select
the Menu button. The main menu screen appears.
2. Click Display Mode Settings > Monitor.
3. Check the device address value. The default value is 255. This device
address is valid for all IR controls.
4. On the remote control press the Device button.
5. Enter the device address value. It must be the same as that on the TVR 41.
6. Press OK on the remote control.
To place batteries into the IR remote control:
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the batteries. Make sure that the positive (+) and negative (−) poles are
correctly placed.
3. Replace the battery cov er .
Troubleshooting the remote control:
If the IR remote control is not functioning properly, perform the following tests:
• Check the battery polarity.
• Check the remaining charge in the batteries.
• Check that the IR remote control sensor is not masked.
If the problem still exists, please contact your administrator.
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Display
Camera management
Video schedule
Menu overview
The TVR 41 has an icon-driven menu structure that allows you to configure the
unit’s parameters. Each command icon displays a dialog screen that lets you edit
a group of settings. Most menus are available only to system administrators.
The configuration screen is divided into three sections. The currently selected
command icon and submenu item are highlighted in green. See Figure 10 below.
You must be in live view to access the main menu.
Figure 10: Menu structure
1. Menu toolbar: Setup options available for the selected configuration menu function. Move
the mouse over a command icon and click to select it. See Table 4 below for a description of
the icons.
2. Submenu panel: Submenus for the selected menu function are displayed. Click an item to
select it.
3. Setup menu: All the details for the selected submenu are displayed. Click a field to make
changes.
Table 4: Description of the menu toolbar icons
Icon Name Description
mode settings Configures display settings including dwell time, schedule,
Configures recording settings including recording
language and display formats. See “C o nf iguri ng li ve vie w”
on page 35 and “Holiday schedules” on page 92.
Configures camera settings including OSD display, motion
detection, video image adjustments, and copy settings to
other cameras. See Chapter 14 “Camera settings” on page
129.
schedules, record quality, auto delete mode, and recording
mode. See Chapter 10 “Recording” on page 87.
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Network
Alarm settings
PTZ
User
System settings
Help
Pow
Icon Name Description
settings Configures standard network settings including IP address,
Configures alarm settings including alarm input, relay
settings Configures PTZ settings. See Chapter 6 “Controlling a PTZ
management Configures users, passwords, and access privileges. See
Configures system settings including system date and time,
e-mail notifications, DDNS s etup, and ad vanced network
settings. See Chapter 12 “Network settings” on page 109.
output, video loss, remote alert, pre-alarm and post-alarm
seconds. See Chapter 11 “Alarm settings” on page 97.
camera” on page 43.
Chapter 16 “User management” on page 139.
audio output, device name, RS-485 settings, RS-232
settings, firmware upgrade, hard drive settings, boot log,
and shutdown. See Chapter 13 “HDD management” on
page 121 and Chapter 15 “DVR management” on page
133.
information Provides reference information to the various toolbars,
menus, and keys within the interface.
er manager Provides access to logout, reboot and shutdown options.
See “Turning on and off the DVR” on page 15.
To access the main menu:
1. In live view, press the Menu button on the remote control or front panel.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Menu from the pop-up menu.
The main menu screen appears. The Display screen appears by default.
2. Click the required menu icon to display its submenu options. Modify the
configuration parameters as required.
3. Click Apply to save the settings.
4. Click Back to return to live view.
Using the soft keyboard
A keyboard will appear on-screen when you need to enter characters in a screen
option. Click a key to input that character.
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Switch to lowercase/uppercase
Spa
Exit the soft keyboard
Alphanumeric characters
Backspace
Symbols
Confirm selection
Figure 11: The soft keyboard
Description of the keys in the virtual keyboard:
ce
Exiting the main menu
Press the Menu button on the front panel to exit the current menu screen and
return to live view or click Back in a main menu.
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Icon
Chapter 5
Live view
Description of live view
Live view is the normal operating mode of the unit where you watch live images
from the cameras. The TVR 41 automatically enters into live view once powered
up. On the viewer, you can see the current date and time, camera name, and
whether a recording is in progress.
Status information
Information on the system and camera status is displayed as icons on the main
and spot monitors. The camera status icons are shown for each camera. Each
icon represents information on a specific item. These icons include:
Table 5: Description of the on-screen status icons
Description
Indicates a sensor alarm.
Indicates recording (such as manual recording, motion detection or alarmtriggered recording).
Indicates a motion detection event.
Indicates a video loss event.
Indicates alarm and system notifications. Clicking the icon opens a screen that
lists the alarms and notifications.
More than one icon can be displayed at the same time.
The system status is displayed on the front panel by the status LEDs.
Video output
The TVR 41 can be connected to up to two monitors. However, only one monitor
can be controlled at a time.
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The DVR automatically checks the monitor outputs used. If more than one
monitor is connected, it then defines which monitor is the main one and which is
the auxiliary. The priority level for main and spot outputs is HDMI > VGA >
CVBS. See Table 6 below.
Table 6: Monitor output priority level
Monitor output in use Priority level
HDMI VGA CVBS Main monitor Spot monitor
X X HDMI CVBS
X X VGA CVBS
X CVBS
To select the video output of the main monitor:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Layout > General.
3. From Video Output Interface, select which monitor will be the main monitor:
HDMI (depends on DVR model), VGA, main CVBS, or spot output. VGA is
default, if connected.
To control a monitor:
On the front panel, press button A to select the main monitor. Press button B
to select the spot monitor.
Audio output
The HDMI monitor connector on the back panel outputs both video and audio
signals. There are audio outputs on the back panel for speakers.
Controlling live vie w
Many features of the live view can be quickly accessed by placing the cursor on
a live image and clicking the right-button of the mouse. The mo use menu
appears (see Figure 12 on page 31).
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Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Figure 12: The mouse menu for the main monitor
The list of commands available depends on which monitor is active; main or spot
(monitor B). See Table 7 below. The default settings of these commands are
provided in Appendix G, “Default menu settings” on page 165.
Table 7: Mouse menu for monitor A (main monitor)
Name Description
. Menu Enter the Main menu.
This option is not available from monitor B.
. Single camera Switch to a full-screen view for the selected camera from
the dropdown list.
. Multi camera Switch between the different multiview options from the
dropdown list.
. Previous screen Display the previous camera.
. Next screen Display the next camera.
. Start auto-switch Turn on sequence mode. The screen automatically
sequences between cameras. See “Viewing in multiview”
on page 32.
Go to Menu > Display Mode Settings > Layout > General >
Dwell Time to set up.
. All-day playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from the
selected camera. The current day is selected by default.
See “All-day playback” on page 55 for more information.
. Monitor B Switch between monitors A (main) and B (spot).
. Advanced search Enter the advanced video searc h m enu. See “Searching
recorded video” on page 56 for more information.
. Output modeSelect desired output mode: Standard, bright, soft, and
vivid.
. Close timebar Open/close the time bar.
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Item
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Note: When the monitor B is active, the main monitor commands are
unavailable.
Table 8: Mouse menu for monitor B (spot monitor)
Name Description
Single camera Switch to a full-screen view for the selected camera from
the dropdown list.
Multi camera Switch between the different multiview options from the
dropdown list.
Previous screen Displays the previous camera.
Next Screen Displays the next camera.
All-day playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from
selected cameras. See “All-day playback ” on page 55 for
more information.
Monitor A Switch between monitors A (main) and B (spot).
Multiview format
The DVR has full screen display format as well as five multiview formats.
Viewing in full screen
Press the numeric button on the front panel to switch to the corresponding
camera display. For example, press button 10 to view camera 10.
Right-click the mouse and select SingleCamera from the menu. Sel ect the
camera required from the list.
Viewing in multiview
A video tile is any cell in a multiview display. A camera image can only be shown
in one video tile at a time. The TVR 41 has five multiv i ew display formats
available as well as full screen. See Figure 13 below.
To change the multiview display that appears by default, go to the Display menu.
See “Changing the camera sequence” on page 37 for more information.
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Figure 13: Multiview display formats
To select a multiview format:
1. Press the Display button on the front panel to cycle through different display
formats.
You can also right-click the mouse and select Multi Camera from the menu.
Select the desired multiview display layout.
Sequencing cameras
The sequencing feature allows a camera to be displayed briefly on screen,
before advancing to the next camera in the sequence list. Sequencing can only
be done in full screen mode.
The default sequence displays each camera in numerical order. However, each
camera on the main and spot monitors can have a pre-programmed dwell time
and sequence order. See “Changing the camera sequence” on page 37 for more
information.
Note: Dwell time must not be set to zero for sequencing to function.
