Vision Controls Cam SS Version 5.01, Cam SS User Manual

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Cam SS

Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Workstation

(Version 5.01)

User Manual

Rev4-30-2002

Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Forward: CAM SS Workstation

CAM SS Workstation  is a complete digital video surveillance solution that may be used both for

video recording of quality video scenes onto reliable hard disk or as a remote LAN access as well as remote alarm video transmission to a previously assigned remote video operator work stations.

Conceived in a 4U, 19” rack mount format and secure enclosure, CAM SS Workstation may accept up to 16 camera inputs depending on the number of 4 channel capture cards (Optional 1 channel High FPS cards are also available for configuration)

The system may be used as a stand-alone recording device with a SVGA monitor and keyboard connected to the recorder, or, be connected to either a 10BaseT or 100BaseT Network, allowing up to 32 remote operator review stations to simultaneously communicate with a single recorder, offering both live view, playback as well as remote file transfer. (The greater the number of recorders, the greater the number of simultaneous remote operator review stations…32 X # DVR's on the Network…).

In addition to this feature and unlike other systems, the CAM SS Workstation recorder itself may be set up as a client to view video from other remotely or LAN connected CAM SS DVR recorders without the required use of a dedicated server or dedicated review station/PC as with other competitive technologies.

Behind a key locked swinging combination door are the following:

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One removable 80 GB Fast Swap disk drive array with built-in cooling system

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3.5" 1.44 Floppy Drive

•

Optional 24X CD-R CD-RW CDROM for both export of recorded video files as well as for system upgrade purposes

•

Soft reset switch

•

Main Power Switch

remote surveillance

system allowing for “dial in” or

DVR's (digital video recorders) preconfigured within the recorder.

long term

digital

• Individual power and record indicators for hard-drive status

•

Centrally mounted lock

•

AC Power indicator

•

CPU run indicator

•

Main Hard-disk status light

•

Rack installation handles

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLATION

1.1 System Requirements

1.2 Installing

CamSS Application Software

5 6 6

CHAPTER 2: SYSTEM OVERVIEW

2.1 Starting

CamSS

2.2 Main Screen

2.2.1 Image Section

2.2.2 System Operation Section

2.2.3 Status Section

2.2.4 Camera Setup Section

CHAPTER 3: SYSTEM SETUP

3.1 Host Setup

3.2 I/O Devices

3.3 Users

3.3.1 New User Setup

3.3.2 New User Group Setup

3.3.3 User Log

3.4 Sound Bank

3.5 Address Book

3.6 Database Setup

3.7 Board Setup

3.8 E-map

3.8.1 E-map Setup

3.8.2 E-map Operations

3.8.3 E-map and Alarm

3.9 Misc. Setup

9 10 11 12 14 14

15 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 27 30 33 34 34 37 39 40

CHAPTER 4: RECORDING

4.1 Recording Windows

4.2 Recording Setup

4.3 Camera Views

CHAPTER 5: PLAYBACK

5.1 Explore Window

5.2 Video File Playback

5.3 Load Video

5.4 Load picture

CHAPTER 6: ALARMS

6.1 Alarm Setup

6.2 Alarm Log

CHAPTER 7: I/O DEVICE

7.1 I/O Device Setup

7.2 PTZ Control Panel

7.3 Output Port Control

41 41 46 57

62 62 64 72 73

75 75 83

85 85 92 95

CHAPTER 8: CamSS Server

8.1 Starting

8.2

CamSS Server Window

CamSS Server

96 96 97

CHAPTER 9: REMOTE ACCESS

9.1 Remote Access Via TCP/IP

9.2 Remote Access Via Modems

9.3 Remote PTZ and Output Port Control Functions

9.4 Other Remote Access Functions

102 102 105 107 108

FCC (Federal Communication Commission) Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to be in compliance with the criteria for Class B digital devices as referred to in Part 15 of the FCC Rules. The FCC Rules are designed to provide reasonable protection so that equipment complying with those criteria will not cause harmful interference when installed indoors. This equipment may generate radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to wireless communications. However, certain installations may also create interference. If there is interference to the reception of radio and/or television devices, users shall eliminate the interference by using any or several of the following measures:

Reorient and relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different branch circuit from the receiver

Seek help from a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.

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and Cam SS Server are trademarks of Cam SS Technologies Inc. Vision

Ltd; Philips is the registered trademark of

Chapter 1: Installation

The

CamSS

including monitoring, video recording and playing, alarming, controlling and remote monitoring. transfers recorded image signals into digital signals then compresses and saves them in your computer. SDMCT (Super Dynamic Motion Compression Technology) has been applied to this system. The super data compression ratio makes it possible to save image data in the hard drive of a computer for weeks and/or even months. Although the SDMCT (Super Dynamic Motion Compression Technology) provides an extremely high image compression ratio, the image quality is not affected. Small volumes of data enable it to transmit images through limited bandwidth (narrow band) transmission media (e.g. MODEM) at a higher performance level. SDMCT was specifically developed for the security market.

CamSS has the following features:

Simultaneously supports three types of

CamSS 4 Channel, and Cam SS 2 Channel Audio/Video.

Multi-card design architecture: One PC supports up to 4 cards, 1~16 video inputs, and

up to 8 audio inputs. The installation can be a mix of three types of Cam SS

SDMCT with Adjustable image size, quality and recording speed. Image data can be stored onto all of the hard disk drives that are installed in a computer. Provides up to 8 audio channels to work with cameras for audio recording or playback. Intelligent real-time

Individual alarm settings for each camera Programmable alarm schedules for each camera.

Alarm logs.

Scheduled recording. Recycleable Quick search for the stored video files. Full playback functions. Remote monitoring, video recording, PTZ control, output port control, and searching and

down loading video files can all be performed through PSTN, LAN, Internet or Intranet.

Snapshot at recording, playback or remote monitoring. Output port (Device) control and input port (Sensor) detecting. Control of the traditional PTZ and high speed dome camera. Dome Camera: preset control. Dome Camera: auto-pan control. Dome Camera: cruise of preset positions with programmable stay time at each preset

position.

Input sensor triggering the preset position of the dome camera. Video Lost Alarm

Superb multi-functions:

Digital Video Surveillance System is an all-in-one system that integrates various functions

CamSS

CamSS capture cards: Cam SS 1 Channel,

CamSS 1 Channel card supports CamSS 4 Channel card supports four video inputs CamSS 2 Channel Audio/Video card supports two video and two audio inputs.

high video compression

motion detection and alarm functions.

Adjustable sensitivity of motion detection

Motion detection triggering local alarm

Motion detection triggering a remote alarm either by dialing out to a telephone, a pager or a remote

CamSS

Simultaneous remote monitoring and control on a remote site

Simultaneous remote monitoring and control by a different remote site

Simultaneous retrieval from different cameras triggering alarms

Simultaneous playing of separate image files

Simultaneous viewing of several pictures

Simultaneous performance of all the foregoing functions

system

recording.

one video input

ratioprovides

cards.

superior image quality and extended recording time.

• Clipping of video files.

•

Hides recording screen.

•

Password protection.

• Auto-start video recording as soon as the computer is turned on.

1.1 System Requirements

To ensure the performance efficiency of the

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An IBM compatible PC with an 800MHz Pentium III CPU.

•

256MB RAM and/or above.

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Windows98, 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system.

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16MB RAM or above on VGA card with AGP interface.

•

Ethernet card.

•

56Kbps modem with voice features.

CamSS

system, we recommend:

• Full-duplex sound card.

1.2 Installing the Cam SS Application Software

Before installing the been successfully installed.

1. Log into your operating system.

2. Load the included

3. Click the

4. Select or key in the setup program path:

E:\CamSS Software\setup.exe

dialogue box.

Follow these instructions on the screen to complete the installation as demonstrated below:

Start

The installation screen will appear. Click the “I agree with the above terms and conditions” box then select the

CamSS

button on the left bottom corner of Windows screen and select

application software, please ensure that the

CamSS

system CD into your CD drive.

D:\CamSS Software\setup.exe

(D: or E: is the ID for your CD drive) from or into the “Run”

Button to continue the installation.

CamSS card hardware drivers have

Run

Note:

The

CamSS Server

option is not available for the single-user version.

