Sanyo VA-SW81LITE, VA-SW814 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DVR Utility Software

VA-SW814 VA-SW81LITE

CONTENTS

DVR UTILITY SOFTWARE FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SOFTWARE VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

NETWORK CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

TCP/IP SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE

SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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User Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Logging Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Display Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Display While Communication is in

Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

BASIC WINDOW FLOWCHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING, RECORDING AND PLAYBACK

WINDOW) COMPONENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

OPERATION OF SETTING BUTTONS . . . . . . . . . . . 19

INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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SYSTEM SETUP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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ADVANCED SETUP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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USER ID tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

CLOCK AND SYSTEM UPDATE SETTINGS . . . . . . 34

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CLOCK SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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SYSTEM UPDATE tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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INFORMATION1 tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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INFORMATION2 tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

MENU SETTINGS (MENU WINDOW) . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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LANGUAGE/D.S.TIME SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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REC MODE SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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TIMER REC SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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HOLIDAY SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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MONITOR SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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TITLE/MOTION SET tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

BROADCAST TRANSMISSION SETTINGS

(BROADCAST WINDOW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

IMAGE DISPLAY WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Display Screen Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Switching Display Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Sequence Display Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

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Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Zoom Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

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Full Screen Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

MONITORING LIVE IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Monitoring in a QUAD/SINGLE Screen . . . . . . 61

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Monitoring with MULTI Screens . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Disconnecting DVRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Image Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

RECORDING IMAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Normal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Alarm Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

PLAYING BACK RECORDED IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Playing Back Recorded Images . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Functions of Each Playback Control Panel

Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SEARCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Time/Date Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Alarm Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Alarm Thumbnail Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

SAVING STILL IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

DOWNLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Specifying the Image Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Functions of Each Download

Window Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Basic Downloading Operations

(Individual Download) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Preset List Operations

(Batch Downloads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

TIMER DOWNLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

TAMPER DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

MP2 Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Main Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Installation/Saving Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Window Structure and Functions of

Each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Opening (Playing) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Saves a Still Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Prints Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Searches for Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Detecting Tampering of Images . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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DVR UTILITY SOFTWARE FEATURES

This software is a remote monitoring system for digital video recorders (DVR) and computer terminals that are connected via a network. It includes an extensive range of functions that are designed to make optimal use of the latest in technology and network features. It can cater to a wide variety of monitoring needs including ease of operation and system expandability.

● You can build a computerized monitoring network system simply by installing this software into a computer.

● Up to eight computers can be connected to control up to a maximum of 4000 DVRs.

● Menu settings and recording and playback operations are just a few of the DVR operations

that can be controlled across the network by a computer.

● Recording parameters can be set individually for each DVR.

● DVR image monitoring can be switched between a single screen and 4-screen multi screens.

If a 4-channel DVR is connected, images for a maximum of 16 channels can be viewed at once in a single screen.

● The system is provided with complete security features. Users that have access to the system are verified by means of a user ID and password, and four different user levels (ID1 to ID4) are available, with different operating privileges for each level.

SOFTWARE VERSION

Two versions of this software application are available. Upgrade the version if necessary. The descriptions given in this manual apply to both versions.

VA-SW814 VA-SW81LITE

Sold separately Standard version with full functionality

Accessories: Hardware key (USB type) Accessories: None

In order to activate all of the functions of this software, you will need to connect the hardware key to the USB port. If the hardware key is not connected, the functionality of the software will be limited. (P.10)

Included with this unit (DSR-M800PA/ DSR-M810P/DSR-M804/DSR-M804P) Lite version with limited functions

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NETWORK CONFIGURATION

This system 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).

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Applicable models:

DSR-M800/DSR-M800P/DSR-M800PA/DSR-M804/DSR-M804P/DSR-M810/DSR-M810P See “http://www.sanyosecurity.com” for models other than the above. Network configurations can include a combination of different models.

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Number of DVR connections:

When using automatic setting mode for IP addresses: Max. 1000 DVRs (Up to 4000 DVRs can be connected depending on the subnet mask values.)

When using manual setting mode for IP addresses: Max. 250 DVRs

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Number of computer terminal connections:

Max. 8 computers (1 master computer + 7 slave computers)

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Applicable software:

If using this software (VA-SW814 or VA-SW81LITE) on the master computer, then the slave computers must also be running the same version of software. Older versions of the software (VA-SW800/804/80LITE) cannot be used with this software.