Sequencing live view mode using the front panel:
1. Select the camera where you want to start sequencing.
2. Press the Seq button on the front panel to start sequencing.
3. Press the Seq button again to stop the sequencing.
Sequencing live view mode using the mouse:
1. Select the camera where you want to start sequencing.
2. Right-click the mouse and select Start auto-switch to start the sequencing.
3. Right-click the mouse and select Stop auto-switch to stop the sequencing.
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Accessing frequently used commands
The quick access toolbar in live view lets you quickly access regularly used
commands. Position the cursor over a video image and left-click the mouse. The
toolbar appears (see Figure 14 below).
Figure 14: Quick access toolbar
Table 9: Description of the quick access toolbar icons
Icon Description
Freeze: Freeze the live image of the selected camera. Although the image
pauses, time and date information does not. The system clock continues to run.
Manual record: Start/sto p manual recording.
The icon is red when manual recording is enabled. See “Manual recording” on
page 93 for information on setting up this function.
Instant playback: Play back the recorded video from the last five minutes
(default time). If no recording is found, then there was no recording made.
Click the icon and select the desired camera. Click OK.
See “Instant playback” on page 54 for information on changing this time.
Audio: Enable/Disable audio output. The audio option must already have been
setup in the Display menu.
Quick snapshot: Capture a snapshot of a video image. The image is saved on
the unit.
PTZ control: Enter PTZ control mode.
Digital zoom: Enter digital zoom. See “Digital zoom” below for further
information.
Image settings: Enter the image settings menu to modify the image lighting
levels. There are three options:
Preset Mode: These are preconfigured image lighting levels. Select one of the
four options depending on current lighting conditions:
- Standard: Use in standard lighting situations.
- Indoor: Use indoors.
- Dim Light: Use when the light leve l is low.
- Outdoor: Use when outdoors. The contrast and saturation values are
high.
Customize: Modify brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue values.
Restore: Restore image settings to previous values.
These settings can also be modified from the Camera>Image menu (see page
“Adjusting camera image settings” on page 131.
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Icon Description
Text show: Dis play inserted text on screen. Color of the text can be changed:
Black, white, or pink.
Close toolbar: Close the shortcut toolbar.
Digital zoom
You can easily zoom in or out of a camera image in live view and play back using
the digital zoom command. The zoom command magnifies the camera image
four times. See Figure 15 on page 35.
Figure 15: Digital zoom screen
To quickly zoom in/out on a camera image:
1. Select the camera you wish to use.
2. Left-click the mouse and select the digital zoom icon, or on the front panel
press the Zoom+ button. The digital view screen appears.
3. Left-click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest, or move
the joystick on the front panel to position the red square. The selected area is
magnified.
4. To exit digital zoom right-click the mouse or pr es s the Zoom— button on the
front panel.
Configuring live view
The setup of live view can be modified from the main menu to suit different
needs, such as the dif fer ent mo ni tor s, mul ti view layout, and dwell time optio ns .
You can also enable audio output.
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General tab
Video output interface
Live view
Default
D
Enable audio out
Even
Event full screen
monitoring dwell time
Alarm full screen
monitoring dwell time
Figure 16: Layout screen
Table 10: Description of the layout screen
ubmenu name Description
Select which monitor will be the main monitor: HDMI (depends on
DVR model), VGA, main CVBS or spot output.
Default is VGA, if connected.
mode Select which multiview layout will be default in live view mode.
is 4x4 multiview layout.
well time Set the length of time for which a camera image is displayed on the
selected monitor before moving to the next camera during
sequencing. Default is off (“No switch”).
put You can hear audio from cameras in both live and playback mode.
However, in order to be able to hear audio in playback you must
enable the audio output setting .
Check the box to enabl e/d i s able audio out put.
t output Select which monitor will be the spot monitor. Default is the spot
monitor (Spot output 1).
Set the length of time for which a camera that has an event or alarm
appears on the selected monitor before moving to the next camera
during sequencing. Default is 10 seconds.
Set the length of time for which a camera that has an alarm appears
on the selected monitor before moving to the next camera during
sequencing. Default is 10 seconds.
To set up the display options:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Layout > General.
3. Specify the desired settings for each of the menu options.
4. Click Apply to save the settings.
5. Click Back to return to live view.
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Changing the camera sequence
The cameras are sequenced in numeric order by default. You can change the
sequence order of the cameras for all moni tors.
You can switch the channel of a camera with that of another camera in the
system. This lets you, for example, have the images of camera 1 appear on
channel 10, and the images of camera 10 appear on channel 1. This feature is
useful when you want to watch the sequence of images from specific cameras so
that they are next to each other on-screen.
See Figure 17 below. Each video tile displays both the order of the camera in the
sequence and the camera number.
Figure 17: Camera layout and sequence screen
Multiview layout selection bar
Camera order in the
sequence
Camera number selection
To set the camera sequencing:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Layout > View.
3. From Video Output Interface, select the desired monitor from the drop-down
list.
4. From the multiview layout selection bar, select the desired multiview layout.
5. Select the video tile of the camera whose order you want to change. The
selected tile is highlighted green.
6. In the selected tile, select the new camera sequence order by scrolling the
through the list of available camera numbers.
Note: “X” means that the camera is not displayed.
7. Click Apply to save the settings.
8. Click Back to return to live view.
Camera sequencing for alarms and events
You can select which monitor is used to sequence alarm and event cameras in
full screen mode. Normally this is the spot monitor. When an alarm or event
occurs, the selected monitor will sequence through the alarm/event cameras
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depending on the dwell time set up. You can set up different dwell time for
alarms and events.
To set the camera sequencing for alarms and events:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Layout > General.
3. From Event Output, select the desired monitor from the dro p-down list.
Default is VGA, if connected
4. Select the dwell times for the alarm and event cameras. Default is 10
seconds. The dwell time can range between 10 and 300 seconds.
5. Click Apply.
Configuring time and date
You can set up the date and time that will appear on-screen. It is not included in
recordings. This time and date display is separate from the embedded one that
appears for each camera (see “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on page
129 for more information on embedded camera time and date).
The start and end time of daylight savings time (DST) in the year can also be set.
DST is deactivated by default. See Figure 18 below for the Time settings screen.
Figure 18: Time and date settings screen
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Option
Time zone
Date format
Time format
Display week
System date
System time
Auto DST a
Enable DST
From
To
DST bias
Table 11: Description of the time and date settings screen
Description
Select the time zone of the DVR from the drop-down list.
Select the date format from the drop-down list. Default format is DD-
MM-YYYY.
Select the time format from the drop-down list. Default format is 24-
hour format.
D i splay the day of the week in the monitor time bar.
Check the box to enable/disable. Default format is Disable.
Define the system date.
Default date is the current date.
Define the system time.
Default time is the current time.
djustment Define DST is automatically. It depends on the time zone selected.
Default format is Disable
Manually define DST. If this option is selected, the Auto DST
adjustment option is disabled.
Default format is Disable.
Click the check box to enable or disable daylight savings time
(DST).
Enter the start date and time for daylight savings.
Enter the end date and time for daylight savings.
Set the amount of time to move DST forward from the standard
time.
Default is 60 minutes.
To set up the system time and date:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Time. Modify the required settings.
3. Click the Apply button to immediately implement the changes.
General settings
Use the Display mode settings menu to configure general DVR options on how
information is displayed and accessed such as:
• Change GUI language
• Change the DVR name and address
• Define the monitor resolution
• Enable/disable the login password requirement
• Enable/disable the wizard
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Option
Language
Device name
Device addr
Zone ID
VGA resolution
HDMI resolution
Password required
Scaling output video
• Manually change the video output format (PAL/NTSC)
• Change the time out period after which the display reverts to showing live
view
• Enable/disable the transparency of the menus on screen
• Enable/disable whether the status icons appear on screen
See Figure 19 below and Figure 20 on page 41.
The changes are immediately implemented once Apply is clicked to save the
settings.
Figure 19: Monitor setup screen: General Settings
Table 12: Description of the Monitor setup screen: General Settings
Description
Change the language of the system.
Select the desired language from the drop-down list and cl ic k
Apply. The language displayed changes immediately.
Define the DVR name. The default name is TVR 41.
Click the edit box and enter the new name from the soft keyboard.
ess The device number to use for the DVR when programming the
remote control. The default value is 255.
Each DVR in a daisy chain must have a unique zone ID so that it
can be controlled by a KTD-405 keypad.
The default value is 1.
Define the VGA resolution.
Select one of the options from the drop-down list and click Apply.
The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor.
Define the HDMI resolution.
Select one of the options from the drop-down list and click Apply.
The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor.
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Define whether a login password is required.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.
Enable/disable the monitor display of the main and spot monitor
size to accommodate for differently sized monitors.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.
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Option
Enable wizard
Option
Monitor standard
Output mode
Monitor brightness
Event hint
Timebar transparent
Men
Mouse pointer speed
Other notification: Panel
alarm LED
Motion alarm
Description
Define whether the wizard tool starts when the DVR is turned on.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.