- The following screen will then appear. Select the directory that you

want to install to and click

Start

to continue the installation.

The

Installing

CamSS Software

screen will appear as illustrated below.

Once the installation is completed, the screen stating that the program was installed

successfully will appear as illustrated below.

Chapter 2: System Overview

To execute the CamSS below. (We recommend that you set the monitor resolution to 1024x768 16bit true color or above for better screen display.)

program, double-click on the shortcut icon on the Windows Desktop as illustrated

You may also, as illustrated below, select the program execution.

Start

on Windows, then the

Program

folder and finally

CamSS

for

Click

CamSS

2.1 Starting

At the very first run of CamSS password for the System Administrator.

Note:

System Administrator

privileges).

At the second and subsequent runs of the

in the

CamSS

Menu to execute the

CamSS

after installation,

The

CamSS

The System Administrator will need to remember their user ID and password

system cannot be started, and the System Setup

is set up. (The System Administrator is the user with the highest

CamSS

program,

programs.

will request the user to define the user ID and

cannot be performed until the

CamSS

will request the users to

The User ID will limit scope and access for operations on the system dependent on the predefined access auditing. This limitation does not apply to the System Administrator. Please refer to section 3.3 for the setting of the user ID/password and auditing.

Note:

CamSS

will automatically start if no password is entered within 15 seconds after logging in. However,

the user will not be able to modify the system setup unless the user re-enters the user’s ID.

2.2 Main Screen

After entering the

CamSS

system, the Main Screen will appear as follows:

The Main Screen consists of the following 4 major sections:

Image Section:

located on the central and largest part of the main screen is the Image section.

This section displays images from local and remote sites.

System Operation Section:

the control panel for Host, PTZ control, Output port, Utilities and System Setup.

Camera Setup Section:

contains the primary functions as follows: protection area,

setup, Snapshot

Status Section:

display the system status, including host name, of recording, current time, database location, free space and encoding status.

Audio

, and

E-Map

located on the right bottom part of the main screen. This section is used to

located on the right side of the main screen. This section contains

located on the left bottom part of the main screen. This section

Start

and

Stop

recording of each camera,

recording,

Caption, Caption color , Video configuration, Camera

CamSS card name, camera name, starting time

UnMask

Descriptions of Each of the Four Sections are as follows:

2.2.1 Image Section

This section is primarily to display the images from cameras. installations of up to 4 will vary from one system to another.

CamSS cards in one system. Therefore, the screen pattern (number of camera views)

CamSS

automatically detects the types and the number of installed, and will automatically arrange the screen pattern in this section based on the total number of cameras. This section also displays the

CamSS

supports three types of

CamSS cards and

CamSS cards

images from the local cameras when the system is not on-line with other systems. other

CamSS

the cameras of other

systems through a LAN, Internet, Intranet or Modem. This section may also display images from

CamSS

CamSS can be on-line with

hosts selected from the “Host” option in the System Operation Section

To set up or to control any of the cameras on this section, move the mouse to the desired camera view and click the left button once to select the camera. Then, perform the desired control or setup.

Screen Enlargement:

All of the images displayed in this section can be enlarged or reduced. First, move the mouse to the desired image and double click on the image to enlarge it. The images may be re-arranged at this time so as to accommodate the displays of all images.

Motion Detection Area Setup:

To select the motion detection area, simply click and hold on the image then move the mouse to select the desired area. Finally, release the mouse button, and the setup will be complete. There is no upper limit to the number of motion detection areas for each camera.

2.2.2 System Operation Section

The three buttons on the most upper right portion of the System Section are as follows:

Minimize:

Full Screen:

Exit:

Minimizes the main screen.

Enlarges the whole image area to a full screen display mode.

Exits the program.

About

contains the copyrights and registration information of the product and info about

Cam SS 2000

(Press the

technolgy.

ESC

key to return to original screen size.)

Please follow the procedures below to complete the registration:

1. Click the

button. The following dialogue box will appear:

2. Enter the user name and registration number then click the

a. Type the user name into the “user name” box. b. Enter the registration number from the package box or the

Note: The registration number is case sensitive. Please enter the correct number. Also note the difference of the alphabetic letter “O” and the numeric letter “0” (zero).

button.

CamSS card.

Next, there are four buttons on the upper part of the System Sections; their functions are as follows:

Start:

Local – Activates the recording of images from all local cameras.

Remote – Activates the recording of images from all remote cameras.

Stop:

Local – Stops the recording of all local cameras.

Remote – Stops the recording of all remote cameras.

Explore:

Remote access:

In the middle of the

Performs a local or a remote video file search. The remote connection

must be up. (Please refer to Chapter 5 for detail descriptions and

playback information).

Allows the local

CamSS

CamSS system through Modems, LANs, an Intranet, or the Internet.

System Operation Section

there are five control functions. As illustrated below they are

Host, PTZ control, Output Port, Utilities and System.

system to be on-line with a remote

Host:

Selects and controls a remote host when the

LANs, Intranet or Internet. (Please

PTZ Control:

dome cameras, with such functions as adjusting IRIS, focus, zoom, up/down, right/left movement, cruise of preset positions and auto pan of cameras. (Please refer to Chapter 7 for further details).

Output port:

for further details).

Utilities:

to Section 3.3.3), Load Picture

Section 5.3.) and

System:

Address Book, Database, Board Setup,

Chapter 3 for

This is used primarily to control the local and remote PTZ cameras and speed

This controls either the local or remote output ports. (Please refer to Chapter 7

Includes functions of the

E-map

(Please refer to Section 3.8.).

This part of the control panel includes the

further details).

refer to Chapter 9 for further details).

Alarm log

(Please refer to Section 5.3.),

CamSS

system is online through Modems,

(Please refer to Chapter 6), User log

Load Video

Host Setup, I/O Device, User, Sound Bank

and

E-Map Setup

. (Please refer to

In the lowest part of this section, there are four buttons as seen below:

(Please refer

(Please refer to

Mute:

Turns off the output of the sound card.

Auto Scan:

Log-in/Log-out:

On-line Help:

Enlarge the images being recorded in the Image Section in a preset

order. (Does not affect the operation of recording).

During the execution of the system, the user password is required before system programs can be performed. If a user is away for a while and wishes to deny others’ access to the system, he/she may log out of the system. All system operations (functions) will then be shut down. Exiting the system programs is not an option at this point. The system will not work until the user logs back in with his/her password.

Provides on-line help for system operations.

2.2.3 Status Section

This section displays the status of the current system including:

Host: Displays the name of the Host computer.

Board name:

Camera name:

From:

Displays the start time of recording while in the recording mode. If no image is available from the selected camera, it will be marked as “IDLE”. If an image is available but displays “Monitoring” (No Rec.), it means that the selected camera is not in the recording mode.

Current:

Database:

Free:

Displays the hard disk spaces available in the database.

Status:

Displays the name of the

CamSS card selected in the Image Section.

Displays the name of the camera selected in the Image Section.

Displays the current time.

Displays the current database for recording.

Displays the recording speed and image bit rate per second of the selected camera.

2.2.4 Camera Setup Section

The detail descriptions are contained in Chapter 4 (Recording).

Chapter 3: System Setup

Select

System

from the

System Operation Section

, as illustrated below, to set up the system.

There are nine types of setting functions in the

Host Setup

I/O Device

User

Sound Bank

Address Book

Database Setup

Board Setup

E-map Setup

- Misc. Setup

The descriptions of these functions are given in the following sections.

System

section as follows:

3.1 Host Setup

Clicking the

button will bring up the following dialogue box:

The data fields of

Host Setup

are described as follows:

Automatically Record

Allows

CamSS

to start recording at start up.

Automatically connect to server

Allows automatic connection to the automatically connect to the same

Automatically launch

Allows the

CamSS

application program to launch immediately upon PC start-up.

CamSS

CamSS Server

application program upon start-up. The system will

it was connected to previously.

Automatically power off the system

Allows for the system to automatically power down when

CamSS is closed.

Soft Auto Reset the System

Allows for automatic resetting of the system. It can be set for every day, every week, or every month.

3.2 I/O Devices

Clicking

the

button to select the

I/O Device

will bring up the following dialogue box.

