Sanyo VA-SW5000 User Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CCTV Sysytem Management Software

VA-SW5000

CONTENTS

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MAIN FUNCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SETUP

BASIC PROCEDURES FOR STARTING UP THE

SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

[REQUIRED SETTINGS FOR NETWORK

CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

OPERATION

DISPLAY WINDOW CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . 23

USER LEVELS AND OPERATION MENUS . . . . . . 24

STARTING UP/CLOSING AND LOGGING IN

AND OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Starting up the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Logging out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Exiting the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Window structure and functions of

each window component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Menu bar functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating and deleting DVR tags . . . . . . . . . . 31

●●●● Creating DVR tags (connecting DVRs) . . . 31

●●●● Deleting DVR tags (disconnecting DVRs) . 31

DISPLAY SCREEN PATTERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Multi screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

●●●● Multi screen display pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . 32

●●●● Switching to a multi screen display. . . . . . 32

Quad screen display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

●●●● Quad screen display pattern . . . . . . . . . . . 33

●●●● Switching to a quad screen display. . . . . . 33

●●●● Displaying multiple quad screens in order 33

Single screen display

(channel specify window). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Full screen function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

●●●● Switching to full screen mode . . . . . . . . . . 34

●●●● Returning to standard mode . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MONITORING LIVE IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

USING THE [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE]

FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

NETWORK CONFIGURATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS . . . . . . 15

Set up the computer as the master computer . . . .

SLAVE COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS . . . . . . . . 20

PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . 38

RECORDING MONITORED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Normal recording (manual recording). . . . . . 40

Timer recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Alarm recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

USING THE CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS. . . 43

SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES. . . . . . . . 45

Search menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Basic image search operations . . . . . . . . . . . 46

[ALARM SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

●●●● Alarm log search function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

[ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . . 52

[TIME/DATE SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

[ARCHIVE AREA SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

[MOTION DETECTION SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . 57

DOWNLOADING RECORDED IMAGES. . . . . . . . . 59

COPYING RECORDED DATA TO THE

ARCHIVE AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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CONTENTS

SETTINGS

SETTING DVR OPERATING CONDITIONS . . . . . . 63

[DVR INFO SETUP] menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu . . . . . . . 65

REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

[SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu . . . . . . . . . . 67

●●●● Menus required for initial settings. . . . . . . 68

Menu screen display method. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Window layouts and common functions . . . 70

●●●● Registering a new entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

●●●● Adds a new registration by

copying existing information. . . . . . . . . . . 71

●●●● Change the registration details.. . . . . . . . . 72

●●●● Deletes a registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

●●●● Prints a registration list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

●●●● Importing and exporting registration

information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

[USER MENAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

●●●● Setting user information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

[USER GROUP MANAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

●●●● Setting user group information . . . . . . . . . 78

●●●● User group setting example . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

[DVR MANAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

●●●● Adds a DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

●●●● Check the DVR connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

●●●● Set the camera information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

[DVR GROUP MANAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

●●●● Adds a new DVR group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

[LANGUAGE/DATE FORMAT SET]. . . . . . . . 87

[PRESERVATION SET] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

[SYSTEM LOG MANAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

●●●● Sets the display conditions.. . . . . . . . . . . . 90

[STATUS MANAGER]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

[PRESERVATION DATA MANAGER] . . . . . . 92

●●●● Backing up saved data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

●●●● Restoring backed up data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

●●●● Deleting saved data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

[ALARM LIST DISPLAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

●●●● Sets the display conditions.. . . . . . . . . . . . 96

[NOTICE OF ALARM SETUP LIST] . . . . . . . . 97

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Adds a new alarm notification recipient. . . . . . .

●●●● Setting e-mail accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

●●●● Editing the notification text. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

[COLLECTION OF ALARM SETUP LIST] . . . 101

●●●● Adds a new alarm collection interval. . . . . 101

[PC MANAGER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

●●●● Changing the registration information for

computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

●●●● Deleting a computer registration . . . . . . . . 103

[OPTION SET]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

[FIRMWARE UPDATE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

●●●● Viewing the DVR firmware version

information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

●●●● Updating the firmware for the DVRs.. . . . . 106

SETTING THE MONITORING CONTROL PANEL

DISPLAY FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

[CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET] menu . . . .

Menu screen display method. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

[DISPLAY PATTERN SET] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

●●●● Setting the quad screen pattern. . . . . . . . . 108

●●●● Setting 6/9/13/16-screen

multi screen patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

[SEQUENCE PATTERN SET]. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

DOWNLOAD INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND

AUTOMATIC MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

[DOWNLOAD DATA MANAGER] menu. . . . . 111

Menu screen display method. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

[DOWNLOAD DATA LIST] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

●●●● Normal playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

●●●● Synchronized/time offset playback . . . . . . 114

[DOWNLOAD PATTERN REGISTRATION]. . 115

●●●● Adding a new download pattern . . . . . . . . 116

[DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE SET] . . . . . . . . . . 117

●●●● Setting a download schedule. . . . . . . . . . . 118

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FOREWORD

The “VA-SW5000” CCTV System Management Software (hereinafter referred to as the “Software”) is management software for use with CCTV monitoring systems.

Management functions, monitoring functions and archiving functions The software includes all of the functions that are required for the operation of monitoring systems, so that data for monitoring digital video recorders (DVRs) can be controlled by the system operator at a central location as well as at the separate computers connected to each DVR.

●All that is required is installation of the software on the accessory CD-ROM into a computer on the network. DVRs can be linked together on an IP network to create a CCTV monitoring system that is easier than more convenient to use.

●The basic functions of a DVR such as monitoring, recording and playback of live images, searching for images setting DVR operating conditions can all be carried out by remote from the user's computer.

●The users that can access the system and data for DVRs on the network can all be centrally controlled from a master computer. User and DVR registration data can be set freely as desired by the system administrator, and the management methods can also be individually customized, so that precise system operation that meets the needs of the administrator user is possible.

●Up to a maximum of 256 DVRs (4096 monitoring cameras) can be connected at once, so that the system also has excellent expandability.

8 PCs & 256 DVRs

(4096 Cameras)

Monitoring

VA-SW5000VA-SW5000

Archive

ManagementManagement

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MAIN FUNCTIONS

The functions that are provided with this software are organized into the three basic areas of management functions, monitoring functions and archiving functions to suit the needs of both the monitoring location and the administrator user.

● Management functions

The CCTV monitoring system management software includes a variety of functions for offering support for system administration.

Monitoring equipment remote

☞

setting function

The settings for the DVRs and cameras that are connected to the network can be easily set and changed at the computer. Almost all functions that can be set at the DVR itself can also be set remotely, so that it is not necessary to go to the setup location itself to make the settings.

Screen design that emphasizes

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ease of operation

The setting screens utilize the high resolution of Windows to provide easy-to-understand menu and command layouts. In addition, a more comfortable working environment is provided by enhancing ease of operation, so that related items can be grouped together if necessary and data that has already been registered can be referred to.

User management system that

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emphasizes safety

Because this is management software for a monitoring system, emphasis has been given to all aspects of system security. Operating permissions for each user can be set to one of four levels, and the user's level is checked when the password is entered, so that maximum security is ensured.

Log function for recording

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operating status

Operations that are used in the running of a CCTV monitoring system such as registering connected equipment, changing settings and playing back of alarms are recorded in a sequential log file, so that the operating status can be accurately ascertained.

Data import/export functions

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Data such as DVR setting information, lists of all connected DVRs, registered user lists and the various log files can be imported and exported in various data formats. This makes it possible to work with the data in many ways, such as processing using Excel to create reference documents that can be printed out and sent to an administrator, for instance.

Comprehensive data

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management functions

Information such as the setup location and who is in charge at that place can be freely set for all of the connected DVRs and cameras, so that finding out what equipment is set up where and who is in charge of it can be easily understood simply by looking at the computer screen. In addition, a variety of different management lists can be displayed, so that the operation of the overall system can be managed with great efficiency.

Group management function

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DVRs and users can be freely grouped, which is very convenient for monitoring range settings and data management.

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MAIN FUNCTIONS

● Monitoring functions

A complete monitoring environment has been provided for the user who is monitoring the network to be able to carry out all operations with efficiency.

Monitoring image multi-display

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function

DVRs that are linked via the network can be freely selected and up to a maximum of 16 images can be monitored at once in a multi screen display. And up to a maximum of 8 computers can be used for accessing the network, so that 128 channels of images can be monitored simultaneously.

Wide variety of screen display

☞

patterns

Several different screen patterns can be displayed, from a single screen up to a 16-screen multi screen. In addition, any screen can be switched to be displayed as a full screen with a single click, so that the monitoring screen area can be used to its fullest extent when viewing images.

Convenient centralized

☞

monitoring panel function

This function allows camera images from multiple DVRs to be freely combined and displayed. Required images can be monitored centrally on a single screen regardless of the setup locations of the DVRs and monitoring cameras.

Camera control functions

☞

If the connected DVRs and cameras are compatible with PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom), a variety of controls such as presets, iris adjustment and automatic panning can be carried out from a computer terminal.

● Archive functions

A full complement of image searching and downloading functions are provided in order to provide support for image data verification and storage management.

Recorded image search

☞

function

A variety of searching functions are provided to let you quickly search for and find the data you want from among large quantities of image data that has been recorded in multiple DVRs. Alarm images can be searched for directly using the [ALARM SEARCH] and [ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH] functions. [MOTION DETECTION SEARCH] can be used to search for images showing movement. And [TIME/DATE SEARCH] can be combined with the above search functions to enable speedy image searching with no wasted time.

Download data management

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functions

Downloaded data is stored automatically as files according to the settings specified by this software. Data to be played back can be extracted quickly from a list of saved files without having to search manually through the saving destination.

Download information listing

☞

function

All download information is stored in a central location on the master computer, so that you can view the entire download history in a single list and easily select downloaded images for playback.

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NETWORK CONFIGURATION

The CCTV monitoring system that uses this software consists of DVRs, monitoring cameras and computer terminals that are used for remote monitoring. All devices in the system are connected through a dedicated local area network (LAN) or via the Internet.

● Applicable DVR models

The following DVRs manufactured by SANYO can be used in this system. Different models can be used together in the same network configuration with no problems.

6-channel models : DSR-3506, DSR-3506P

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9-channel models : DSR-3709, DSR-3709P, DSR-5009P

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16-channel models : DSR-3716, DSR-3716P, DSR-5016, DSR-5016P

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If 6-channel model DVRs is connected, you should update the firmware for these DVRs to a version that is compatible with this software.

● Connection capacity

The number of devices that can be connected simultaneously is as follows.

DVRs: Maximum of 256

●

Monitoring cameras: Maximum of 4096 (16-channel × 256)

●

Computers: Maximum of eight (one master, seven slave) (Up to a maximum of 99 computers can be registered.)

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Master and slave computers

A master computer is a computer that acts as a server for controlling the whole network system. When the system is started up, a single computer is designated as the master computer, and all registration information and collected management data is stored centrally on this computer. In contrast, slave computers allow general users to access the network but they are not equipped with control functions, and more than one slave computer can be added if required.

Network connection example

Remote location A

DVR-1 DVR-2 DVR-10

Hub

Master computer

DATA ID/PASS

Router

Firewall

Internet

Remote location B

Hub

DVR-12

Router

DVR-13

Hub

Slave computer (1)

Router

Slave computer (7)

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OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

The network operating environment is as follows. The master computer has high loads placed on it because it acts as the server for the system. Check the required specifications carefully.

Master computer Slave computer

CPU

RAM

VIDEO

MONITOR

HDD

LAN PORT

NET WORK

OTHERS

Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) Windows XP Professional

Pentium 4 - 3.4 GHz or faster Pentium 4 - 3 GHz

[RECOMENDED: Pentium 4 - 3.4 GHz] 512 MB or more [RECOMENDED: 1024 MB] XGA (1024 × 768pixel) 16-bit color, DirectX 9.0 or above

[Recommended graphics cards] ATI RADEON9000 series or later nVidia GeForce 4 series or later

Quadro 4 series or later

Matrox Millennium P series or later (On-board video is not recommended.)

XGA (1024 × 768 pixel) 16-bit color

System setup area：120MB System setup area：120MB

Data save area：2GB or above － 100Mbps × 1

[RECOMENDED：1Gbps × 1] Computer side

LAN: 100Mbps [RECOMENDED：1Gbps]

●

Internet: 1.5Mbps (Downstream) [RECOMENDED: 5Mbps]

●

DVR side

LAN: 10Mbps [RECOMENDED：100Mbps]

●

Internet: 1.5Mbps (Upstream) [RECOMENDED: 5Mbps]

●

CD-ROM Drive (for Software Install) E-mail account × 1

(SMTP/POP)

100Mbps × 1

－

Even if the above operating environment conditions are satisfied, images may not display correctly if synchronizing signal distortion occurs.

Windows® is a trademark, or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium® is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other

countries.

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SETUP

This section will deal firstly with the procedures for setting up and running a CCTV monitoring system using the “VA-SW5000” CCTV system management software. Administrator users should follow the procedures given here to ensure that all network connections and initial settings are carried out correctly.

SETUP CONTENTS

BASIC PROCEDURES FOR STARTING UP THE SYSTEM. . . . . P9

REQUIRED SETTINGS FOR NETWORK CONNECTIONS. . . . . P10

SETUP

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P12

MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P15

SLAVE COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P20

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BASIC PROCEDURES FOR STARTING UP THE SYSTEM

This section explains the standard procedures for starting up the system. In particular, the Setup section of this manual is comprised of pages that explain the following procedures, so that you can check the detailed explanations given on the corresponding pages when carrying out work.

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Connecting devices by configuring network settings. (P.10)

Check the operating environment and the device configuration, and connect the DVRs and computers to the network. Make the following settings beforehand when making network connections.

Set the IP addresses for the computers.

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Make the [NETWORK SET] settings for the DVRs.

●●●●

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Install this software into the computers. 　(P.12)

Run the installation CD and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to install the software.

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Make the initial settings for the master computer. (P.15)

Run the software at the master computer and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to make the following initial settings.

Set up the computer as the master computer.

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(Display language, date format, slave region and IP address settings) Register a user as the administrator user.

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Carry out the operations in [DVR CONNECTION CHECK].

●●●●

Once these initial settings have been completed, it will then be possible to carry out all operations from the master computer.