Figure 20: Monitor setup screen: More Settings
Table 13: Description of the Monitor setup screen: More Settings
Description
The video standard used is auto detected but can be manually
changed.
Modify the video standard used to PAL or NTSC and click Apply.
Define the desired output mode.
Select one of the options from the drop-do wn lis t: Stan dard, Br ig ht,
Gentle, or Vivid.
Modify the video output brightness.
Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and click Apply.
Define whether the status icons appear on screen. See “Status
information” on page 29 for more information.
Modify the transparency of the menus on-screen relative to the
background to make the menu screens easier to read or less
prominent on-screen. Default is non-transparent.
Select one of the options from the drop-down list.
u timeout Define the time in minutes after which the menu screen reverts to
live view mode.
Select a time from the drop-down list and click Apply.
Modify the speed of the mouse pointer.
Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and click Apply.
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Check to enable the Motion alarm option.
Define whether the status LEDs on the front panel start flashing
when motion is detected.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.
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V-stream encoding
If the available bandwidth is limited you can remotely view several channels in
real time with one stream over the web browser or CMS (Client Management
System), such as TruVision navigator, using the V-stream encoding option (“V”
stands for “virtual” ) . When enabled , you ca n see t he out put from the cameras on
a CVBS spot monitor in one stream.
Note: It is not recommended to use the V-stream feature when using a CVBS
monitor as main monitor as both the CVBS main monitor and the V-stream use
the same output.
To enable v-streaming:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Encoding > V-stream Encoding.
3. Check Enable V-stream Encoding.
4. Select the desired settings for frame rate, and maximum bit rate (Kbps).
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
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Controlling a PTZ camera
You can control PTZ dome cameras using the buttons on the front panel, the
keypad, and IR remote control as well as using the PTZ control panel accessed
with the mouse. Access to PTZ commands may require a password.
A detailed list of the PTZ commands available for many different camera
protocols is available in Appendix F on page 165.
Configuring PTZ settings
Use the PTZ Settings menu to configure the PTZ dome cameras. Each camera
must be set up individually. Cameras must be configured bef ore th ey can be
used.
Ensure that the PTZ dome cameras are correctly connected to the RS-485 port
on the back panel.
Note: If a camera does not work correctly after configuring the DVR, check the
parameters entered.
To configure PTZ dome camera settings:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Click General and select the PTZ dome camera to be configured from the
drop-down camera list.
3. Select the baud rate, data bit , st op bit , par it y , flow control, PTZ protocol and
address for the camera. See Appendix G, “Default menu settings”, on page
165 for the default values.
Note: It is important to ensure that the settings correspond with those used in
the PTZ camera.
4. Click Copy to copy the settings to another camera, if required.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
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Item
1.
2.
3.
4
Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours
When in live view you can quickly call up the list of existing presets, preset tours
and shadow tours by using the front panel, remote control, mouse and keypad.
Front panel Press the joystick to Enter. PTZ control panel appears.
Mouse Right-click the mouse on the desired camera image. The quick access
toolbar appears. Click the PTZ control icon to enter PTZ mode. The PTZ
control panel appears.
Remote control Press the OK button. The PTZ control panel appears.
Keypad Press the Enter button on the keypad. For further information, see
Appendix D “KTD-405 keypad” on page 155.
If the display was in multiview format, it changes to full screen format for the
selected camera. See Figure 21 below for a description of the PTZ control panel.
Figure 21: PTZ control panel
Table 14: Description of the PTZ control panel
Name Description
Directional pad/auto-
scan buttons
Zoom, focus and iris Adjusts zoom, focus and iris.
PTZ movement Adjusts the speed of PTZ movement.
. Toolbar
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Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ. Center button
is used to start auto-pan by the PTZ dome camera.
Turns on/off camera light.
Turns on/off camera wiper.
Zoom area.
Centers the PTZ dome camera image. This command is
not supported on all PTZ dome cameras.
Jumps to the home position.
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6.
7.
Item
1
2
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Name Description
. Select PTZ command Displays the desired function from the scroll bar: camera, preset,
preset tour or shadow tour.
Open/close menu Opens/closes the PTZ command section of the PTZ control
panel.
Exit Exits the PTZ control panel.
Setting and calling up presets
Presets are previously defined locations of a PTZ dome camera. It allows you to
quickly move the PTZ dome camera to a desired position. They are configured
and modified from the PTZ configuration window (see Figure 22 below).
Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset command.
See Appendix F on page 165 for the complete list of PTZ commands available by
camera protocol.
Figure 22: PTZ configuration window
Table 15: Description of the PTZ configuration window
Name Description
. Save preset Saves preset.
. Call preset Calls up pre-existing preset.
. Shadow tour toolbar
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Saves the shadow tour.
Starts the selected shadow tour.
Deletes the selected shadow tour.
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Adds a step to a selected preset tour.
Starts the selected preset tour.
Stops the selected preset tour.
Deletes all the preset tour steps.
Scroll up the list.
Scroll down the list.
To set up a preset:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Use the directional, zoom, focus and iris buttons to position the camera in the
desired preset locatio n .
3. Check SavePreset and enter a preset number. The preset is enabled and
stored in the camera.
If the desired preset number is larger than the 17 numbers listed, click […].
The Preset screen appears. Select a preset number from the dropdown list
and click the OK button to save changes.
Note: Presets can be overwritten.
4. Click Back to return to live view.
To call up a preset:
• PTZ control panel:
1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.
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On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick
to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.
2. Scroll the toolbar to Preset and doubl e-click the desired preset from the list.
The camera immediately jumps to the preset position.
• Menu toolbar:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
The PTZ configuration window appears.
2. Check CallPreset and enter the preset number to call up. The camera
immediately moves to that preset position.
3. Click Back to return to live view.
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Setting and calling up preset tours
Preset tours move a PTZ dome camera to different steps (called “Keypoint” in the
interface). The camera stays at a step for a set dwell time before moving on to
the next step. The steps are defined by presets (see “Setting and calling up
presets” on page 45.)
Each preset tour consists of steps. A step consists of a step number, a dwell
time, and a speed.
The step number is the order the camera will follow while cycling through the
preset tour. The dwell time is the length of time for which a camera stays at a
step before moving to the next one. The speed is the rate at which the camera
will move from one key point to the next .
Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset tour
command. See Appendix F on page 165 for the complete list of PTZ commands
available by camera protocol.
To set up a preset tour:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Select the preset tour number.
3. In the preset tour toolbar, click to add a step to the preset tour. The
Keypoint window appears. Select the preset number, dwell time and speed of
the step. Click OK to save the settings.
Note: A preset tour should have at least two presets.
4. Repeat step 3 to configure other steps (“Keypoints”) in the preset tour.
5. In the preset tour toolbar, click to call up the preset tour.
6. Click Back to return to live view.
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To delete a preset tour:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. From the preset list, select a tour number and click to delete the selected
the preset tour.
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In the preset tour toolbar, click to delete all the preset tours.
3. Click Back to return to live view.
To call up a preset tour:
• PTZ control panel:
1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.
– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick
to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.
2. Scroll the toolbar to Tour and double-click the desired preset tour from the
list. The camera immediately carries out the preset tour movem ent.
• Menu toolbar:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Select the desired preset tour from the list and click to start the tour. Click
to stop the preset tour.
3. Click Back to return to live view.
Setting and calling up a shadow tour
The shadow tour command remembers the manually-controlled PTZ dome
camera movement track. One shadow tour can be set up.
Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a shadow tour
command. See Appendix F on page 165 for the complete list of PTZ commands
available by camera protocol.
To set up a shadow tour:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Select the shadow tour from the list.
3. To record a new shadow tour, click and use the directional buttons on the
PTZ control panel to move the camera along the desired path.
4. Click to save the shadow tour.
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Note: The shadow tour can be overwritten.
5. Click Back to return to live view.
To call up a shadow tour:
• PTZ control panel:
1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ Control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.
– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick
to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.
2. Scroll the toolbar to Shadow Tour and double-click the shadow tour from the
list. The camera immediately carries out the shadow tour movement.
• Menu toolbar:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Select the shadow tour from the list and click to start the tour. Click
to stop the shadow tour.
3. Click Back to return to live view.
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Playing back a recording
The TVR 41 lets you to quickly locate and play back recorded video. There are
four ways to play back video:
Instant playback of the most recently recorded video
All-day playback of the day’s recorded video
Search the video archives by specific time, date, bookmark, snapshot, or
event
Search the system log
The DVR continues to record the live view from a camera while simultaneously
playing back video on that camera display. You must have the access privilege to
play back recordings (see “Customizing a user’s access privileges” on page 140
for more information).
Cameras in multiview mode play back simultaneously. This means, for example,
that it is easy to follow the path of an intruder who has passed in front of several
cameras.
You must be in live view mode to play back video.
Overview of the playback window
It is easy to manage playback from the playback window.
