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1. Qffice 4F 2012 06 19 11 58 38 05 Office 4F 05 Office 4F 05 Office 4F 11 58 20 11 58 40 11 59 20 As the window pops out it will immediately start playing live view stream You may draw the time bar back and forth to search e Click gt to play video to pause or n to play live view video e On time bar click the blue mark or 4 which indicates the event s occurrence and then a a to playback this event e Click H to start manual recording the currently playing video e Click D to take a snapshot of this view e Click J to switch to Playback screen e Click lon top right of the window title to close 7 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Pop up Event Playback Sometimes the instant event playback window would automatically pop up to notify you of events detected on certain camera sites As the events in certain sensitive spots will have higher priority than other channels your System Administrator would apply this Pop up Event Window function to these cameras In this way these critical events will be pushed into your sight actively gd Evert Trigger Webpage Dialog Of Office IF 2012 05 72 19 35 44 On the left of the window may list a series of motions detected within the same period You may double click on any entry to see its live view or playback the event This window would automatically disappear after a while and you may still look these events up2. Monitor the System The security monitoring in surveillance world involve monitoring or patrolling the whole site discovering unusual circumstances or investigating the scene at the earliest time The said tasks would require knowledge and skills to make use of NVR server functions This section will introduce the essentials of how you achieve the goal with NVR 3 0 server Acknowledge System Alerts and Channel Status On NVR Live view screen it is essential to observe the system status events As unexpected environmental factors or human behaviors may take place to influence your surveillance system like power failure or internet connection interruption NVR server may lose the connection with devices and hence you might lose the important video evidence Channel Status The title bar of each channel window displays certain status information about this device The indicators The color of two indicators on top right channel title bar shows the following status eRight D Device is connected with video presence D Devices is not connected Y Device is connected video is not received eLeft If this device is triggered by events such as video motion Performing manual recording PIR motion or digital input device the channel title bar D Taking snapshot would turn red for a while to alert you that some movements have been detected Based on System Administrator s setting you may h
3. main function modules Live View Playback and Setup on any screen Live View Playback Setup ct Device NVR Resident Toolbars These resident toolbars are important functions or links that you often need through all the operations in NVR system Layout Selection Bar Tool Bar View 3 Entrance 12 05 08 01 25 D 04 Office 2F 2012 05 08 01 25 54 Ba Public View 2 ae All Cameras 3 e fire Device i V E All Devices 9 r e i eg 4 oo A Module neo MR O4 ce 2F A g 2 he FTT S 7 R05 a 06 Office Asie 2012 05 08 01 25 58 26 Bar ra ee e ep pons pot RN Wi O7 Office 4F 2012 05 08 01 25 58 n j Mai ke m e 3 pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Toolbar To the right of title bar reside three links to most used functions throughout all screens Options are certain useful functions you mostly need The provided functions vary Ze on different screens Live view Screen Playback Screen Setup Screen Device Sort Device Sort F Device Sort Manage Views Snapshot All TT Hide Title Bar Full Screen AA tec BR Un Stretch Video eee stretch Hide Title Bar Connected Users Remove All Channel Stretch Logout NVR Connected Users Disconnect All Close Window Logout NVR Connected Users Close Window ogout NVR Close Window System Log System Log provides the Me search module for you to review the records of user
4. ACTi NVR 3 0 User s Manual Version 3 0 01 2012 07 23 WA lt gt ACTI Connecting Vision pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for End Users who actually execute security tasks such as monitoring activities patrolling secured zones searching video data and managing alarms with use of NVR surveillance system The reader is expected to own not only the basic operation skills but permissions to access major functionalities as the access rights are based upon different user roles defined by the System Administrators You may also check video management system section on ACTi corporate website http www acti com product detail Video Management_System NVR_V3 for updates or release information about this software and this document Content Overview This manual provides information needed for monitoring the whole system and playback recordings Its content consists of the following sections Login provides instructions on how to log in to NVR server system as different clients NVR User Interface Overview gives you a glance of the user interface components and module functions Live View introduces the methods to add your desired channels and arrange your customized live view layout on live view screen e Monitoring provides guidance on how to read the system alerts and status do live view PTZ operations take a snap