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Use [USER MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu to register the users that may use this system. When a user is registered, the user can use their specified [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] to log into the system from a computer on the network.

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Make the settings for the slave computers. (P.20)

Set up the other computers as slave computers. (Display language, date format, slave region and IP address settings)

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Make detailed system settings.

The administrator user can make and change settings that relate to the system operating conditions and to individual items of registration information in order to create a uniquely customized management system.

[DVR INFO SETUP] (P.63)

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[SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] (P.67)

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[CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET] (P.107)

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[DOWNLOAD DATA MANAGER] (P.111)

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REQUIRED SETTINGS FOR NETWORK CONNECTIONS

When using this software over a network connection, you should make the following settings before using the computers or DVRs.

●●●● Set the IP addresses for the computers.

Set the IP addresses that correspond to the various operating systems for the computers being used.

Double-click [Network and Internet

Connections] in [Control Panel].

The [Network and Internet Connections] window will be displayed.

Click [Local Area Connections].

The [Local Area Connections] window will be displayed, and the settings for the LAN card (Ethernet adapter) being used will appear in the [LAN or High-Speed Internet] column.

Right-click on the LAN card

(Ethernet adapter) being used, and then select [Properties (R)] from the pop-up menu.

The [General] tab window in the [Local Area Connection Properties] window will be displayed.

Check that [Internet Protocol (TCP/

IP)] is selected in the [This connection uses the following items (O)] box.

If [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] is not selected, select it.

Click [Properties (R)].

The [General] tab window in the [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties] window will be displayed.

Select [Use the following IP

address:] and then type in the IP address and the subnet mask.

SETUP

If you make the LAN cable connection and IP address settings while the software is already running, communication problems may occur. If you change these settings after the software has been installed, exit the software before changing the settings.

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REQUIRED SETTINGS FOR NETWORK CONNECTIONS

●●●● Make the network settings for the DVRs.

Change the following settings in the [NETWORK SET] menu in accordance with the network connection being used. Refer to the manual for the DVR for details on the setting method.

[NETWORK CONTROL]:

●●●●

Set to “ON (NETWORK)”. [IP ADDRESS/SUBNET MAK/GATEWAY]:

●●●●

If the DVR is connected via a LAN, set so that the DVR is in the same segment as the computer.

[PORT]:

●●●●

Normally this setting should be left at “00080”. [ID/PASSWORD]:

●●●●

The setting method will vary depending on the model of DVR.

Make the settings in [USER ID SET].

Normally the settings should be left at their defaults. Change the settings only if necessary.

The [IP ADDRESS], [PORT] and [PASSWORD] setting for ID3 (or the [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] settings for level 4 in the [USER ID SET] window) are required when checking the connection of the DVR, so make a note of the settings so that you do not forget them.

<NETWORK SET> NETWORK CONTROL : ON(NETWORK) NETWORK STATUS : ON IP ADDRESS : 192.168. 0. 1 SUBNET MASK : 255.255.255. 0 GATEWAY : 0. 0. 0. 0 PORT : 00080 ID : PASSWORD (4-8) ID1 : 1111--- ID2 : 2222--- ID3 : 3333----

The setting window will vary depending

on the model of DVR.

(The window examples shown are

for the DSR-3700 series.)

●●●● Disable the firewall function.

If the firewall function of Windows XP or some other firewall software has been installed and enabled, it may block communication with the DVR and the system will not operate correctly. When using this software, be sure to disable the firewall settings.

Furthermore, Windows XP SP2 is provided with a standard firewall function. A confirmation window for checking the firewall settings will be displayed each time the software is run, so select [Unblock] so that communication from the DVR will not be blocked.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Install the “VA-SW5000” CCTV system management software to the computer that is connected to the network. It is recommended that you run the installation program and follow he prompts that are displayed on the screen to install the software.

Insert the software installation CD

into the CD-ROM drive of the computer and start the installation program.

Double-click

“VA-SW5000_setup_en.exe”.

Installation will start and the [Welcome] window will be displayed.

If an older version of the software has already been installed, the system will not run correctly. Follow the instructions in the displayed message to uninstall the old software. (P.14)

Click in the [Welcome]

window.

The [License Agreement] window will be displayed.

Select [I accept…] and click

window.

Be sure to check the terms of the License Agreement carefully.

Select the type of installation in the

[Installation type] window and then click .

[Personal]:

●●●●

The users that can use the software on this computer will be limited to the user that is currently installing the software.

[Common] (Default setting):

●●●●

All registered users will be able to use the software on this computer, with no limits on users.

in the [License Agreement]

SETUP

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Specify the folder for installing the

software in the [Destination folder] window and then click .

If there are no particular problems with the default location, such as with capacity, accept the default location and then click [Next].

If you would like to change the destination folder for installing the software to a folder that is different from

the default location, click [Browse…] and select the folder to be used for the installation.

Select the name of the program

folder in the [Program folder] window and then click .

Normally you should accept the default folder without changing it. If you would like to change the program folder, type the folder name into the box, or select an existing folder from the list underneath.

In the [Shortcut icons] window,

select whether or not you would like a shortcut icon to appear on the computer's desktop, and then click

If you do not want a shortcut icon to appear on the computer's desktop, unselect the [Desktop] check box.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

At the [Start installation] window,

click .

Installation of the software will begin, and a progress bar showing the installation progress will appear in the [Installing] window.

When the [Installation completed]

message is displayed, click

Installation will then be complete, and CCTV System Management Software will appear under Programs in the Start menu. If you selected a shortcut icon to be created in step 8, a shortcut icon for the software will also appear on the desktop.

To uninstall (delete) this software, select [Start] [Programs] → [SANYO] → [VA-SW5000] → [Uninstall], or double-click [Add or Remove Programs] in the Control Panel, select [CCTV System Management Software] and then uninstall it.

SETUP

Some files that were created previously may still remain even after the software has been uninstalled. If this is the case, delete the installation folder (default setting: C:\program Files\SANYO\VA-SW5000).

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MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

After the software has been installed, you then need to make some initial settings the first time the software is run. If the system has been newly created, you will first need to specify a single computer as the master computer, and then make the default settings in “Master Computer Setup” and “Registering DVRs and Checking Connections”.

bbbbSet up the computer as the master computer

When the software is run for the first time, the “SetUp” application software will be run at the same time and the windows containing the initial settings that need to be made will be displayed in sequence. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to carry out the setup.

Start the software.

Double-click the shortcut icon on the Desktop, or select [Programs] → [SANYO] → [VA-SW5000] → [CCTV System Management Software] from the Start menu to run the software and display the setup screen.

Select the display language.

Select the display language for the software and then click .

Displayed languages:

Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish

The display language and the date format in the next window can be changed later using [LANGUAGE/DATE FORMAT SET] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. (P.87)

The appropriate fonts for a selected language must be installed into the computer, otherwise that language will not be displayed correctly.

If you click [CANCEL] in any of the windows while carrying out setup, the setup application software

●●●●

will close and the display will return to the computer’s desktop. You can repeat the setup operations from the beginning again when the software is restarted.

Even after all of the setup operations at the master computer have been completed, you can run the

●●●●

“SetUp” application independently from the computer’s Start menu to redo the setup at any time. If you run the “SetUp” application while the software is already running, any changes that you make will be applied the next time the software is started up.

If the computer is running Windows XP SP2 as its operating system, a confirmation window for

●●●●

checking the firewall settings will be displayed the first time the software is run, so select [Unblock] to disable the firewall so that communication from the DVR will not be blocked. (P.11)

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MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

Select the date format.

Set the display format or the date within the software. Select from one of the six display patterns and then click .

Select the startup designation

([MASTER]/[SLAVE]) for the software.

Select “MASTER” and then click .

Select the IP address for connecting

to the network.

The IP addresses for all of the computer's LAN ports will be displayed. Select the IP address to be used for connecting to the slave computers across the network and then click .

Master computer startup

confirmation

A startup confirmation dialog box will be displayed. This dialog box will always be displayed when the software is started up on the master computer, regardless of initial settings. You should always click

SETUP

unless you want to do something such as

change which computer is to be the master computer.

[YES]:

●●●●

The computer will then restart as the master computer, and the administrator user registration dialog box will then be displayed.

[NO]:

●●●●

The startup will be halted and the software will close.

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MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

information

Next, enter the required information for the administrator user in the [Registration of an administrator user] dialog box.

You can use [USER MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu to add and change user registration information, but you are required to enter something for [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] when making the initial settings. Refer to [USER MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu for details. (P.75)

[USER ID]

Enter the ID to use for identifying the user. This ID cannot be changed later.

It can consist of a combination of up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters. It may not consist of only numerals.

[PASSWORD]

In the [PASSWORD] box, enter the password for user authentication when the software is started.

Up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters can be entered.

[PASSWORD (Check)]

This checks the password. Re-enter the same password that you entered in step

[AUTHORITY LEVEL]

The user level for the administrator user will be automatically set to “4”.

....

This dialog box will be displayed each time

the software is restarted, until the administrator user registration has been completed.

After entering all the required information, click to end the setup. You will then be able to log in to the system using the master computer.

The information that has been registered for the master computer during setup is automatically registered in [PC MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu.

The login window will be displayed. Enter the [User ID] and [Password] that were registered earlier and then click .

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MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

bbbbRegister DVRs and check their connections

The setup for the master computer will be complete and you can now log in to the system, but in order to actually view images, you must now register DVRs and check their connections. These operations can be carried out at any time, but it is recommended that you carry them out all at once when the software is started up for the first time.

The following section explains the basic procedure for registering DVRs and checking their connections. Refer to [DVR MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu for details. (P.80)

Select the DVR registration

procedure.

No DVRs are registered in the system yet while the initial settings are being made, so this dialog box is displayed to ask you how you would like to register the DVRs.

Select [DVR registration is performed immediately now.] and proceed to the explanation.

●●●●

The procedure will jump to the [DVR MANAGER] window. Following the instructions in the [INFO] dialog box to register DVRs and check their connections.

●●●●

The dialog box will close and the display will switch to the monitoring window, but nothing will be displayed in the window because no DVRs have been registered yet.

This dialog box will be displayed each time the software is restarted, until DVR registration has been completed.

SETUP

Click in the [DVR MANAGER] window to display the [DVR INFO SETUP] dialog

box, and then enter the required information for the DVR. The required details that must be entered to register a DVR are [DVR NAME] and [MODEL]. (P.81)

[DVR NAME]:

●●●●

These will appear in all menus and monitoring windows as the name of the DVR for system administration.

It can consist of up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters.

An error message will be displayed

●●●●

if the [DVR NAME] already exists. The [DVR NAME] that is registered

●●●●

cannot be changed later.

[MODEL]:

●●●●

Select the DVR model from the list box.

After entering the details, click . The DVR will be registered and the registration

information will be displayed in the [DVR MANAGER] list.

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MASTER COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

Check the DVR connection.

Click the DVR name in the [DVR MANAGER] list to

select it, and then click . The [DVR CONNECTION CHECK] dialog box will be

displayed. Enter the following setting values for the DVR. (P.82)

[USER ID]

●●●●

[PASSWORD]

●●●●

[IP ADDRESS]

●●●●

[PORT]

●●●●

aaaaEnter the user ID and password

The method of entering these will vary as follows depending on the model of DVR.

Enter the user ID and password that were registered for level 4 at the DVR using [USER ID SET].

The user ID will be fixed at “ID3”. (It cannot be re-entered.) Enter the password that was registered for user level 3 at the DVR using [NETWORK SET].

After entering the details, click . Connection to the DVR will start, and if the

connection is completed normally, the message “DVR connection check end.” will be displayed.

This connection operation will result in the creation of a menu file (DVR setting information) on the computer that contains the DVR management information, and it will then be possible to monitor images from that DVR and to change the DVR's management information.

Repeat the operations in steps 2 and 3 to register and check the connections for all DVRs that are to be used.

* This completes the initial settings, and the single administrator user can now freely access all DVRs from the master

computer. After this, you can set up additional registrations for users to carry out monitoring operations and connect additional computers to the system as required.

To register a user:

●●●●

Use [USER MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu to register additional users that may use this system. User registration will set a [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] that users must use to log in to the system. (P.75)

To add more computers:

●●●●

Set up the other computers as slave computers. (See next page.)

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SLAVE COMPUTER INITIAL SETTINGS

If more than one computer is connected to the system, make the initial settings for the master computer first, and then make the initial settings for the slave computers. In the same way as for the master computer, the settings windows will be displayed in sequence when the software is started up, so follow the on-screen instructions to complete the settings.

Steps 1 to 3 are the same as the corresponding master computer setup procedures. (P.15)

Start the software.

Select the display language.

Select the date format.

Select the startup designation

([MASTER]/[SLAVE]) for the software.

Select “SLAVE” and then click [NEXT].

Select the IP address for connecting

to the network.

The IP addresses for all of the computer's LAN ports will be displayed. Select the IP address to be used for connecting to the master computer across the network.

When you click , the setup will be complete and the display will switch back to the login window.

To log in, enter the [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] that have been set for the administrator user. (P.76)

SETUP

Enter the IP address for the master

computer.

Enter the IP address that was registered in the initial settings for the master computer and then click

The information that has been registered

●●●●

for the slave computer during setup is automatically registered in [PC MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu.

Up to 98 slave computers can be

●●●●

registered, and up to seven can be connected to the system at the same time.

If the computer is running Windows XP

●●●●

SP2 as its operating system, a confirmation window for checking the firewall settings will be displayed the first time the software is run, so select [Unblock] to disable the firewall so that communication from the DVR will not be blocked. (P.11)

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MEMO

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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OPERATION

This section explains the normal screen operating methods, and is mainly directed toward the general user. Use this section to become fully familiar with the required operating methods for carrying out monitoring tasks, including monitoring, recording and playback, and other available functions also. The on-screen operations that can be carried out will be limited by the user level that has been set for the user.

OPERATION CONTENTS

DISPLAY WINDOW CONFIGURATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P23

USER LEVELS AND OPERATION MENUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P24

STARTING UP/CLOSING AND LOGGING IN AND OUT . . . . . . P25

MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P27

DISPLAY SCREEN PATTERNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P32

MONITORING LIVE IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P35

USING THE [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE] FUNCTION . . . P36

PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P38

RECORDING MONITORED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P40

USING THE CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . P43

SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P45

DOWNLOADING RECORDED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P59

COPYING RECORDED DATA TO THE ARCHIVE AREA. . . . . . P61

OPERATION

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DISPLAY WINDOW CONFIGURATION

When the software is started up, the login window first appears, and then the monitoring window is displayed. This system is comprised of several different types of window for carrying out searches and management operations in addition to the monitoring window, and you can switch the window to whichever window is required.