The playback video can be set up to display a time/date stamp for evident iar y
purposes (see “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on page129).
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display the list of cameras available.
4. Playback control toolbar. See Figure 24.
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Figure 23: Playback window
1. Playback viewer.
2. Camera panel. Select the cameras for
playback. Move the mouse over the area to
3. Calendar panel.
Blue: Current date
Yellow: Recordings available on the DVR.
The playback control toolbar
It is easy to manually control playback using the playback control toolbar. See
Figure 24 below.
Note: The control toolbar does not appear for instant playback.
Figure 24: Playback control toolbar (all-day playback example shown)
m Description
. Audio and video control toolbar:
/ Aud io on/off.
/Start/stop a video clip during playback. Sections of a recording can be
saved to an external storage device.
Add default bookmark
Add customized bookmark
Bookmark management.
Click to see the list of bookmarks and their times.
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Archive files
. Zoom control: Zoom in and out of the timeline to show the progress bar in greater or
lesser detail.
. Playback control toolbar:
Reverse play the recording. Click again to pause.
Stop playback. Timeline jumps back to 00:00 time (midnight).
Play recording.
Forward skip playback. Default skip time is 30 seconds.
Reverse skip playback. Default skip time is 30 seconds.
Decrease playback speed: Options available are: single frame, 1/8 speed,
¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed, X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum
speed.
Increase playback speed. Options available are: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼
speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed, X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed.
Previous file/day/event recording.
Play next file/day recording in the search result.
. Timeline: Allows you to jump forwards or backwards in time. The timeline moves left
(oldest video) to right (newest video). Click a location on it for where you want
playback to start.
In all-day playback the cursor shows the actual time. In search playback, the cursor
is a ball.
. Time bar: Time of actual playback. This is only displayed in all-day playback.
. Playback progress bar: This bar displays how far playback of the recording has
progressed. It also indicates the type of recording.
. Recording type: Description of the color coding of recording types that appear in the
playback progress bar.
Dark green indicates continuous recording
Red indicates alarm/event recording
Yellow indicates motion recording
Light green indicates manual recording
Pale blue indicates text insertion recording
. Hide the playback control toolbar.
. Video search: Search for recordings. See “S ear chi ng r ecor ded video” on page 56 for
more information.
. For all-day playback mode, quit playback and return to live v iew.
For playback from search mode, quit playback and return to the search screen.
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You can quickly access many playback functi ons by placing the cursor on a
playback image on screen and clicking the right-butt on o f the mous e . The
playback pop-up menu appears (see Figure 12 below).
Figure 25: The playback pop-up menu
Name Description
. Camera Select a camera for playback.
. Digit a l zoom Enter the di git al zoom function for the selected camera.
. Motion search Call up the motion search toolbar to search playback
recording for incidents of motion detection. See “Motion
search” on page 62 for more information.
. Text show Display inserted text on screen.
. Skip time Modify the playback skip time. See “Playback skip time” on
page 61 for more information.
. Control panel Hide the playback control toolbar.
. Exit Return to live view.
Instant playback
Use the quick access toolbar to quickly replay recorded video for a
preprogrammed time period. This can be useful to review an event that has just
happened. Only one camera at a time can be selected. Th e de fa ult playback
period is 5 minutes.
To instantly replay recorded video:
1. In live view mode left-click the mouse on the desired camera image. The
quick access toolbar appears. Click InstantPlayback.
2. Select the desired camera from the drop-down list and click OK.
Playback starts immediately. The Instant Playback scroll bar appears under
the selected camera.
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3. Click Pause on the toolbar to pause playback.
Click Play to restart playback.
Click Stop to stop playback and return to live view.
To change the instant playback time period:
1. Click Display > Monitor > More Settings in the menu toolbar.
2. Select the desired instant playback time: 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. The default
time is 5 minutes.
3. Click Apply.
All-day playback
Use this option to play back recorded video from the last day. Playback starts at
midnight and runs for the 24-hour period. All-day playback is shown in full screen
view. See Figure 24 on page 52 for a description of the playback control toolbar.
• Using the mouse:
1. In live view mode right-click the mouse on the desired camera image. In the
mouse toolbar click All-day Playback.
The playback scre en a ppe ar s . By default, the camera is in full-screen mode.
2. To select more than one camera for mul ti v i ew play bac k or to select playback
from a different day, move the mouse to the right edge of the screen. The
camera list and calendar appear. Check the desired cameras and/or another
day. Up to 16 cameras can be selected.
Playback starts immediately.
Note: A message appears if there are no recordings found during this period.
3. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.
4. Click Exit to return to live view.
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Search type
Normal
Event
Bookmark
Snapshot
Right-click the mouse and click Exit from the mous e men u to return to the
previous screen.
• Using the front panel:
1. Select the camera for play back and press the Replay button. Play bac k fro m
the selected camera starts immediately.
Note: Multiview playback is only available using the mouse. If live view was
showing multiview, only the camera in the top-left channel on screen will be
played back.
2. To select a different camera for play back, press the numerical button of the
desired camera.
3. Click Live to return to live view.
Searching recorded video
You can easily search and play back recorded videos by time, events,
bookmarks, and snapshots.
The Search screen has four submenus that allow you to carry out different
searches by theme:
Description
Search all recorded video by cameras, recording type, type of file
protection (locked or unlocked), and time period.
Search only event recorded files. Files can be searched by alarm inputs,
motion detection, or POS/ATM text insertion.
Note: Only motion detection and POS/ATM text insertion that have been
recorded as events will be listed in this search. Motion and text insertion
that is recorded as a non-event can be searched under the Normal
menu.
Search only recorded files with bookmarks.
Search only recorded files with snapshots.
Search results
A search will usually produce a list of files, which may extend to several pages.
The files are listed by camera, and then for each camera by date and time. The
oldest file is listed first. See Figure 26 on page 57 for an example of a search.
Only one file can be played back at a time.
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Figure 26: Example of a search result list
Playing back recordings by time and video
type
You can search recorded video by time and video type, such as continuous
recordings, motion, text insertion, alarm and all recordings. Video can be played
back simultaneously across several cameras.
To play back search results:
1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and in the mouse menu select
Advanced Search > Normal.
2. Select the desired cameras, record type, file type as well as start and end
time of the recording.
3. Click Search. The list of search results appears.
4. Play back the search results:
If there is only one camera in the search result, click its playback button.
Playback starts.
If there is more than one camera listed, click the playback button of one of
the cameras. In the window that appears, select the cameras you want to play
back simultaneously and click OK. Playback starts.
5. To hide the playback control toolbar during play back, right-click the mouse
and select the Control Panel button in the playback control tool bar . Click
again for the panel to reappear.
6. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.
7. To play back another camera, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen
to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera.
8. To do another search:
Click Exit in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results
screen.
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- Or Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search
results screen.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the
search screen.
Playing back recordings by event
You can search recorded video by event type: motion, alarm input, and
POS/ATM text insertion. Video can be played back simultaneously across
several cameras.
To play back search results:
1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search >
Event.
2. Select the desired event type as well as start and end time of the recording.
3. Select the desired alarm inputs.
If you selected “Motion” as the event type, select the required alarm inputs. If
you selected “Text insertion”, select the required alarm inputs and enter the
desired keywords.
4. Click Search. The list of search results appears.
5. Play back the search results:
If there is only one camera in the search result, click its playback button.
Playback starts.
If there is more than one camera listed, click the playback button of one of
the cameras. In the window that appears, select the cameras you want to play
back simultaneously and click OK. Playback starts.
6. To hide the playback control toolbar during play back, right-click the mouse
and select the Control Panel button in the playback control tool bar . Click
again for the panel to reappear.
7. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.
8. To play back another camera, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen
to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera.
9. To do another search:
Click Exit in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results
screen.
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Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search
results screen.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the
search screen.
Creating and playing back bookmarked
recordings
You can bookmark the important scen es in a r ecor ded fil e for lat er r eference.
Bookmarks flag the start of a scene. Up to 64 bookmarks can be saved in a video
file. There are two types of bookmarks:
•Default bookmark: All default bookmarks have the same generic name,
“Bookmark”.
•Customized bookmark: The bookmark is given a name for easy
identification. The same name can be used for several bookmarks.
Both types can be searched.
To create a bookmark:
1. Open an all-day playback screen or the playback screen from a search result.
2. In the all-day playback recording, click the timeline bar where you want the
bookmark to be. The green time line jumps to this position. Click the button
for the type of bookmark you want, and enter the bookmark name if required.
In the playback recording from a search, click the scroll bar where you want
the bookmark to be. The scroll bar ball jumps to this position. Click the button
for the type of bookmark you want, and enter the bookmark name if required.
The bookmark is saved.
3. Click the bookmark management button to see the list of bookmarks
saved. The name of a bookmark can be edited. The bookmark can also be
deleted.