Slave computers that are running older versions of the software should be upgraded by installing this software. Once the software upgrade has been carried out, you can continue to use the same accessory hardware key as before (or enter the same serial number that was entered before if not using a hardware key). (P.8)

Master computer

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Slave computer

Switching Hub

DVR1 DVR2 DVR3 DVR4

NETWORK CONFIGURATION

● Examples of IP address setting ranges:

(When using automatic setting mode and the subnet mask is set to the standard 255.255.252.0) Computer terminals: DVRs:

192.168.0.251 – 254

192.168.1.251 – 254

192.168.2.251 – 254

192.168.3.251 – 254

Distinction between “Master” and “Slave”

A master computer is a computer terminal that has operating privileges available for registering and deleting DVRs that are connected to the network. The default setting is for one master computer. In contrast, general computer terminals that do not have operating privileges for registering and deleting DVRs are called slave computers, and a maximum of seven of them can be connected. (P.20)

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When using the software on a network, carry out the required network settings at the DVRs first. IP addresses will be assigned automatically, but the “DVR NAME” and “GROUP” settings can also be changed manually using a computer. (P.22)

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You should make sure that the TCP/IP settings for the operating system (OS) that you are using match the computers that are connected to the network. (P.6)

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Connect the devices to an independent stand-alone network. Furthermore, check with the network administrator to make sure that the IP addresses that you set do not conflict with IP addresses that are already in use by the network.

192.168.0.1 – 250

192.168.1.1 – 250

192.168.2.1 – 250

192.168.3.1 – 250

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The following environment is required for the operation of this system.

Recommended Single Monitoring

System IBM PC/AT or Compatible CPU Pentium 4, 3GHz or faster Pentium III 800MHz Memory 256MB Interface 100Base TX, USB (1.1) Display XGA (1024 × 768 pixel), 16-million color or greater*1

Sound Sound card that supports 48 kHz stereo playback (PCI connection recommended)*3 OS Windows

*1 If using at a resolution of 1024x768, you will need to select “Auto-hide the taskbar” in the Taskbar Properties menu. *2 Latest driver with 100% DirectX 9.0b compatibility is required. *3 If no sound card is available, monitoring of DVR images and audio playback will not be possible when [AUDIO

RECORDING] is set to [ON].

Recommended graphics chip

ATI RADEON9000 series or later nVidia GeForce4 series or later

Matrox MillenniumP series or later

Windows Pentium countries.

is a trademark, or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other

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AGP graphics card for hardware overlay*2

XP Professional

Quadro4 series or later

The firewall function of some computers may cause the port that is required for communication with the DVR to be isolated. If using the Windows XP firewall function or some other firewall software, disable the operation of the firewall function. If monitoring images that are distorted because of reasons such as an unstable sync signal, the display may not appear normally even if the PC meets the above specifications.

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TCP/IP SETTINGS

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a standard protocol that is used for the Internet and intranets. When using the software on a network, you should first change the TCP/IP settings as required in accordance with the operating systems (OS) of the various computers that on the network that are to be used. (Operation is only guaranteed under Windows XP)

Click the Network Connections icon in

the Control Panel.

The “Network and Internet Connections” window will be displayed.

Click “Local Area Connections”.

The “Network 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 list of components used by the Ethernet board that appears 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.

For standard settings, enter a subnet mask of “255.255.252.0” as shown in the example illustration.

Check the settings, and then click [OK].

The display will return to the “Local Area Connection Properties” window.

Click [OK].

This completes the TCP/IP settings.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Install the DVR Utility Software to the computer that is connected to the network. The following procedure will install the hardware key driver and the MP2 Viewer at the same time.

Insert the DVR Utility Software CD into

the CD-ROM drive of the computer.

The “Welcome” window appears.

Click [Next] in the “Welcome” window.

Click [Yes] in the “License Agreement”

window.

The License Agreement will be displayed. Be sure to check the terms of the License Agreement carefully.

Click [Next] in the “Choose Destination

Location” window.

Normally you should accept the default location without changing it. If you would like to change the destination folder for installing the software, type the path to the folder directly into the box, or click [Browse] and select the folder to be used for the installation.

Click [Next] in the “Select Program

Folder” window.

This lets you check the program folder where the program icon will be added. 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.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Installation will begin.

Installation of the software will begin, and a progress bar showing the installation progress will appear in the “Setup Status” window.

Restart the computer.

Click [Finish] in the “InstallShield Wizard Complete” window to restart the computer automatically. Once the computer has restarted, installation is then complete.

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Version Updates

When updating the DVR Utility Software from version VA-SW800/804 to VA-SW814, you can follow the procedure given below to reuse the DVR registration list that was created by the VA-SW800/ 804 version.

Uninstall version VA-SW800/804.

Install version VA-SW814.

Display the “SETUP” window, and open the “REGISTER DVR” tab.

With the computer connected to the LAN, select “MANUAL” for “TCP/IP ADDR.”.

Click [CREATE LIST].

After a brief period, the DVR registration list that was created by the VA-SW800/804 version will be regenerated and displayed.

Click [OK].

The list details will be stored on the computer and applied to the DVRs.