Please refer to Chapter 7 (I/O Device) for descriptions of the settings.

3.3 Users

Clicking the following dialogue box.

button to select the

User

(to set up a user profile) will bring up the

At the very first run of

CamSS

, the System Administrator (the user with the highest access auditing) will be required to enter in a password. The very first user to appear (in a red head) in the display is the System Administrator. If a new user needs to be set, click the right button of the mouse on the icon and the screen will display as follows:

3.3.1 New User Setup

Simply select

New User

. Enter the properties of the new user into the screen (as seen below):

Note: Only the System Administrator can add, delete, or modify a user profile.

The setting for

1. User Name:

2. Password:

Confirm:

User Type:

“User Info”

is as follows:

type a user name into the box

type the password into the box.

enter the password again for confirmation

This enables the user to be defined as either a

Local

or a

Remote

user. (A remote user is one

who accesses the system with limited auditing through modems, LAN, Intranet or Internet.)

Auditing

audits may be granted by checking the

1. Start/Stop

3. File:

is used to set up the user’s access auditing as described below. One or more of the following access

: Enables a user to access the

System:

Enables a user to access

boxes (

System Setup

Playback, Search, Alarm Log, User Log

•)

in front of them. The access auditing is set as follows:

Start Recording, Stop Recording

and

Camera Setup

functions.

function.

and

Load Picture

functions.

I/O:

Enables a user to access the

PTZ:

Enables a user to access PTZ control and Speed Dome Camera control functions.

E-map:

Enables a user to access

Remote Access: Enables a user to access the Camera selection:

This function is not available.

I/O Device

E-map

functions.

Setup function.

Remote access

function.

The screen will be as follows:

After the settings are finished, click

to complete the process. When the specified user logs in with this

user name and password, he/she will have access to the granted functions only.

3.3.2 New User Group Setup

Click the right button of the mouse on the desired dialogue box will appear:

Select

New Group

to enter the

New Group

screen as seen below:

User

entry to set up a new user group. The following

Type the name of the group into the following screen will appear.

Double click on the desired group name to enter into under

Non-member

Member

Group Name

field and then click the

Edit Group

as illustrated below. You may move a user

by double clicking on the desired entry under

button. The

Non members.

Note:

The Group function is solely for the purpose of managing all of the users.

3.3.3 User Log

You may find the middle of the

System Operation Section

button from the

. Click the User Log

pull-down menu in the

button and enter into the User Log screen. The User Log screen lists the time that both the local and remote access users log in or out from the system.

CamSS

3.4 Sound Bank

Clicking the

option button will bring up the following screen:

Close:

New Sound:

exits the Sound Bank setup function.

To add a new sound file, click

appear.

First give a name to the sound file then click

Select

New Sound

and the following dialogue box will

to choose a sound file.

After a sound file is selected, it returns to the following screen:

Click

Preview

to ensure the selected file is the right one. Then, click

to complete the setup.

Delete:

Edit:

Preview:

Notes

1. The field,

To delete a sound file select that file entry and click the

To edit a sound file select that file entry and click the

To preview a sound file select that file entry and click the

Voice Modem

with two valid values

Yes

and No, shows whether the sound file can be

transmitted to a telephone through a modem.

2. The file to be transmitted to a telephone must be in the format of

Delete

Edit

button.

Preview

button.

PCM 8000Hz, 16-bit, mono.

3.5 Address Book

To enter the

Address Book

, click the

button. The Address Book can store a remote

telephone number or IP address that is frequently used to facilitate the remote access and remote alarms.

a. Adding a New Entry

To the Address Book

To add a new entry to the address book, click necessary information.

New

. The following dialogue box will appear. Enter the

Adding A New Server:

choose

Server

from

This is primarily to connect to a remote server. First, give a name to the server. Next,

Type

field. Then type the IP address into the

button to finish the setup. (As seen below):

Phone No./IP

field. Finally, click the

Adding a Remote IP

: The address book is used to transmit an alarm message to the remote

via LAN or Internet when an alarm is triggered. First, enter the name of the remote

Remote IP

Adding A Modem:

the name of the modem then select phone number. Click

on the

Type

pull-down list. Click

to finish the setup.

This is used for modem communication including remote access and remote alarm. Enter

to finish the setup.

Modem

on the

Type

pull-down list. Input the remote

CamSS

system

. Then select

system’s

After the setup is finished, the following screen will appear:

b. Delete:

To delete an entry from the address book, click on the desired entry then click the

Delete

button. The entry is

deleted.

c. Edit:

To edit an entry in the address book, click on the desired entry then click the

Edit

button. An entry may also

be edited by double clicking on the desired item. Enter the Edit screen to perform the desired editing.

d. Close:

Click

to close the address book function.

3.6 Database Setup

Clicking the

button will bring up the Database screen. This option is used to

specify the directory and hard disk in which video files are stored. The screen will appear as follows.

The default directory is

C:\Program

a. Adding A New Database

Select the

New

button to add a new hard disk drive. The following screen will appear:

First, give a name to the new hard disk drive and then

files\CamSS\Database

\ .

click

to set up the hard disk drive

and

directory.

Select

the desired drive and directory, and then click

Note:

Setup can be performed only once against each hard disk drive. Duplicate setup is not allowed.

to finish the setup.

The default-reserved space on a single hard disk drive is 500MB. We recommend that you increase it to 700MB or more if the capacity of the hard disk is 20GB or above.

- You may choose to recycle a hard disk; however, you need to cancel the

recorded image is to be kept.

Click

to finish the setup

Recycle

option if a

b. Deleting a Database Entry

To delete a database entry from the list, click on the desired entry then click the confirmation will appear. Click

and the database entry will be deleted.

c. Editing a Database Entry

To edit a database entry in the list, select the desired entry and click the

Edit

button to edit the hard disk drive

and directory. Modification is same as that of adding a new database.

d. Close

Click

to exit the database setup function.

Delete

button. A request for

3.7 Board Setup

As this version of the channel; and Cam SS 2 channel Audio/Visual, and installations of up to 4

CamSS

program supports three types of

CamSS cards:

CamSS cards on a PC, there are up to 4 setup areas for setting up each individual card. After the installation of the programs are finished,

CamSS

, at its startup automatically detects the current types and quantity of

cards installed. This information can be seen in the following screen:

i.e.CamSS 1 channel;

CamSS 4

CamSS driver and application

CamSS

Name

The default value is the corresponding to identify for purposes of managing the whole security network.

Recording Speed

This is to specify the recording speed, either in fps (frame per second) or (Clicking this will toggle the switch between

down to the maximum speed of the CPU if the specified speed exceeds the PC maximum speed for image processing. (The default value is 30 fps in NTSC system and 25fps in PAL system)

Frame Size.

This is used to specify the frame size for image displaying, processing and storing. You may chose either NTSC or PAL depending on the video distribution system.

CamSS card number ranging from 1 to 4. You may choose a name easy

spf (second per frame).

fps

and

spf ).

CamSS

automatically adjusts the recording speed

Listed below are the frame sizes supporting NTSC system:

1. 640x480: 640 pixels by 480 pixels.

2. 320x240: 320 pixels by 240 pixels.

3. 240x180: 240 pixels by 180 pixels.

4. 160x120: 160 pixels by 120 pixels.

Listed below are the frame sizes supporting PAL system:

1. 640x480: 640 pixels by 480 pixels.

2. 352x288: 352 pixels by 288 pixels.

3. 256x192: 256 pixels by 192 pixels.

4. 176x144: 176 pixels by 144 pixels.

Click the

button to finish the board setup.

3.8 E-map

This version of management.

CamSS

supports the

E-map

function and provides better security network system

3.8.1 E-map Setup

To set up the E-map, click the

button. The following dialogue box will appear:

New:

- First, click the

Second, enter a name for the map for easy map search. (

New

button to create a new map.

e.g. Floor 1, Court Yard, etc.). Next, select the map file. The map file must be in .BMP format, and preferably with a resolution of 640x480. If the resolution is less than 640x480, the map will be displayed in the original size. However, if the resolution is more than 640x480, the map will be reduced in an equal proportion to the size of 640x480.