To play back a bookmark:
1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search >
Bookmark in the mouse menu.
2. Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to
be searched. Also select the type of bookmark to be searched.
If searching for customized bookmarks, enter a keyword from the bookmark
name.
Click Search. The list of bookmarks appears.
3. Select a bookmark and do one of the following:
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Click the Edit button to edit a bookmark’s name.
Click the Delete button to delete a bookmark.
- Or Click the Play button to play back a bookmark .
4. When finished, click Exit.
Slideshow of snapshots
You can search recorded for video snapshots. See “Accessing frequently used
commands” on page 34 on how to create snapshots.
To play back search results:
1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and in the pop-up menu select
Advanced Search > Snapshot.
2. Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to
be searched.
3. Click Search. The list of snapshots appears.
4. Select a snapshot to see it in the thumbnail window. Click its Play button
to see it in full-screen mode.
5. When in full-screen mode, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen to
see the complete list of snapshot s found in the search. Click their Play
buttons to see them in full-screen mod e.
6. To see a slideshow of all the snapshots found, click the or buttons on
the snapshot toolbar to sequence forwards or backwards through the shots.
7. To do another search:
Click Exit in the snapshot toolbar to return to the search results screen.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search
results screen.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Snapshot Search from the list to return to
the search screen.
Playing back recordings from the system log
You can also playback recordings from the system log. The system log provides
a much wider range of options for playback than Advanced Search, which deals
with video detection and alarms only.
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Figure 27: View log screen
To play back video from the system log:
1. Click System Settings > Log Search in the menu toolbar.
2. Select the search start and end times.
3. Under Major Type and Minor Type, select an option from the dr op-down list.
The minor type list of options available depends on the option selected under
major type.
4. Click the Search button. A list of results appears.
5. Select a file and click:
- Details: Displays information on the log or recording. For a recording, it lists
such information as start time, type of information, camera number, and gives
a description on the types of events recorded and when record time was
stopped.
- Play: Click to start playback of the selected recording.
- Export: Click to archive the selected file to a USB device. The export screen
appears.
- Back: Click to return to the previous screen.
Playback skip time
By moving the joystick up and down during playback, you can jump forwards or
backwards by a defined skip time period.
To change the playback skip time:
1. In playback mode, right-click the mouse and click Skip Time on the pop-up
menu. The Skip Time menu appear s.
2. Select a skip time between 10 and 300 seconds. The default skip time is 30
seconds.
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Motion search
You can quickly and easily search playback recording for incidents of motion
detection. Motion can be searched over the whole playback screen or just for
specific areas on it. This allows you to search, for example, whether any motion
was detected a few days ago near a particular door.
The option is not available in instant playback.
Figure 28: Motion search toolbar
1. Full screen detection: The motion-sensit ive red grid automatically appears over the whole
screen.
2. D elete all : Delete the motion grid.
3. Search: Search the playback recording for motion detection.
4. Exit: Quit motion search mode and return to play back.
To search for motion in playback:
1. In playback mode, right-click the mouse and click Motion Search on the
mouse menu. The motion search toolbar appears and the playback control
toolbar disappears.
2. Select an area of the screen to be searched:
Drag the mouse over the desired area. A red grid appears. More than one
area can be selected.
- Or Click the full-screen detection icon in the toolbar. The whole screen is
covered in the red grid.
3. Click the Search icon to see the results.
Motion appears as ble u li nes below the green playback progress bar. If
motion had been recorded as an event, it appears as yellow on the progress
bar.
Click the zoom-in button to see the progress bar in closer detail.
Playing back frame-by-frame
You can easily play back a selected video at different speeds. This allows you to
carefully examine an event frame-by-frame as it happens.
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The current frame rate is shown on the right of the playback control toolbar.
To play back frame-by-frame:
• Using a mouse:
1. In playback mode click the Speed Down and Speed up buttons in the
playback control toolbar until the speed changes to single frame.
2. Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame.
• Using the front panel:
1. In playback mode move the joystick to left and right to scroll down and up
through the speed changes until single frame.
2. Press Enter with the joystick to advance the video frame by frame.
3. Press the Playback button to continue playback at normal speed.
Digital zoom in playback
You can easily zoom in on an image during playback to see it in greater detail.
To digitally zoom-in during playback:
1. In playback mode right-click the mouse and click Digital Zoom in the pop-up
menu. The playback control toolbar disappears.
2. Click the screen with the cursor.
The image zooms in and the digital view screen appears.
3. Left-click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest, or move
the joystick on the front panel to position the red square. The selected area is
magnified.
4. Right-click the mouse to quit the digital zoom mode and to return to fullscreen playback mode. The playback contr ol tool b ar reappears.
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Archiving recorded files
Archive recorded files on an external device such as a USB flash drives, USB
HDDs, eSATA HDD or a DVD writer. You must be in live view mode to archive
video. Access to archive commands may require a password.
Before starting to archive files, ensure that you have the backup device
connected to the DVR. It can be detected automatically by the DVR.
Note: The USB port on the back panel does not support USB CD/DVD burners
or USB HDDs.
Archiving files
There are three ways to archive files from live view:
Quick Archive: Quick archive lets you archive recorded files quickly by using the
Archive button on the front panel. The TVR 41 then downloads all the recor ded
files on the unit to fill the available memory space on the storage media. This
option is not available via the mouse.
Advanced Search screen: Use this sreen to specify archiving settings such as a
specific time and date period, recording type, start and end times, as well as
cameras.
Auto archive: You can schedule when to automatically archive recorded files.
Using Quick Archive
To archive recorded video using Quick Archive:
1. Insert the backup device into the TVR 41.
If using a USB memory drive, insert the device into the USB port on the front
panel. If using a digital video disk (DVD) or eSATA drive, insert the disc into
the DVD drive. If more than one media type is found in the TVR 41, the USB
device takes precedence over the others.
2. Press Archive on the front panel or remote control to open the quick archive
screen.
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3. From the list of files displayed, select the files you want to archive.
4. Click Start. The unit starts to download all the files listed.
Note: If there is a capacity limitation on the backup device, only the most
recent files will be backed up.
A message will appear to confirm when the download is complete.
Exporting recorded files to a backup device
There are two ways to archive files to a backup device. You can manually select
the files to back up or you can schedule when the DVR will automatically archive.
You can insert a mini-USB hub to the USB port to attach a mouse for navigation
or a USB drive for archiving. However, the unit may not support all types of USB
hubs.
The Archive options available may depend on the type of backup dev i ce
selected.
Figure 29: Example of an archive
Function Description
. Device name Select one of the storage media for archiving. If the backup
device is not recognized:
• Click the Refresh button
• Reconnect device
• Check for compatibility from vendor
. Refresh Refresh the search results if any parameters have been
modified.
. Name Files found on the backup device are listed.
. Delete Click to delete a selected file from the backup device.
Play Click to play selected file.
. Free space Free space available on the backup device is displayed.
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Seal disc Select to prevent other files being recorded onto the disc.
Include Player Select to automatically include the Player tool when archiving
files.
New folder Create a new folder on the backup device. Files from the DVR
can be archived to a specific folder.
. Format Format the USB/eSATA drive.
. Archive Start downloading selected files onto the backup device.
2. Cancel Cancel search and return to previous menu.
To manually export recorded files to a backup device:
1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.
If using a USB memory drive, insert the device into the USB port on the front
panel. If using a digital video disk (DVD) or eSATA drive, insert the disc into
the DVD drive. If both media are found in the TVR 41, the USB device takes
precedence over the DVD.
2. In live view mode press the Search button on the front panel or remote
control.
- Or Right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search.
The Advanced Search scr een app ear s .
3. Select the cameras and search parameters required:
Record type: All, constant, motion, text insertion, alarm, or manual.
File type: All, locked, or unlocked.
4. Select the start and end dates and times to archive recordings.
Note: You can click theQuick Playback button to verify that the selected
files are the files to export. Right-click the mouse and click Exit to return to
the Advanced Searc h sc r een.
5. Click Search. The list of results appears.
6. Select the files to export.
7. Click Archive. The Archive screen appears.
8. Select the storag e me dium to export to from the drop-down list.
9. Click Archive to begin the backup process.
10. Click OK when archiving is completed. Click Cancel until you return to live
view.
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Auto archiving
You can schedule the DVR to automatically archive recordings at set interval
times to an external storage device. You can also select the cameras and
recording types to auto archive as well as define how the system responds when
the HDD becomes full.
It is easy to see the time of the most recent and next archive recording. Simply
select the Archive Status tab and the information is displayed.
To schedule automatic archiving:
1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.
2. In the configuration menu, click Video Schedule > Auto Archive > Archive
Settings.
3. Check Enable Au t o Archive.
4. Select the start and end date and time periods during which archiving can
occur automatically.
5. Under Interval Time, select the desired interval time for archiving.
The interval time options available are: 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours , 8 hour s, 24
hours, or once only. Default is 1 hour.