(P.45)

Startup window

(P.25)

SURVEILLANCE window

(P.27)

Search window

(P.57)

DVR INFO SETUP window

(P.61)

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT window

(P.93)

Display window patterns (P.32)

1 Multi screen 2 Quad screen 3 Single screen

(6/9/13/

16-screen

multi screen)

The windows that can be displayed will be limited by the user level that has been set for the user.

●●●●

Each main menu window has a hierarchical structure consisting of sub-menus and their related dialog

●●●●

boxes. If you select [System] →→→→ [MINIMIZE] on the menu bar, the window will be minimized and store on the

●●●●

taskbar. This software puts a high processing load on the computer, so it is recommended that you do not run other applications at the same time.

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CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET window

(P.97)

DOWNLOAD DATA MANAGER window

USER LEVELS AND OPERATION MENUS

The user levels for all users who operate the computers can be set to one of four levels. The user level is verified by means of the password that is entered when the user logs in, and the operation menus that the user can use are limited depending on the user level.

The user IDs and passwords are set by the administrator user using [USER MANAGER] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. (P.76)

●●●● Comparison of user levels

System

Monitoring

User level

1 (Monitoring user) 2 (Playback user) 3 (Recording user) 4 (Administrator user)

operations

F ××× FF×× FFF× FFFF

●●●● Operation menus for each user level

Playback

operations

Recording

operations

m: Operations allowed ×: Operations not allowed

management operations

Type of operation Operation menu

Monitoring

operations

Playback

operations

Recording

operations

System

management operations

Operations connected to monitoring live images, such as setting DVR

●

channels and switching window layouts Registering channels in [Centralized Surveillance]

●

Display language and date format selection

●

Viewing of the [STATUS MANAGER] window

●

Playback operations for recorded images Monitoring window

●

Searching through recorded images and viewing and playback of

●

searched images Saving operations for recorded images, such downloading and

●

copying to archive area Normal recording using manual operations

●

“ON/OFF” setting for timer recording operations

●

Viewing download information and playback of downloaded images [DOWNLOAD

●

[DVR INFO SETUP] (Setting DVR operating conditions) [DVR INFO

●

Setting and viewing management information for running the system,

●

such as DVR information and user information

Setting display pattern for [Centralized Surveillance] [CENTRALIZED

●

Operation

window

Monitoring window

[SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] window

Search window

Monitoring window

DATA MANAGER] window

SETUP] window [SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT] window

SURVEILLANCE SET] window

OPERATION

Up to a maximum of 64 users can be registered. More than one user can be set for each user level, but the same user or administrator user cannot be logged in more than once at the same time.

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STARTING UP/CLOSING AND LOGGING IN AND OUT

For normal operation, make the following settings beforehand so that the various users can start up the software and log into the system.

Install the software into the computer and make the specified initial settings.

●●●●

The administrator user should set the user level, [USER ID] and [PASSWORD] for each user that uses the

●●●●

system.

bbbbStarting up the software

Either of the following methods can be used to start up the software.

Double-click the shortcut icon on the computer

desktop. Alternatively, select “CCTV System Management

Software” from [Programs] in the Start menu. <Starting up at the master computer>

When the software is started up at the master computer, the startup confirmation dialog box will be displayed at first. You should always click unless you want to do something such as change which computer is to be the master computer.

[YES]:

●●●●

The computer will be started up as the master computer.

[NO]:

●●●●

The startup will be halted and the software will close.

If the software is running normally, the login window will be displayed and registered users can then log in.

bbbbLog in

When logging into the system after the software has started up, enter the [User ID] and [Password] for the registered user into the login window and then click

. If the [User ID] and [Password] are entered correctly, the display will then switch to the monitoring window.

If the [Password] is entered incorrectly, an error message will be displayed, so re-enter the password.

If the [User ID] matches the user ID of a user that has already logged into the system, an error message

●●●●

will be displayed. Only one administrator user may be logged into the system at any one time.

●●●●

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STARTING UP/CLOSING AND LOGGING IN AND OUT

bbbbLogging out

To log out of the system, select [LOGOUT] from the [System] pull-down menu. The window that is currently being displayed will close and the display will return to the login window.

The next time the same user logs in, the same connections and display status that the user was using immediately before they logged out last time will be restored.

bbbbExiting the software

To exit the software, click at the bottom of the login window. To exit the software after logging into the system, first log out of the system to return to the login window and then exit the

software.

If a problem such as a frozen screen occurs, do not forcibly exit the software by any means other than that described above. If you forcibly exit the software, unexpected problems may occur. Always be sure to return to the login window before exiting the software.

OPERATION

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MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT

After you log into the system using the software, the first window that is displayed is the monitoring window. In addition to monitoring images, this window is used for basic monitoring user-level operations such as recording and playback. In addition, this window can be used as a starting point for switching to other operation and setting windows.

bbbbWindow structure and functions of each window component

(The example shows a 6-screen multi screen.)

Operating mode display

This shows the operating status and clock time for the DVRs.

Image mode:

This shows the image mode for the images that are currently being displayed.

[LIVE]: Live images

●●●●

[PLAY]: Playback images

●●●●

Time:

This shows the time at the DVR in accordance with the image mode.

In live mode: Current date and time

●●●●

In playback mode: Recording date and time

●●●●

The date display format can be changed using the [DATE FORMAT] setting.

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Recording/playback mode:

This shows the operating status for recording or playback.

Recording:

●●●●

The DVR recording status for each recording mode is displayed at all times. (P.40)

Playback:

●●●●

During playback operation, the recording area and playback speed (playback mode) for the playback images are displayed. (P.38)

This DVR information is not displayed during [Centralized Surveillance] display.

MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT

Menu bar (P.29)

This lets you specify various software commands. When you click on a menu in the menu bar, a pulldown menu is displayed. Click on a specific command in the menu to select it.

Control panel (P.30)

Buttons corresponding to commands that are used most frequently are arranged on the control panel.

DVR tags (P.31)

This displays the DVRs that are currently connected in the form of tags. Operations such as live image monitoring and image recording and playback can be carried out for the DVRs that are displayed as tags.

When you click on a tag to select it, the display

●

switches to images from that DVR. When a new tag is created, the initial display

●

becomes a multi screen display, but the display pattern can be freely switched.

The DVR that is currently selected (for which

●

images are currently being displayed) is indicated by an orange line marking the top of the tag.

The [Main Monitor] tag at the left side of the

●

window is always displayed to enable you to switch to [Centralized Surveillance]. (P.36)

Image display area

Live images and playback images are displayed here.

Normally this displays images from a single DVR.

●

You can use the control panel or the menu bar to switch to 4-screen and multi screen displays.

When using the [Centralized Surveillance]

●

function, you can combine images from different DVR channels.

The DVR name and camera name appear on-

●

screen in the top-left corner of each display screen.

Channels that correspond to the following are

●

displayed as black screens.

Channels with no input signal

●●●●

Channels which have their images set to be

●●●●

masked Channels with no DVR or camera connected

●●●●

OPERATION

Selected tag (Orange line marking the top)

Currently connected DVRs

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MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT

bbbbMenu bar functions

1 2 3 4

The menu bar at the top of the window contains four menus. When you click on a menu, a list of commands is displayed in a pull-down menu, and you can use these commands to switch windows and carry out other operations.

Menu bar

System

LOGOUT Logs out and returns to login window (All levels OK)

●●●●

MINIMIZE Minimizes the window and stores it on the taskbar. (All levels OK)

●●●●

DVR Operations

DVR CONNECTION Displays the DVR connection dialog box (All levels OK)

●●●●

DVR DISCONNECTION Displays the DVR disconnection dialog box (All levels OK)

●●●●

(✱✱✱✱)

PLAY REV PLAY STOP STILL PREVIOUS NEXT SPEED UP SPEED DOWN FORWORD SKIP REVERSE SKIP MULTI COPY DOWNLOAD RECORD REC STOP TIMER

(✱✱✱✱)

((✱✱✱✱)

(✱✱✱✱)

SELECT CHANNEL AUDIO PLAY Camera control

(✱✱✱✱)

Playback operation buttons (P.30) (Level 2 and higher)

Switches to quad screen/multi screen/full screen (All levels OK) Copies images to archive area (Level 2 and higher) Downloads images (Level 2 and higher) Starts manual recording (Level 3 and higher) Stops manual recording (Level 3 and higher) Switches timer recording ON and OFF (Level 3 and higher)

(✱✱✱✱)

Selects the display channel (switches to single screen) (All levels OK) Switches audio playback ON and OFF (playback channel) (Level 2 and higher) Switches the camera control function ON and OFF (All levels OK)

Display change

SURVAILLANCE Returns to monitoring window (All levels OK)

●●●●

CENTRALIZED

●●●●

SURVEILLANCE SET DVR INFO SETUP Switches to the [DVR INFO SETUP] window (Level 4 only)

●●●●

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT Switches to the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] window (All levels OK)

●●●●

DOWNLOAD DATA

●●●●

MANAGER

Version

Homepage Displays the related website (All levels OK)

●●●●

Show Version Displays the software version (All levels OK)

●●●●

Commands indicated by (✱✱✱✱) can also be selected from the control panel. (See next page.)

●●●●

The buttons that can be operated by the user are limited depending on the user level. The numbers in

●●●●

Switches to the [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET] window

Switches to the [DOWNLOAD DATA MANAGER] window

(Level 4 only)

(Level 3 and higher)

brackets are the user levels for each command. (1: Monitoring user, 2: Playback user, 3: Recording user, 4: Administrator user)

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MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT

bbbbControl panel

Basic operations such as specifying channels, selecting windows, playback and recording, as well as displaying the search and save windows, can be carried out simply by clicking the control panel buttons.

Channel select buttons (All levels OK)

~ : Selects the display channel (switches to single screen)

Window layout select buttons (All levels OK)

: Switches to 16-screen

multi screen display

: Switches to 13-screen

multi screen display

: Switches to 9-screen

multi screen display

Playback operation buttons (Level 2 and higher)

: Skips to previous event

: Switches to 6-screen

multi screen display

: Switches to quad screen

display

: Switches to full screen

display

: Playback

: Skips to next event

: Increases playback

speed

: Decreases playback

speed

: Reverse playback

Search button (Level 3 and higher)

: Selects the search menu

Save operation buttons (Level 2 and higher)

: Copies images to archive area

: Downloads image data

Recording operation buttons (Level 3 and higher)

: Starts manual recording

: Stops manual recording

: Switches timer recording ON and OFF

Audio playback button (Level 2 and higher)

: Switches audio playback ON and OFF (playback channel)

Camera control button (All levels OK)

: Switches the camera control function ON and OFF

: Stop

: Advances frame to

previous image

: Advances frame to next

image

: Pause

OPERATION

Control panel commands can also be selected from the menu bar (except for search commands).

●●●●

The buttons that can be operated by the user are limited depending on the user level. The numbers in

●●●●

brackets are the user levels for each button. (1: Monitoring user, 2: Playback user, 3: Recording user, 4: Administrator user)

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MONITORING WINDOW LAYOUT

bbbbCreating and deleting DVR tags

aaaaCreating DVR tags (connecting DVRs)

Connect a DVR by the following procedure in order to watch live images or playback images from the DVR. When a DVR is connected, the tag for the DVR will be displayed.

Click [DVR Operations] on the menu

bar, and then select [DVR CONNECTION] from the pull-down menu.

The [DVR CONNECTION] dialog box will be displayed, and the DVRs that can be connected will be displayed in a list.

Select a DVR from the list of DVRs in

the dialog box and click .

This completes the connection. A tag for the specified DVR will be added and the monitoring images from the DVR will be displayed on the screen in a multi screen format.

If you would like to specify more than one DVR for monitoring, repeat the above steps to select the other DVRs.

Create all of the DVR tags.

If you would like to specify more than one DVR for monitoring, repeat the above steps to select the other DVRs.

DVR tags can only be created for DVRs that have already had their connections checked by the procedure given in [DVR MANAGER] (For administrator user). (P.82)

aaaaDeleting DVR tags (disconnecting DVRs)

When you select [DVR Operations] → [DVR DISCONNECTION] from the menu bar, the [DVR DISCONNECTION] dialog box will be displayed. All DVRs that are currently connected will be displayed in the dialog box, so select the DVR to be disconnected and then click . The DVR will be disconnected and the DVR tag will also be deleted.

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DISPLAY SCREEN PATTERNS

Live images and playback images that are currently being monitored can be displayed in one of three formats that you can select, either in multi screen, quad screen or a single screen (by specifying channels). The various screen patterns can be changed freely using the control panel and the menu bar.

bbbbMulti screen display

Images from all of the cameras connected to a DVR can be displayed simultaneously in a multi screen containing up to a maximum of 16 multi screens. The basic window of this software also displays this type of screen as the initial screen when a new DVR tag is created.

aaaaMulti screen display pattern

There are four different patterns of multi screen available: 6-screen, 9-screen, 13-screen and 16-screen multi screens. However, it is not possible to display more screens than the number of DVR channels that are connected, so the screen patterns that can be selected will be limited as follows depending on the model of DVR.

For 6-channel models: 6-screen multi screen

●●●●

For 9-channel models: 6/9-screen multi screens

●●●●

For 16-channel models: 6/9/13/16-screen multi screens

●●●●

CH1 CH2

CH3

CH4 CH5 CH6

6-screen multi screen 9-screen multi screen

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH4 CH5

CH6 CH7 CH8 CH9

CH10 CH11 CH12 CH13

13-screen multi screen

The camera images that are displayed in each screen of the multi screen will be arranged automatically

●●●●

in order of the channel numbers. If the number of channels is greater than the number of screens that have been specified, images from

●●●●

the channel numbers that are larger than the number of screens will not be displayed. For example, if images from a 16-channel DVR are being displayed in a 9-screen multi screen, channels 10 to 16 cannot be viewed.

CH1 CH2 CH3

CH4 CH5 CH6

CH7 CH8 CH9

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8

CH9 CH10 CH11 CH12

CH13 CH14 CH15 CH16

16-screen multi screen

OPERATION

aaaaSwitching to a multi screen display

Click the multi screen display buttons ( / / / ) on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [MULTI] from the menu bar to select the multi screen.