5. NVR 3 0 System User s Manual View Search Results The search results will then start being generated in thumbnails in Search Result window However it might take a few seconds if a large number of results are found The thumbnails are listed in sequential order left to right and top to bottom Do advanced sorting by enabling different event type filters Choose different Focus on certain view and then you may play this thumbnail layout recording or download this snapshot MD 1 MD 1 MD 2 2012 05 20 22 39 39 2012 05 20 22 39 43 2012 05 20 22 39 44 14 BAsement 14 BAsement 14 BAsement MD 1 1R MD 1 MD 2 2012 05 20 23 2 2012 05 20 23 26 41 2012 05 20 23 26 42 14 BAsement 14 BAsement 14 BAsement MD 2 MD 2 MD 1 2012 05 20 23 26 46 2012 05 20 23 28 3 2012 05 20 23 28 34 14 BAsement 14 BAsement 14 BAsement a a The page number will keep increasing Click to return to Playback screen until all the results are found This icon W will show to display that searching is still in process Your last performed search result will be kept in the Search panel on the left screen You may focus on specific result view while watching the playback in the mean time 38 vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Take a Snapshot the Playback View You may save the snapshot of focused channel to NVR server computer during playback 1 Focus on a channel right click the mouse to bring up quick menu
6. D al amp e To mute the channel audio click vil e To activate the channel audio click C i e To adjust audio volume drag on the volume meter Send Audio Signal e To talk to the audience through speaker connected to one camera right click on a channel to bring up the quick menu and select Audio Out When this icon appears in orange your audio out function is activated every sound you make through the microphone on your client computer will be sent out to this camera only 26 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 02 04 34 Instant Playback Pet Manual Record Snapshot DO 1 DO NVR 3 0 System User s Manual 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 02 06 02 Instant Playback hs Manual Record Snapshot DO 1 DO 2 ACTI Connecting Vision E ap Audio Out Audio Out Disconnect 4 Disconnect sent to all the channels connected to a speaker in current View Trigger Digital out Device lf a camera is connected with a digital out device such as a door contact or an alarm you may trigger it via NVR server on Live View screen Do either of the following On the channel right click to bring up the quick menu the DO icon will appear available if the corresponding DO device is connected Click DO to trigger it click again to stop triggering 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 02 04 34 Instant Playback eee Manual Record Snapshot DO 1 DO 2 Audio Out vd Disconnect e As a channel is f
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8. Server Security Officer Workstation Web Client Remote User 9 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Log In to the System There are two types of clients in NVR 3 0 system Web Client and Workstation Client Both clients will enjoy the same user interface and functions A web client can access NVR 3 0 system via the Windows default browser Internet Explorer while a workstation client requires the NVR3Worksation pre installed on the computer This section will include the said methods to access your NVR 3 0 system Access NVR 3 0 Server via Internet Explorer Browser The computer where NVR server is installed is called Server Computer You may access the server directly via Internet Explorer or NVR3Workstation on any computer within the same network with the server computer From Server Computer If you are connecting to NVR server on the server computer where NVR server program is un installed Please open your browser in URL box type http localhost or http 127 0 0 1 elez http localhost X D ON wes e Welcome To NVR v3 0 Account Password Language Kal ACT From Another Computer If you are connecting to NVR server on another computer please open your IE browser in URL box type in http server ip address 1 pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Login Welcome To NVR v3 0 Account Password
9. Settings Video Type AVI Filter no video Enable Timestamp YYYY MM DD HH MM SS MM DD YYYY HHIMM SsS DD MM IYYYY HH MM SsS Save Path C Users Wen Cheng Desktop 1 Select the devices If more than one device are selected you will get multiple recordings 2 Set the time duration The minimum duration is 10 seconds maximum is 1 hour For individual recording if the total size is over 2 GB the file will be divided 3 Choose the video format you may enable the Filter no video function to skip the video gaps 4 Set the overlay text if needed The maximum number of characters for Text is 40 This exported video can be saved to your current client computer Please choose the location By default the files will be saved to Desktop 41 ACTI Connecting Vision d NVR 3 0 System User s Manual 6 Click Apply to start file converting and exporting The export process window will appear In the Device column displays the processed total number of video clips of that device You may also observe the remaining processing time of each device s video files Export Video Export Processing Please wait while system processing Export Setting Device Progressing Status 01 ACTi ACM851111111 1 12 Fail Converting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting There are five types of process status success converting waiting no data and fail lt might happen that there is certain s