6. Click Archive file. In the screen that appears, select the cameras and search
parameters required:
Record Type: All, constant, motion, text insertion, alarm, or manual.
File Type: All, locked, or unlocked.
Note: You can copy these selected parameters to other cameras. Click Copy
and select the desired camer as .
Click OK and Apply to save, and return to the Archive Settings screen.
7. Select how the DVR responds if the backup device becomes full. There are
two options: Stop Recording or Overwrite.
If overwrite is selected, the oldest files are overwritten.
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8. Under Device Select, select the backup device used.
9. If you change any options, click Refresh.
10. Click Apply.
Creating and archiving video clips
You can save important scenes in a recorded file for later reference by creating
video clips of selected portions of the file during playback. When an intruder, for
example, crosses in front of several cameras you can save the video clip of the
intruder’s path across these cameras in a single file.
Up to 30 video clips can be made from a recording.
Note: This feature is only available using the mouse.
To manually export video clips during playback:
1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.
2. Search for the required files to play back. See “Searching recorded video” on
page 56.
3. Select the file or files to play back and click Play. Playback starts
immediately.
4. Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to start and click the
Start Clip button.
5. Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to stop and click the
End Clip button.
6. Repeat for additional cl ips .
7. Exit playback mode. A message appears asking if you want to save the video
clips.
8. Click Yes to archive the clips. The Export scr een appears.
Click No to exit and return to the search results screen. The clips are not
saved.
9. In the Export screen select from the drop-down list the backup device to be
used.
10. Click Start. File downloading starts.
Note: You can create a new folder for the video clips. Press the New Folder
button and enter the folder name.
Archiving snapshots
You can save all the video snapshots recorded to a backup device.
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To manually archive snapshots:
1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.
2. Search for the required snapshot files to play back. See “Slideshow of
snapshots” on page 60. The list of snapshots appears.
3. Select the snapshots to backup.
4. Click Archive. Select the archiving device, if different from that listed.
5. Click Archive. Export starts immediately.
6. When completed, click OK. Click Cancel to return to the previous screen.
Managing backup devices
You can manage backup devices from the Export screen (see Figure 29 on page
66.)
The Export screen allows you to:
• Create New Folder: Create a new folder on the backup device.
• Delete: Delete a file or folder from the backup device.
• Play: Play the selected video file from the backup device.
• Format: Format the backup device.
• Erase: Erase files from a re-writable CD/DVD.
Playing back archived files on a PC
Use the standard file player software to play back the archived video on your PC.
It is downloaded automatically from the TVR 41 when archiving files onto a
backup device.
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Using the web browser
This chapter describes how you can use the web browser interface to configure
the device, play back recorded video, search through event logs, and control a
PTZ dome camera. You can also specify settings on the web browser interface to
optimize video playback and recording performance when operating in a low or
limited bandwidth envi r onm ent .
Windows Vista and 7 users
Internet Explorer for Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems have
increased security measures to protect your PC from any malicious software
being installed. When using the TVR 41 web browser interface, you can install
ActiveX controls to connect and view video using Internet Explorer.
To have complete functionality of the web browser interface and the DVR player
with Windows Vista and Windows 7, do the following:
• Run the browser interface and the DVR player application as an administrator
in your workstation
• Add the DVR’s IP address to your browser’s list of trusted sites
To add the DVR’s IP address to Internet Explorer’s list of trusted sites:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools, and then Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab, and then select the Trusted Sites icon.
4. Click Sites.
5. Clear the “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone” box.
6. Enter the IP address or DDNS name in the “Add this website to the zone”
field.
7. Click Add, and then click Close.
8. Click OK in the Internet Options dialog screen.
9. Connect to the TVR 41 for full browser functionality.
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HTTP port: 80
Server/Client software port: 8000
Accessing the web browser
To access the TVR 41, open a web browser and enter the IP address assigned
to the DVR as a web address. On the logon screen, enter the default user ID and
password.
Note: Only one DVR can be viewed per browser.
User ID: admin
Password: 1234
The default values for TVR 41 network settings are:
• IP address - 192.168.1.82
• Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
• Gateway address - 192.168.1.1
• Ports:
When using the browser:
RTSP port: 554
For more information on port forwarding, see Appendix C “Port forwarding
information” on page 153.
When using TruNav:
RTSP port: 554
Web browser overview
The TVR 41 web browser lets you view, record, and play back videos as well as
manage all aspects of the DVR from any PC with Internet access. The browser’s
easy-to-use controls give you quick access to all TVR 41 functions. See
Figure 30 below.
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Item
1
2
3
4
5
Figure 30: Live view in the web browser interface
Table 16: Description of live view in the web browser
Name Description
. Camera View video and record video from the selected camera.
. Menu toolbar Lets you do the following:
• View live video
• Play back video
• Search for event logs
• Configure settings
• Log out of the interface
. Viewer View live or playback video.
. Display format Define how you want video to be displayed in the viewer:
Multiview or full screen.
. Video function toolbar Lets you do the following in live view:
Switch between main stream and substream.
Start/stop all streaming from selected cameras.
Start recording from selected cameras.
Access digital zoom.
Turn POS/ATM text insertion on/off.
Take a video snapshot.
View previous and nex t camera respectively.
If viewing in multiview format, live view moves to the
next group of cameras for the selected number of video
tiles.
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6
7
Name Description
. PTZ panel Hide/display the PTZ panel.
. Alarm center Display a log of unacknowledged alarms.
Turn microphone on/off
Using the web browser to configure the
device
Click Configuration on the browser menu bar to display the configuration
screen. There are two ways to configure the DVR: Local and Remote.
Local configuration
Local configuration lets you define communication and network parameters such
as protocol type, maximum file size, stream type and network transmission
settings. You can also specify the directory locations for saving recorded and
playback video, captured images, and downloaded files.
Remote configuration
See Figure 31 below for an example of the Configuration screen. See Table 16
on page 73 for an over view of the different browser menu functions. Please refer
to the specific sections on the OSD menu functions for more information on
configuring these func t i ons.
Note: The configuration settings defined remotely are different from those that
Table 17: Description of remote configuration menus
Menu Function Description
Device parameters Device information
Device name: Define the DVR name. The default
name is TVR 41.
Device number: The device number to use for
the DVR when programming the remote control.
The default value is 255.
Zone ID: Each DVR in a daisy chain must have a
unique zone ID so that it can be controlled by a
KTD-405. The default value is 1.
Overwrite: Enable or disable. Enabling this
setting causes recorded files to be overwritten
once the HDD is full.
eSATA: Define how an external recording device
saves records. See “Using an external recording
device” on page 89 for more information.
Event priority: Define the priority between text
insertion event and motion alarm if both are
triggered at the same time. Default is Motion
alarm (Text In < Motion).
Time settings Define time and date. See “Configuring time and
date” on page 38 for more information. See
“Configuring an NTP server” on page 112 for
information on setting up NTP time settings.
Holiday settings Define when recordings occur during holiday
periods. See “Holiday schedules” on page 92 for
more information.
Camera settings Display settings Define which information is displayed on-screen.
See “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on
page 129 for more information.
Video settings Define general recording settings. See “Defining
a recording schedule” on page 90 for more
information.
Recording schedule Define the recording schedules. See “Def ining a
recording schedule” on page 90 for more
information.
Motion detection Define motion detection parameters. See “Setting
up motion detection” on page 100 for more
information.
Privacy mask Define the on-screen privacy mask areas. See
“Setting up privacy masking” on page 130 for
more information.
Tamper-proof Define the video tampering detect ion se tti ngs.
See “Detecting video tampering” on page 106 for
more information.
Video loss Define the video loss detection settings. See
“Detecting video loss” on page 105 for more
information.
Text overlay Add extra lines of text on screen. See “Text
overlay” on page 83.
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Menu Function Description
Image Adjust image quality on screen. See “Adjusting
camera image settings” on page 131 for more
information.
Covert camera Define the cameras whose images cannot be
displayed by those not logged in. See “Hiding a
camera image from view” on page 131 for more
information.
Capture settings Define the image quality of snapshots.
Manual record Define which cameras can manually record. See
“Manual recording” on page 93 for more
information.
Network settings General Define the general network settings. See
“Configuring general network settings” on page
109 for more information.
PPPoE Define the PPPoE settings. See “Configuring
PPPoE” on page 110 for more information.
DDNS Define the DDNS settings. See “Configuring
DDNS” on page 111 for more information.
Email Define the settings to send an e-mail. See
“Configuring e-mail” on page 112 for more
information.
NetHDD Define the remote storage system for DVR
recordings. See “Using a network storage
system” on page 84 for more information.
UPnPTM Enable this function so that the DVR can
automatically configure its own port forwarding.
See “Configuring UPnPTM” on page 113 for
more information.