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DISPLAY SCREEN PATTERNS

bbbbQuad screen display

If you would like to enlarge the images so that they are larger than the multi screen size, you can set the display to a quad screen.

aaaaQuad screen display pattern

Camera images from a single DVR are displayed in groups of four channels at once. Because the images are displayed in groups of four channels in order of channel numbers, the images will be separated into several windows depending on the number of channels for the DVR.

aaaaSwitching to a quad screen display

Click the quad screen display button ( ) on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [MULTI] → [Quad] from the menu bar to select the multi screen.

aaaaDisplaying multiple quad screens in order

The first channels that are displayed are [QUAD 1] (CH01 – 04). Click the quad screen display button ( ) to display the next four screens in the sequence.

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

QUAD1 QUAD2

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

QUAD1 QUAD2 QUAD3

CH5 CH6

CH1 CH2

CH5 CH6

CH7 CH8

CH9 CH1

CH2 CH3

CH1 CH2

CH3 CH4

QUAD1 QUAD2 QUAD3

CH5 CH6

CH7 CH8

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CH9 CH10

CH11 CH12

CH13 CH14

CH15 CH16

QUAD4

DISPLAY SCREEN PATTERNS

bbbbSingle screen display (channel specify window)

You can specify a single channel from all the cameras that are connected to the DVR and view the images from that channel in a single screen.

Click a channel select button on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [Select Channel] from the menu bar to select a channel (CH01-CH16).

Channel numbers that are greater than the number of DVR channels cannot be selected.

bbbbFull screen function

When full screen mode is selected, display items such as the menu bar and the control panel will be remove so that the live images or playback images that are currently being displayed can be viewed in the maximum available screen area.

aaaaSwitching to full screen mode

Click on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [MULTI] → [Full Screen] from the menu bar.

aaaaReturning to standard mode

While in full screen mode, double-click the mouse pointer on the screen. Either the left or right mouse button can be clicked.

OPERATION

Operations such as switching screens cannot be carried out while in full screen mode. To change

●●●●

something like the DVR being monitored or the number of displayed screens, first return to standard mode and then make the change.

The quad screen automatic switching function that is set using [SEQUENCE PATTERN SET] in the

●●●●

[CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET] window will also work in full screen mode.

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MONITORING LIVE IMAGES

The normal procedure for viewing live images in the monitoring window is as follows. This operation lets you view images from all channels that are connected to a single DVR. If you would like to combine images from more than one DVR in the display, use the [Centralized

Surveillance] function. (See next page.)

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Create the DVR tags.

To view live images from a DVR, first you must connect the DVR and create a DVR tag. (P.31)

Select the DVR.

Select the DVR tag to display the images from the specified DVR.

Select the display screen pattern.

The display screen pattern can be freely selected from either the control panel or the menu bar. (P.32)

Switching the DVR being monitored

Click the tag of the desired DVR to switch to displaying images from that DVR on the screen.

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USING THE [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE] FUNCTION

[Centralized Surveillance] is a function for specifying DVRs and channels and registering the images that you would like to emphasize and the display pattern to use for monitoring them.

You can switch to the [Centralized Surveillance] window simply by clicking the [Main Monitor] tag.

●●●●

Up to 16 channels can be registered for [Centralized Surveillance] regardless of the model of DVR.

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This window differs from the normal monitoring window in that images from more than one DVR can be

●●●●

combined and displayed in the same window.

●●●● Registering channels in [Centralized Surveillance]

The procedure for registering channels in [Centralized Surveillance] is as follows.

First, select a DVR tag to display live

images from a DVR that you would like to register.

The screen display pattern can be set to either a single screen or a quad screen or multi screen, but you should set it so that the images from all registered channels can be displayed on the screen.

Right-click the images from the

channels to be registered.

The [to add Main Monitor] command will pop up over the images.

Click the [to add Main Monitor]

command.

The [Select Channel] dialog box will be displayed. Channels that have already been registered will be displayed in the dialog box in order of registration in addition to the specified channel.

You can use the buttons in the dialog box to change the registration order and to delete registrations. (See next page.)

Click .

The specified channel will be registered in [Centralized Surveillance] and the dialog box will close.

You can repeat the same operations to register up to a maximum of 16 channels.

OPERATION

The same channel cannot be registered more than once.

●●●●

If the number of channel registrations exceeds the limit of 16, the last channel that you tried to register

●●●●

will appear 17th in the list without a consecutive registration number. The 17th registration will be deleted automatically when the dialog box is closed, so if you would like this channel to be registered, change the registration order or delete another registration so that the desired channel will be included in the list of registered channels. (See next page.)

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USING THE [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE] FUNCTION

●●●● Viewing [Centralized Surveillance]

If you click the [Main Monitor] tag in the monitoring window, the display will change to the images for the channels that have been registered in [Centralized Surveillance].

The operations for switching the screen display

●●●●

pattern (multi screen/quad screen/single screen) are the same as for the normal monitoring screen.

The image layouts for each screen pattern will

●●●●

follow the order that the channels were registered. With [Centralized Surveillance], screen switching

●●●●

operations such as multi screen selection and quad screen display are applied to all 16 channels.

If the number of channels that have been

●●●●

registered on the panel is less than the number of screens for quad screen and multi screen display, the message “No registration” will be displayed in screens for which no channel has been allocated.

To return to normal monitoring images, click a

●●●●

DVR tag.

[Centralized Surveillance] display example (6-screen multi screen)

●●●● Changing registration details in [Centralized Surveillance]

You can use the following buttons in the [Select Channel] dialog box in order to freely change the registration details.

If you select a channel in the list and then click one of these buttons, the selected channel will move up or down in the registration order. When the registration order is changed, the image layout in the quad screens and multi screens will also change.

If you select a channel in the list and then click this button, the registration for the selected channel will be deleted. When a registration is deleted, all registrations after the deleted registration will move up by one in the registration order.

(Delete button)

This confirms the changes and deletions and applies the changes to [Centralized Surveillance].

You can click this to cancel the changes before [OK] has been clicked.

(Movement buttons)

You can also use [CENTRALIZED SURVEILLANCE SET] (For administrator user) to make [Centralized Surveillance] settings such as changing the image layout pattern to a desired pattern and setting the automatic mode for switching screens during quad screen display. (P.107)

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PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES

Recorded images from a specified DVR can be played back freely. Recording operations at the DVR (such as timer recording and alarm recording) will be completely unaffected

by any playback operations.

●●●● Switching to playback images

Click the playback operation button in live mode or select [DVR Operations] → [PLAY] from the menu bar to switch the images from the DVR that is currently being displayed to playback mode.

☞☞☞☞ Display window during playback

The display window can be a single screen, quad screen or multi screen display when switching to playback mode. In addition, you can also switch the screen display while playback is in progress.

You cannot switch to playback mode from the centralized control panel.

☞☞☞☞ Recording mode for playback images

All images including normal recording, timer recording and alarm recording images are played back in event groups in order starting from the earliest recording date, regardless of the recording mode. The recording mode for playback images is displayed in the operating mode display.

☞☞☞☞ Playback start point

When recorded images are played back for the first time, playback starts from the first image that was recorded, but second and subsequent playbacks will continue on from the point where the previous playback session ended.

If the DVR is reset or if the software is exited and then restarted, playback will once again start from the first recorded image.

☞☞☞☞ Playback of audio recordings

If audio has been recorded by the DVR, it can be played back together with the images.

☞☞☞☞ Playback mode display

The recording area for the playback images and the playback speed will be displayed in the operating mode display while playback is in progress.

Recording area (AREA):

●●●●

[NORMAL], [ALARM], [PRE ALARM]

Playback speed (SPEED):

●●●●

[PLAY], [REV PLAY], [CUE], [REVIEW], [SLOW], [STILL]

●●●● Returning to live images

Click the playback operation button in playback mode or select [DVR Operations] → [STOP] from the menu bar to switch the images from the DVR that is currently being displayed to live mode.

OPERATION

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PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES

●●●● Playback mode operations

Playback operations are carried out using the operation buttons in the monitoring window.

Operating mode display

Control panel

3 4

●●●● To play back images:

Click (6).

●●●● To play back images in reverse:

Click (5).

To adjust the speed of playback (or reverse playback):

●●●●

You can adjust the speed of playback (or reverse playback) in steps by clicking ( (or reverse playback) is in progress.

To pause playback:

●●●●

Click ( progress to pause playback.

If you click this button once more while the images are paused, playback (or reverse playback) will resume. Alternatively, you can click the playback (or reverse playback) button directly to resume.

To skip alarm playback events:

●●●●

Click ( playback or while playback is paused. Playback will then skip to the previous or next alarm event.

To carry out frame advance:

●●●●

Click ( Forward or reverse frame advance (one image at a time) will be carried out.

To stop playback:

●●●●

Click (9). Playback will stop and the display will switch to live mode.

To play back audio recordings:

●●●●

Click ( and off.

Switching playback channels is also possible depending on the model of DVR.

OFF ON (Playback)

) while playback (or reverse playback) is in

) or (2) during playback or reverse

) or (8) while playback is paused.

) to toggle playback of audio recordings on

) or (3) while playback

Playback operations can also be selected using the [DVR Operations] command on the menu bar.

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OFF

●●●●

1CH playback 2CH playback 1+2CH playback

You cannot change to reverse playback or change the playback speed while playback of audio recordings is in progress.

Audio recordings cannot be played back during reverse playback.

RECORDING MONITORED IMAGES

Images that are being monitored can be recorded onto the hard disk inside the DVR.

There are three recording modes that are available: Normal recording, timer recording and alarm recording.

●●●●

Recording of images is carried out for the DVR as a whole, and so it is not possible to specify individual

●●●●

channels for recording. However, in the case of alarm recording, it is possible to make special recordings of channels where an alarm has been detected.

The recording mode is displayed in the operating mode display while recording is in progress.

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bbbbNormal recording (manual recording)

This manually records live images that are being monitored.

Monitor images in live mode.

It does not matter if the images are being monitored in a single screen, quad screen or multi screen.

Normal recording cannot be carried out in [Centralized Surveillance].

To start recording, click on the

control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [RECORD] from the menu bar.

The [NORMAL REC MODE] display in the operating mode display will switch from “STOP” to “RECORDING” and recording will start.

Operating mode display

If the specified DVR is currently carrying out timer recording (if the operating mode display is “TIMER REC”), normal recording cannot be carried out.

To stop recording, click on the

control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [REC STOP] from the menu bar.

The [NORMAL REC MODE] display in the operating mode display will switch from “RECORDING” to “STOP” and recording will stop.

OPERATION

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RECORDING MONITORED IMAGES

bbbbTimer recording

Monitored images can be recorded automatically by setting a timer reservation.

Make the timer settings.

The administrator user should use [TIMER SET] in the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu to preset the timer operating conditions.

Click on the control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [TIMER] from the menu bar.

This operation will start the timer recording function, and recording of monitored images will start automatically once the setting time is reached.

The timer recording operation status is indicated by [NORMAL REC MODE] in the operating mode display.

[TIMER WAIT]: Timer recording is at standby.

●●●●

[TIMER REC]: Timer recording is in progress.

●●●●

If [ALARM REC MODE SET] in the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu is set to [OLY AL-REC ON TMR], alarm recording will be carried out automatically after the timer setting time has been reached, so timer operations are not necessary in this case.

Operating mode display

To cancel timer recording operation

While timer recording is at standby, click on the control panel once more or reselect [DVR Operations] → [TIMER] from the menu bar.

The [NORMAL REC MODE] display in the operating mode display will switch from “TIMER WAIT” to

“STOP” and timer recording operation will stop.

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RECORDING MONITORED IMAGES

bbbbAlarm recording

Alarm recording is the automatic recording of alarm images of something such as an intruder. An alarm is detected when an input signal is received from a motion sensor or an external device (such as a door switch or

infrared sensor).

●●●● To carry out alarm recording

If the alarm recording operation conditions have been preset using [DVR INFO SETUP], the DVR will start alarm recording automatically when an alarm is detected. No monitoring window operations are required at all.

Alarm recording settings are made by the administrator user by using the following commands in the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu.

[ALARM REC MODE SET]:

●●●●

Sets detailed alarm recording conditions. This menu is also used to carry out alarm recording. Alarm recording is different from normal recording because it is possible to record only the images from the camera (channel) where the alarm was detected.

[ALARM OPERATION SET]:

●●●●

This sets whether or not alarm images are forcibly displayed on the monitor that is connected to the DVR when alarm recording has started.

[MOTION SENSOR SET]:

●●●●

This sets the alarm detection conditions for the motion sensor.

●●●● Operating mode display

The [ALARM REC MODE] display in the operating mode display lets you check the alarm recording operation status.

[ALARM REC]: Alarm recording in progress

●●●●

[STOP]: Alarm recording stopped

●●●●

Operating mode display

●●●● To view alarm recording images

Alarm recording images can be viewed during normal playback, and also by using the search function to specify alarm events. (P.45)

OPERATION

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USING THE CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS

If the connected DVRs and cameras are compatible with camera control functions, the monitoring cameras can be operated by remote from a user's computer.

●●●● Switching to the camera control panel

Display the live images for the camera to be controlled in a single screen.

Camera control operations cannot be carried out while a quad screen or multi screen is being displayed or while playback is in progress.

Click on the control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [Camera control] from the menu bar. The control panel will switch to the camera control panel, and the cameras for the DVR that is currently having its images displayed on the screen can then be controlled.

To control cameras, connect to the DVR with a user level of ID3 (or Level 4). If other users are currently connected to the same DVR, camera control operations cannot be carried out.

Normal control panel Camera control panel

The section enclosed in will change.

●●●● Returning to the normal control panel

Click on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [Camera Control] from the menu bar.

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USING THE CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS

●●●● Camera control panel

Camera selection:

These select the channel to be operated.

Camera direction:

Pan/tilt operations can be carried out in eight directions.

SPEED:

Control speed selection: Setting value: 1 – 7 (the higher the number, the faster the speed)

ZOOM/FOCUS/IRIS:

Zoom/focus/iris switching

–/＋:

These adjust the zoom, focus and iris in plus or minus directions.

AF:

Automatic focus adjustment

Preset positions:

Sets and retrieves preset positions.

Preset memory:

Registers the current camera position.

SEQ/PAN/TOUR:

Sets automatic sequence/panning and tour modes.

Recording operations:

Starts and stops manual recording.