Finally, click

after your selection is done. An E-map screen will come up:

To add a camera to the map, click the

button

on the left upper corner. The cursor will turn into “+

”.

Move the cursor to the desired position then click the left button of your mouse to finish the camera location setup.

As illustrated above, the red arrow points to the newly added camera. Double click the camera icon. The camera is now ready to be assigned a Host name, camera, and board number. This is how the E-map is connected with the video images.

Note:

If an error occurs in camera properties, the camera icon on the e-map will turn

that the Host name or Board ID or Camera ID is missing.

If the host name is a remote host name, the remote

CamSS

system must enable the auditing of the remote

E-map access.

Delete:

To delete a camera entry from the list,

click on the desired entry then click the

camera entry will be deleted.

Edit:

To edit a camera entry in the list,

click on the desired entry then click the

to edit the location or ID of the camera on the e-map.

Close:

Click

to exit the E-map Setup function.

3.8.2 E-map Operations

If you select appear:

E-map from the

Utilities

options in the

System Operation Section,

to indicating

Delete

Edit

button. It is now possible

button. The

the following screen will

If a camera is shown as it indicates that the camera is recording. If it is shown as

it indicates that the camera is idle.

On the two ends of the upper part of the display, there are two buttons,

and

. These

are for scrolling the map display to either a previous or following map if there is more than one map.

Double-clicking a recording camera will return that camera to its corresponding view (i.e. the view framed in red dashed lines).

To display the camera in the

Camera Setup Section

The

location on the E-map move the cursor to the recording view then click

icon denotes that a designated camera is recording while an

denotes that it is idle. Other cameras are shown as

It is easy to get the view and the location of a camera.

. The corresponding map will be displayed.

(Recording) or

icon

(Idle)

3.8.3 E-map and Alarm

In addition to the preset alarm functions (refer to Chapter 6 for details), as a recording camera

activates the alarm function and an alarm is triggered, clicking the following screen:

button will bring up the

As illustrated above, the triggering an alarm on the e-map, and thus can be taken care of speedily.

icon denotes a camera triggering an alarm. It is easy to locate the camera

3.9 Misc. Setup

This allows for miscellaneous system functions to be programmed into the such as Auto scan, Optional warnings, and changes in file length can be set up here. See the illustration below:

CamSS System operations. Items

Chapter 4: Recording

4.1 Recording Windows

The

CamSS

continuous images. Even with alterations between these two images the functions of recording and triggering of related alarms. If there is no change in these two images, can record on a fixed schedule that will enable the compression of the image files to be done at an even higher compression ratio. This will reduce the needed hard disk space and extend recording time. The camera recording windows may be activated at any time by clicking the in either of the following two ways:

Activate Recording of All Cameras

Clicking on the red round button on the upper right corner of the screen (as illustrated above) will open all of the windows and will begin the recording process of all of the cameras.

system applies Super Motion Image Compression Technology (

CamSS

Recording

SDMCT

will, to a certain extent, perform

button in the

) to compare two

CamSS

Main Screen

CamSS

Inactivate Recording of All Cameras

All of the windows may be closed and the recording of all cameras may be stopped by clicking the blue square button on the upper right corner of the screen (as illustrated above).

Camera States.

The camera is not recording yet and is idle:

The camera has failed or the camera is not connected:

The camera is recording but the view is not displayed:

Below are two examples: one with one cards. All cameras are activated.

One

CamSS

4 channel card (with 4 camera views):

CamSS

4 channel card installed, another with two

CamSS

4channel

Two CamSS

4 channel cards (with 8 camera views):

Start:

Click on the view to be activated. That window then becomes the active window and will be framed with red dashed line.

Click the

button in the

Camera Setup Section

(as illustrated above) to activate the camera. Repeat

the foregoing steps to activate the rest of the cameras as required.

Note that the icon is shown in red for the windows that are not activated yet.

Stop:

Click on the view that is to be inactivated. The

Start

button in the

Camera Setup Section

becomes the

Stop

button and will be seen as illustrated above.

Note that clicking this button will cause the corresponding camera to become inactive. Repeat the foregoing steps to inactivate the rest of the cameras as required.

Note: In spite of deactivating some of the cameras, cameras that are activated and have scheduled recording programs will continue to work. Scheduled recordings will continue. (For scheduled recording, please refer to the descriptions of “Program Setup” in this chapter).

4.2 Recording Setup

Camera Setup:

Click on the camera to be set up. Then click the

Camera Setup window.

Camera Setup

button

to enter the

Camera Name:

The system automatically sets the default names as Camera11, Camera12, Camera13, and Camera14 for a

CamSS

4 channel card or Camera11 and Camera12 for a

CamSS

2 channel Audio/Video card. The name may

be changed if so desired.

Check video lost:

Every camera has an independent check function of video lost. When the option is selected, any reason that the camera loses signal may trigger the alarm function. However, the

Enable alarm

option must be selected. (As

illustrated below).

Image quality:

This function lets you adjust the image quality by clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the mouse down to the left or the right to the desired quality. High image quality means low compression ratio (i.e. a larger amount of data). By contrast, low image quality means high compression ratio (i.e. a smaller amount of data).

Mode:

Camera mode setup works only when the camera is turned on.

1. When the camera is in both “recording” and “monitoring” mode it displays camera views.

2. When the camera is in “monitoring” mode but not in “recording” mode it displays camera views.

3. When the camera is in “recording” mode but not in “monitoring” mode it displays “WORKING” view.

4. When the camera is neither in “monitoring” mode nor in “recording” mode. The camera is disabled and it displays “WORKING” view.

When the “Recording” mode is turned on,

green.

light in the

Status Section

When the recording mode is turned off, the recording indicator

is turned off.

the recording indicator light in the

Status Section

Motion Detection Setup

During recording, if a motion detection area is selected (by clicking on the original point, holding the left button of the mouse, dragging it to the desired

point, and then releasing the button.) the system then begins motion detection in the selected area. There is no limit to the number of motion detection areas that can be selected.

1. Sensitivity

The sensitivity of the alarm triggering can be adjusted depending on different operating environments, e.g. the quality of the camera, distance, light, background light, and object size.

Note:

High sensitivity may cause false alarms as well as increase the amount of data generated by recording. In adjusting the sensitivity, it is recommended that the camera quality and the surrounding environmental conditions be taken into account in order to avoid false alarms.

2. Number of changed pictures

The alarm will be triggered only if the number of variations occurring to continuous images exceeds this limit. You may adjust this limit to avoid false alarms.

The mask area in the diagram below is the motion detection area. The green color frame means that no alarm is triggered.

The detection area is shown in red to mean that an alarm is triggered. ( option on the

Camera Setup

screen must be enabled before alarm triggering can work for the motion detection

area). This is illustrated below:

Enable Alarms

of the

Alarm Setup

The detection area in the diagram below is shown in blue to mean that alarms are triggered but of the

Alarm Setup

option in the

Camera Setup

screen is not enabled.

Enable Alarms

Sound

device select

This function is not available.

By selecting

Enable Audio

you activate the

Audio recording

Please refer to

Audio Recording

in the subsequent section.

Modem select

This option is not supported yet.

PTZ control select

This option lets you select the PTZ control device. Clicking the

Select

button will bring up the following PTZ control setup window. (The camera name, type, and address in the I/O Device window on the System Operation Section must be set up in advance). Click the desired PTZ control device entry.

Note:

The corresponding camera in the

Image Section

needs to be selected before entering into this function. The camera addresses must also be consistent otherwise two or more PTZ control devices that exist at the same time may cause false control actions.

Alarm setup

Clicking

Enable Alarm

then

Setup

under the

Alarm Setup

frame will bring up the following Alarm Setup

window. (Refer to Chapter 6 for the details on setting up alarms).

Scheduled Recording (Program setup)

The

CamSS

system automatically performs video recording, audio recording, and snapshots based on the scheduled recording program. By clicking button, the following

Schedule

window will appear as a prompt to set up the schedule:

Enable Program

of the

Program Setup

frame and the

Schedule

Programming

1. Enter the start date/time and end date/time into the

The Recording Schedule

From

and

fields respectively. They may be typed

directly into the fields or click the up/down arrows to the right of each one.