10. and connected to NVR Server via network D Double click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation NVR3Workst application ation Za NVR3Workstation Te ca Welcome To NVR v3 0 Server IP Server Port Account Password Initial Page Language Login Fill in the following fields then click Login to log in to the system The login process of Workstation is very much the same as that of Web browser please refer to the section in this manual Login on page 11 except for the following Server IP amp Server Port e In Server IP field key in localhost or 127 0 0 1 if NVR3 Workstation is on the same computer with NVR server If you are connecting from another computer please input the ip address of server computer for example 220 228 146 21 e In Server Port field key in the default port number 80 Choose the Initial Screen NVR 3 0 user interface consists of three main module screens Live Live View Playback and Setup you may choose one where you would like to enter after logging in Default is Live View screen 2 ACTI Connecting Vision E NVR 3 0 System User s Manual NVR User Interface Overview Unlike some NVR system products on the market whose tree like structure may easily confuse the User NVR 3 0 s easy user interface structure saves you a lot of time and hassle going from one page to another Once you log in to the system you may switch to any of the
11. and then click Snapshot Remove Channel Export Video EEEE EE CEE i The snapshot will be saved to Windows default picture folder as jog format on your client computer This default folder to store snapshots in Windows XP or Vista gt C Documents and Settings user name My Documents My Pictures in Windows 7 gt C Users user name Pictures or on Windows Desktop if the default folder is not found 39 pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Export the Recordings NVR playback offers two choices of video format for the exported video The raw file as the Original video file format captured from video source is able to be played on ACTi Archive Player You may download the this utility from http www acti com product category Video Management System The AVI file as The most widely adopted video format on Windows system can be instantly transferred by NVR server and played directly in Windows Media Player Before starting to export the video please make sure there is enough memory space on the hard drive of your destination computer To play the exported AVI file in other video players you must have FFDShow or DivX codec installed in your computer They can be found over the internet at the following sites http sourceforge net projects ffdshow http www divx com en software divx plus codec pack Define the Section of Exported Video on Time Bar You may define the vi
12. bar To highlight specific events you may enable the Event and DI event highlighters on Control panel Playback Controls The playback related controls reside in Control Panel You may adjust the video play speed do a reverse forward play or pause the video to spot your desired view For non continuous recording types such as DI Event or Manual recording you may use the Previous Recording or Next Recording buttons to jump to the part directly Rewind Pause Play Go to Specific time Go to current time Previous Recording Next Recording 10 Minutes Rewind Forward Speed Daylight Saving Daylight Saving Time Switch Time bar scale Turn On Daylight Saving Time Function NVR Server will detect and display your client computer local time on Liver View and Playback screen Once you apply Daylight Saving Time rule on your computer NVR server will automatically enable this function on Control panel You may disable this function to view playback according to Coordinated Universal Time 3s ACTI Connecting Vision a q NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Digital Zoom on Playback Regardless of the device models you may perform digital zooming while the video is playing n a a a a a rarazaaannr di f 999992 2 4 9 3Ra3992 1 Click and drag a highlight rectangle over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture i
13. in the Event panel Hot Spot Window In your Live View screen the upper left window may sometimes display a device video which was not originally set in the current View This is because the events detected in certain sensitive spots will have higher priority than other channels Whichever View you are watching the events detected by those cameras will be temporarily displayed in this window to catch your attention 25 ACTI Connecting Vision E NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Live View Operations Aside from pure watching there are more benefits provided by NVR server to accomplish more tasks For example you may make use of the audio function to commutate with people on camera side or investigate into more details in the scene with PTZ devices Adjust Audio in Volume If one or more cameras are connected with an audio in device like a microphone or supports two way audio function the audio signal will be recorded along with video stream You may listen to the real time audio on Live View screen or recorded audio in Playback screen In Live view NVR server will send out the audio signal when you select a channel On bottom right of Live View screen is the audio in volume control View fi Public View 2 Office Areat Office Area2 Batrivate view Open Area Device All Devices 14 spe Zi oi Office 1F rec 09 Office 2F 3 Entrance ser Gun Office 4F 03 Entrance 03 Entrance 03 Entrance Control