Timer recording:

Switches timer recording ON and OFF

Audio playback:

Switches audio playback ON and OFF and switches the playback channel (Cannot be used while camera control is being used.)

Camera control:

Switches camera control ON and OFF.

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

You can search for specified images from the image data that has been recorded in the recording areas for the DVRs.

bbbbSearch menu

The following five search menus are available depending on the purpose of the search.

Recording area to search in

Reference

page

P.47

P.52

P.54

P.55

P.57

[ALARM

SEARCH]

[ALARM

THUMBNAIL SEARCH]

[TIME/DATE

SEARCH]

[ARCHIVE

AREA SEARCH]

[MOTION

DETECTION SEARCH]

Normal

recording

area

(✱✱✱✱)

FFF

Alarm

recording

area

Archive

area

Contents

Searches for and plays back images in a list from the alarm recording area.

Images in the alarm recording area are displayed as thumbnails (reduced images) during searching and playback.

Lets you specify a date and time to search for and play back images from the normal recording area and the alarm recording area.

Lets you use a list to search for and play back archive data images that have been saved in the archive area.

Lets you search for and play back images that contain movement detected by a motion sensor. The recording area and the recording date and time can be specified.

F: Included in search ×: Not included in search

Search menu operations are limited to administrator/recording/playback users.

●●●●

Search screens and operating methods indicated by (✱✱✱✱) vary depending on the model of DVR.

●●●●

For the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P models of DVR, the alarm log search function combines

●●●●

alarm search and alarm thumbnail search. (P.49)

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

bbbbBasic image search operations

Select a DVR tag to display live

images from a DVR that you would like to search.

It does not matter if the images are being monitored in a single screen, quad screen or multi screen.

Click on the control panel.

The menu folder for the specified DVR will be displayed in the [SEARCH MENU] dialog box. When you click the button, the five search menus in the folder will be displayed in a list.

Select a search menu and then click

The display will switch to the specified search window.

Search for the images.

Refer to the respective pages for explanations of the operations in each window.

The images searched for will be displayed as still images in the preview window.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will change to the monitoring window and the searched images will be played back. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts. (P.39)

It is not possible for multiple computers to simultaneously carry out searches on the same DVR.

●●●●

Searching operations cannot be carried out in [Centralized Surveillance].

●●●●

Channel selection, switching to a quad screen or multi screen, image downloading and copying,

●●●●

camera control and audio playback cannot be carried out while a search window is being displayed. If the search does not find any relevant no image data, the message “IMAGES NOT FOUND” will be

●●●●

displayed. If you use playback operations in the search window by clicking the playback button on the control

●●●●

panel directly instead of clicking an image in the preview window, the searched images will not be played back; instead images will be played back in live mode (normally playback will start from the point where the previous playback ended).

OPERATION

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

[ALARM SEARCH] (For administrator/recording/playback users)

Alarm events that have been recorded in the alarm recording area of the DVR are displayed in a list.

This list displays eight alarm events at a time in order starting from the most recent event.

●●●●

The display details include alarm number, recording date and time and the channel where the alarm occurred.

●●●●

If the number of events to be displayed exceeds eight, you can use the or

●●●●

buttons to switch back and forth between display pages.

Alarm search uses this list as a basis for carrying out searching and playback, but the screen operations will vary slightly depending on the model of DVR.

aaaaFor models other than the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P

Specify an alarm event in the list to search for and play back images.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

Click an alarm event in the list to

specify it.

The image at the start of the specified alarm event will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and the specified alarm event will be played back in a single screen. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

aaaaFor the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P

Specify an alarm event in the list to search for and play back images. You can also directly specify an alarm number to use for searching and playback.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

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Specify an alarm event.

You can click an alarm event in the list to specify it, or you can directly enter the alarm number.

The image at the start of the specified alarm event will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and the specified alarm event will be played back in a single screen. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

Use either of the following two methods to specify an

alarm number, and then click (

Enter the alarm number directly in [SEARCH

●

START ALARM NO] (

Use the alarm log search function to specify an

OPERATION

●

alarm number. Click (

information in the [ALARM LOG SEARCH] dialog box. You can use this log information to specify the alarm number. (P.49)

When an alarm number is specified, the

●●●●

alarm event list will also be automatically updated, so you can freely select playback events from the list regardless of the alarm number that has been specified.

If you click [SEARCH] while the alarm

●●●●

number is blank, the most recent alarm event number will be set automatically.

If you specify a channel number to search, enter the channel number in [CHANNEL] (

(3).

The initial setting is “- -”, and this means that all channels will be searched.

) to display a list of recording

) and then click

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

aaaaAlarm log search function

This displays all the recording information for a DVR in a list separately for each channel. The display window can be switched to one of four levels by selecting tags. If you specify a search range in any of the windows and then click

, the alarm numbers within the search range will be displayed automatically in the [SEARCH START ALARM NO] column in the alarm search window.

If there is more than one alarm event within the range specified, the alarm number for the most recent alarm event will

●

be set. If there are no alarm events within the range specified, all alarm events will be displayed and the alarm number for the

●

oldest or most recent alarm event will be set.

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1Display condition switching tag

You can select one of four display patterns: [MONTH], [WEEK], [DAY] and [TIME].

2Display period

This is the display range for the information on the screen.

3Display units

The display units on the horizontal axis change depending on the selected tag. If you click on the screen, you can specify alarms by the respective display units.

[MONTH] (Default display):

●●●●

Recording information for the selected month is displayed in units of one day, from the first day to the last day.

[WEEK]:

●●●●

Recording information for the selected week is displayed in units of one weekday from Sunday through to Saturday. Each weekday is divided up into four time zones, so you n also see at what time of the day the recordings were made.

[DAY]:

●●●●

Recording information for the selected day is displayed in units of 1 hour from midnight until the following midnight.

[TIME]:

●●●●

The selected hour is displayed in divisions of minutes.

4Recording information

Recording information is displayed using colors.

Blue: Normal recording

●●●●

Red: Alarm recording

●●●●

5Page change buttons

These switch the display to the previous or next page depending on the tag selected.

At the point where the alarm log search window changes, all tag windows show the latest information for that day, so switch the alarm log to the display for the period that you would like to refer to.

[MONTH]: To previous month/To next month

●●●●

[WEEK]: To previous week/To next week

●●●●

[DAY]: To previous day/To next day

●●●●

[TIME]: To previous hour/To next hour

●●●●

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

The range of the recording information that is selected in each tag is applied to the information displayed even when you switch a tag, and so as the following display example shows, you can switch to [MONTH] → [WEEK] → [DAY] → [TIME] to gradually narrow down the range selected.

Display example by month

First the [MONTH] tag was clicked to display the recording information for the month of December 2004. From looking at this, an alarm was recorded by CH04 on the 7th. If “07” is clicked to specify the range and then the

[WEEK] tag is clicked, the next window is displayed.

Display example by week

This displays the recording information for the week that was specified as the range to examine in the “Month” window.

The 7th of December specified in the “Month” window was a Tuesday, and this window shows that there was an alarm event recorded during both the six-hour period starting from midday on that day, and also during the six-hour period following it. If you select the third time zone for “TUE” on the third line and switch to the “Day” display, you see the following.

OPERATION

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

Display example by day

This displays the recording information for 7th December (Tuesday) in units of one hour. When looking at the details by hour, alarms were recorded in the “13th”, “18th” and “19th” hours. If you select the “13”

range, detailed information for the 13th hour will be displayed.

Display example by hour

When looking at the details by minute, it shows that alarms were recorded at “13:36” and at “13:38”. For example, if you specify “36” and then click , the alarm number for the alarm that was generated at

13:36 on Tuesday 17th December 2004 will be set automatically in the [SEARCH START ALARM NO] column of the alarm search window.

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

[ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH] (For administrator/recording/playback users)

The alarm events that are recorded in the alarm recording area of the DVR will be displayed as a list of thumbnails in the preview window.

The thumbnails are displayed in groups of nine thumbnails in order starting from the newest. The images that

●●●●

are displayed are the first still images in the event, and are displayed together with the alarm number. If the number of thumneils to be displayed exceeds nine, you can use the or

●●●●

buttons to switch back and forth between display images.

Alarm thumbnail search lets you check the actual images by means of thumbnails while searching and playing back the alarms, but the screen operations will vary slightly depending on the model of DVR.

aaaaFor models other than the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P

Specify an alarm event by thumbnail to search for and play back images. Click a thumbnail in the preview window to select it. The display will switch to the monitoring window and the

specified alarm event will be played back in a single screen. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

aaaaFor the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P

Specify an alarm event by thumbnail to search for and play back images. The thumbnails that are displayed in the preview window switch when you use the page select buttons, but you can also

enter an alarm number directly to display thumbnails. Click on a thumbnail in the preview window to select it. The display will switch to the monitoring window and the specified

alarm event will be played back in a single screen. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

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Use either of the following two methods to specify an alarm number, and then click ( images for the specified alarm event will be displayed as thumbnails.

Enter the alarm number directly in [SEARCH

●●●●

START ALARM NO] ( Use the alarm log search function to specify an

●●●●

alarm number.

Click ( information in the [ALARM LOG SEARCH] dialog box. You can use this log information to specify the alarm number. (P.49)

●●●●

) to display a list of recording

When an alarm number is specified, the thumbnail display will also be automatically updated, so you can freely select playback events from the thumbnails regardless of the alarm number that has been specified.

If you click [SEARCH] while the alarm number is blank, the most recent alarm event number will be set automatically.

). The

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If you specify a channel number to search, enter the channel number in [CHANNEL] (

(3).

The initial setting is “- -”, and this means that all channels will be searched.

) and then click

SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

[TIME/DATE SEARCH] (For administrator/recording/playback users)

Specify the date and time to search for and play back recorded images. Normal recordings, timer recordings and alarm recordings. You can search for and play back images from all images that have been recorded in the normal recording area and alarm recording area, regardless of the recording mode.

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Enter the date and time for the

images to search for in [SEARCH].

The recording start date and recording end date for the DVR will be respectively displayed in [START] and [END] at the top of [SEARCH]. Set the date and time to search for within this range.

When the window is displayed, the start date and time will be the initial display.

If the specified the date and time to

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search for are outside the range of the recording time, the recording start date and time or recording end date and time will be substituted automatically when the search begins.

The date and time setting order will

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vary depending on the [DATE FORMAT] setting.

Click .

The image at the start of the specified alarm event will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

If there are no images found for the specified date and time, the images that are closest in date and time to the specified date and time will be displayed.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and the recorded images specified will be played back. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

OPERATION

Specify [CHANNEL].

To specify a channel to search, enter the channel number.

The initial setting is “- -”, and this means that all channels will be searched.

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[ARCHIVE AREA SEARCH] (For administrator/recording/playback users)

This is a function for searching the archive area. The archive data that is saved in the archive area of the DVR will be displayed in a list.

Archive data appears in the list in groups of eight items in order starting from the newest.

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The display details include preview number, recording date and time and recording channel.

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If the number of items to be displayed exceeds eight, you can use the [PREV PAGE] or [NEXT PAGE] buttons to

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switch back and forth between display pages.

Backup area search uses this list as a basis for carrying out searching and playback, but the screen operations will vary slightly depending on the model of DVR.

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Specify the archive data to search for and play back from the list.

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kup area usage

Backup area usage

capacity display

Click the archive data in the archive

list to select it.

The first image of the archive data will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and the specified archive data will be played back. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

You can use the [CAPACITY] display at the top of the window to check the total capacity of the DVR’s [ARCHIVE AREA] and the capacity that has already been used.

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

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aaaaFor the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P

Select the archive data to search for and play back from the list. You can also directly specify a preview number to use for searching and playback.

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kup area usage

Backup area usage

capacity display

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Specify an alarm event.

Click the archive data in the list to select it, or enter the preview number directly.

The image at the start of the specified archive data will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and the specified archive data will be played back in a single screen. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

Page select buttonsPage select buttons

If you specify a channel number to search, enter the channel number in [CHANNEL] (

The initial setting is “- -”, and this means that all channels will be searched.

You can use the [CAPACITY] display at the top of the window to check the total capacity and the of the DVR's [ARCHIVE AREA] and the capacity that has already been used.

(2).

) and then click

OPERATION

Enter the preview number directly in [SEARCH

) and then click

START PREVIEW NO] (

(

When a preview number is specified,

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the archive list display will also be automatically updated, so you can freely select playback data from the archive list regardless of the preview number that has been specified.

If you click [SEARCH] while the

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preview number is blank, the most recent preview number will be set automatically.

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SEARCHING FOR RECORDED IMAGES

[MOTION DETECTION SEARCH] (For administrator/recording/playback users)

The built-in motion sensor function of the DVR lets you search for and play back images that have movement detected, based on the criteria you specify. The [MOTION DETECTION SEARCH] window lets you specify a recording area and a recording date and time to restrict the range of the search for images that have motion detected. You can search through all recording areas.

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Specify [SEARCH FROM].

Enter the recording areas that are to be searched.

Available settings:

[ALARM] (Default setting)

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[NORMAL]

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[ALARM＆NORMAL]

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[ARCHIVE]

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Specify [CHANNEL].

To specify a channel to search, enter the channel number.

The initial setting is “- -”, and this means that all channels will be searched.

Set [START] and [STOP].

This sets the date and time range for searching. The recording start date and recording end date for

the DVR will be displayed, so make the setting within this range.

If the specified the date and time to search

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for are outside the range of the recording time, the recording start date and time or recording end date and time will be substituted automatically. The date and time setting order will vary

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depending on the [DATE FORMAT] setting.

Click .

The image at the start of the search range will be displayed as a still image in the preview window.

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Select [MOTION SENSOR SET].

If searching for images that have had movement detected using the motion sensor function, select this check box.

If the check box is selected to set the motion sensor, the setting area for the motion detection point will be displayed in the preview window as an 8 x 10 (H x W) marquee box.

If not searching for images using motion sensor settings, all images in the search range will be played back. In this case, proceed to step 10.

Set the motion detection point.

Click the marquee box. The “.” in the center of the box will change to a “#” and motion detection will be set to “ON”. If you click the box once more, the setting will be canceled. While looking at the preview window, make the motion detection settings for the required area.

Set [MOTION SENSOR LEVEL].

Set the sensitivity level for detecting movement on the screen.

Setting values: OFF/01 – 10 (The smaller the number, the greater the sensitivity.)

Cancel [MOTION SENSOR SET].

Unselect the [MOTION SENSOR SET] check box to clear the motion detection point setting box from the preview window.