2. Select “Repeat Mode”. The repeating frequency may be chosen: “Once only”, “Once a day (Everyday)”,

“Once a week (Every week)” or “Once a month (Every month).”

Once Only (Only Once):

Once a day (Every Day):

Enter the start and end dates/time.

The date fields are disabled because the option is “daily execution”.

Enter the start and end time.

Once a week (Every Week):

Entering the start and end days of the week/time is required. The

“date” field automatically changes to “Day of the Week” when it is clicked.

Once a month (Every Month):

The start and end days of the day/time are required. The “date”

field shows the day only but no year and month.

Note: If the desired schedule time crosses 12:00 midnight, it is recommended that the schedule be split into two, e.g. Split PM6

:00:00~AM9:00:00 into PM6:00:00~PM11: 59:59 and AM12:00:00~AM9:00:00.

3. Recording Mode

Continue:

Audio Recording:

i.e. normal recording mode.

others, i.e. other schedules’ recording and audio recording are all cancelled. Please refer to “Audio Recording” in the subsequent part of this chapter.

Note:

In the case of a

CamSS

card/camera of the smallest numbers can activate audio recording.

In case of a schedule conflict, the first programmed schedule prevails over

4 channel card with multiple cameras that activate audio recording, only the

Snapshot:

This makes the system take snapshots at a predetermined time interval.

CamSS

the image files in a default folder named as “dyyyymmdd” (“d20010726” in the diagram below), while the default file name is formatted as “

pp10

hhmmss”. (In 10

the first digit stands for the CamSS card number while the second digit is the camera number. For example, “10” stands for camera No.1 of the card number 1 while “11” stands for camera. No.2 of the card No.2, and so on).

saves

Snapshot files may be opened through the

System Operation Section.

displays.

Clicking the button will open the “Open file” window

option of the

(The last two digits of the file names in the window stand for the second that the snapshot was taken. As the preset time interval is 10 seconds, the difference of these seconds is also 10). Alternatively, a new file path and file name may be entered as desired. Please refer to Chapter 3 for the detail descriptions.

4. When all of the schedules are set, click the

Add

button to add it to the schedule list.

Recording Schedule List:

From:

To:

Repeat Mode:

Displays the start date/time.

Displays the end date/time.

Displays the repeating mode (i.e. “Only once”, “Every day”, “Every Week” and

“Every month”).

Record mode:

V A

= Normal Recording = Synchronized Audio Recording = Snapshot

Displays the “recording mode”.

n = Snapshot time interval, i.e. takes a snapshot every n seconds

Note:

Choosing at least one option between “normal recording” and “snapshot” is required. Normal recording

mode must be selected before audio recording can be. You cannot enable audio recording in snapshot mode.

Deleting a recording schedule

To delete a schedule, click on the desired schedule entry and then click the

Delete

button.

Deleting all of the recording schedules.

Click the

Clear all

button to delete all of the schedules.

Exiting the window

Click the

button or

Caption:

to exit the program setup.

The name of the camera view may be displayed by clicking corner below). The caption contains the board name and camera name. The board name may be set up in the

Board Setup

in the “Camera Setup” window (described in this chapter).

of the

System Operation Section (

described in Chapter 3), and the camera name may be set up

the

button (as illustrated in the upper left

The caption display may be cancelled by clicking the

Caption color:

The caption color of the selected camera may be changed by clicking the window will appear:

Caption

button again.

button. The following

Select the desired

color then click the

button. That finalizes the setting.

Canceling Motion Detection Area:

This button cancels all of the motion detection areas of a designated camera (otherwise known as unmasking).

Snapshot:

This button allows the capture of still images during recording. (This function works only when the cameras are turned on.) The images are stored in BMP format. Editing or processing these images may be done by using common image processing software, printing them out through a printer, and/or emailing them to people. Clicking the

Snapshot bu

tton will bring up the following screen:

Enter the file name and click the

Audio:

Save

button to save the picture file.

This button activates and deactivates the audio recording function. The button shown as

indicates that audio recording is in progress while the recording indicator light in the System Status Section is green.

If the button is clicked again, it will turn to

indicating that the audio function has been deactivated. The recording indicator light of System Status Section will also turn off, showing that the audio recording has stopped, and vice versa. A soundcard installed in the PC is a prerequisite to using this function. (Plug

CamSS

2 channel Audio/Video directly into the audio input). It is recommended that a full-duplex soundcard be used, as the playing of alarm sounds may be required while recording and audio

recording are in progress. Be sure

that both the recording and playing functions on the soundcard work.

Note:

For a system including a

CamSS

4 channel card or a

Cam SS

1 channel card, the audio recording will work for only one of those cameras at any given time. To change cameras, the audio recording in progress must be closed, and the new camera selected. This limitation does not apply to

CamSS

2 channel

Audio/Video card.

Video Configuration:

Clicking this button will bring up a screen that allows changes to the video configuration of a camera. Simply drag the respective buttons to adjust the image’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. Click the

Colors

button to return to the system default settings.

Default

Location:

Select a camera in the will show the camera location on the E-map.

4.3 Camera Views

Full screen display

This displays the symbol) as shown in the illustration below:

To return to the original display, press the

Enlarging part of the camera display

Part of the camera view may be enlarged (zoom in) by double clicking the left button of the mouse on it. It can be enlarged further by double clicking it again and again until the camera view takes the whole Image Section. At this point, if it is double clicked again, it will return to the initial view before the first enlargement. Below is an example of the partial enlargement of a view.

Before enlargement:

Image Section.

CamSS

screens in the full screen display mode. Click the central button (the one with “+”

Click

ESC

the

Please r

key on the keyboard.

button in the

efer to section 3.8 for details.

Camera Setup section

. The system

After the first enlargement (clicking once with the left mouse button):

After the second enlargement (double clicking it yet again): you may find that the camera view takes the whole display area. If that is the case, double clicking the mouse button again will return it to the initial i.e. standard view.

Quick camera setup

On the window of the camera, click the right mouse button. A control menu will appear.

For Record and Display please refer to section 4.2.

Four display models can be selected alternately. The window (normal, real, zoom and biggest) will follow the change.

Camera setup has the same function as

Please

refer to section 4.2.

Chapter 5: Playback

The function of playback is primarily to search for files. The according to the parameters entered, e.g. host ID, time, is also applicable to other on-line and the video needed for searching.

CamSS

systems. The

5.1 Explore Window

CamSS card ID, camera ID and so forth. File searching

CamSS

system can proceed with the file search

system also provides full playback functions

Click the video file as seen on the screen below:

button, and the following

Explore

window will appear. You may search for the desired

Search Button: Input host ID and the related search parameters, then click the begin searching.

button to

Search By Host:

1. Enter the host ID, which is case sensitive.

2. Or, clicking on

will display the hosts with their ID. Click on the

desired host to select.

Search Options

: There are a total of 8 input parameters including time, date, host, board, camera, database, resolution, and type (local or remote). Those parameters are required for more accurate file searching.

Search By Time:

Searches for video files by the start/end date and time (including year, month, day,

AM/PM, hour, minute and seconds).

Note: The search parameters including host ID,

By Date:

Searches for video files by date (including year, month

CamSS card ID, camera ID, and database are all case

and day).

sensitive.

Search by size Search by Type:

: Searches for video files by various NTSC or PAL resolutions.

Searches for a video file by its type, either a local video file or a video file that is

transmitted from a remote site during remote monitoring.

Note:

No matter what search option you select, you must check either “Search By Time” or

“Search By Date” and click the

After selecting the search option and entering the parameters, click the

button to begin the actual searching process.

button. The desired files

will be displayed.

Delete (Deleting A Video File):

Simply click on the file to be deleted and click the

button. The file will be deleted.

Close:

Click this button to exit the search window.

Export (Exporting a video file):

Select the file to be exported. Click the button. The file will be exported to the specified file path.

Direct Selection:

Click on the subdirectory named with the date. The screen will display all the files of the day.

5.2 Video File Playback

By double clicking on the desired file in the video file area, the video file can be played back as illustrated below:

The playback window consists of five parts:

Message area

Time area

Time scroll bar

Control Panel

The Video View

Message Area:

This area contains relevant information such

Host ID: “(DVR929283)” in this case

Operating State: the operating state of the window, i.e. “Playing” or “Pause”.