14. lot Control PTZ Device List Device To view the device information put the cursor over the device Ros Office 3F TP 172 16 26 121 HTTP Port 80 Protocal TCP Model Megapixel IP PTZ Camera figure to bring the info box up In Device List panel you may also sort the devices in different order Click Ee on title bar select Device Sort and choose by IP or by ID as the sorting method Tei Manage Views v Full Screen Display Title Bar Device Ree MB Q1 172 16 26 104 02 172 16 26 11 Ree MBO5 172 16 26 112 4 Office 3F Unloading Area Stretch Disconnect All Parking Lot Connected Users ri3 172 16 26 114 Sc dt 172 16 26 118 Bios 172 16 26 121 Intersection Logout NVR 8 Sidewalk Close Window 9 Hallway 18 ACTI Connecting Vision d NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Remove a Channel To remove a channel from display window you may right click to bring up quick menu on the channel and select Disconnect to remove this video source Instant Playback Pea Manual Record Snapshot Remove All Channels You may disconnect all devices by clicking E 14 BAsement 2012 05 22 00 06 27 Device Sort Manage Views Full Screen ES Hide Title Bar EI Stretch Disconnect All 32 Connected Users 12Gate 2012 05 22 00 06 27 e Logout NVR x Close Window Customize the View You may put any device vie
15. may drag the red rectangle over the image to zoom another area 2 To go back to the original full video view just right click on the minimized Picture in Picture view 29 pi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Optical PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Operations via PTZ Panel lf there is a camera supporting optical pan tilt zoom function in current view you may operate it via the PTZ panel Zoom Controls If the camera has controllable zoom these two buttons will zoom the lens in or out Digital Optical Zoom switch Click to switch the PTZ mode between digital PTZ FY and optical PTZ mode D A non PTZ device will only have digital PTZ mode 8 directional PTZ navigation controls Click to control PTZ movements Focus Conirols If the camera has controllable focus this will shift the focus of the camera Pan Tilt Zoom Speed Controls Click on the speed meter to define the speed of PTZ movement Iris Controls If the camera has controllable iris these two buttons will modify Iris level Preset Command Goto Preset Preset Tour PTZ Command 01 Left aisle Stop 01 Wash 02 Middle 03 Right aisle 02 03 04 05 06 Preset Tour Command Preset Command Preset Tour Command Goto Preset Menu Preset Tour Menu PTZ Command Menu Select the preset point name Select a tour name from the Select a command from the from the list to go to the spot li
16. Area you may add up to 64 channels into this area to monitor them concurrently 6 pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Add Video Source into Live View Upon logging in to the system you will enter the live view screen If your System Administrator or colleagues have already set the default layout you may immediately see the live view and start monitoring without the need to arrange the devices or layouts From View List In NVR 3 0 system a View refers to the layout where the live images of a few devices are arranged in proper positions to suit the monitoring purpose This is very similar to a Camera Group which consists of cameras in the same physical location or with the same device functions For example a View named First Floor may contain the cameras that actually placed in the secured area on the first floor Once created each camera view is assigned to a certain channel on the layout style selected by creator Based on your User Group permissions you may or may not own the privilege e to create edit or delete a Public View or a Private View e to assign a specific View as default View e to see all the cameras included in a Public View Therefore you may find certain view edit functions not available on the Layout Selection Bar To watch a saved View simply double click on it on View List panel Above the View List panel title will display Current View name View Public Vi
17. Corporation All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 5 www acti com Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 TAS FCCC Sse eater EA E 2 Content gw 2 Related DOCUMENTATION EEN ENEE 3 TECHNICA SUDO OIE E 3 Conventions Used in This Manual NNN 4 2 Legal Notice 5 Disclaimer 5 Copyright 5 Trademarks EEN 5 3 Table of Contents 6 4 Overview 9 ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture ccccecceceececceceececeeseeceseeeeseeeees 9 5 Log In to the System 10 Access NVR 3 0 Server via Internet Explorer BroWSer 2 csssssseseees 10 Wels E 10 From ANON elle LEE 10 EOC IIA A E E TATT E 11 Enter Account amp Password 11 Change Ul language 11 Remember Login Information 11 Set Auto Login 11 Access NVR 3 0 Server via NVR3 Workstation ccccscsecsecseeseseuseeeeeees 12 LOO WE 12 Server IP amp Server Port 12 6 www acti com pi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Choose the Initial Screen 12 6 NVR User Interface Overview 13 NVR Resident OOD TC 13 NVR Main Module Screens csccsssssscescescescueeeeeeseuseuseuseuesausauseesseess 15 LIVE Eege 15 Ee le 15 SEET 15 7 Live View 16 Add Video Source into Live VIEW ccscccsscssecsecceeueeceeeueeeeseueseseuesaess 17 FONT AAR E EEN 17 From Device List Panel