Click a displayed image in the

preview window.

The display will switch to the monitoring window and playback will start from the start of the recorded event where movement was detected. Normal playback operations can be used after playback starts.

Increase the setting value to avoid detecting objects shaking because of the wind or small amounts of movement.

Click .

The specified search area will become the target area for searching for movement. The images with movement detected will be displayed as still images in the preview window.

If more than one recording event containing images with movement is found within the specified image range, the newest of these recorded events will be displayed in the preview window.

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DOWNLOADING RECORDED IMAGES

Recorded images can be downloaded to the computer by specifying a DVR channel.

Download operations are carried out by setting a start point while playback is paused, and then specifying the

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number of images. All images that can be played back can also be downloaded, regardless of the recording mode (normal

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recording, timer recording or alarm recording). The saving destination for downloaded data can be specified by the administrator user using [PRESERVATION

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SET] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. (P.92)

Display the live images from the

channel you would like to download in a single screen.

Use the DVR tags and channel select buttons to select the channel.

Switch to playback mode.

Click the playback button on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [PLAY] from the menu bar.

Determine the first image to be

downloaded and display it as a still image.

Click the still button on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [STILL] from the menu bar.

Click on the control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [DOWNLOAD] from the menu bar to display the [DOWNLOAD] dialog box.

Still image displayed in a single screen

Specify the number of images to be

downloaded.

Enter the number of images to be downloaded as a number in [HOW MANY] in the dialog box.

Values:

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1 – 40,000 images

1 – 1000 images

Set the [AUDIO] setting.

Use the radio buttons in the dialog box to select whether audio recordings are to be downloaded together with the images or not.

Available settings:

[It downloads.]

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[Does not download.]

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DOWNLOADING RECORDED IMAGES

Click .

Downloading of the specified images will start, and the message “Please Wait!” will be displayed on the screen. No other operations can be carried out while downloading is in progress.

The destination folder for the download will be set automatically as follows.

(Recorded data saving destination)\downld\ (DVR-ID)\(CH)\(Recording date and time)

Recorded data saving destination

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You can specify this using [PRESERVATION SET] in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu.

DVR-ID:

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DVR ID for source DVR

CH:

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Channel number (01 – 16) specified for downloading

Recording date and time:

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Recording date and time that the first image being downloaded

Completion of download.

The message “Download was completed.” will be displayed on the screen. After you click to close the dialog box, the display will return to the live images that were being displayed before the download started.

The information and data that is downloaded from the DVR is centrally managed at the master computer, so that the download information can be viewed in a list and the download data can be played back using the [DOWNLOAD MANAGER] menu. In addition, downloads can be carried out at periodic intervals by setting automatic mode for downloading. (P.111)

OPERATION

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COPYING RECORDED DATA TO THE ARCHIVE AREA

The DVR's hard disk contains an archive recording area for saving images in addition to the normal recording area and alarm recording area. In order to prevent images from being lost through overwriting, for instance, you can copy images from other recording areas and save them in the archive area.

Display the live images from the

channel you would like to copy in a single screen.

Use the DVR tags and channel select buttons to select the channel.

Switch to playback mode.

Click the playback button on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [PLAY] from the menu bar.

Determine the first image to be

copied and display it as a still image.

Click the still button on the control panel or select [DVR Operations] → [STILL] from the menu bar.

Still image displayed in a single screen

Click on the control panel.

Alternatively, select [DVR Operations] → [COPY] from the menu bar to display the [THE COPY TO

ARC…] dialog box.

Specify the number of images to be

copied.

Enter the number of images to be copied in [Copy number of images] in the dialog box.

Values:

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1 – 40,000 images

1 – 1000 images

Click .

Copying of the specified images will start, and the

message “It is under copy....” will be displayed. No

other operations can be carried out while copying is in progress.

Completion of copying.

The message “The copy to a backup domain was completed.” will be displayed. After you click

to close the dialog box, the display will return to the live images that were being displayed before the copying started.

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SETTINGS

This section explains how to view the various settings and management information for the administrator user such as DVR and user registrations. This software is management software for a monitoring system, and so it is equipped with a wide range of functions for system operation and support to allow it to be used effectively to cope with different administrator needs.

SETTING DVR OPERATING

CONDITIONS

SETTING DVR OPERATING CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P63

REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION . . . . P67

SETTING THE MONITORING CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY

FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P107

DOWNLOAD INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND

AUTOMATIC MODE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P111

SETTINGS

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SETTING DVR OPERATING CONDITIONS

The [DVR INFO SETUP] menu is used to set the operating conditions for DVRs. Each of the menu settings is normally carried out at the DVRs themselves, but if required, the settings can also be made and changed at the computer.

This manual gives a brief description of the menus and the basic operating procedures. For more detail, refer to the instruction manual that is provided with the DVR.

bbbb[DVR INFO SETUP] menu

Operations using this menu are limited to the administrator user.

Menu Contents

1 [CLOCK SET] Sets the DVR clock.

2 [EXT. CLOCK SET]

3 [TIMER PERIOD SET]

4 [SUMMER TIME SET] Sets the conditions for switching to summer time and back again.

[INITIAL SET]

5 [HOLIDAY SET]

6 [TITLE SET] Sets the camera titles to be displayed on the monitor.

1 [RECORDING AREA SET]

2 [RECORDING CONDITIONS SET]

3 [NORMAL REC MODE SET]

4 [PROGRAM REC SET]

5 [TIMER SET] Sets the operating conditions for timer recording.

6 [ALARM REC MODE SET]

[RECORDING SET]

7 [ALARM OPERATION SET]

8 [MOTION SENSOR SET]

1 [DISPLAY SET] Sets the information that is displayed on the monitor. 2 [BUZZER SET] Sets the warning buzzer that sounds when a problem occurs.

3 [RS-232C/RS-485 SET]

4 [HDD SET]

5 [SECURITY LOCK SET]

6 [NETWORK SET]

[GENERAL SET]

7 [NETWORK CONTROL SET] Sets the conditions for network control.

8 [USER ID SET]

Adjusts the setting time for external devices to match the DVR setting time.

Divides a day into four time zones (used for functions such as automatic sequencing).

Sets days that are to be monitored according to the conditions set for Sundays, such as public holidays and commemorative holidays.

Assigns the capacities for each recording area and starts recording again when recording has stopped because of a recording area becoming full.

Sets overwrite recording operations and sets the standard value for remaining space warning.

Sets the recording conditions for normal recording and timer recording.

Sets combinations of cameras to be recorded, and sets each individual recording rate.

Sets the recording conditions for alarm recording and pre-alarm recording.

Sets the display method for images on the monitor while alarm recording is in progress.

Sets the alarm detection conditions for the motion sensors that are built into the cameras.

When operating the system using a system controller, makes the interface settings at the DVR.

Displays the hard disk recording capacity, initializes the hard disk and sets mirroring.

Displays the security lock setting details. (Limited to DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P only)

Sets conditions for network connections and [PASSWORD] settings for logging in.

Sets the [USER ID], [PASSWORD] and operating user levels at the DVRs.

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bbbb[DVR INFO SETUP] menu (continued)

Menu Contents

1 [MULTI SCREEN SET]

2 [SEQUENCE SET] Sets automatic mode for switching channel images.

3 [MAIN MONITOR/MONITOR2 SET]

4 [MASK SET]

[DISPLAY SET]

5 [COLOR LEVEL SET] Sets the monitor color levels for each channel.

[POWER FAILURE/USED TIME]

[INITIALIZATION HISTORY] Displays the hard disk initialization history for the DVR.

1 [ROI SET] Sets the ROI. 2 [ALARM NOTICE SET] Sets alarm notification conditions by e-mail. 3 [PPP SET] Sets conditions for PPP connections.

4 [NTP SET]

[EXTEND SET]

Some of the menus that can be set and the window configurations will vary depending on the model of

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DVR. If the IP address of a device on the network has changed, you will need to check the connection of the

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DVR once more. If the same IP address is used for more than one DVR on the same network, it will not be possible to

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use this software to carry out control.

Sets the display positions for images from each channel in the monitor's multi screen display.

Sets the channel for automatic switching based on clock cycle settings.

Sets specified channels that are being monitored or played back so that the images from those channels cannot be seen.

Displays DVR information such as power failure time, operating time and firmware version.

Sets conditions for connecting to NTP servers.

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SETTING DVR OPERATING CONDITIONS

bbbbUsing the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu

Display the initial [DVR INFO SETUP] window.

Select [Display change] → [DVR INFO SETUP] in the menu bar to display the initial [DVR INFO SETUP] window.

Select the DVR.

Select the DVR in the menu window at the left of the screen, and then click the button to display the setting menu list in tree format.

The menus that are contained in each sub-folder are displayed in the same way when the button of the sub-folder is clicked.

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SETTING DVR OPERATING CONDITIONS

Select the setting menu.

Double-click a setting menu from the list to display the specified setting window. At this time, the current setting values from the DVR’s own menu file will be automatically loaded and displayed on the

screen.

Make the settings on the screen and then click .

The [CONFIRM] dialog box will be displayed. When you click , the setting details will be sent to the menu file of the DVR and the file contents will be updated.

Only the administrator user (level 4) can carry out [DVR INFO SETUP] operations.

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When using the [DVR INFO SETUP] menu, the computer accesses the DVR at a user level of ID3.

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Because of this, if another user of the same level is already accessing the specified DVR, the message “DVR is busy.” will be displayed and it will not be possible to carry out setting operations.

Some settings may cause the DVR to be rebooted automatically after the settings have been changed.

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In such cases, the “Processing” dialog box will be displayed and no screen operations will be possible at the computer until the DVR has finished rebooting.

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SETTINGS

REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

The management information that is required for running the CCTV monitoring system is registered in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu, so that the administrator can set a wide variety of operating conditions. This registration information and the stored management data are centrally controlled at the master computer so that it can be viewed in the management window.

bbbb[SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu

Basically it is a working menu for the administrator user, but some parts of the screen can be used by general users also.

Operating limits

[USER MENAGER]

１

[USER GROUP

２

MANAGER]

[DVR MANAGER]

３

[DVR GROUP

４

MANAGER] [LANGUAGE/DATE

５

FORMAT SET] [PRESERVATION

６

SET] [SYSTEM LOG

７

MANAGER] [STATUS

８

MANAGER] [PRESERVATION

９

DATA MANAGER] [ALARM LIST

DISPLAY] [NOTICE OF ALARM

SETUP] [COLLECTION OF

ALARM SETUP]

13 [PC MANAGER]

14 [OPTION SET]

[FIRMWARE

UPDATE]

(✱✱✱✱)

E: Can only be carried out from the master computer. F: Operations allowed ×: Operations not allowed

(✱): Operation is possible only if the model of DVR connected is DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 or DSR-5016P.

(✱✱✱✱)

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Administrator

user

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E ×××

F ×××

FFFF

E ×××

F ×××

E ×××

Recording

user

Playback

user

Monitoring

user

Contents

Registers users who can log into the system and manages user information.

Sets registered users into groups.

Registers DVRs and checks their connections, and manages DVR information.

Sets registered DVRs into groups.

Selects the software display language and the date format.

Sets the download destination folder.

Displays lists of logging data generated by the system.

Displays lists of registered DVRs and computers and their statuses.

Archives, restores and deletes saved data.

Displays alarm information in a list.

Sets the alarm detection function.

Sets the alarm collection cycle.

Manages computer information generated by the system.

Sets hard disk management conditions and audio buffers.

Updates DVR firmware.

Reference

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aaaaMenus required for initial settings

The following items are required in order to use the system. When the system is started up, make the initial settings from the master computer.

Administrator

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user registration DVR registration [DVR MANAGER] [DVR INFO SETUP] [DVR NAME], [MODEL] P.18

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DVR connection

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checking

[USER MENAGER] [USER INFO SETUP] [USER ID],

[DVR MANAGER] [DVR CONNECTION

Setting/operation

menus

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Required items to be

entered

[PASSWORD]

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SETTINGS

REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

bbbbMenu screen display method

Use the menu bar to switch to the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] window.

When you select [Display change] → [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] from the menu bar, the “USER MANAGER” window will be displayed as the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT initial window.

If no DVRs have been registered, the [DVR MANAGER] window will be forcibly displayed. Following the message in the [INFO] dialog box to register DVRs.

Select the menu.

Select a menu in the menu window at the left of the screen to switch to the window for the specified menu.

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REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

bbbbWindow layouts and common functions

The window configurations vary depending on the menu, but the information management menu windows basically consist of registration lists and operating buttons.

When you click on a button, a dialog box will be displayed, and you can use the dialog boxes to make detailed settings and to carry out various operations. In addition, the registered information can be freely viewed in lists.

Registration list Operating buttons

The following buttons are used for standard operations in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. They appear in various menu windows, but their operating methods are basically the same in all windows.

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Registers a new entry.

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Adds a new registration by copying existing information.

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Change the registration details.

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Deletes a registration.

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Prints a registration list.

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Imports registration information from another file.

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Exports registration information to another file.

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REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

* This section explains the operating procedures for the basic functions that are common to each window.

Follow these procedures in all menu windows. (The window examples that are given for these explanations are all taken from the [DVR MANAGER] window.)

aaaa Registering a new entry

Click .

A setting dialog box will be displayed.

Set the required management

information in the fields of the dialog box.

The dialog box setting items will vary for each window. Check the detailed explanations given for each menu.

The setting items consist of required items that must be entered in order to make a registration, and also variable items which can be set if needed.

The required items are marked in the dialog box with a “*”.

aaaaAdds a new registration by copying existing

information.

When adding a new registration, you can copy the information from an existing registration and use this as the basis for the new registration while only changing the items that are needed.

Select the information to be copied.

If you click a line in the registration list to select it, the selected line will be highlighted in blue.

Click .

The registration information that was copied will be displayed in the setting dialog box.

Edit the registration details.

Edit the required items using the copied information as a reference.

Click .

A new registration will be added with the setting details that were entered, and it will be displayed in the registration list.

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Key registration information such as [USER ID] and DVR name cannot be copied from the original registration. Enter the unique information for the registration.

Click .

A new registration will be added with the setting details that were entered, and it will be displayed in the registration list.

REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

aaaaChange the registration details.

Select the registration to be

changed.

If you click a line in the registration list to select it, the selected line will be highlighted in blue.

Click .