Shortcut icon display

After restarting the computer, a shortcut icon for the software will appear on the desktop. Double-click the icon to start the software.

Refer to “INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)” (P.20 – 25) for further details on these operations.

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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE SETTING

The user level for each user on the network can be set to one of four levels. The user level is verified by means of the user name and password that are entered when the user logs in.

■ User Level

Different operating privileges are set for each user level. The range of operations that are permitted to be carried out by users depends on their user level. Set the user levels in accordance with the operating environment.

User Level ID1 ID2 ID3 ID4

Username (Default setting) ID1 ID2 ID3 ID4

Monitoring live images DVR selection, volume adjustment, etc. Playback operations Search operations Time/date search

Saving operations Saving still images

Recording operations Normal recording

Default settings Language, TV system, master computer,

Clock and system update settings

Menu settings DVR monitor language, daylight saving

Broadcast transmission settings *

Tamper detection Checking for image tampering

* VA-SW81LITE has restricted operation for some functions. Operations marked with Ç are limited to the master computer. Operation limit levels in brackets can be set using the SYSTEM SETUP tab in the “SETUP” window. (P.21)

Password (Default setting) 1111 2222 3333 4444

mmmm

mmm mmm

Alarm search Alarm thumbnail search

mmm mmm mmm

Download Timer download *

(m)(m) m (m)(m) m

Timer recording

download operation limit, automatic clock adjustment and sequence interval settings

Registering and deleting DVRs Network connection expansion User registration, changing and deletion Clock settings Firmware updates System-related information display

time, external clock and remote operation condition settings

Recording condition setting Timer recording Holiday settings Display information and warning buzzer

settings Monitoring window settings

Motion sensor and camera title settings Normal recording, timer recording Menu upload, clock set, system update

m Ç

m Ç m m m

m m

mmm

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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE SETTING

■ Logging In

Hardware key installation

Insert the accessory hardware key into the USB port of the computer.

If the hardware key is not installed, the software will operate as the Lite version, and some functions will be disabled. (P.9, 12)

Serial No. input (VA-SW81LITE)

When the software is run for the first time after installation, the serial number input dialog box will be displayed. Type in the specified serial number. If the hardware key is installed, the serial number dialog box will not be displayed again the next time the software is run.

However, the serial number must be typed in at the following times.

When the hardware key is not installed

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When running VA-SW81LITE (limited function

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version)

If the number entered does not satisfy the checksum conditions, the input dialog box will be displayed again. If an incorrect serial number is typed in three times in succession, “AUTHENTICATION ERROR” will be displayed and the only available operation will be to exit (log off). The serial No. is listed on the label that is affixed to the pocket of the VA-SW81LITE CD-ROM disk.

Authentication check

When the software is run, the window for entering the user name and the password will be displayed. When logging in, type your user name into the “USER NAME” box and type the password for verification into the “PASSWORD” box. Then click [OK] or press the [ENTER] key.

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The first time the master computer is started up, log in by entering the initial settings for user level ID4 (username: ID4/password: 4444). (P. 9)

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If the password typed in is incorrect, the window for entering the user name and the password will be displayed again and you will need to type the password in once more. In addition, if you click a button to use an operation that is not permitted by the user level that you have logged in at, the window for entering the user name and the password will be displayed again and you will be required to type in the user name and password corresponding to the user level for that operation.

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LOGGING IN/LOGGING OFF/DISPLAY LANGUAGE SETTING

■ Logging Off

Click on the toolbar to close the connection. Make sure that you carry out this disconnect operation when exiting the software and closing the

program window.

■ Display Language Setting

This software uses English as its default display language. However, you can use the SYSTEM SETUP tab in the “SETUP” window to set the display language to any one of the following five languages. (P.20)

When using the software, first change the display language setting to the required language.

Available languages:

English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese

After you have changed the setting, restart the application. The displays will then appear in the newly selected language.

To display text in Chinese, select “Install files for East Asian languages” in “Regional and Language Options” in the Control Panel.

■ Display While Communication is in Progress

When a screen operation has been carried out that requires the system to wait for a response from the DVR, the following message box will be displayed and the green indicator will flash.

The message box will disappear once communication is complete (or a communication error or other error) is generated.

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BASIC WINDOW FLOWCHART

When the software is started and a user has logged in, the main window for live image monitoring and recording/playback is displayed. The software lets you display a variety of operating windows and setting windows starting from the main window, as shown in the flowchart diagram below.

Click to exit the software and close the program window

Download window

(P. 17)

CLOCK & SYSTEM window

(P. 18)

MENU window

INDIVIDUAL CAMERA window (DSR-M804 only)

QUAD/SINGLE window

✱

If the hardware key is not installed, control buttons marked with ✱ will not be displayed.