Playback Speed: Currently play back occurs at six times the normal speed.

as host ID, operating state and playback speed.

Playback Time Area:

From:

This displays the start date/time of the file. (Year, Month, day, hour, minute, second).

To:

This displays the end date/time of the file. (Year, Month, day, hour, minute, second).

Current:

This displays the recording date/time of the current display. (Year, Month, day, hour, minute, second).

Video Standard:

NTSC or PAL

Video Size:

This displays the current video resolution, e.g. 640 x 480 in this example.

Current Scale:

This displays the current image enlargement ratio (50%, 75%, 100%, etc.).

Playback Time Scroll Bar:

This displays the relative time position of the current display in the video file.

You may speed up the playback by dragging the time pointer or by these function buttons in the control panel below:

Playback Control Panel:

There are 14 total function buttons on the panel in two functional categories, i.e. Playback and Editing.

These functional buttons are described as follows:

Stop:

This is to stop the current playback window.

Playback:

This button’s function is the same as the

Play

button of a traditional video player. Clicking this button during

fast or slow playback will return the playback speed to normal.

Pause:

This button’s function is the same as the

Pause

button of a traditional video player. Clicking this button during playback will cause the playback to pause. To continue the playback, re-click this button or the playback button.

Fast Playback:

The video playback speed will increase each time this button is clicked. Its order of speed increase is as follows:

One click: ×2= two times the normal speed. Two clicks: ×4= four times the normal speed. Three clicks: ×6= six times the normal speed. Four clicks: ×8= eight times the normal speed. Five clicks and up: ×10= ten times the normal speed. The current playback speed is displayed in the Message Area.

Slow Playback:

The video playback speed will decrease each time this button is clicked. Its decreasing speed order is as follows:

One click: 1/2= one-second time of the normal speed. Two clicks: 1/4= one-fourth time of the normal speed. Three clicks: 1/6= one-six time of the normal speed. Four clicks: 1/8= one-eight time of the normal speed. Five clicks and up: 1/10= one-ten time of the normal speed. The current playback speed is displayed in the Message Area.

Play Preview (Backward Search):

This button’s function is the same as the

Rewind

button of a traditional video player. Clicking this button will

move the video backward for a number of frames (160 frames). It will have the same effect as moving the

Time Pointer

Play Next (

This button’s function is the same as the move the video forward for a number of frames (160 frames). It will have the same effect as moving the

Pointer

on the Time Scroll Bar to the left.

Forward Search):

Forward

on the Time Scroll Bar to the right.

button of a traditional video player. Clicking this button will

Time

Snapshot:

Capturing still images during video playback can be accomplished by clicking this button. The captured image is stored in BMP format. The snapshot can be edited or processed by using a common image processing software. It can also be printed through a printer, or emailed.

Clicking the

button will bring up the following screen:

Enter the file name and click the

Save

button to save the captured image. During the video playback process, a certain part of the video may be cut and saved as a new file for the purpose of convenient storage, carrying, or transmittal. The “video cut” button is described as follows:

Start Clip (

Start Video Cut):

Clicking this button during video playback will begin cutting the video. (As illustrated):

End Clip (End Video Cut):

Clicking this button during video playback will end the video cutting. (As illustrated):

Save Clip (Save the Video Cut):

Clicking this button will bring up the following dialogue window (allowing the destination directory to be selected):

After selecting the directory, enter the file name and click the recommended that the file be saved in the directory of the same date.

Play Clip (Playback clip):

After the video is cut it can be played back by clicking this button.

Save

button to save it as a new file. It is

Caption:

Clicking this button will add a caption to the video as illustrated below:

Clicking the button again will remove the caption.

Caption Color:

Clicking this button will bring up a color palette so that the caption color can be changed as desired.

There are three function buttons on the Time Scroll bar. They are described as follows:

oom In:

An image may be enlarged from its current size by 25% by clicking this button once. Clicking the button again will enlarge it another 25%. This can continue until the image fills the window.

Zoom Out:

This button may be clicked to reduce an image from its current size by 25%. Clicking it again will further reduce it by another 25%. This process can continue until it is down to its smallest ratio (50%). (Illustrated below):

Play Next Video File:

Clicking this button will play the next video clip for the selected camera.

5.3 Load Video

The foregoing ways for video playback will only work if the files are located in a host database (i.e. the on-line video files). For a file not in a database (off-line video files), it can be imported

and played back by clicking the

Open

button.

After clicking the

button. Select the directory and file then click on the

button, the following dialogue box will appear:

Select the directory where the imported and desired video file is located. Then, click the back.

5.4 Load picture

To display the picture file recorded at the alarm time (or otherwise) click Then select the picture file from the list and click the

The following screen will appear with the designated picture inside:

Open

button.

Open

button to play it

the button.

If the picture needs to be printed, click on

The

following dialogue box will appear:

There are two options available while printing the picture:

1. Information in the picture or

nformation outside of the picture

Chapter 6: Alarms

The

CamSS system’s

1. Triggered by image alteration in the motion detection area.

2. Triggered by “Video lost”.

Triggered by (sensor) signal from the input port (please refer to Chapter

6.1 Alarm Setup

Each camera has its own independent alarm setting. The related activation options and setting buttons can be found in the Camera Setup dialogue window on the

alarm functions are categorized by way of triggering, into three types as follows:

7, IO Device.)

Camera Setup Section

Check enable alarm, then click the

Setup

button to enter into the alarm setup window:

Alarm Event Period

This is to set the length of time that an alarm will last. No new alarm will be triggered during this duration. The default value is 180 seconds. The

minimum is 10 seconds.

Activate condition

The alarm functions may be activated though a predefined schedules table. After is selected and the

Schedule

button to its right is clicked, the following Schedule window will be displayed:

Activate by scheduled table

There are four repeat modes with the alarm schedule:

month

Adding a new alarm schedule

Only Once, Every day, Every Week,

and

Every

First, select the desired repeat mode. Then, enter the start/end day (week) and time into the boxes to the right of the

From

and

fields. It can be entered directly, or click the arrows to the right of the fields, then click

the Add

button to add a schedule to the list.

Note: If the time to be set crosses 12:00 midnight, it is recommended that the schedule be split into two, e.g. Split PM6

2. Click the desired schedule then click the

3. Click

4. Click the

:00:00~AM9:00:00 into “PM6:00:00~PM11: 59:59” and “AM12:00:00~AM9:00:00”.

Deleting a schedule

Delete

button to delete a schedule.

Deleting all of the schedules

Clear all

to delete all of the schedules.

Closing the schedule window

button or

to exit the window.

Enable video recording after Mask areas are touched

An object intruding into the motion detection area where its alarm function is active will cause the recording to begin. The detection area setup can be found on “recording windows” or “monitoring window”. The relations of the alarm functions and recording functions are listed in the table below:

Record and display options can be found in the

Camera Setup

dialogue box in the

Camera Setup Section

Alarm Actions

There are two types of alarm actions, i.e. local and remote alarm actions. Listed below are four items:

Playing warning sound … … ……Local alarm

Snapshot… … … … … … …

- Activating the output port…

Remote alarm… … … … … … …Remote alarm.

… .Local alarm

……..Local alarm.

1. Playing Warning Sound

When this option is activated and an alarm occurs, the

CamSS

system plays the designated sound file. A sound file must be specified (cannot be a blank field) to play the alarm sound when an alarm occurs. Click the

Select

button. The

Sound bank

screen appears as follows:

Click on the desired sound file sound” field of options. Click the

Sound Bank Setup

in Chapter 3 for the alarm sound bank setup.

, then click the

Preview

button to check the selected sound file. Please refer to the

Select

button. The sound name will appear in the “playing alarm

2. Take picture (Snapshot)

When this option is activated and an alarm is triggered, the (in BMP format), which will be stored in the

Picture

picture/s.

from the

Utilities

Menu on the

Number of Snapshots

is used to set the number of snapshots.

CamSS\Database\Picture

System Operation Section

CamSS

Note: Activating this option may over-consume hard disk space.