18. Language Enter Account amp Password Please obtain the Account amp Password information from System Administrator who has previously set up your User account in NVR 3 0 system e Account non case sensitive deckard kain example ePassword case sensitive Aa123456 example Change UI language To change UI language select the desired language from Language dropdown list Remember Login Information To have the server remember your Login name password and language setting for future check Remember login info Click Don t remember will clear your input text and reset to default Set Auto Login Check Remember login info then Auto Login to skip the Login page Device Sort and go directly to the main page every time you log in from this PC in the Se o 4 Full Screen future If your PC may be accessed by someone without proper PLA authority please DO NOT use either of these functions T Stretch s Disconnect All Connected Users To cancel auto login on title bar click Ei gt Logout NVR to return to Logout NVR login page and this function is cancelled Close Window 1 pi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Access NVR 3 0 Server via NVR3 Workstation NVR3 Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server It may be installed on the same PC as the NVR server or they may be installed separately
19. Video Source Playback Display Time Bar and Search Panel eVideo Source Area Provides both saved Views and Device Tree you may drag a view or device to Playback Display Area to view the recordings e Playback Display Area You may have up to 64 channels synchronized playback in this area eTim Bar Area The time bar of the video source in Playback Display Area will be shown here You may drag on the time bar back and forth to your desired time spot eSearch Tool Area The Search results and Control panels are shown here You may find the playback controls search tool and export options in Control panel The Search results will display your search results in thumbnails providing event filter and pagination to easily scan through SCH Du z d gt E Time Bar 32 pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual How to Do Playback On NVR screen click into Playback page to enter Playback view none of the video sources is selected in the beginning and you have to select your desired channels Add Video Source There are two ways to pull in video sources 1 In View area double click on a saved view or drag it to Display area 2 From Device List panel double click on a device or drag it to Display area Through either way you may add video sources and their time bars will display in Time Bar area Your playback operations and search will be based on these selected channels In the m
20. deo duration on time bar during the playback In this way you don t spend extra time and effort on finding the specific date and time information 1 On time bar drag to the start point of the video right click to bring up quick menu then select Mark Export Start 2 If you have successfully set the start point the time duration will turn yellow as you drag to another point Drag to the end right click to bring up quick menu and then select Mark Export End 13 00 00 13 10 00 13 20 00 13 30 00 13 40 00 SE EEE i x kJ Mark Export Start Mark Export Start Mark Export End Mark Export End Xx Clear Selection AS Clear Selection fe Export Video ee Export Video 3 As both start point and end are set you may right click again the quick menu and find these two options are already gray out Select Export Video Depending on your scenario you may first set the end point then the start point ac vi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Set the Export Video Settings You may export video with or without defining the time duration beforehand since you can configure all the settings on Export Setting window On Control panel click EN to enter the window Export Video 01 Entrance 02 Office 2F 03 Office 3F 04 Office 4F 05 Unloading Area 06 Parking Lot Di Intersection 06 Sidewalk 09 Hallway 10 Storeroom 1F Export Settings Time Duration 2012 05 21 F 9012 05 24 Video
21. eanwhile you may change the layout styles from Layout Selection Bar on title bar EITdTRSRER a B A J Remove Unwanted Channels You will only need the desired channels to be kept in Display area as you dont want too many unnecessary results after you perform a search To remove a channel from Display area you may place your cursor over the channel and right click the mouse then right click menu provides Remove Channel Export Video and Snapshot for a single channel 3 vi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual ontrol Le 2012 05 20 22 02 08 803 Ee Vu gt DI Le To remove all channels at one time on title bar click to bring up the most used playback related commands menu and select Remove All Channels Bis eS Control el 2012 05 20 22 02 08 803 Ee Search on Time Bar You may focus on a certain channel as a search base Its time bar will be highlighted as well 1 To find specific later time spot drag the cursor to the left 2 To find specific former time spot drag the cursor to the right 3 Click on lt to previous time section gt to next time section BA DI OD kal ARC LE 2019 12 30 00 L24000 LA SO E 34 gt lt ACT lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Display Event Types By default the Manual recording will display in orange while Schedule recording displays in grey on the time