MULTI window

ALARM SEARCH window

BROADCAST window

TIMER DOWNLOAD window

SEQUENCE window (DSR-M804 only)

The sample windows shown in this instruction manual are all examples of windows that appear when using a 4-channel type DVR (DSR-M804).

TAMPER DETECTION window

(P. 16)

SETUP window

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FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING, RECORDING AND PLAYBACK WINDOW) COMPONENT

The main window is the initial window that is displayed the first time the software is run. This is the basic window for carrying out live image monitoring and recording and playback operations, and it can also be used as the starting place for displaying other setting windows. The toolbar that appears at the top of the window appears in the same way for all windows, except when the login window is displayed at startup.

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6 8

Toolbar

This lets you use basic functions and open different setting windows with a single click. Click the required icon to use a function or window.

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This displays the “CLOCK & SYSTEM” window.

Used for clock setting, firmware updating and checking system-related information.

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This displays the “MENU” window. This window is used to carry out menu

settings such as setting recording parameters.

CLOCK & SYSTEM (P.34)

MENU (P.39)

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If the DVR is a DSR-M804 (4-channel type), images from the specified camera are displayed in a single screen.

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This is the initial screen that is displayed after the software is started. Images from all channels from the specified DVR are displayed in a single screen. The screen configuration changes depending on the type of DVR.

DSR-M804 (4-channel type): Quad screen DSR-M800/M810 (1-channel type): Single

screen

INDIVIDUAL CAMERA (P.54)

QUAD/SINGLE (P.54)

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FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING, RECORDING AND PLAYBACK WINDOW) COMPONENT

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If the DVR is a DSR-M804 (4-channel type), all images from the specified camera are displayed in sequence with automatic switching.

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Images from a maximum of four DVRs are allocated to windows in a 4-screen split screen, so that images from all connected cameras are displayed in a single multi screen. If all of the DVRs are DSR-M804 models (4-channel type), 16 screens are displayed.

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This displays the “ALARM SEARCH” or “ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH” window.

This window is used to search for alarm recordings.

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This displays the “BROADCAST” window. This window is used for issuing batches of

basic commands such as commands to start or stop recording to the DVRs that are connected to the system.

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This displays the “TIMER DOWNLOAD” window.

Timer reservations can be made for downloading recorded images.

SEQUENCE (P.57)

MULTI (P.54)

ALARM SEARCH (P.70)

BROADCAST (P.52)

TIMER DOWNLOAD (P.81)

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This displays the “SETUP” window.

This window is used to make initial program settings after the software has been installed.

Click to exit the software and close the program window

Date and time display

This shows the date and time set by the computer’s internal clock.

The timer download status is displayed underneath the date and time. (P.84)

Message display window

Results for details such as error and alarm status and setting operations are displayed in sequential messages.

Display example: DVR-3 11-05-04 15:45:40 LIVE ERROR BROADCAST 11-05-04 15:50:20 DONE

SETUP (P.20)

EXIT

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The only error messages that are displayed are system errors such as communication errors.

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When the software is exited, the information is discarded from the display, but it can still be found in the log file that is saved in the log file sub-folder of the folder that the software has been installed into. (C:\ProgramFiles\SANYO\VA-SW814\log)

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This displays the “TAMPER DETECT” window.

This window lets you determine if any tampering has been carried out on recorded images.

TAMPER DETECT (P.89)

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FUNCTIONS OF EACH MAIN WINDOW (MONITORING, RECORDING AND PLAYBACK WINDOW) COMPONENT

Playback control panel (P.69)

This is used when playing back recorded images.

Recording control panel (P.64 – 66)

Use when manually recording the monitored images.

This breaks the connection to a DVR.

This enlarges live or playback images centering on a specified point in the screen.

This hides the toolbar and control panel so they do not appear on the screen, and displays the current image so that it fills the whole of the screen area.

Saving control panel (P.74, 75)

Saves still images and downloads recorded images.

Audio adjustment panel (P.63)

Audio output items such as volume, channel selection and muting can be adjusted for both live and recorded images.

Time/date search (P.70)

This lets you play back recorded images by specifying the date and time that they were recorded.

Disconnect DVR (P.63)

Zoom (P.59)

Full screen (P.60)

Click this button to specify files that are saved on a computer drive. Folders and files can be viewed in a list, and you can specify a file by typing its filename into the window.

The only types of file that can be viewed are files in MP2 format that have been downloaded from a DSR-M800/M804/M810 series. Files that have been saved in JPEG format cannot be viewed.

TARGET

The DVR names and attribute group names that are recorded by the computer are displayed in a tree list in the window. Menu settings and monitoring, recording and playback operations can be carried out by clicking a DVR name in the list to specify a DVR.

