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2. Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat Record lt q Today gt Custom Schedule T Automatically run this schedule on startup oe ay eh Ge Te EP ai ae eh Te ei Te aie 16 09 ei a ee ee ee ameral EARE amera amera era4 amera5 erab amera era E eae E E ee E E Camerad al xl 1122 00 11 58 23 am A 0 ive EW DVX Figure 30 The Schedule page allows you to create recording schedules for all the cameras in your DVXi system 67 uoljesadg lt o A D ue D 5 A Balfour Beatty Company DRAWING SCHEDULE BOXES To draw a schedule box complete the following steps on the Schedule page 1 Find your starting time on the timeline and move straight down to the schedule bar of the appropriate camera Click and drag until the box that appears extends to the desired stopping time By default the box turns green indicating the Free recording mode To adjust the starting and stopping times hover the cursor over the left or right wall of the schedule box you created When the cursor becomes a left right arrow click and drag to the left or right until the box is lined up with the desired time To move the entire box left or right hover over the middle of the schedule box and drag to the left or right To change the recording mode right click on the schedule box you cre ated This d
3. 2 Place the cursor anywhere on the calendar and right click 3 From the menu that appears choose Copy 4 Click on the day that you want to have the same schedule 5 Place the cursor anywhere on the calendar and right click 6 From the menu that appears choose Paste 7 Click Apply This feature is useful if you want to copy a weekend or holiday schedule to an other holiday However if you copy a default schedule to a day it is still consid ered a custom schedule meaning that its schedule will not be changed if the default is changed CHANGING ALL CUSTOM SCHEDULES TO DEFAULT SCHEDULES If you want to change all custom schedules to follow a default schedule perform the following steps 1 In the Clear Schedule area select All Custom Schedules from the drop down list 2 Click Clear Now all weekdays follow the weekday default and all weekend days follow the weekend default Also changing the default schedule will override the schedule for these changed days DVX 73 uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 32 The three options in the Clear Schedule list box allow you to clear certain types of schedules or all schedules 74 CLEARING SCHEDULES In addition to changing schedules you can also clear certain schedules using the Clear Schedule area of the Schedule page see Figure 32 The Clear Schedule area contains three choices Current
4. 75 uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 34 This figure illus trates setting the weekend default schedule part IT step 3 76 PART II Setting the weekend default 4 Click on any weekend day in the calendar Click the Alarm button in the Select Mode area and then click Set All Cameras This quickly sets all cameras to the Alarm mode for the entire day In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekend Default from the drop down list Click Apply INTEG Monitor a ki Search E S D Hel M Exit JINTEGRAL FE veo ESE smse fa sen 5 3 May 2001 May 7 2001 X r Schedule Mode Weekday Default X Custom Everyday Default Weekday Default r Clear Schedule Current Day Only X Set All Cameras Clear SaN FEA EA SE EA ESA EE E EA E 0200 AM N o U ec an St Today gt Op Custom Schedule JT Automatically run this schedule on startup eat ate cel Ga Meiers DVX PART Ill Setting holiday schedules 1 Click on a weekend Then right click on the calendar and select Copy 2 Click on a holiday that should follow the weekend schedule 3 Right click on the calendar and select Paste 4 Inthe Schedule Mode section choose Custom from the drop down list 5 Click Apply Repeat part III for all holidays Although it follows the weekend default the holiday is now a custom sch
5. User their permissions Confirm Password C Supervisor ee Administrator rin SA Update Add X Delete Disabled Securty al Live Search PTZ V Restrict User Functionality Restrictions V Enable Kiosk Mode On Exit Continue In Windows x uoleinBijuog z o a a D TA QD fe 3 o It is recommended that you log in with Administrator or Supervisor permissions only when accessing the Users tab or if administrators will be in constant supervision of the DV Xi system Otherwise log in as a User 31 A Balfour Beatty Company 32 To create a user enter the user s ID in the User Name field Then enter a password in the Password field and confirm it in the Confirm Password field Choose any of the four levels of permissions and click the Add button To delete a user select the user s ID from the User Name drop down list and click the Delete button To update a user s permissions or change a password select the user s ID from the User Name drop down list make the change and click the Update button MasterControl allows you to log in as a different user without having to exit To do this click the Integral Technologies button in the up per left corner of the screen and click Logon This is useful if you are operating with User permission recommended and you need to exit MasterControl or change information on the Setup page The list of