SNMP Define the SNMP settings. See “Configuring
SNMP” on page 115 for more information.
FTP Define the FTP settings. See “Configuring
PPPoE” on page 110 for more information.
More settings Define a remote alarm host, multicast IP as well
as the server, HTTP and RTSP ports. See page
115 for more information.
Serial port settings 232 serial port Define the RS-232 parameters. See “Configuring
the RS-232 port” on page 133 for more
information.
485 serial port Define the RS-485 parameters.
Alarm settings Alarm input Define the alarm input parameters for when an
external alarm is triggered. See “Setting up
external alarms” on page 102 for more
information.
Alarm output Define the response when an external alarm is
triggered. See “Setting up external alarms” on
page 102 for more information.
Alarm audio Define the parameters to import an alarm audio
file. See “Alarm audio messages” on page 98.
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Menu Function Description
Audio output Define the parameters to import an alarm audio
file. See “Alarm audio messages” on page 98.
Advanced settings Define the warning buzzer time. See “Modifying
the warning buzzer” on page 100 for more
information.
Notification Define the notification parameters when irregular
events occur such as HDD full. See “Description
of alarm notification types” on page 97 and
“Setting up system notifications” on page 105.
User management Define, modify, and delete users. See Chapter 16
“User management” on page 139 for more
information.
HDD management Basic settings Initialize the HDD. See “Init iali zing H DDs ” on
page 121 for more information.
Storage settings Define the storage capacity of the HDD. See
“Controlling disk space on the HDD” on page 121
for more information.
Auto archive Archive settings Define archive scheduling as well as camera and
recording type selection. See “Auto archiving” on
page 68 for more information.
Archive status Review archive status. See “Auto archiving” on
page 68 for more information.
Maintenance Remotely update the DVR firmware, restore
default factory settings, restart the DVR, and
import parameters remotely. See Chapter 15
“DVR management” on page 133 for more
information.
Text insertion Define access device, access mode, and start
string. See “Capturing text insertions” on page
81.
V-stream encoding Define the maximum bit rate and frame rate. See
“V-stream encoding” on page 42 for more
information.
System
information
Camera, Record,
Alarm, Network, and
HDD
Review the status of the cameras, recordings,
alarms, network, and HDDs. See “Viewing
system information” on page 136 for more
information.
Searching and playing back recorded video
To search and play back recorded video, click Playback on the menu bar to
display the Playback page shown in Figure 32 on page 78.
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4
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6
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9.
10
Figure 32: Browser playback page
m Description
. Selected camera.
. Calendar: Selected day is highlighted.
. Search: Click to start searching recorded files for the selected camera.
. Dual stream: Select desired dual stream mode: Normal record, thin record, or
picture. Default is Normal record.
. Text search: Check and then enter the text to search.
. Display format: Click to change the display format: full screen or multiview display.
. Timeline: The timeline moves left (oldest video) to right (newest video). Click a
location on the timeline to move the cursor to where you want playback to start.
. Playback control toolbar:
Reverse: Click to reverse playback.
Start/stop: Start or stop playback.
Stop playback. Timeline jumps back to 00:00:00 time (midnight) of the
previous day.
Playback slow forward: Click to scroll through the different speeds
available: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed,
X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed. Current speed is displayed under
the camera name on top right of window.
Playback fast forward: Click to scroll through the different speeds
available: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed,
X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed. Current speed is displayed under
the camera name on top right of window.
Single frame: Click to play back one frame at a time.
Stop streaming: Stop streaming from all cameras.
. Audio and video control toolbar:
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Text insertion: Click to enable/disable POS/ATM text display in playback.
Snapshot: Capture a snapshot of the video.
Video clips: Start/stop video clip during playback. Sections of a recording
can be saved to an external storage device.
Download: Download video clips.
Backup: Click to make back up of recorded files to save locally on the
DVR. A list of the recorded files appears
Audio: Click to enable/disable audio.
. Type of recording:
Green: Indicates video recorded based on the recording schedule defined.
Red: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by an alarm event.
Yellow: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by motion detection.
Blue: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by a POS/ATM text recording.
Pale green: Indicates manually recorded video.
. Jump start: Enter a precise time in the box and click the Go To button to jump start
the playback at this selected time.
Select a camera and a day to search from on the calendar displayed, and then
click Search. The timeline below the page indicates video recorded for the
specified day. The timeline also classifies by color the type of recording with each
type.
Click and drag the marker across the timeline on where you want video playback
to begin, and then click Play on the playback control toolbar. You can captur e a
snapshot of a video image, save the video playback, or download the recorded
video.
Searching for event logs
The DVR compiles a log of events, such as the start or end of video recording,
DVR notifications, and alarms, through which y ou can easil y search. Logs are
categorized by the following types:
• Alarm: Includes motion detection, tamper detection, video tampering, and
other alarm events
• Notifications: Includes system notifications such as video loss, HDD failures,
and other system-related events
• Operations: Includes users access to the web interfaces and other
operational events
• Information: Includes general information on the DVR actions, such as the
start and end of video recording, etc.
To search for logs, click the Log tab in the browser toolbar, select a log type,
specify a date and time range, and then click Search.
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Dual streaming
The DVR allows you to view from up to 16 cameras over a network. Dual
streaming allows high quality video to be viewed in one stream (Normal stream)
and lower quality video to be viewed in another stream (Stream B) that can be
easily streamed through a narrow bandwidth.
The normal stream has the frame rate, quality, and resolution as configured in
the encoding menu. However, in a thin stream data thinning has been carried out
so that it has a lower frame rate, quality, and resolution. This allows more video
to be recorded on the HDD.
Dual streaming is available in both live and recording modes.
To play back dual streaming:
Select streaming
option here
To record dual streaming:
1. Click t he Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select HDD
management > Storage Mode.
2. Specify which percentage of the HDD should be used to store normal streams
(Normal Record), thin streams (Thin Record), and snapshots (Pictures).
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Using the mouse, drag the markers between the colored sections to the
desired values. The minimum and maximum values for each recording type
are:
Normal record: 20 to 50%
Thin record: 0 to 80%
Picture: 0 to 20%
3. Click Save to save the settings.
Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web
browser
The web browser interface lets you control the PTZ functions of a dome camera.
Click a PTZ dome camera and use the PTZ controls on the interface to control
the PTZ functions.
Figure 33: PTZ controls
1. Directional pad/auto-scan buttons: Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ. Center
button is used to start auto-pan by the PTZ dome camera.
2. Adjust zoom, focus, and iris.
3. Adjust speed of PTZ dome camera.
4. Start selected preset.
Capturing text insertions
Text insertion lets you insert or display text from a point-of-sale (POS) system on
the video display of the DVR. The tex t is saved and time‐stamped to g et her wi th
the video. You can then search the text for specific video clips. The text is
displayed during playback.
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The DVR supports POS and ATM text insertion via the UTC ProBridge accessory
connected to the RS-232 port on the DVR. This feature is currently only available
using the browser.
In both live view and playback, a camera set up for text insertion will display the
video with the POS text overlay.
See Figure 34 below for an example of a video image in live view with text
insertion.
Figure 34: Example of a video image with text insertion
To set up text insertion:
1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select 232 Serial
Port.
2. Under Usage, select ProBridge.
3. In the submenu panel, select Text Insertion.
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4. Check Enable text insertion.
5. Select the access device from the drop-down list.
6. Select the access mode. Only “ProBridge” is listed.
7. Under Start String, enter the desired transaction text, such as an ATM
transaction number.
8. Click Apply to save the settings.
To search text insertion in recorded video:
1. In live view, check the By text check box.
2. In the keyword text box that appears, enter the text for which you want to
search.
Text overlay
You can add up to eight lines of text on screen via the browser. This option can
be used, for example, to display emergency contact details. By default these
lines of text are positioned along the top of the screen. The strings follow each
other consecutively.
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Note: This option is not available via the DVR.
To add on-screen overlay text:
1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select Camera
Settings > Text Overlay.
2. Select the desired camera.
3. Check t he string box 1 for the first line of text.
4. Enter the text for string 1 in the column alongside. Up to 22 alphanumeric
characters can be used.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each extra line of text, selecting the next string
number.
6. Click Save.
Using a network storage system
You can use a network storage system (NAS) or storage area network (SAN) to
remotely store DVR recordings.
To set up a network storage system:
1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select Network
Settings > NetHDD.
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2. On the firs t line of HDD No., enter the IP address of the desired remote
storage system.
3. Enter the file path name to define where on the remote storage system you
want to store the files.
4. Under Type, select type of storage system to be used: NAS or SAN. Default
is NAS.
5. Up to eight remote storage systems can be set up.
6. Click Save.
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Chapter 10
Recording
This chapter provides instructions on how to define the recording settings of your
DVR. This chapter covers how you can configure your initial recording settings,
schedule recordings, protect your recorded files, and set up your HDD for
redundancy.