22. ear the Beep audio alert when certain devices are triggered 2 ACTI Connecting Vision d NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Event Panel It is important to check out the messages pushed into Event panel all the time These messages are arranged in a reverse time order newest on top oldest on bottom Di Office 2F 2017 05 23 14 43 47 oe _ d 10 Basement 2012 05 23 14 43 48 Motion Name MD 2 Date amp Time 2017 05 23 15 0 PF ad Device Name 05 Office 4F 6 05 Delete File Fail Disk Full CJ Video Recovery a foal Video Loss a Network Recovery D PISE NOLMOUNG D Detected Motion Digital Input triggered PIR Motion Disk is Available ia Network Loss Server Recovery Server Loss 23 ACTI Connecting Vision E NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Important Notice When NVR server fails to connect a device to get the video or have disk problems it might be caused by a temporary network disconnection in your overall environment The connection might recover after the problem is fixed If not please contact your System Administrator Instant Event Playback Among these types of Event messages you may individually watch the event playback of a motion video motion DI or PIR event or transmission status event video recovery amp loss network recovery amp loss To bring up the instant event playback window double click on an event entry
23. ection in a recording that exists no video data if the status shows Fal it may be that your disk drive does not have enough space for video files please make some space and click J again to re execute this export task 42
24. ed within the following boxes each type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice The content within this box is an important notice This notice is important for you to get certain function to work properly or to prevent from certain potential problems that may damage your system Make sure you read this notice and follow the instructions The content within this box is a note A note is some necessary information you need to know about the action you are currently taking like what will happen after you follow or don t follow certain procedure The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly achieve an objective usually for specific conditions 4 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Copyright Copyright 2003 2012 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks V ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo gt ACTi are registered trademarks of ACTi Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
25. em title bar click then select Full Screen to enter full screen mode Click the icon E on top right corner of title bar to return to normal mode Stretch Un stretch Channel View On title bar click E then select Stretch to make the width of video to fulfill the window Set View Patrol You may have the saved Views patrol in turns In this way the views in different areas in your site may cycle through themselves for you automatically On title bar click E to bring up the View Patrol window 1 Input the Dwell Time of a View it is how long a View would be presented in Display area during its turn 2 Choose the candidate Views Click Apply to save wi EEEE On View 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 Se Ba Public View 2 a Office Areat Office Area2 e View Patrol Private View 1 Open Area Jctear Au Select Al amp 02 Office 2F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 Dwell Time 5 120 secs Office Area Office Area2 Device All Devices 14 4 Open Area nee 01 Office 1F a 802 Office 2F see F O3 Entrance Se P04 Office 3F rec BOS Office 4F 03 Entrance 2012 05 24 00 1 Event 04 Office 3F 05 Office 4F 05 Office 4F Control Qad amp Please be noted that the patrol setting will only take place during your login this time another login or your selecting a certain View will cancel the current patrol n vo ACTI CT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual
26. ew 2 e The Public Views are open to every User Office Area1 Office Area2 Private View 1 created them You may not see this folder if without the User Open Area e The Private Views La are only available to the User who right to own the Private Views e The view with a pin on E set by System Administrator as default view You will enter this view every time you log in For details about how to create and edit a Private View please refer to the section in this manual Create a View on page 20 b vi ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual From Device List Panel To watch the live view of individual devices you need to identify and add this device video stream to a blank channel in display area All the devices that you are allowed to see are in the Device List panel on the left The permissions to watch different devices are defined by your User Group the details of which are managed by the System Administrator To pull in video sources to the display area From Device List panel double click on a device or drag it to Display area By double clicking on All Device all the devices will be added to the Display area mp sss ees E BE cee iii man E k Device i ae 14 bessi 53 5 sco 01 Office 1 F Vm Re QD Office 2F i ree W03 Entrance REC P04 Office 3F rec M805 Office Ap 1 05 28 13 54 35 lt r 2012 05 28 13 54 23 13 Parking lot MD 1 2012 05 28 13 54 23 13 Parking
27. m your cameras It is where most of the security professionals access the surveillance system Aside from keeping an eye on the video you may also cycle through View layouts drag and drop various cameras to the screen review a log of events take snapshots control PTZ cameras start or stop recording on a given channel trigger Digital output and broadcast or talk to specific cameras In this section you will be given instructions on the said fundamental operations To start click Live View tab to enter live view screen Video Source Panels View Info View Edit Bar Layout Selection Bar Ta tt eo View Public View 05 Office JF 2012 05 08 01 25 53 O09 Unioading Area 2012 05 08 01 25 58 26 o 11 Storeroo m 1012 05 08 01 24 50 ep 7 ORR d e Ke cb i ds 8 CG Event Panel Command Panels Live View Display Area e View Info displays the information Current View name Focused Channel name e Video Source Panels View List panel and Device List panel provide two types of video source for live view display area e Event Panel displays alerts of detected motion abnormal system and device status e Live View Command Panels Control panel and PTZ panel provide most used live view operation commands e Layout Selection Bar offers up to 22 different layout styles e View Edit Bar you may create a view and save it using the buttons here You may also assign specific layout to automatically patrolling eLiver View Display