6. the video from the second window is then displayed in the first win dow e Copy If you drag video from one window into a second window that video is displayed in both windows e Move If you drag video from one window into a second window the first window becomes blank e Video Scale and Window Scale are applicable only when connected to wavelet compression digital video recorders A om 3ta aL TE SS o 101 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 48 The playback bar allows you to view recorded video from multiple cameras 102 PLAYBACK BAR The playback bar allows you to view recorded video from multiple cameras and servers To use the playback bar perform a search as explained in the next sec tion select Playback Bar from the View menu on the Monitor page select a search result and then click Play see Figure 48 Any recorded video from all selected connected cameras is then played back in the selected window configuration Only those cameras already selected for that window configuration and included in the search are displayed First Line RemoteView Live Monitor GB file Config View Window Help al Severs GH Monitor B B Integral Camera 1 P Camera 2 Pa Camera 3 Pe Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera 6 Pe Camera 7 Camera 8 P Camera 9 Camera 10 Camera 11 Camera 12 E Search P Setup QD Alarms E Schedule Help Ep
7. From l 4 17 2003 1200 00 AM a Begin Archive To 4 17 2003 11 59 59 PM E Cancel 51 A Balfour Beatty Company 52 AUTO ARCHIVING To automatically archive captured video at a preset time every day complete the following steps 1 If the drive has never been used for MasterControl archiving you must format it by selecting its row not just its checkbox and clicking Format A drive is already formatted if a name is listed in the Archive Name column 2 Select the drive to be used for auto archiving by clicking its checkbox This allows the auto archive process to remember which drive to use even if it is temporarily disconnected 3 Enter the time of day you want the auto archive process to run in the time field next to the Clear Log button 4 Select Enable Auto Archive Every Day All video captured after the time you enable auto archiving is automatically trans mitted to the selected drive at the time you entered view the Status box for current archiving procedure information Video captured before you enable auto archving can never be auto archived it can be archived only manually After a drive is filled you are asked whether to re use the existing drive or use a new drive If the selected drive is not available at the time an auto archive session is launched a warning message appears and the session is canceled until the next day All video marked for auto archiving that is not archived during
8. In this case 20 percent of all 330 blocks or 66 blocks must change for motion to be detected However this re quires 66 of the 100 unmasked blocks to change for motion to be detected PAL DIFFERENCES The motion detection process is exactly the same for PAL except that the sizes are slightly different In PAL the original image is 768x576 and the smaller black and white image is 22x18 compared to 22x15 for NTSC DVX 39 uoleinBijuog z o o a D D QD fe 3 o INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 17 Use your mouse to draw a motion mask In this example movement at the desk is ignored 40 CREATING MOTION MASKS A motion mask can help you reduce unwanted recording by causing MasterControl to ignore motion events that occur in certain portions of an image For example if you have a camera at a front entrance that happens to capture the receptionist s desk you might not want to record all of the receptionist s movements if they don t present a security risk because the images would consume valuable disk space for storage You can easily create a motion mask as large or as small as you want and in a virtually unlimited pattern To create a motion mask complete the following steps 1 On the Setup page select the Motion tab see Figure 17 Information on this tab is inaccessible while MasterControl is in recording mode 2 At the bottom of the page click th
9. SeEdDS9eGdeO Se09sqod0d The plug in runs via MCPlugin exe a program that starts automatically when MasterControl is started When started an MCPlugin icon is located in the system tray refer to Figure 57 Double click on the icon to reveal the Plugin Properties window For each camera that you want the plug in to monitor for motion events complete the following steps you must be logged on to MasterControl with Administrator or Supervisor permissions 1 Open the Plugin Properties window by clicking the MCPlugin icon in the system tray and then select the MotionAlarm tab see Figure 62 2 Make sure Disable MotionAlarm is not selected 3 Select a camera from the Camera drop down list continued Plugin Properties Break Room fT Ea 6 00 00 PM 6 00 00 AM 12 00 00 AM 11 59 00 PM DVX Figure 61 The MotionAlarm tab allows you to configure the DVXi output trigger to activate when a motion event occurs 121 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 122 4 Select the number of Consecutive Motion Frames that must occur on that camera input to activate the output trigger 5 Select the Minimum Latch Time the minimum amount of time in sec onds for the alarm output to be activated when the consecutive motion frames threshold is reached 6 Set a schedule for the camera input to be monitored by the plug in or select Always On 7 Click Activate to