3. Output Alarm (activating output port)

When an alarm is triggered, it can activate the output port of a local external devices, e.g. alarm bell, and control them. (Please

refer to Chapter 7

Alarm

system immediately captures the images

directory of the capture date.

Load

may be used to display or print the

CamSS

system to send signals to other

I/O devices

for I/O devices).

4. Remote Alarms

This option must be activated so that occurs. The remote alarm actions need to be set up. Each time an alarm occurs, the

CamSS

system can perform the remote alarm functions when an alarm

CamSS system will execute these actions in sequence (by order of how they appear on the list). Clicking the bring up the Remote Alarm Setup screen:

Setup

button will

Adding a new alarm action

Click the New button to bring up the

New Remote Alarm

window.

1. Remote Type

Clicking the arrow under Remote Type will bring up three remote types on the display. Select one as desired.

Telephone: Dials out to a number of normal or mobile phones. Action options available: phone speech.

Pager: Dials out to pagers. Action options available: paging messages.

Computer: Notifies remote

CamSS systems. If a modem is used to dial out, it will only be able to dial once and all the phone and pager schedules must be cancelled. Action options available: Live video, remote alarm sound.

Click

to open the Address Book as seen below:

Only the corresponding type of remote device(s) will be displayed. Select the desired remote device.

2. Select the action options available

Telephone sound: Click

Delay time

recipient enough time for the recipient to pick the phone.

Paging Messages: Sends a paging message to a remote pager.

Live video: Sends the live video to the designated remote alarm duration.

the

button to open the alarm sound bank. Select the desired sound.

seconds: set the delay lead-time to alarm playing, giving the

CamSS System continuing through the

Remote Sound: The name of the remote alarm sound file commands a remote play the alarm sound. The name of the sound file must be entered into the Alarm Sound Bank created by the remote

Note:

This sound file is the one in the remote

from the

CamSS System where the alarm occurs.

CamSS System for this to happen.

CamSS System rather than the one created by and transmitted

3. Set up the remote alarm action:

Click the OK button to set up the remote alarm action.

CamSS System to

The finished remote alarm settings can be seen in the

Remote Alarm Setup

box.

Note: The duration of the local alarm should match the time required by the remote alarm actions. If they do not, the local alarm may turn off before communication between the local alarm and the remote site is established. The recommended value should be a minimum of 60 seconds.

Remote Alarm Actions Setup

There are three items:

1. Remote Type: Displays the type of the remote device.

2. Name: Displays the name of the remote end.

3. Action: Sets the actions.

TS =

Telephone Speech

P =

Paging Message

V =

Live video

RS =

The name of the remote alarm sound file

Editing the remote alarm setup

Click the desired alarm setup entry then click the

Edit

button. The alarm settings can now be changed.

Exiting the remote alarm setup window

Click the

When an alarm is triggered on a local or remote will change to red. (As illustrated below). The

System Operation Section

button or

to exit this setup window.

CamSS

Host

system, the

Host

in the

icon will change as well. Clicking the

then the host icon will bring the icon back to normal.

System Operation Section

Host

of the

6.2 Alarm Log

The

Alarm Log

Click the

button may be found in the

Utilities

pull-down menu on the System Operation Section.

button to enter into the alarm log screen:

When the local alarms will be logged into the alarm log by order of occurrence.

CamSS

System’s alarm is triggered or an alarm is received from a remote System, these

The log sheet (table) will display the alarm time (occurrence time), the name of the host that triggered the alarm, board name and camera name, alarm type (i.e. local or remote), and the reason that the alarm was triggered (i.e. by intrusion into the motion detection area, by video lost, or by the signal received from the input port).

Click the

Open

button to play the alarm video of the selected alarm log entry. To play the recorded alarm

video, double click on the desired alarm log entry. Nothing will happen if no video file exists. Click

Clear all

to delete one or all of the alarm log entries.

Delete

Chapter 7: I/O Device

The

CamSS

categories as follows:

1. Computer ISA Interface I/O card. This is used to detect the On/Off

ON/OFF state of the output point. It also can be used to control the traditional PTZ.

2. RS232-to-RS485 interface I/O control device. It functions the same as the above.

3. RS232-to-RS485 interface (high speed) dome camera control. Its operation is divided into two parts,

namely I/O Control and Camera PTZ control.

7.1 I/O Device Setup

The

I/O Device Setup

System Operation Section

system can control an external I/O device. The I/O devices can generally be divided into three

state of the input point, or control the

button

may be found on the

System

pull-down menu in the

Click the button and enter into the

I/O Device Setup

screen:

Selecting the desired I/O device:

First, decide which I/O device type is needed. I/O devices are categorized by connection ports into two types, i.e. ISA interface and RS232 (COM Port)-to-RS485 interfaces.

Devices supporting ISA Interface CH-8I8O:

(8 voltage inputs and 8 relay outputs) To set the address of the I/O devices, follow the operations guide regarding adjusting the DIP switches on the I/O cards. The system default value is I/O port 0x300 (in hexadecimal address). The default address is “OFF

OFF ON

ON ON ON ON

ON”.

Note:

You may install all types of ISA interface I/O cards at the same time. However, they must have

different addresses.

RS232/RS485 interface:

(Allowing connections of 32 external I/O modules within a distance of 1.2

kilometers).

PT811 I/O device:

(8 ON/OFF inputs, and 8 digital output modules) Address range: 0x01-0xFF. PT811’s address needs to be set before the delivery of goods is made. Otherwise it will be necessary to seek required hardware and software support from the manufacturer. Each PT-811’s address must be different from that of any other PT-811 on

the same COM port to avoid

any control errors.

Dome Camera

This system can simultaneously control up to 16 dome cameras. Since a control command is sent out by RS485 interface signals to all cameras, a camera will adjust its address in order to identify whether or not it can receive the command. It is important that the camera’s address and setup location are remembered so that a correct setting is made and any control error avoided. There are many brands of cameras and each brand has different internal control commands, thus this system allows for more flexibility in users’ choices.

1. Lilin PIH717X dome camera

The valid address range is 0x1-0x40 (in hexadecimal address). For the address setting, please refer to the PIX 717 operating guide.

DynaColor CA720 dome camera

The valid address range is 0x1-0xDF (in hexadecimal address). For the address setting, please refer to the CA720 operating guide.

3. Mikami PTC103A dome camera

The valid address range is 0x1-0x40(in hexadecimal address). For the address setting, please refer to the PTC103A operating guide.

4. Sensormatic dome camera (RS422 Interface)

The valid address range is 0x1-0x63(in hexadecimal address). For the address setting, please refer to the Sensormatic operating guide.

The control code of each manufacturer is different to and incompatible with those of others’. Do not mix or use different vendors’ devices on the same COM port. The address of each device on the same COM port must be unique (different from each other). To avoid any control error, the address will need to be entered in a hexadecimal format.

Adding an I/O device

Select and name the device, then click

Add

to add it to the list. If there is an address conflict or a mixed use of differing brands of devices on the same COM port, the device will not be able to be added to the list. Below is an example:

Deleting an I/O Device

Click the device to be removed, then click the

Setting up I/O Device

Click the desired the device then the

Setup

button to enter into the I/O Device Setup screen:

Delete

button. It will be removed from the list.

To be used as PTZ control

Enabling this function will transfer the output ports to PTZ control ports that will be used to control the traditional PTZ and cannot be used as common output ports. For example, if it is a PT-811, all of the 8 output points will be used as PTZ control ports, and can be operated with PT-908 relay output or PTZ control panel to control traditional PTZ. Wiring of the PT-811 output ports is defined by the On/Off switches in the sequence of up, down, left, right, zoom-in, zoom-out, Focus Near, and Focus Far.

Output Port Signal Type Setup

Individual names and signal formats can be assigned to output ports when they are used as common output ports. Click on an output port in the

Select

area then set its name and the output signal type. There are four signal types: OFF-to-On, On-to-off, positive pulse, and negative pulse. The default value is On-to-off. The frequency and number of pulses may also be set. The default frequency is 1 second while the upper limit is 999 seconds. After the settings are complete, click

Save

to save the settings.

Input Port Mode Setup

Input ports can be given specific names and modes. Click on an input point in the

Select

area, then set up the name and actions to respond to an input signal. The mode setup can function to trigger an action and turn the alarm on or off.

