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DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
Operation Manual
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Summit Systems DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Operation Manual

SUMMIT SYSTEMS
DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
OPERATIONS MANUAL
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INDEX
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INITIALISING THE DVR
Rotate the centre toggle lock and swing open the right hand door on the front of the DVR unit.
Down the bottom next to the 3½ inch floppy drive, there is a red button with ‘RESET’ on it, and next to that a black button with a white dot on one side. Press the white dot on the switch and then release. The switch will spring back to its original position.
Your DVR will boot up into Microsoft Windows XP and the SS3 software will start automatically.
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Welcome to the SS3 software! Your screen will look something like this:
The optional UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) with your DVR will be either a cream coloured or black bay in either the right or left side of the case doors. Ensure that the lights on this device are illuminated, green for normal operation & red if the unit has been shutdown.
For the DVR to function properly the UPS MUST
be turned on.
To turn the UPS on, press the right hand side of the units raised area on the face, like so:
The red and green lights on the unit will flash on an d you will be left with a permanently on green light once the unit is active.
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GETTING TO KNOW THE MAIN SCREEN
In order to navigate around the screen you must first understand the screen layout and what tabs and buttons refer to which areas of the software
The main screen consists of 4 specific areas
INFORMATION BAR at the top of the screen. CONTROL BAR along the right side of the screen. VIEWING AREA video images up to 32 channels depending on the size of the system installed. LOCKER Tab between the Control Bar and the Viewing Area DEFUALT Tab at the far left of the screen
INFORMATION BAR
OPERATIONS STATUS WINDOW
LOCAL CAMERA RECORDING STATUS
DEFAULT TAB
VIEWING AREA
CONTROL BAR
LOCKE
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INFORMATION BAR
The Information Bar shows the following.
SUMMIT 888 logo (hover mouse cursor over the logo to see the current software version)
OPERATIONS STATUS SCREEN.
Changes information such as who has logged in Which ca mera is currently selected When you have clicked on System Setup etc.
LOCAL CAMERA RECORDING STATUS
Cameras 1 to 24 or 32 depending on the software version installed. Will present in a different colour depending on the recording status of each camera
Greyed Out - No camera installed on this channel or TMA not configured (refer Pg-40) Purple - camera is installed on this channel but not currently recording Yellow - Camera is recording from motion detection Green - Camera is set to record from timer at designated times continuously Red - Camera is being triggered to record from an external alarm source Green/Yellow – Camera is set to record at 1 frame every second continuos but when motion is detected in front of the camera it will record at full frame rate until motion ends (usually only used in gaming facilities)
CURRENT STORAGE ON SYSTEM DRIVES (BLUE/GREY CIRCLE)
As the System Drives fill with stored information (Video Footage) the Blue line will move around the circle, hover the mouse cursor over the circle to get information on the following
TOTAL VALID SPACE Shows (In Gigabytes) the Total capacity of storage on the DVR.
AVAILABLE SPACE Shows the available space (In Gigabytes) of the remaining capacity left for the system to record onto.
RECORDS SINCE Shows how far back the earliest records are on the system. (the DVR is designed to automatically overwrite the earliest recorded records to continue operation, this means that records from the 1
st
time it began recording will be over written record by record, systems are generally designed to have the capacity to store records for up to 30 days ((depends on the size of disk drives and their numbers installed)) when the drives reach their full capacity they will begin to overwrite the records from 30 days ago ((or earlier)) these records are no longer retrievable if they have not been backed up I.E. Records Since 04-01-2007 means that the earliest the records on the system go back to is the shown date.
SYSTEM TIME CLOCK Shows the current time, hover mouse over clock to see current date, refer to the section on changing the current time to change minutes and seconds of the system.
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INFORMATION BAR (Cont)
QUESTION MARK
Left click the mouse cursor once on the Question mark and then click on any tab or box for a text information screen
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CONTROL BAR
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The control bar is the heart of the systems controlling functions, here you change camera screen layouts, setup the system, backup or copy records etc.
SNAP - allows for a real time image snap shot RGBA - adjusts Brightness, Contrast etc of each individual camera PTZ - controls the Pan Tilt Zoom Function of a camera (when installed) PLAY - returns the playback box to the screen when in playback mode
Left click once to show 1 camera in full screen left click again to cycle through each consecutive camera
Shows 4 cameras on the screen, left click again shows the next 4 cameras etc.
Shows 9 cameras on the screen, left click again to see the next 9 cameras
Shows 1 large and seven small cameras in view
Shows all cameras on the syste AUTO SEQUENCE - left click once to scroll through the channels
automatically when in 1, 4, or 9 screen views (depends on the number of cameras installed)
BACKUP - Allows you to copy records and or single images to disk or CDROM
TMA - sets recording types for Time, Motion or Alarm recording SETUP - set-up and configuration of entire system (depends on password
access level as to how much setup you will have access to.) EXIT - Exits the Summit DVR software and returns you to Windows
Interface, note that once Exited the system is no longer recording
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LOGGING INTO THE SYSTEM
Locker Tab
The ‘Screen Locker’ tab is located on the inside right hand edge of the interface. It is used to unlock the DVR software, note that software versions 3 and above will automatically re lock the system after 5 minutes of non activity.
What is ‘Unlocking the screen’? Why do I have to do it?
Unlocking the screen allows the mouse pointer to interact with the buttons on the screen allowing the user to access the software. Note that the level of access I.E. what you can do within the software, will be determined by your Authority level given when the code is set in user manager.
To unlock the screen click the Locker button located on the inside right edge of the interface. The keypad box will open and allow you to enter your code.
To enter your code simply click on the corresponding numbers of your code and then press the enter button.
If you make a mistake entering your code simply press enter button at anytime and then click the ‘locker’ button again to re try.
What is my code? Where do I get one?
An access code can be obtained from your administrator/manager if you have been granted access to the security system. (refer section on creating user accounts & their corresponding levels of access)
NOTE:
done prior to accessing any functions, software versions 3 and above will automatically re lock the screen after 5 minutes of no mouse or keyboard activity.
Once you have entered your code and pressed the enter button, the light blue screen along the Information Bar will advise that the screen has been successfully unlocked. The interface buttons can now be utilised.
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The locker button is used to gain access to all other buttons on the interface so it MUST be
DEFAULTING THE SCREEN VIEW LAYOUT
Default Tab
The Default Tab is located in the middle of the left hand edge of the screen and is used to reset th e viewing area to its default setting.
Pressing the Default Tab will “reset” your Camera View layout to real time viewing, that is, images being viewed are real time and not in playback or review mode.
To reset your screen using the Default Tab make sure the ‘screen is unlocked’ as per previous instructions, then simply press the Default Tab on the left and the screen will flicker slightly as the windows view reset to their default configuration.
Note:- for the software versions SS1 and SS2 a simple left mouse click on the Default Tab will reset the screen, however, for software version SS3 and above there are more choices when you click on the Default Tab which allow you to save multiple variations of screen layouts, to know which software version you have simply move the mouse cursor over the SUMMIT 888 logo on the Control Bar and the version and release date will be shown
Changing Default View Styles on SS3 and above
Left Click on Default and click on the chosen screen layout setting, the video screens will change to suit your choice.
To create your own layouts, right click on Default and then left click on Add to Defaults, give the new Default a distinctive name and click OK.
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