10. include view screens camera buttons list boxes and more depending on the function selected e At the bottom of the MasterControl screen is a status bar that displays information about the current date and time the current status of each camera disk usage and whether MasterControl is currently recording Figures JJINTEGRAL H Monitor Schedule ki Search E gam Heh A i The MasterControl 1234 screen consists of 5 6 7 8 three primary sections 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23f24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Main Outputs TE ope ala oso Page Defaults g Start Tour 5 seconds Page bof gt 11 28 2000 5 21 53 PM Disk T ive EE 20 THE FUNCTION BUTTONS The six buttons found at the top of the MasterControl screen are your links to the following pages EA Monitor Pasi Schedule fie Search oy Exit The Monitor page is the primary way to monitor connected cameras You can view live video from user selectable groups of cameras The Schedule page allows you to control how and when video is recorded from each camera input Cameras can easily be set individually or in groups The Search page allows you to search for and view re corded video Just enter a time period and whether you want to search for all video or for events only The Setup page is the master page for configuring disk us age procedures hardware system
11. thus a camera might be omitted from a tour if MasterControl thinks that the camera is assigned to an output that might not actually be connected to a monitor See Viewing Live Video on the Monitor Page in the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information about manually controlling the video displayed on external monitors The Alarm and Motion Dwell Time setting on the Outputs tab is the minimum amount of time that alarm or motion video will be dis played on the external monitor You cannot manually display a dif ferent camera until this time has expired or the alarm or motion event ends whichever occurs first CONFIGURING TOURS ON EXTERNAL MONITORS If you select any option other than Not Connected for an output on the Outputs tab you can configure the external monitor to tour or cycle through cameras in a preset order Tours can be overridden manually on the Monitor page Tours can also be stopped automatically if you have selected Alarm Motion or Motion or Alarm for the output on the Outputs tab in which case the tour is replaced by alarm or motion video until the trigger or activity ceases To configure a tour click on the tour button next to the drop down list for the output In the Multi View Tour window select the camera or multi camera view that you want to include in the tour and click Add and then select a Tour Interval Each camera or multi camera view is then displayed on the output for the
12. which is available from the Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 stock 004 000 00345 4 CE NOTICE Marking by the symbol ICE indicates compliance of this device to the EMC di rective of the European Community Such marking is indicative that this device meets or exceeds the following technical standards e EN55022 Conducted Emissions Class B e EN55022 Radiated Emissions Class B e JEC801 2 Electrostatic Discharge ESD 8kV Air 4kV Contact e 6JEC801 3 Radiated Immunity 3V m 27 1000MHZ 80 modulated e JEC801 4 Electrical Fast Transients EFT 1kV supply DVX 133 A Balfour Beatty Company INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY What Does This Warranty Cover Integral Technologies the Company warrants to the Original Purchaser that the Company s hardware is free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service This warranty commences on the date of delivery of the hardware to the Original Purchaser What are the Company s Obligations Under This Warranty During the warranty period the Company agrees to repair or replace at its sole option without charge to Original Purchaser any defective component part of the hardware To obtain service Original Purchaser must return the hardware to the Company in an adequate container for shipping All defective products must be returned to the Company within thirty 30 days of failure Products must be re turned with a d
13. 12 10 8 2002 N A 1384 3 00 30 PM 3 11 17 PM Integral Camera 12 10 8 2002 N A 261 4 04 08 PM 4 26 28 PM Integral Camera 13 10 8 2002 N A 1388 3 00 30 PM 3 11 17 PM Integral Camera 13 10 8 2002 N A 2837 4 04 07 PM 4 26 28 PM Intenral Camera 14 102822002 N A 1355 3 00 30 PM 3211 17 PM z DOWNLOADING AND VIEWING RECORDED VIDEO To download and view recorded video using RemoteView you must first com plete a search as described in the previous section To view the video files com plete the following steps 1 Click on the information for the search record that you want to view single clicking displays the first frame whereas double clicking plays the video Below the view screen is information about the image cur rently displayed including the name of the camera that captured it its size in bytes its number in the sequence of images and the date and time the image was captured 2 You can move the video forward and backward more quickly by drag ging the box on the slider bar right or left You can also click the arrows on the slider bar to view the video image by image or click and hold to watch continuous video Click Stop to freeze the video and Play to restart the video continued A om 3 a ft E s5 O o 105 A Balfour Beatty Company 3 To verify that the video has not been changed in any way click Authen ticate Any images that have been tampered with are located and dis played Figur