Input Port Alarm Setup

1. Play Alarm sound

When this option is enabled and the input port triggers an alarm, the

CamSS

system plays the designated

sound file. A sound file must be specified (no blank field) to play the alarm sound when an alarm occurs.

Clicking the

button will bring up the

Sound bank

screen as seen below:

Click on the desired sound file. Then click the alarm sound” field of options. Click the bank setup, please refer to the

Sound Bank

Select

button. The sound name will appear in the “playing

Preview

button to check the selected sound file. For the alarm sound

setup in Chapter 3.

2. Start recording

Select the camera and activate the recording window. The remote alarm that is set up and activated for the camera will begin recording and execute the remote alarm. The duration of the recording will be the time defined in the alarm duration of

Alarm Setup

3. Enable output port

This drives the output devices to put out signals. Click the

Setup

button to select the desired output device’s

group and output points.

Turn On/Off Alarm

This lets the alarm functions be turned on /off as set in the

CamSS

System. At the triggering of each alarm, an

“Off (inactive)” alarm will turn “On (active)” and vice versa.

Trigger the camera to turn to a preset position

In addition to triggering an alarm, upon being triggered by an input signal, the function works in conjunction with the

Preset

position function of a dome camera to immediately turn the

camera to a preset point.

CamSS

input port triggering

Click on the box to select the preset point function, then click the

Setup

window. Make sure that the respective settings of PTZ device were made during the camera setup. (Refer to the Section 4.2). Otherwise, it can’t be clicked to hilight the camera to trigger or set the desired preset point and stay-time for the camera if the camera needs to return to its preset position. Don’t click

Delay time

Setup

button to enter the

Trigger to preset

, if the camera is not to turn away from its preset point.

7.2 PTZ Control Panel

Click

PTZ

pull-down menu in the

appear:

System Operation Section

and the following PTZ control panel screen will

To control the respective cameras correctly, please refer to the respective PTZ device from the designated camera setup.

Direction Control

Camera Setup (

Chapter 4) and click the

PTZ control panel provides 8-direction control. Move the cursor to the button of the desired direction then click and hold the left mouse button to perform the desired turn. When the button is released, the turn will stop. Some dome cameras may support only 4 directions, i.e. up/down, right/left. Check with the vendor in advance to make sure that the desired functions are operable.

Iris, Focus, Zoom Control

Move the cursor to the desired control button and hold the left mouse button to perform the desired operation. When the button is released, the action will stop. The circles to the right of Iris and Focus are used to activate the “auto-iris” and “auto-focus” control. Some dome cameras may not support these functions. Users need to check with vendors in advance.

Preset point function and its setup.

Only dome cameras support the

Preset

function. Click the

Preset point button on the PTZ control panel. The

camera will immediately move to the preset point. Depending on the type of dome camera, there are two different numbers of preset points, i.e. 8 and 16. To set the preset points, move the camera to the desired position then click the

Set preset

button on the PTZ control panel. Enter the

Set Preset of Dome Control

screen.

Click to hi-light the respective preset point. As in the example illustrated above, select a preset point. Enter the name and click the

Save preset

button. This will finish the setup.

Note: The way to set PIH717X is slightly different. For example, to set the third preset point, first click the button of the third preset point on the PTZ control panel then move the camera to the original third preset point. (Use the direction, focus, and Zoom buttons to move the camera to the new preset point). Finally, click the

Set preset

The Cruise Function

The

CamSS

button on the PTZ control panel and enter into the Set Preset of Dome Control screen.

And Setup

Programs supplemental function, i.e. “Cruise”, will be available after finishing the preset point setup. Cruise allows the cameras to immediately move in a user-defined sequence and to define the camera stay-time at each point. Click the enter into the

Cruise Setup

Setup button to the right of the

screen:

Cruise

button on the PTZ control panel to

First select the arrange the sequence of the

Note:

Cruise is the fastest speed for cameras to move to each preset point.

Preset point

then enter the

Preset point

Dwell time

and the

Dwell time

. Click the

at each point as desired.

Add

button to complete the setup. Users may

Auto Pan function and its setup

Only dome cameras support the auto-pan function. Auto Pan allows cameras to quickly move horizontally between two points. Click the into

Auto setup

screen:

Setup

button to the right of the

Auto

button on the PTZ control panel to enter

Specify the preset start/stop points and the camera pan speed. Click the Auto-pan moves cameras horizontally between the preset start point and the preset stop point rather than simply from the preset start point to the preset stop point. Some dome cameras may not support this function. Users need to check with vendors in advance.

button to complete the setup.

Auto-pan

7.3 Output Port Control

Click the illustrated below. You may click the right/left arrows to select the desired device. Click the the menu to control their

Output Port

pull-down menu in the System Operation Section to open the

On/Off

states.

Output Port

Output

panel as

buttons on

If it is on-line with a remote he/she can also control these remote output devices through this control panel.

CamSS

system and a user has the granted privilege to control the remote devices,

Chapter 8:

To monitor a remote recording display or to transmit an alarm video through LAN, Internet or Intranet, a

CamSS Server

program must be set in order for the data of the whole

CamSS

System to work.

8.1 Starting

Double click on the shortcut icon of program.

Or, click the enter into the

CamSS Server

Start

button of Windows. Select the

CamSS Server

program. This is illustrated as follows:

CamSS Server.exe

Programs Folder, then

as illustrated below to start the

CamSS

, and then

CamSS Server

Click on

At the very first start up of

CamSS Server

to start the

CamSS Server

CamSS Server 3.0,

program.

the

System Administrator Setup

will appear as seen below:

If a

System Administrator

the

System Administrator

forgets his/her own password, the

set up again. After the

System Administrator

CamSS Server

is set up, the

program must be reinstalled and

Input password

dialogue box will appear so that the System Administrator’s password can be re entered as a confirmation to enter the programs.

8.2

CamSS Server Window

Adding a new user

Click the

File command. A pull-down menu will appear as follows:

Click

User Information

to open the

User Information

window.

There are three types of

CamSS Server

1. Local Users:

CamSS Server Server

users. A

users are categorized into two types, i.e. System Administrator and Common

System Administrator

three types of users as well as set up

CamSS Server

program. A common

may not add or delete any kind of users.

2. Remote

CamSS Server Users:

These users are the other passwords are used by other

the local

3. Remote

CamSS Server

CamSS Users:

These users are all of the

Program.

CamSS system to login. Since the

CamSS

users’ names and passwords must be consistent with the setup on the

access auditing must be set up. When the

the connected

CamSS Server

Program users.

has the highest access privileges and can add or delete all of the

CamSS

CamSS Server

user on the network. Their user names and

CamSS Server

program.

CamSS

system users that connect directly onto this

CamSS

programs and the remote

users’ audits. Only the

user can only start the

System Administrator

CamSS Server

programs on the network to connect to (login to)

CamSS Server

system needs to perform remote monitoring

system performs the remote access,

CamSS

system both limit the access

CamSS

can close the programs and

auditing.

After the System Administrator selects one of the three types of users in the tree structure, they must click the right mouse button to add a new user. The

Add user

dialogue box will appear as follows:

If a user to be added is a local or a remote user to be added is a

Remote

CamSS

CamSS Server

user, setting the access audit is not required. If a

user, the system administrator must set the remote access audit for the

user. For details on access auditing, please refer to Section 3.3.1. Below is an example:

Editing and deleting a user

The

System Administrator

user

and

Delete user

menus will appear. The system administrator can then re-set the user’s password or

delete the user directly.

The Connection Contents

Click on

can click the right mouse button on the desired user in the tree structure. The

This will bring up all the

on-line

CamSS Servers

Edit

Click on the

This will show all of the

Connecting to other

CamSS Server 3.0’s Connect Other

CamSS

system users connected to this

CamSS Servers

CamSS Server

function provides an system structure. Under this structure, through two connected connecting to those two

CamSS Servers

Click on the

through LAN or Internet.

Connect Other

CamSS Servers

CamSS Server

are also connected. CamSS Server can connect to one or more

under the

File

command to open the dialogue box:

CamSS Server

Internet+LAN

CamSS Servers

, all of the

(TCP/IP)

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