The current registration information will be displayed in the setting dialog box.

aaaaDeletes a registration

Select the registration to be deleted.

If you click a line in the registration list to select it, the selected line will be highlighted in blue.

Click .

The current registration information will be displayed in the setting dialog box. Check if it is okay to delete the registration.

Change the registration details.

Change the registration details as required.

Key registration information such as [USER ID] and DVR name cannot be changed.

Click .

The registration details will be changed and the registration list will also be updated.

Click .

The registration details will be deleted and the registration will also be removed from the registration list.

For some menus, a confirmation dialog box will be displayed before a registration is deleted, to ask you if you are sure you would like to delete the registration. In such cases, check the dialog box message carefully, and if it is okay to delete the registration, click [OK].

Users, DVRs and computers that have

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been selected for deletion cannot be deleted while they are still connected to the system.

If the user or DVR that has been selected

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for deletion has been registered in a group, the registration will also be deleted from the group.

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aaaaPrints a registration list.

Click .

The print preview window will be displayed. Check the printing details.

If they cross over to another page, you can use the [PREV PAGE] or [NEXT PAGE] buttons to switch the page.

Click in the preview

window.

The [Print] dialog box will be displayed.

Specify the printing conditions such

as the printing range, and then click

Printing will start.

The details in the [Print] dialog box will

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vary depending on the printer driver. If no printer driver has been installed, an

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error message will be displayed and the printing operation will be canceled.

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aaaaImporting and exporting registration information

Registration information can be imported and exported as CSV files (comma-delimited text files). Use the import and export operations when saving registration information as a CSV file or processing the data using another software application.

Click .

The import dialog box will be displayed.

Specify the file to be imported.

If you click , a file list will be displayed, so you can select the file to be imported from this list.

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Select [IMPORT OPTION].

Select what to do if the registration information being imported already exists.

Available settings:

[When it overlaps, it replaces for the imported

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information.] [The overlapping information is not imported.]

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Click .

The export dialog box will be displayed.

Specify the export destination file.

If you click , a file list will be displayed, so you can specify the file to be exported from this list.

Click .

The registration information will be exported to the specified file.

In either case, the information will be imported directly if the information does not already exist.

Click .

The information will be imported from the specified file.

Up to 100 registrations can be included in a single import or export operation.

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If an error is found in he data being imported, that data will be ignored and not imported.

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The language in the dialog box that is displayed when specifying a file will be the language that is set to

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be used by the operating system.

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REGISTERING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

[USER MENAGER] (For administrator user)

This is used for registering (or changing or deleting) information for users that can log into the system, and for setting information for each user that is required for system management.

Up to a maximum of 64 users can be registered.

User management list

The basic information for each user that has been registered in [USER INFO SETUP] can be displayed in a list.

Display items:

[USER ID]

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[AUTHORITY LEVEL]

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[USER NAME]

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[AFFILIATION]

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[NOTICE]

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[MAIL ADDRESS]

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Operating buttons

The on-screen buttons can be used to carry out the following operations.

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Registers a new user that can log in.

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Adds a new registration by copying existing information.

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Changes a user's registration details.

（✱✱✱✱）

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Deletes a registered user.

If the user that has been selected for deletion has been registered in a user group, the registration will also be deleted from the user group.

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Prints the user management list.

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Imports user information from another file.

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Exports user information to another file.

Buttons indicated by “✱✱✱✱” are standard functions in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. Refer to the explanations at the beginning of this chapter for details on the operating procedures. (P.71 – 74)

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aaaaSetting user information

When you click , the [USER INFO SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Enter the user information in the various fields and then click . A new user will then be registered and they will be displayed in the user management list.

[USER ID] (Required item)

Enter the ID to use for identifying the user for system management.

It can consist of a combination of up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters. It may not consist of only numerals.

An error message will be displayed if

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the [USER ID] already exists. Once the [USER ID] has been

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registered, it cannot be changed.

[PASSWORD] (Required item)

Enter the password that is to be used for user authentication checks during logins to the system.

Up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters can be entered.

[PASSWORD (Check)] (Required item)

This is the password confirmation box. Re-enter the

same password that you entered in

[AUTHORITY LEVEL] (Required item)

Select the user level. The operating range will be limited by the user level that is set. (P.24)

Available settings:

1 (Administrator user), 2 (Playback user) 3 (Recording user), 4 (Monitoring user)

[USER NAME]

Enter the user's management name. Select a name that make it easy for the administrator to specify the user in management lists.

Up to 32 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[AFFILIATION]

Sets user affiliations (affiliated department or organizational name). Up to 128 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[TEL NO.]

Enter the user’s contact telephone number. A combination of up to 16 single-byte numerals and the “( )” and “-” characters can be entered.

[ALARM NOTICE]

If a user needs to be notified when an alarm is detected, select the check box and enter the contact e-mail address. Re-enter the same e-mail address in the confirmation box.

A combination of up to 16 single-byte numerals and the “@” character can be entered as the e-mail address. An error will occur if the e-mail address does not contain a “@”.

[MEMO]

Enter any memo information regarding the user if required. Up to 256 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

Required items are indicated by “*”.

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[USER GROUP MANAGER] (For administrator user)

You can assign users that can log into the system into different groups for management purposes. When a user group is set, the alarm notification function can be set for all users in the same group, or you can set the same conditions for a range of DVRs that can be connected.

User group management list

This displays a list of the basic information for each group that has been registered in [USER GROUP SETUP].

Display items:

[USER GROUP NAME]

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[ALARM NOTICE]

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[COMMENT]

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Operating buttons

The on-screen buttons can be used to carry out the following operations.

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Registers a user group.

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Adds a new user group by copying existing information.

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Changes the registration details for user groups.

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Deletes a registered user group.

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Prints the user group management lists.

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Imports user group information from another file.

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Exports user group information to another file.

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aaaaSetting user group information

When you click , the [USER GROUP SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Enter the user group information in the various fields and then click . A new user group will then be registered and it will be displayed in the user group management list.

[USER GROUP NAME] (Required item)

Enter the name for the user group. Up to 16 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

If the user group name already exists,

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an error will occur. The user group name cannot be

●●●●

changed later.

[COMMENT]

Enter an additional description for the group if required.

Up to 128 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[ALARM NOTICE]

Select this check box to make the same alarm notification settings for all users in the group.

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If no e-mail address has been set for a user, they will not be included in the users to be notified even if the alarm notification setting is enabled.

[Registration user selection]

Selects and registers users to be affiliated with the group.

The users that have been registered in [USER INFO SETUP] will be displayed in the [USER LIST]. If you specify a user and then click , the user will be registered in the group and they will appear in the [ENTRY USER] list.

If you specify a user in the [ENTRY USER] list and then click , the user will be deleted from the group and they will also be removed from the list.

Required items are indicated by “*”.

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[Selection of connectable DVR]

To specify DVRs that can be connected for users in the group, select the check box and then specify the DVRs that can be connected.

Specifying DVRs can be done individually for each DVR or by specifying a group of DVRs. Use the following button operations to register the DVRs or DVR groups that can be connected.

The DVRs that have been registered in DVR INFO SETUP] will be displayed in [DVR LIST]. If you specify a DVR and then click , the DVR will appear in the [ENTRY DVR] list.

Conversely, if you specify a DVR in the [ENTRY DVR] list and then click , the registration will be deleted and it will also be removed from the list.

The DVR groups that have been registered using [DVR GROUP SETUP] will be displayed in [DVR GROUP LIST]. If you specify a DVR group and then click , the DVR will appear in the [ENTRY DVR GROUP] list.

Conversely, if you specify a DVR group in the [ENTRY DVR GROUP] list and then click , the registration will be deleted and it will also be removed from the list.

[MEMO]

Enter any memo information regarding the user group if required.

Up to 256 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

aaaaUser group setting example

In the above screen example, the following group settings have been made.

The two users “USER1” and “USER2” have been

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affiliated with the group called “USER-GROUP-1”. The setting conditions for this group have been made

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so that the alarm notification function has been set for both of these users and the three DVRs “DVR-1/2/3” can be connected to these users' computers.

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[DVR MANAGER] (For administrator user)

This is used for registering (or changing or deleting) DVRs that are connected to the network, and for setting information for each DVR that is required for system management. In addition, the connection checking operations that are required for registered DVRs to be accessed can also be carried out in this window.

Up to a maximum of 256 DVRs can be registered.

DVR management list

The basic information for each DVR that has been registered in [DVR INFO SETUP] can be displayed in a list.

Display items:

[DVR NAME]

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[MODEL]

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[INSTALLATION PLACE]

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[DIF TIME]

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[DVR CONNECT TE...]

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Operating buttons

The on-screen buttons can be used to carry out the following operations.

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Adds a DVR that can be connected.

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Adds a new DVR by copying existing information.

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Change the DVR registration details.

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Deletes a registered DVR.

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Imports DVR information from another file.

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Exports DVR information to another file.

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Checks the DVR connection to the network.

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Sets information for cameras that are connected to the DVRs.

（✱✱✱✱）

SETTINGS

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Prints the DVR management list.

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aaaaAdds a DVR.

When you click , the [DVR INFO SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Enter the DVR information in the various fields and then click . A new DVR will then be registered and it will be displayed in the DVR management list.

[DVR NAME] (Required item)

Enter the ID to use for identifying the DVR for system management.

Up to 16 single-byte alphanumeric characters can be entered.

An error message will be displayed if

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the DVR name has already been used. The following symbols cannot be used

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in DVR names. \, /, *, ?, <, >, ｜ The DVR name that is registered cannot

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be changed later.

[MODEL] (Required item)

Select the model of DVR.

[INSTALLATION PLACE]

Enter the DVR setup location. Up to 128 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[ADMIN]

Enter the DVR administrator. Up to 32 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[PERSON IN CHARGE]

Enter the DVR supervisor. Up to 32 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[CONTACT TEL NO.]

Enter the telephone number of the contact for the DVR.

A combination of up to 16 single-byte numerals and the “( )”, “+” and “-” characters can be entered.

[MEMO]

Enter any memo information regarding the DVR if required.

Up to 256 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[DIF TIME]

If there is a time difference between the computer where the software is being used and the DVR setup location, enter the time difference.

Setting value: 0.0 – ±23.5 hours

Required items are indicated by “*”.

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aaaaCheck the DVR connection.

Once the DVR registration has been completed, specify the IP address for the DVR to carry out the connection check. This connection operation will result in the creation of a menu file (DVR setting information) on the computer that contains the DVR management information, and it will then be possible to access that DVR and to change the DVR's management information.

The DVR name will not be displayed in the connected DVR list or the menu lists in the various setting menu windows until the connection check has been completed.

Select a DVR. (P.80)

Click the DVR name in the DVR management list to select it. The selected line will be highlighted in blue.

Click . (P.80)

The [DVR CONNECTION CHECK] dialog box will be displayed.

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Enter the [USER ID] and

[PASSWORD].

Enter the following depending on the model of DVR.

For the DSR-5016, DSR-5016P and DSR-5009P

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Enter the user ID and password that were registered by a level 4 user at the DVR using [USER ID SET].

For all other models

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The user ID will be fixed at “ID3”. (It cannot be re-entered.) Enter the user ID and password that were registered by a level 3 user at the DVR using [NETWORK SET].

Specify the IP address for the DVR.

The following two methods can be used to specify the IP address. Use the radio buttons to select the specifying method.

Available settings:

[The IP address (192.168.0.1) of initial setting

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is used.] :

For a DVR that has not yet been connected to the network, “192.168.0.1” will be assigned automatically as the initial IP address.

[An IP address is specified.] :

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For a DVR that is already connected to the network, enter the address and port number manually to specify the DVR.

When a registration is being changed, the IP address and port number that have already been set will be displayed automatically.

Click .

Connection to the specified DVR will start.

Connection operations cannot be carried out in the following cases.

If the specified IP address overlaps

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with an IP address that is already being used.

If another user is already connected to

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the DVR that you are trying to check the connection for (including creation of a DVR tag). In addition, if connecting to a DVR via a WAN, you may need to specify an IP address that is different from the network settings that have been made at the DVR. Check the network environment beforehand.

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Connection checking complete

The message “DVR connection check end.” will be displayed in the [DVR CONNECTION CHECK] dialog box, and the results of the connection check will also be displayed in the log.

Close the [DVR CONNECTION

CHECK] dialog box.

Updating the [DVR MANAGER] list

The [DVR CONNECT TE...] column in the DVR management list will be updated based on the connection check results.

Display items:

[Finished]: Connected normally

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[Yet]: Not connected or connection error

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When a connection check is carried out,

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the camera titles that have been set at the DVR will be automatically set in [CAMERA NAME] in [CAMERA INFO]. Once the connection has been checked, any changes that are made to the camera title will not be applied to the system. (P.84)

For the DSR-5016, DSR-5016P and

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DSR-5009P, if the USER ID is changed at the DVR after the connection has been checked, check the connection again by following the messages which are displayed on the screen.

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aaaaSet the camera information.

You can set camera information such as camera name and setup location separately for each DVR channel.

Select a DVR. (P.80)

Click the DVR name in the [DVR MANAGER] list to select it. The selected line will be highlighted in blue.

Click . (P.80)

The [CAMERA INFO SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. The channel numbers for each model of DVR will be displayed in a list in the dialog box.

Click the specified channel ([CH])

and then click .

A separate setting dialog box for each channel will be displayed.

Enter the camera information.

[CAMERA NAME] (Required item)

Enter the camera name for system management. Up to 20 single-byte characters can be entered.

[MAKER]

Enter the camera manufacturer.

[MODEL]

Enter the model of camera.

[INSTALLATION PLACE]

Enter the DVR setup location. Up to 128 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

[PTZ] (Required item)

Select whether the camera control function can be used or not.

Available settings:

[USABLE]: Can be used

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[MEMO]

Enter any memo information regarding the camera if required. Up to 256 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

When a DVR connection check is carried out, the camera titles that have been set at the DVR will

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be automatically set as the initial values in [CAMERA NAME]. Note that if the [CAMERA NAME] has already been set in this menu before the connection is checked, the setting details at the DVR will be overwritten.

The camera information that is set here is used to independently manage each camera that is

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connected to a DVR, so that the setting information will not be immediately applied to the DVR, or changes that are made at the DVR itself will not be automatically updated.

[NOT USABLE]: Cannot be used

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Required items are indicated by “*”.

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Click .

The entered camera information will be registered.

The number of cameras for which the camera names are registered using these settings is displayed in the [CAMERA REG NUMBER] column of the [STATUS MANAGER] window.