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15. CONFIGURING A DIAL UP CONNECTION If your DVXi has a modem installed you must configure it to accept dial up connections and then configure the connection from the client computer The following sections describe these procedures CONFIGURING THE DVXI SERVER FOR INCOMING CONNECTIONS To configure the DV Xi server to accept incoming connections complete the following steps on the DVXi system 1 2 Exit MasterControl From the Start menu select Settings Network and Dial Up Connec tions and then Make New Connection If prompted enter your location information and confirm it When the Network Connection Wizard starts click Next Select Accept Incoming Connections and click Next In the Connection Devices list select the checkbox for the modem and click Next Select Do Not Allow Virtual Private Connections and click Next DVX 8 Click Add to create a new user Enter the following user information and then click OK User Name Remote View Full Name RemoteView Password letmein Confirm Password letmein 9 Inthe users list select the checkbox for the Remote View user and deselect all other users and click Next 10 Select Internet Protocol TDP IP and click Properties 11 In the Incoming TCP IP Properties window deselect Allow Callers Access to My Local Area Network Then select Specify TCP IP Addresses and enter the following information when finished click OK and then Next From 192 168 0 1
16. Day Only completely clears the displayed schedule The dis played schedule remains or becomes a custom schedule All Custom Schedules causes all custom schedules to become the ap propriate default schedule for that type of day weekday weekend or everyday Entire Schedule completely clears all default and custom schedules To activate one of these options select it from the drop down list and click Clear In a special situation in which you need to make only one custom schedule follow a default schedule display that day choose Current Day Only copy the appropri ate default schedule from another day and paste it to the newly cleared schedule Clear Schedule Entire Schedule gt Current Day Only All Custom Schedules Entire Schedule There are two important features you should activate so that MasterControl will restart in the case it is improperly shut down such as in the event of a power failure The Automatically Run This Schedule On Startup option restarts recording whenever MasterControl is started Also you should keep MasterControl in the Windows Startup folder where it is placed during installation so that it starts whenever the DV Xi system is started With both features activated recording restarts in User mode when power returns with no password required Then if a user needs to log in with Supervisor or Administrator permissions click the Inte gral Technologies logo and then the Logo
17. RemoteView Server and any installed plug ins see Appendix A Only users with Administrator rights can access RemoteView Server whereas users with Administrator and Supervisor permissions can access MCNotify log The MCNotify log icon changes to a camera icon with a red background when PTZ errors occur This log contains a wide variety of information in ad dition to PTZ error messages Figure 9 4 26 00 11 13 42 am C Disk _ Live 5 The status bar Current date and time Camera inputs Disk space full Record Icon tray status contains useful information about the time of day recording mode and disk usage 22 DVX MasterControl Configuration This chapter provides information about the maintenance and administration of MasterControl as you prepare it for its daily operation In this chapter the following topics are discussed Configuring hardware and disk usage Defining users Security features Configuring motion detection Assigning cameras to alarms Also included is information about adjusting the video display setting OSDs assigning video outputs archiving PTZ and more This chapter is fully illustrated to assist you in your configuration INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company A Balfour Beatty Company ABOUT THE SETUP PAGE This chapter covers all functions controled on the Setup page Only users with Administrator and Supervisor permissions can access
18. See the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information CONFIGURING ONSCREEN DISPLAY ON VIDEO OUTPUTS The OSD tab see Figure 21 allows you to control the text on an external monitor s onscreen display not available on DVXi TS systems when displaying video from a single camera The tab contains a grid that lets you select where a camera s name the date and the time are located on the onscreen display Each box on the grid represents the size of one character Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs MultiQut OSD Camera Select OSD Enable Camera 1 x IV Camera Name BV Date Apply to all cameras EV Time J European Date Format Apply To change a text location perform the following steps on the OSD tab not avail able while recording 1 Choose a camera from the Camera Select drop down list 2 In the OSD Enable area click the information that you want displayed Each item is represented by a color as follows Camera Name green Date blue and Time red 3 Click on the appropriate colored bar and drag it to the desired location on the screen Do not let any of the colored bars overlap 4 If you want all cameras to use this OSD setup click on Apply to All Cameras Otherwise repeat steps 1 3 for the other cameras 5 Click Apply when you are finished setting the OSDs Note that the OSD set up here is unrelated to the OSD button on the Main tab on the Monitor page OSD i