Title bar (P.58)

Image information is displayed on the bar in a two-level structure for DVRs and for cameras.

When a multi screen is displayed, a window can be selected by clicking on its title bar.

Browse

If you click the “+” symbol at the left of a group, the DVRs that have been registered in the group will be displayed, and the “+” will change to a “–”. If you click the “–” symbol, the list of DVRs will disappear and the symbol will change back to a “+”.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS

In order to use a computer to control DVRs that are on the network, you first need to set some basic network-related system conditions. Click the icons on the toolbar in the main window to display the respective setting windows, click on the tab indexes to specify a particular setting menu, and use these setting menus to make the settings.

(User Level: ID4)

■ Initial Setup: SETUP Window (P.20)

This window contains the following four tabs. They are used to carry out initial settings relating to the network configuration and the system environment.

SYSTEM SETUP tab

Display language setting

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Setting the TV format (NTSC/PAL) in accordance

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with the input signals Setting the master computer address

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Download operation limit level setting

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Setting the automatic adjustment function for DVR

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clocks Sequence screen switching interval setting

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The options in this tab let you add and remove DVRs on the network from the DVR registration list. In addition, it can be used to list the properties of each registered DVR.

ADVANCED SETUP tab

This lets you expand the network so that 1001 or more DVRs can be connected to the same network.

USER ID tab (Operation only possible at master computer)

This is used to register, change and delete users that can log into the system.

1SYSTEM SETUP tab

2REGISTER DVR tab

3ADVANCED SETUP tab

4USER ID tab

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS (User Level: ID4)

■ Clock Settings and System Updates: CLOCK & SYSTEM Window (P.34)

This consists of the following four types of tabs which can be used for operations such as setting the clock, updating the firmware and displaying system information.

CLOCK SET tab

This is used to set the current time for selected DVRs.

SYSTEM UPDATE tab

This is used to update the firmware for selected DVRs.

INFORMATION1 tab

This is used to display DVR setting information and information about the hard disk, and is also used for hard disk initialization.

INFORMATION2 tab

This shows information such as the DVR usage time, power outages and the firmware version.

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For the DSR-M810, the first and last recording dates and times are also displayed.

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With the DSR-M800, the firmware version is not displayed.

1CLOCK SET tab

2SYSTEM UPDATE tab

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3 INFORMATION1 tab

4 INFORMATION2 tab

BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS (User Level: ID4)

■ Menu Settings: MENU Window (P.39)

This window contains the following seven tabs. They are used to carry out operations such as setting recording conditions and setup environments for selected DVRs. If you specify a DVR and then click in the “MENU” window, or if you double-click the name of a DVR and carry out the selection operations given in the dialogue box, the information for the selected DVR will be loaded and the window will become active.

LANGUAGE/D.S.TIME SET tab

This is used to make settings such as the display language for the monitor connected to the DVR, daylight saving settings, and also lets you adjust the time for connected peripheral devices.

(With the DSR-M810, the “REMOTE SET” settings can also be carried out.)

REC MODE SET tab

This is used to set the recording conditions for DVRs.

TIMER REC SET tab

This is used to set timer recording conditions for DVRs.

HOLIDAY SET tab

This is used to set holiday settings.

DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab

This is used to set the display information for the monitor connected to the DVR, and also lets you make warning buzzer settings.

MONITOR SET tab (DSR-M804 only)

This is used for monitor window settings at the DVR

TITLE/MOTION SET tab (DSR-M804 only)

This sets the motion sensor and camera title settings for each DVR channel.

1LANGUAGE/

D.S. TIME SET tab

2REC MODE SET tab

3TIMER REC SET

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4HOLIDAY SET tab

6MONITOR SET tab7TITLE/MOTION SET tab

5DISPLAY/BUZZER SET tab

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OPERATION OF SETTING BUTTONS

The following operation buttons are displayed in the various setting windows such as the initial setting and menu setting windows. The basic functions of each button are the same for each window.

Button Button function and related operations

Table setting Tab input data is saved, but it is not sent to the DVR.

When a button is clicked, the setting data is checked, and if an

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error is found, an error message is displayed. If the data has been saved correctly, the tab index changes to

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yellow and a message will be displayed saying that the unit is ready to upload to the DVR. (Menu setting)

Cancels input and setting data.

If [APPLY] has not been clicked yet, the input data will be

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canceled. If [APPLY] has already been clicked, the original setting values

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can be restored by clicking the [CANCEL] button and then using [IMPORT] or [OPEN] to load the original data.

If an [IMPORT] or [OPEN] operation has not yet been carried

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out, the values in the displayed tab will be returned to the default settings.

If the tab index has changed to yellow, use the [CANCEL]

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operation to return it to the normal color. (Menu setting)

Saving and loading

This loads the current menu data from the selected DVR.