28. n picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size video You may click and drag the red rectangle to see another area To go back to the original full video view just right click on the minimized Picture in Picture view Zoom area 36 Search by Filter pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual If you are clear about 1 When 2 as which event type 3 Where the incident happened you will not need to drag on time bar all the way to the spot The search filter can sort out the video clips that match your criteria 1 On Control panel click a to bring up the Search filter settings window Search Search Settings Time Duration Devices 01 Entrance 03 Office 3F 05 Unloading Area 07 Intersection 09 Hallway 11 Storeroom 2F 13 Cashier 15 Office Aisle 2 Setthe criteria e Set Time Duration _ Clear All Select All 02 Office 2F 04 Office 4F 06 Parking Lot 08 Sidewalk 10 Storeroom 1F 12 Gate 14 BAsement 16 Square Put the start date time and the end date time the maximum duration is 3 days e Set Event Types Click on the event type buttons to highlight only the selected event types will displayed in results e Set Device Types Click on the device names to select 3 Click Apply to start searching 37 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision s
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30. ocused click on Live view Control panel click again to stop triggering 7 ACTI Connecting Vision E NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Watch Instant Playback of a Channel You may watch the playback of any channel in a pop up window on Live View without switching to Playback screen As a channel is focused click BM on Live View Control panel Instant Playback Webpage Dialog 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 02 59 59 02 59 20 02 59 40 03 00 00 03 00 20 Manual Recording You may manually record the real time video on Live view screen This video will only be searchable in Playback You may switch to Playback screen to find this clip please refer to the section in this manual Search by Filter on page 37 for instructions To do manual recording do one of the following eOn a channel right click to bring up the quick menu then select Manual Record Once the recording starts the left indicator on the channel title bar will turn red To stop recording click Manual Record again on quick menu 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 03 07 44 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 03 19 32 Instant Playback Instant Playback Manual Record bg Manual Record Snapshot Snapshot DO 1 DO 1 DO 2 DO 2 Audio Out Audio Out 4 Disconnect 74 Disconnect e To manual record all channels in current View on Live view Control panel click EM to start click to stop 28 vo ACTI Go Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 S
31. remote network with rule based services to trigger multiple schedules and events ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture ACTi NVR 3 0 is a typical web based server client system In a video surveillance system architecture the Server serves as a video management service provider aimed to run 24 7 offering non stop services for clients A Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playback recordings to Server which can reside on the same computer with server program as from local or on another computer as from remote Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer where it is installed boots up and operates in the background without requiring login by administrator It would provide services over the TCP IP network to multiple Clients upon request through HTTP Protocol There are two types of Clients in NVR 3 0 system Web Client and Workstation Client A user connecting from whether web browser or workstation will enjoy the same user interface and NVR functions Web Client the web version of interface to access NVR server without need of installing any client program to become a client Logging in the NVR server is as simple as visiting a website through IE browser Workstation Client the client application making accessing NVR server free from the use of browser The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server Workstation Remote User G NVR
32. s behavior on this server This is only available when your User right has permission to it About Us displays the software version number and required ActiveX Control version number You may also find ACTi supportive links here NVR Module Bar includes three main module screens Live View Playback and Setup You can click the button to enter the function page directly Layout Selection Bar provides 22 different layout styles on Live View and Playback screen 1a vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual NVR Main Module Screens Click on the orange buttons on Module Bar to switch among these three main screens directly Live View In this module you can see live view from cameras and devices perform PTZ operations with mouse or Joystick view system log receive alert on the Event panel setup view layouts perform manual recording or take a snapshot You may find and playback existing recordings in this module Up to 64 channels may be played back synchronously ee ka AT Snapshots or video segments can be taken from playback files Recorded files can also be exported to AVI format here This module includes user setup device setup event setup schedule setup and system wide settings 5 ACT Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Live View Live View is the interface where you see the live views fro