19. Windows with Administrator permis sions 1 From the C Program Files Integral MasterControl directory run ManageMCDB EXE 2 Click Next twice to view the Administrator tab refer to Figure 7 3 Enter the new password and confirm it Close Manage MCDB when fin ished DVX Getting Familiar with MasterControl The MasterControl screen provides an easy way to navigate the program s many features Included in this chapter is basic information about the fol lowing aspects of the user interface e The function buttons e The operation area e The status bar Also in this chapter are brief descriptions of the areas of MasterControl that the function buttons link to Detailed information about these areas can be found in the MasterControl Configuration and MasterControl Opera tion chapters of this manual J INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company OVERVIEW OF THE MASTERCONTROL SCREEN The MasterControl screen is divided into three sections see Figure 8 e At the top of the MasterControl screen is a row of function buttons that allow you to switch to each function so that you can easily set up or change configurations and schedules perform video searches or moni tor camera inputs e The middle section of the MasterControl screen is reserved for the opera tion of the function selected from the top row of buttons This section can
20. a RT cot T 93 A Balfour Beatty Company e IP Address the TCP IP address of the DVXi system or its computer name on the network e Username a user ID configured on the DVXi system e Password the password associated with the user ID as configured on the DVXi system Leaving the password blank here causes Remote View to ask for a password every time you try to connect to this server e Default Scale applicable only when connected to wavelet compression digital video recorders e Find opens the Find Servers window See The Servers Page for a complete description of this feature After you enter this information click OK to add the server and run RemoteView IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PASSWORDS RemoteView does not accept blank passwords If you have a blank pass word in MasterControl you must create a separate account in MasterControl or the Remote View Admin page that includes a password to be able to log on from a remote client Also if you want to remain logged on remotely and still access the Setup page in MasterControl you must log on to RemoteView with User per missions The Setup page is unavailable in MasterControl if an Adminis trator is logged on remotely 94 DVX OVERVIEW OF THE REMOTEVIEW SCREEN Figure 43 RemoteView contains up to five main pages see Figure 43 Upto fve puges Servers EH Monitor F Search ite Setup ZS Alarms E Schedule Help are available in
21. and S rvel cccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeceneeeeeeeeeeeeecaaaeeeaeeeeeeeeaaaes 89 Installing the RemoteView Software 0 ccceeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeececaeeeeeeeeeeteeeteesaaeees 89 Configuring a Dial up Connection cccceceeeeee eect eeeeccneeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeaeeeeeseeaaaes 90 Running the RemoteView Software ccccccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeececaeeeeeeeeeeteeteeseaeeees 93 Important Information About PasswordS ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeccteeeeeeeeeteeetaeeeeeeeeeees 94 Overview of the RemoteView Screen ccccccecceceeeeccceeeeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeeetetees 95 The Servers PAGE sicisacanececcejeves decd vencenzeceegtecg ie gesegenegtecd shed ates etadetetetetaprenaeeta Svea 96 The Monitor Page ran a aaa e eielo clades roie eiai 98 THE Search Pageant niie aiai aia a aaae a eaaa Eaa AE EKE 104 TNE S tup Pagese tenannn aian a aeaa eaa aaae aaa EEEE 109 How RemoteView Admin Changes are Applied cccccccceceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeenaaes 109 The Alatms Paga nasiendo an ee aruia ia vey dededeled dedeseeetad sted edad aleve 112 The Schedule Pagen miiti eis ennd inae iaia anaa ea a a a aa aS 113 RemoteView Server SettingS cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeccneeeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeeesssnaeeeeeees 114 Appendix A DVXi Plug ins aassssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 115 introductori to PUOIS iaieiiea a NEN A A 116 DVXMOnITOF aE e a E E A AAEE 117 MotionAlarm PIU ereere araa AA AAA AAAA R E R 120 DVXNo
22. becoming darker perhaps if the sun is setting MasterControl can reset its reference image every 50 im ages so that light level changes that occur during that time aren t com pared to drastically different light levels that were present more than 50 images earlier See the previous section Understanding Motion Detection for a more technical explanation of how motion detection works 41 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 18 The Alarms tab allows you to determine which alarms trigger recording on which cameras 42 ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO ALARMS Sixteen alarm inputs are available on DVXi systems on DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 systems the alarms are wired through XMUX The Alarms tab on the Setup page allows you to associate cameras with alarms and set up what should happen when trigger events occur To name an alarm input select it from the Alarm drop down list By default alarm input names are based on the alarm input number After you select the alarm input click on its name in the Alarm field and enter a new name No matter what you name the alarm input its location appears in the box below the Alarm field when you select the input ine H DVX To assign cameras to alarms complete the following steps using Figure 18 as a guide 1 Choose an alarm from the Alarm drop down list On DVXi XM sys tems 32 alarms are listed but the Board Alarms are unused 2 Choose up to four cameras that s