Menu data can also be loaded by double-clicking the DVR

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name in the “TARGET” window. If the tab index has changed to yellow, use the [IMPORT]

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operation to return it to the normal color.

This loads the data that has been saved in the setting file on the computer’s hard disk.

This uploads the setting data to a DVR.

For menu settings, the data that will be uploaded is the data for

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tabs with indexes that are displayed in yellow. After the data is uploaded, the tab indexes will return to their

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normal color.

Saves the data being edited onto the hard disk of the computer.

The “Save as” dialog box will be displayed. Specify the

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destination folder and filename and then click [SAVE]. File format: DSR-M800/M804/M810 Series Setup File (*.hbc)

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If carrying out a menu upload from the “BROADCAST” window,

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save the menu data first.

Clears a DVR registration (only displayed for the REGISTER DVR tab).

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW)

The “SETUP” window is the first window that is displayed after the software has been installed. It contains four tabs which are used to register DVRs that are to be connected to the network and to make initial settings relating to the system environment. Click on the toolbar to display the “SETUP” window, and then click a tab index to specify a tab.

(User Level: ID4)

■ SYSTEM SETUP tab

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LANGUAGE (Default setting: ENGLISH)

This sets the language that the software uses for displays. Select the button corresponding to the required language and then click [OK].

Available settings:

English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese

TV SYSTEM (Default setting: NTSC)

This sets the TV format (NTSC/PAL) in accordance with the input signals. Select a button and then click [OK].

PC TYPE/MASTER CONTROL PC

Select the type of computer being used and then click [OK].

Available settings:

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MASTER (Master computer):

This is the computer that has all operation privileges available, including registering and deleting DVRs that are connected to the network. Only one master computer can be set for each system. You do not need to enter anything in “MASTER CONTROL PC”.

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SLAVE (Slave computer):

This is a computer for general users. If you select “SLAVE”, you must be sure to enter the IP address for the master computer in “MASTER CONTROL PC”.

If you select the “SLAVE” setting and then click [OK] without entering the IP address in “MASTER CONTROL PC”, then “IP ADDRESS ERROR” will be displayed.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

DOWNLOAD AUTHORITY (Default setting: ID2, ID3)

This sets operation permissions for downloading for user levels ID2 and ID3. Select the check boxes for the user levels that are to have permission granted, and then click [OK].

If the mask function (the function that prevents images from specified channels from being displayed on the monitor screen) has been set at the main unit, images can still be viewed at the time that they are being downloaded. This setting is used to restrict download operation permissions in order to prevent masked images from being viewed.

AUTO CLOCK ADJUST TIME (Default setting: OFF)

This function is used to automatically adjust the time for all DVRs to match the time set by the computer’s clock. Use the button to select “ON”, specify the adjustment interval, and then click [OK]. The automatic clock adjustment function will operate each time the specified interval of time has passed.

Available settings: 1/2/3/6/12/24 hours

SEQUENCE (Default setting: 1)

When using sequence display (DSR-M804 only), use the spin buttons to set the display time (screen switching time) for each channel.

Available settings: 1–30 seconds

● Refer to page 19 for explanations of the setting buttons (OK/CANCEL).

If the settings are changed using the menu in the SYSTEM SETUP tab, the new settings will take effect after the software is closed and then restarted.

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This function is invalid if the time will be switching to or from summer time within the current hour.

INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

■ REGISTER DVR tab (Operation only possible at master computer)

The operations in this tab are limited to the master computer only. They let you register and delete DVRs that are connected to the monitoring network. Slave computers obtain the registration information by communicating with the master computer.

Names and functions of each window component

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Address setting mode select buttons (TCP/IP ADDR.)

These select the TCP/IP address setting mode for the DVR.

Available settings: AUTO, MANUAL

Registration list creation button (CREATE LIST)

This creates a new list for registering DVRs.

Tree list

This displays the group folders and the DVRs that are assigned to them.

DVR detail list

When you click on a group in the tree list, the following details for the DVRs that are assigned to that group will be displayed in list form. You can change the group that a DVR is assigned to, and also change the order of display for group details.

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DVR NAME:

The registered names of the DVRs (can be changed).

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TYPE:

The type of DVR is displayed automatically.

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IP ADDR.:

The IP addresses for the DVRs are displayed automatically. The addresses can be set either automatically or manually.

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MAC ADDR.:

The unique machine addresses for the DVRs are displayed automatically.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

Group name entry box (GROUP NAME)

Enter the group name when creating a new group.

Group creation button ( )

If you click this after entering a group name, a new group is created in the registration list.

DVR name entry box (DVR NAME)

When changing the name of a DVR, enter the new DVR name here.

DVR name setting button (SET)

If you click this after entering a DVR name, the DVR name will be updated in the registration list.