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[DVR GROUP MANAGER] (For administrator user)

The DVRs that are connected to the network can be divided into different groups for management purposes. When a DVR group has been set, you can specify DVRs by groups when specifying which DVRs a user can connect to.

DVR group management list

This displays a list of the basic information for each DVR group that has been registered in [DVR GROUP SETUP].

[DVR GROUP NAME]

●●●●

[COMMENT]

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Operating buttons

The on-screen buttons can be used to carry out the following operations.

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Adds a new DVR group.

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Adds a new DVR group by copying existing information.

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Changes the registration details for DVR groups.

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Deletes a registered DVR group.

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Prints the DVR group management lists.

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Imports DVR group information from another file.

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Exports DVR group information to another file.

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aaaaAdds a new DVR group.

When you click , the [DVR GROUP SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Enter the DVR group information in the various fields and then click . A new DVR group will then be registered and it will be displayed in the DVR group management list.

[DVR GROUP NAME] (Required item)

Enter the name for the DVR group. Up to 16 single-byte characters can be entered.

(Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

If the DVR group name already exists,

●●●●

an error will occur. The DVR group name that is registered

●●●●

cannot be changed later.

[COMMENT]

Enter an additional description for the group if required.

Up to 128 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

The registered details will be displayed in the [COMMENT] column of the DVR group management list.

[REGISTRATION DVR SELECTION]

Selects and registers the DVR to be affiliated with a group. Use the buttons in the dialog box to display the DVR to be affiliated with the group in the [ENTRY DVR] list.

Required items are indicated by “*”.

The DVR names and models that have been registered in [DVR INFO SETUP] will be displayed in [DVR LIST]. If you specify a DVR and then click

, the DVR will be registered in the group

and it will appear in the [ENTRY USER] list.

If you specify a user in the [ENTRY DVR] list and then click , the DVR will be deleted from the group and it will also be removed from the [ENTRY DVR] list.

[MEMO]

Enter any memo information regarding the DVR group if required.

Up to 256 single-byte characters can be entered. (Double-byte characters can also be entered.)

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[LANGUAGE/DATE FORMAT SET]

You can use this window to change the display language and the date format that were selected in the initial settings.

Select the display language.

English and the other languages that can be selected will be displayed together in a list. Click a displayed language to select it.

Displayed languages:

Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish

The appropriate fonts for a selected language must be installed into the computer, otherwise that language will not be displayed correctly.

Select the date format.

Select one of the following six patterns.

Available settings:

DD-MM-YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY MM-DD-YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY/MM/DD

Click .

This completes the settings.

Setting detail display

The details that have been set will be displayed for reference at the bottom of the window.

The setting details will be applied to

●●●●

the actual screen display after the software is exited and then restarted.

If the settings have been changed

●●●●

several times without the software being restarted, the last settings that were made will be applied when the software is restarted.

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[PRESERVATION SET] (Limited to administrator user/master computer)

This manages the accumulated recording data and different types of system management data centrally at the master computer. This window lets you set folders for storing this data. The software sets standard saving destination folders beforehand to make it easier to manage data, but you can freely select other saving destination folders.

1Recording data saving destination

setting

This sets the saving destination folders for recorded data such as download data, alarm data and system logs.

Initial setting:

RecData (Recorded data saving destination folder)

alarm (Alarm data saving destination folder) dwonload syslog (System log saving destination folder)

When you click , the folder selection dialog box will be displayed, so select the saving destination folder and then click

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(Download data saving destination folder)

These setting menus are used at the master computer. The setting operations can be carried out at other computers too, but when the computer is operating as a slave computer, the changed settings will not be applied to the system.

Set the saving destination folders for recorded data and system management data so that they are separate from each other. If you set the same folder for both, an error will be displayed when you click the [APPLY] button.

If a saving destination folder is changed, the data that is currently saved in the existing folder will all be moved to the new folder. The dialog box will be displayed and it will not be possible to carry out window operation while the data is being moved.

When moving of the data is finished, the original folder will be deleted, but if it is not deleted normally, you should delete it manually.

The language in the dialog box that is displayed when selecting a folder will be the language that is set to be used by the operating system.

2System management data saving

settings

This sets the saving destination folder for system management data such as user information and DVR information.

Initial setting:

SysData (System management data saving destination folder)

When you click , the folder selection dialog box will be displayed, so select the saving destination folder and then click

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[SYSTEM LOG MANAGER] (For administrator user)

All system logs that are generated by the user computers (logging data generated by the system) are automatically accumulated and saved at the master computer. This window lets you specify and view the system logging conditions that are saved at the master computer.

Note that if the master computer is changed, the system logs that have been saved in the original master computer will not be retained.

System log list

The saved system logs will be displayed in order starting from the oldest.

The system logs consist of the following information.

Date

Time

Type of log ([Error]/[Setup]/[Operation])

Terminal name (computer host name)

User name

DVR name

Channel number

Message (event details)

Parameters (message attribute information)

All logs are displayed based on the

●●●●

details that have been set in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. (If no setting has been made, “-” will be displayed.)

Parameters may be displayed as

●●●●

garbage characters depending on the combination of setting values and display language.

Operating buttons

On-screen button selections can be used to carry out the following window operations.

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Switches pages if the display extends past a single screen.

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Sets the display conditions.

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Prints the system log list that is displayed on the screen.

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Exports the system log that is displayed on the screen to a separate file.

Buttons indicated by “✱✱✱✱” are standard functions in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] window. Refer to the explanations at the beginning of this chapter for details on the operating procedures. (P.73 – 74)

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aaaaSets the display conditions.

The system logs will not be displayed at the point where the [SYSTEM LOG MANAGER] window switches, because the display conditions will not be set at that time.

To display the system logs, first click . The [CONDITION SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Set the display conditions and then click to display the system logs according to the conditions that have been specified.

The display conditions that have been set will be saved until the user logs out.

Click without adding any filter settings. If filter conditions have already been set, you can click [CONDITION C...] to clear the filter conditions so that all logs are

displayed.

Set the filter conditions and then click .

Time period

To set a period of time to display, select the check box and then enter the start date and end date (year, month and day). Enter the date in the date format that has been set using [LANGUAGE/DATE FORMAT SET].

[EVENT TYPE]

Select from “[no conditions]” or “[Error]/[Setup]/ [Operation]”.

[PC]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the computer to be registered from the list.

[USER]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the user name to be registered from the list.

[DVR]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the DVR-ID to be registered from the list.

[CAMERA]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the channel (CH01 – CH16) from the list.

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Condition clear button

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[STATUS MANAGER]

The current running statuses of the DVRs and computers that are registered on the system will be displayed in a list. The displayed statuses are the information that was current at the point when you switched to the [STATUS MANAGER] window.

1DVR status

Displays the statuses for all DVRs that are registered. Of these, the DVRs that have a user connected are displayed in blue.

Display items:

[DVR NAME]

●●●●

[MODEL]

●●●●

[CAMERA REG NUMBER]

●●●●

Number of cameras that have information registered in [DVR MANAGER].

[ALARM NUM]

●●●●

Cumulative number of alarms for DVRs that have been set using [ALARM LIST DISPLAY].

2User computer status

Displays the statuses for all computers that are registered. Of these, the master computer is displayed in blue.

Display items:

[PC]:

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Host name registered in [PC MANAGER].

[IP ADDRESS]:

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IP address registered in [PC MANAGER].

[STATUS]:

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Connection statuses for the registered computers.

[MASTER]: Connected as master computer [SLAVE]: Connected as slave computer [DOWN]: Not connected

The computer connection status can also be viewed in the [PC MANAGER (For administrator user)] window. (P.102)

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[PRESERVATION DATA MANAGER] (Limited to administrator user/master computer)

The image data, log data and alarm data that have been saved in the users' computers can be backed up, restored and deleted using this window. The display switches to the various operating windows when a tag is selected.

aaaaBacking up saved data

When backing up saved data to other media, click the [BACKUP] tag to switch to the backup window, and then carry out the backup operations.

Folder select button

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Specify the backup destination

folder.

When you click , a list of folders will be displayed, so select the backup destination folder.

Create separate backup folders for

●●●●

each type of data. If you specify an external device such

●●●●

as a CD or DVD as the backup destination. You will need to have a driver or software application installed that will access the drive, and it needs to be mounted as a drive.

Select the type of data.

Click a radio button to select the type of data.

Available settings:

[IMAGE DATA], [LOG DATA], [ALARM DATA]

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Data size display range

Set the time period.

Enter the start date and end date (year, month and day). Enter the date in the date format that has been set using [LANGUAGE/DATE FORMAT SET].

Click .

The data size for the setting conditions will be displayed as a reference. Change the setting conditions if required.

Click .

The operation confirmation dialog box will be displayed. If you click , the specified data will be backed up.

e display range

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aaaaRestoring backed up data

If the data that is saved in the computer becomes corrupted, for instance, you can restore the backed-up data to its original folder. Click the [RESTORE] tag to switch to the restore window, and then carry out the following operations. The setting procedures for each item are the same as for the backup operations.

Folder select button

2 3

Specify the folder to restore from.

When you click , a list of folders will be displayed, so select the folder to be read.

When specifying the folder to restore from, specify a folder that was used to back up files by means of the backup function.

Select the type of data.

Set the time period.

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Data size display range

e display range

Check the data size.

Click .

The operation confirmation dialog box will be displayed. If you click , the specified data will be restored.

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aaaaDeleting saved data

To delete data that has been saved in the computer, click the [DEL] tag to switch to the delete window, and then carry out the following operations. The setting procedures for each item are the same as for the backup operations.

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Select the type of data.

Set the time period.

Check the data size.

Click .

The operation confirmation dialog box will be displayed. If you click , the specified data will be deleted.

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e display rangeData size display range

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[ALARM LIST DISPLAY] (For administrator user)

The alarm information that has been generated by each DVR is automatically accumulated and saved at the master computer by means of the alarm collection function. This window lets you specify and view the alarm information conditions that are saved at the master computer.

Note that if the master computer is changed, the alarm information that have been saved in the original master computer will not be retained.

Alarm list

The saved alarm information will be displayed in order starting from the oldest.

The alarm list consists of the following information.

Date

Time

Type of alarm

DVR name

Channel number

All information is displayed based on the details that have been set in the [SYSTEM MANAGEMENT] menu. (If no setting has been made, “–” will be displayed.)

Operating buttons

On-screen button selections can be used to carry out the following window operations.

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Switches pages if the display extends past a single screen.

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Sets the display conditions.

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Prints the alarm list that is displayed on the screen.

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Exports the alarm information that is displayed on the screen to a separate file.

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aaaaSets the display conditions.

The alarm list will not be displayed at the point where the alarm list display window switches, because the display conditions will not be set at that time.

To display the alarm list, first click . The [CONDITION SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Set the display conditions and then click to display the alarm list according to the conditions that have been specified.

The display conditions that have been set will be saved until the user logs out.

Click without adding any filter settings. If filter conditions have already been set, you can click [CONDITION C...] to clear the filter conditions so that all logs is

displayed.

Set the filter conditions and then click .

[PERIOD]

If the start date is omitted, the system logs will be backed up starting from the first entry in the log, and if the end date is omitted, the system logs will be backed up until the last entry in the log. However, if the check box is selected, neither the start point and end point can be omitted.

[EVENT TYPE]

Select “[no conditions]” or “[ALARM]”. [DVR]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the DVR-ID to be registered from the list.

[CAMERA]

Select “[no conditions]” or select the channel (CH01 – CH16) from the list.

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Condition clear button

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[NOTICE OF ALARM SETUP LIST] (For administrator user)

When an alarm is generated, you can have e-mail messages containing the alarm information sent to specified users. This setting involves setting the alarm notification function.

This menu is only available for the DSR-5009P, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P models of DVR.

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If a DVR registration is deleted or the model of DVR is changed using [DVR MANAGER], the alarm

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notification settings for that DVR will be automatically deleted.

Alarm notification setting list

The alarm notification recipient information for each DVR that has been registered using the mail notification settings can be displayed in a list.

[DVR]

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[USER]

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[USER GROUP]

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Operating buttons

The on-screen buttons can be used to carry out the following operations.

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Adds a new alarm notification recipient.

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Adds a new alarm notification recipient by copying existing information.

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Changes the registration details for an alarm notification recipient.

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Deletes an alarm notification recipient that has been registered.

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Sets the mail server for sending alarm notification e-mail messages.

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Edits the standard text that is used for e-mail messages.

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aaaaAdds a new alarm notification recipient.

When you click , the [NOTICE OF ALARM SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Specify the DVR, set the alarm notification destination and then click . A new alarm notification recipient will be added and it will be displayed in the alarm notification setting list.

Specified DVR (Required item)

Sets the alarm notification destinations for each DVR. The names of the DVRs that have already been

registered and connected using [DVR MANAGER] will be displayed as a list in the menu, so select a DVR from the list. This operation is only available for the DSR-5009, DSR-5016 and DSR-5016P.

Alarm notification recipient

You can specify either a single user or a user group as the alarm notification recipient. Use the radio buttons to make a selection, and then select a notification recipient from the respective list.

Available settings:

[USER]:

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The users that have been set as alarm notification recipients in [USER MANAGER] will be displayed in a list.

[USER GROUP]:

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The user groups that have been set as alarm notification recipients in [USER GROUP MANAGER] will be displayed in a list.

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aaaaSetting e-mail accounts

This sets the mail server connection settings for alarm notification e-mails to be sent.

When you click , the [ACCOUNT SETUP] dialog box will be displayed. Make the settings and then click

You can also set mail receiving settings here so that registrations can be deleted if the e-mail messages do not arrive at their destinations.

<E-mail transmission settings>

[SEND MAIL SERVER ADDRESS (SMTP)]

[PORT NO] (Initial setting: 25)

[AUTH ON/OFF]

To have the e-mail messages authenticated when they are sent, select the check box and then select the method of authentication.

Available settings:

[POP Before SMTP]:

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Use POP authentication settings without change.

[SMTP AUTH]:

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Set the account name and password.

[RECV MAIL SERVER ADDRESS (POP3)]

[PORT NO] (Initial setting: 110)

[ACCOUNT]

[PASSWORD]

[MAIL ADDRESS]

When you click [OK], the connection to the mail server will be verified to check whether the settings are correct or not. If connection to the mail server is not possible, an error message will be displayed and the settings will be invalid.

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