33. shot and execute manual recording Playback gives instructions on how to perform synchronized playback and export files from NVR server system 2 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Related Documentation Since this manual focuses on operation instructions for live view operations playback search video and export files from NVR server there is very limited information about system installation and configurations for System Administrator System Administrators and End Users who would like to obtain the instructions on NVR system setup please acquire the ACTi_ NVR 3 0 Administrator s Manual from ACTi Corporation website via http www acti com product detail Video Management_System NVR_V3 Technical Support For technical support or feedback please contact our engineers via our Customer Help Desk platform http www acti com CHD 3 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual Bold Bold typeface is used for a keyword major functions of NVR or a title of a section column talic Italic typeface is used for a filename or location path Underlined Underlined typeface is used for a document name or hyperlink Bold Bold interface enclosed in double quotation marks indicates the name of a button or a choice item Some notices are plac
34. st to start a PTZ tour list to execute particular Click the title Goto Preset Click Gtop to stop touring action command Click the to close menu Click the title Preset Tour title PTZ Command to to close menu close menu 30 vo ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Optical PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Navigation on Channel You may also use mouse to perform PTZ negation on a channel view Place the mouse over the channel to do the following PTZ operations e To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt speed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement e To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out 05 ACTI 2012 04 05 05 03 05 Pan Tilt 3 vo ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Playback NVR Playback is the NVR module that processes recorded clips You may search playback and export video through Active Player You may search by time period by snapshot by time bar and by event Playback may include up to 64 channels synchronized playback Video clips may also be exported in either RAW or AVI formats Playback UI Introduction Playback screen consists of four function areas
35. w in any channel and arrange them in different layout styles at will Every time you log in to the system you will enter the last view arranged by the same User account If with the permission your User right will allow you to create a customized View to save it and to set one as default View 19 og ACTi q Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Choose a Different Layout On Layout Selection Bar you may click the expand button for full choices of the provided layout styles EE Sa A D S mi iii Mi iii Sas iMi mi siii i s E WS SS Zi E boe d Create a View You may use the buttons View Edit Bar on title bar to manage your Views elo save a view into Private Views under your User account click to bring up the Create CHA View window Input the View Name select the View Type as Public View for every User to see or View Name Private View under your personal User account View Type Public View then click Apply a a aa e As a View is highlighted in View List panel you may click J to delete it e Once you have done some changes based on _ E Set default view certain View and wish to overwrite the previous arrangement click to save it e To set a View as default select it in the View List panel and then click By next time you log in you will directly enter this View 20 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka NVR 3 0 System User s Manual Full Screen On syst
36. ystem User s Manual Take a Snapshot of Live View Image You may take a snapshot on a channel live image on Live view screen The snapshot will be saved to Windows default picture folder as jog format on your client computer This default folder is found via in Windows XP or Vista gt C Documents and Settings user name My Documents My Pictures in Windows 7 gt C Users user name Pictures or on Windows Desktop if the default folder is not found You may do one of the following to take a snapshot e On a channel right click to bring up the quick menu and select Snapshot While the Snapshot is being taken the left indicator on the channel title bar will turn blue After the picture is taken the indicator will then turn grey 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 03 43 14 6 04 Office 3F 2012 05 24 03 47 55 Instant Playback En Manual Record si Snapshot a DOF DO 2 Audio Out Disconnect e As a channel is focused click pa on Live view Control panel to take a snapshot Digital PTZ Regardless of the device models you may perform digital Zooming on Live view screen 1 Click and drag a highlight rectangle pgp over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size oe Cancel Zoom area video You
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