Display customization buttons

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If you select a group or DVR and then click these buttons, you can change the order of display in the list.

You can also carry out this operation by dragging and dropping.

Operation buttons

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This saves the setting details into a file and also applies them to the DVR.

If clicked before you click [OK], this discards changes to the setting data and returns the data to how it was before the changes were made.

This deletes a DVR or group registration.

If you try to change to another window after making changes to settings without clicking [OK], a confirmation dialogue box will be displayed, so select whether you want the changed data to be saved or not.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

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New DVR registration

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In order to run the monitoring system, you first need to register the DVRs that are to be connected to the network.

There are two methods of registering DVRs: by setting TCP/IP addresses using automatic mode, or by using manual mode.

Automatic setting mode

If using standard settings, up to 1000 DVRs can be registered. (Up to 4000 DVRs can be connected depending on the subnet mask values.)

Click the [AUTO] address setting mode

select button in the REGISTER DVR tab.

Automatic address setting mode will be selected.

Click .

The buttons in the window will be locked and creation of the registration list will start.

Hold down the [STILL] button on the

front panel of the connected DVR.

Keep pressing the button until the DVR's built-in buzzer starts beeping.

If the buzzer starts making short beeps and then changes to a long beep, then an assignment error has occurred. Check the network settings and then repeat the operation.

List registration

The address will be assigned automatically and the following details will be displayed in the registration list.

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GROUP:

At the time of registration, a DVR is initially assigned to the “WORKGROUP” group. (This can be changed.)

DVR NAME:

At the time of registration, a name consisting of the last digits of the MAC address (XX-XX-XX) is assigned as the DVR name. (This can be changed.)

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TYPE:

Displayed automatically.

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IP ADDR.:

Displayed automatically.

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MAC ADDR.:

Displayed automatically.

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If more than one DVR is being registered, repeat the same operations for each DVR.

Click .

The buttons will be unlocked. (The buttons will be unlocked automatically

after 10 seconds have passed since creation of the list started, even if you do not click again.)

Change the DVR name and assigned

group.

The initial DVR name and group that are assigned at the time of registration are provisionally assigned. You can change the settings if you wish. These changes can be made at any time.

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DVR name:

Refer to “Changing DVR names”. (P.26)

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Assigned group:

You can use drag and drop operations to move registered DVRs to other groups.

Click .

The settings will be saved into a file and they will also be applied to the DVRs.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

List registration

Manual setting mode

If the DVR configuration consists of a mixture of DSR-M800/M804/M810 models, up to a maximum of 250 DVRs can be registered. If using only DSR-M810 models, up to a maximum of 4000 DVRs can be registered.

Click the [MANUAL] address setting

mode select button in the REGISTER DVR tab.

Manual address setting mode will be selected.

Enter the “IP ADDRESS” setting

manually in the “NETWORK SET” settings for the DVR.

Enter a number from “001” to “250” as the last three digits of the IP address.

The following details will be displayed in the registration list.

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GROUP

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DVR NAME

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TYPE

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IP ADDR.

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MAC ADDR.

If a group name already exists for a DVR, that group name will be retained automatically for the DVR when manual setting is carried out. Because of this, if a group with the same name already exists in the tree list, the DVR will be added to the bottom of the list for that group. If a group with that name does not already exist, a new group with the registered name will be created in the list.

The setting method for IP addresses varies depending on the model of the connected DVR (DSR-M800/M804/M810). Refer to the instruction manual for the DVR for details.

Click .

The buttons in the window will be locked and creation of the registration list will start.

It takes approximately 10 seconds for the list to be created.

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Subsequent operations (steps 4 to 7) are the same as for the automatic setting mode. See P.24 for details.

Click .

The buttons will be unlocked.

Change the DVR name and assigned

group.

You can change the initial settings if you wish.

Click .

This completes the address setting.

When setting addresses manually, be careful not to duplicate the address settings.

If you try to set an IP address that has already been set for another DVR, a duplication message will be displayed. If you would like to proceed with entering the duplicated IP address, the DVR which was previously registered under that IP address will be disconnected from the network and the new DVR will be registered instead.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

Deleting a DVR registration

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Follow the procedure below to delete a DVR registration.

Specify the DVR.

Click the DVR to be deleted in the tree list or in the DVR detail list. (The entry in the tree list will be highlighted in blue.)

Disconnect the connection cable.

Disconnect the connection cable from the DVR that is to have its registration deleted. If you try to delete the registration for a DVR while the DVR is still connected to the network, an error will occur.

Click .

A delete confirmation dialogue box will be displayed, so click [Yes].

The registration for the DVR will be deleted and it will be removed from the list.