Initializing recording settings
Before you can set up your DVR to begin recording, you must first configure
general recording settings for the analog cameras.
Ensure that the HDD has been installed and initialized before configuring the
recording settings. See Chapter 13 “HDD management” on page 121 for more
information.
See “Calculating the maximum permitted frame rates and bit rates” on page 89
to calculate the maximum fr ame and bi t rates.
To configure recording settings:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Encoding > Record.
3. Select the camera you want to configure.
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4. Configure the following recording settings:
• Encoding parameters: Select one of the stream types: Mainstream (TLHi, Mainstream (TL-Lo), Mainstream (Event), Mainstream (Alarm), or
Substream.
• Stream type: Select the type of stream to record, either video or video
and audio.
• Resolution: Select the resolution of the recording. Options include: 4CIF,
2CIF, CIF, and QCIF.
• Bit rate type: Select Constant or Variable.
• Video quality: Select the quality at which to record. If “Variable” was
selected as the bit rate type, this option is unavailable.
• Max bit rate mode: Select the general default or customized option.
• Max bit rate (kbps): If the customized maximum bit rate mode was
selected, enter the value here. It must be between 32 and 4096 kbps. It is
calculated from the frame rate and time required.
• Pre-record: This is the time the camera starts recording before the
scheduled time or event. Select the time in seconds to start pre-recording
before the scheduled time or event.
The maximum pre-recor di ng times available depend on the constan t bit
rate. See “Maximum pre-recording times” on page 163 for more
information.
• Post-record: This is the time the camera continues to record after the
scheduled time or event. Select the time in seconds to stop post-recording
after the scheduled time or event.
• Auto-delete (day): Select the number of days after which recorded video
from the specified camera is permanently deleted from the HDD. A “day”
is defined as the 24-hour period from when the auto delete mode (ADM)
was set.
The maximum number of days that can be set is 60 . However, the actual
number of days permitted depends on the HDD capacity. If the value is set
to ‘0’, the option is disabled.
• Record audio: Select Yes to record sound with the images.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
6. If you want to save these parameters to another camera, click Copy and
select the camera in the pop-up screen that appears. Click OK and return to
the main screen.
7. Click the Capture tab and configure the settings for captured video, such as
snapshots. Click Apply to save the settings.
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8. Click Back to return to live view.
Calculating the maximum permitted frame rates and bit
rates
You can easily calculate the correct frame rates, bit rates, and HDD free space
required for your system.
Note: If you should later change any recording parameters, the calculated values
will no longer apply.
To configure recording settings:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar.
3. Enter the number of days to be recorded and the resolution. Also specify
whether the recoding period will include weekdays and weekends.
4. Click Calculate. The recommend ed maximum values for th e fra me rate, bit
rate, and HDD free space are then displayed.
Use this information when setting the recoding parameters.
Note: This option is not available via the browser.
Using an external recording device
You can use an external storage device, such as an eSATA HDD, to backup
video or to add its recording capacity to that of the DVR itself. If you change this
option, you must reboot the DVR to implement the change.
To configure for an external recording device:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select More Settings.
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3. Select one of the two options:
Record and Capture: Extend the recording capacity of the DVR.
Export: Backup data onto an eSATA backup dev i c e.
Note: If the external storage device is part of the total internal capacity of the
DVR, then it is no longer available for backi n g up video.
4. Click Apply.
Configuring overwrite
You can select how the DVR responds when the HDDs become full and there is
no longer sufficient space to save new data.
To configure for overwrite when the HDDs are full:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select More Settings.
3. Under Overwrite, select Yes.
Defining a recording schedule
Defining a recording schedule lets you specify when the DVR records video and
under what circumstances. Each camera can be configured to have its own
recording schedule.
The schedules are visually presented on a map for easy reference. See
Figure 35 below for an example.
Figure 35: Description of the Schedule screen
1. Camera. Select a camera.
2. Schedule time. Represents the 24-hour c ycle during w hich a schedule is selected.
3. Schedule day. There are seven days to select: Sunday (Sun), Monday (Mon), Tuesday
(Tue), Wednesday (Wed), Thursday, (Thu), Friday (Fri), and Saturday (Sat).
4. Recording type. There are five recording types to select, which are color-coded:
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TL Time lapse (Green squares): Record of a specific day. Each green square in the timeline
represents an hour in the 24-hour period.
TL-Hi (Dark green): High quality time lapse. Records high quality video.
TL-Lo (Bright green): Low quality time lapse. Records low quality video. This could be used,
for example, for night recordings when few events or alarms are expected. Saving the
video in low quality helps save resources on the HDD.
Event (Yellow): Records only events, such as motion detection and POS/ATM text insertion.
Alarm (Red): Records only alarms.
None (Grey): No recording during this period.
5. Timeline. There is a 24-hour time line for each day. Up to eight recording periods can be
scheduled during the 24-hour period.
Daily schedules
To set up a daily recording schedule:
1. Click the Video Sche dule icon in the menu toolbar and select Schedule.
2. Select a camera.
3. Check the Enable Schedule box.
4. Click Edit. The following screen is displayed:
5. Select the day of the week for which you want to set up the schedule. You
can define a schedule for each day of the week.
Check All Day to select the whole week.
6. Set the start and end time for recording.
Define a time period by entering a start (left column) and end (right column)
time. You can schedule up to eight time periods. Click All Day to record all
day.
Note: The time periods defined cannot overlap.
7. Select a recording type.
This setting instructs the DVR to begin recording when an alarm is triggered.
The recording type can be based on time and triggered by motion detection
and/or an alarm. I f set to TimeLapse (TL-Hi or TL-Lo), the DVR records
continuously.
8. Click Apply to save settings.
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9. Repeat steps 3 to 8 for other days of the week or to copy the schedule
settings to another day.
To copy the current schedule settings to another day of the week, click Copy.
Select the number of the day of the week to which to copy the schedule and
click OK to save changes and return to the Edit screen.
10. Repeat steps 3 to 9 for other cameras.
11. Click Apply to save the settings, and then OK to return to the schedule
screen.
Holiday schedules
As well as being able to schedule when recordings occur during the week, you
can also schedule them for specific holidays in the year such as, for exampl e, the
first of January, or the second Wednesday of every month. You can schedule up
to 32 holiday periods.
A holiday period can be scheduled for a particular day or as a block of days.
To set up a holiday recording schedule:
1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar, and select
Holidays.
2. Select a holiday period from the list, and click Edit to modify the settings. The
Edit screen appears.
3. Enter the name of the holiday period , and click Enable.
4. Select whether the holiday period will be categorized by date, week or month,
and then enter the start and end dates.
5. Click Apply to save the settings, and then OK to return to the Edit screen.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for other holiday periods.
7. Click Back to return to live view.
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Manual recording
The DVR lets you manually record video during live view. This can be useful if
you know that the DVR is not currently recording and you see something of
interest on a camera screen that should be recorded.
Once a manual recording is started, the recording continues until it is manually
stopped. If an alarm occurs during a manual recording, the alarm recording has
priority over the manual recording. If a scheduled recording is already in progress
when a manual recording is started, it continues to record as scheduled.
You can check to see if a camera is recording manually by looking at the icon on
the quick access toolbar. The icon is red when manually recording. Default is off.
There are two ways to start and stop a manual recording:
• Use the quick access toolbar
You can start/stop manual recording for each camera individually. Position
the cursor over a camera image and left- click the mouse to display the quick
access toolbar. Click the manual record icon to start or stop manual
recording. The icon is red when recording.
• Use the configuration menu
This option lets you select more than one camera at a time. Go to Video
Schedule > Manual Record to access the manual recording menu and check
the boxes of the cameras to start or stop manual recording.
Motion detection schedules
You can set up both the schedule and areas sensitive to motion detection for
each camera individually or easily copy the settings of one camera to other
cameras.
For information on scheduling motion detections, see “Motion detection set up”
on page 100.
External alarm schedules
The DVR can be scheduled to record when an alarm is triggered by an external
alarm device such as a PIR detector or dry contacts. For information on
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scheduling external alarms, see “Triggering or clearing alarm out put s manual ly”
on page 104.
Protecting recorded files
There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being inadvertently
overwritten or deleted off the HDD. We highly recommend that important
recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be locked
or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only.
Locking and unlocking recorded files
Lock files to protect them against being overwritten or deleted.
To lock or unlock a recorded file:
1. In live view enter the video search screen by pressing the Search button on
the front panel or remote control, and then enter Advanced Search.
— Or —
In live view right-click the mouse to display the pop-up menu and select
Advanced Search.
The Search screen appears.
2. Search for the desired recording by entering the search parameters, which
include the camera number, record type, file type, and start time and end
time.
3. Click Search.
A list of recordings, similar to the figure below, matching the search
parameters is displayed.
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