Changing DVR names

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At the time of registration, a name consisting of the last digits of the MAC address (XX-XX-XX) is assigned as the DVR name. You can change the initial name to some other name by following the procedure below.

Specify the DVR.

Click the DVR to be changed in the tree list or in the DVR detail list. (The entry in the tree list will be highlighted in blue.)

Enter the new DVR name in the “DVR

NAME” box, and then click .

You can use a combination of up to 10 uppercase alphabetic characters, numerals and symbols (- : , / * (space)) in the DVR name.

Once a new DVR name has been entered, the name displayed in the registration list will also be changed.

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Repeat the above procedure to delete registrations for other DVRs.

If you click once on the DVR name in the tree list while the DVR is selected, you can enter a new DVR name directly into the list.

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Repeat the above procedure to change the names for other DVRs.

Click .

The setting details will be saved in the computer and also applied to the DVRs.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

Change the DVR assignments to the new

Creating, changing and deleting

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groups

A single group called “WORKGROUP” is use as the initial group for assigning DVRs when they are first registered. You can create new groups and change the names of these groups depending on your monitoring requirements.

Creating a new group

Enter the group name in the “GROUP

NAME” box.

You can use a combination of up to 10 uppercase alphabetic characters, numerals and symbols (- : , / * (space)) in the group name.

Click .

The new group will be added to the bottom of the registration list (or above the “WORKGROUP” group).

group.

You can move DVRs from other groups and assign them to new groups by dragging and dropping the DVRs from one group to another. If a group exists with no DVRs assigned to it, no new groups can be registered.

Click .

The setting details will be saved in the computer and also applied to the DVRs.

Changing a group name

Specify the group.

Click the group to be changed in the tree list. The entry in the tree list will be highlighted in blue.

Enter the new group name.

If you click once on the group name in the tree list while the group is selected, you can change the group name directly in the list.

If a group with the name entered already exists, a dialogue box will be displayed notifying you that the group already exists, and the new group will not be added.

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Repeat the above procedure to add other new groups.

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Repeat the above procedure to change the names of other groups.

Click .

The setting details will be saved in the computer and also applied to the DVRs.

INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

Deleting a group

Specify the group.

Click the group to be deleted in the tree list. The entry in the tree list will be highlighted in blue.

Click .

The specified group will be deleted from the registration list.

Groups can only be deleted if there are no DVRs assigned to them. If there are any DVRs assigned to the group that you would like to delete, change the assignments for those DVRs to some other group before deleting the group.

Customizing the list display

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You can use the following operations to change the display order for the list to any desired order.

Changing the group display order

You can select a group and then click j or l to move the display for the selected group (and all DVRs that are associated with that group) up or down in the list. Alternatively, you can use drag and drop operations to move the groups to any desired position.

After making any changes, click .

Changing the DVR display order

You can select a DVR and then click j or l to change the display order of the DVRs within the group they are assigned to.

Alternatively, you can use drag and drop operations to move the DVRs to any desired position.

After making any changes, click .

If you select a DVR that is at the top of the list within a group and then click assignment for that DVR will be moved up to the group that is above the current group. Similarly, if you select the DVR that is at the bottom of the list within a group and then click DVR will be moved down to the group that is below the current group.

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The position of the “WORKGROUP” group is fixed at the bottom of the list and cannot be moved.

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INITIAL SETUP (SETUP WINDOW) (User Level: ID4)

■ ADVANCED SETUP tab

The number of DVRs that can be connected in this system is initially set to a maximum of 1000 when using standard specifications. However, if you would like to expand the network further, you can make the following settings to increase the maximum number of DVRs that can be connected to 4000.

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Specify the network interface card (NIC).

The NICs that are connected to the computer are displayed in a drop-down list box, so specify the NIC.

Specify the expansion mode.

Change the “USE MORE THAN 1001 DVRS” setting to “USE”.

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USE: (Expanded mode)

When the number of DVRs to be connected is more than 1001

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NO USE: (Default setting)

When the number of DVRs to be connected is 1000 or less

Specify the number of DVRs to be

connected.

When expanded mode (USE) has been selected, the “MAX NUMBER OF UNITS” setting can be selected. The number of DVRs that can be connected in accordance with the subnet mask setting are displayed in a drop-down list box, so select the number to be connected.

Subnet mask value

255.255.240.0 Max. 4000

255.255.248.0 Max. 2000

255.255.252.0,

255.255.255.0

In order for the system to operate normally, select a subnet mask from one of the four values given above.

Click [OK].

Up to the set number of DVRs can now be connected.

Connections of up to 4000 DVRs is only possible when the DVRs are DSR-M810 types. If DSR-M800 and DSR-M804 types are intermixed, the maximum number of DVRs that can be connected is only

1000.

Number of DVRs that

can be connected

Not expandable

(Max. 1000)

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