23. comes completely configured for connections from RemoteView with the RemoteView Server software already installed However to use the re mote access you must complete the following steps e Connect the client You must obtain IP addresses for the client and DV Xi system and set up the client for networking If the server is on a local network the system administrator or Internet service provider ISP can assign IP addresses e Install the software RemoteView Server is already installed on the DVXi system but you must install RemoteView on the remote client To do this insert the RemoteView CD and choose the RemoteView option If the CD does not auto run manually run SETUP EXE from the CD The most difficult part is connecting the remote client to the server It is recom mended that you let a trained information systems IS manager execute these networking tasks CONNECTING THE CLIENT AND SERVER The procedure for configuring a remote client depends on the type of connection you want You can either dial directly into the server through a modem or connect over a network You must first install a modem or 10 Base T ethernet card into the remote client by following the manufacturer s instructions After that you must physically connect the DVXi system to the network or phone lines Then you can proceed with the following configuration steps on the remote client 1 Install Dial Up Networking for direct dial only 2 Install TCP
24. configured as desired click Done to close the Plugin Prop erties window Do not disable MasterControl autorunning and autorecording fea tures if DVXMonitor is installed and cameras are connected If you disable these features the system will not start recording until a login and password are entered in the event of an automatic restart 119 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 59 On DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 systems the output trigger is located on XMUX Figure 60 On DVXi TS and DVXi TBC systems the output trigger is located on the 18 pin trigger block on the rear panel 120 MOTIONALARM PLUG IN The MotionAlarm plug in activates the DVXi output trigger from its normally open state when a motion event occurs within user defined parameters Each cam era input is set individually to be monitored by the plug in MotionAlarm is in stalled on all DVXi systems The location of the output trigger depends on the DV Xi model On DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 systems the output trigger is located on XMUX see Figure 60 whereas on DVXi TS and DVXi TBC models the output trigger is located on the trigger block on the rear panel see Figure 61 The output provides a dry contact closure and the circuit is normally open Normally Open termination point DI1 DI2 DI3 DI4 DI5 DI6 DI7 DI8 DI9 DI 10 DI 11 DI 12 DI 13 DI 14 DI 15 DI 16 DO GND Normally Open termination point
25. event is displayed on the output e Motion displays cameras exhibiting motion on the output If multiple cameras exhibit motion simultaneously the camera with the highest pri ority is displayed until motion stops Then the camera with the next high est priority that exhibits motion is displayed on the output e Motion or Alarm displays cameras exhibiting motion or capturing alarm events on the output The priority rules are the same as for the Alarm and Motion settings e Manual does not create any automatic display of cameras on the exter nal monitors All control of Manual outputs is performed on the Monitor Os age Oo w pag o D ore er Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs Mutiout oso L T gt Figure 19 amp 8 E O Camera Name Priority a 2 Camera 2 T The Outputs tab oe Camera 3 Low 3 2 Camera 4 Low allows you to l Camera 5 Low determine which Camera 6 Low 5 i r Camera 7 Low video is displayed on Camera 8 Low external monitors Camera 10 Low Camera 11 Low xl Select None Select All Priority Lo Med Hi to Alarm and Motion dwell time eB 4 Output Assignment 7 my iow 45 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 46 e Not Connected indicates that no monitor is connected to this output and disables touring It is important that you select this option if there is no monitor connected to the output By default one camera is assigned to each output
26. initiate monitoring of the camera input Now when a motion event occurs on the selected camera for the specified number of consecutive images the alarm output is triggered for the specified Minimum Latch Time or for the duration of the motion event whichever is longer The MotionAlarm plug in also offers the following features e Reset Alarm Output deactivates the alarm output by returning it to its normally open state Use this if the latch time is disabled or if you want to acknowledge an alarm before the latch time expires e Disable Latch Time causes the normally open alarm output to latch indefinitely when triggered To deactivate the alarm output click Reset Alarm Output All changes entered on the MotionAlarm tab are applied immediately To close the Plugin Properties window click Done DVXNOTIFY PLUG IN The DVXNotify plug in monitors a DVXi system for certain conditions or ac tions If such a condition or action occurs DVXNotify can send an email and or trigger the normally open alarm output DV XNotify is installed on all DVXi sys tems The location of the output trigger depends on the DV Xi model On DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 systems the output trigger is located on XMUX refer to Figure 60 whereas on DVXi TBC and TS models the output trigger is located on the trigger block on the rear panel refer to Figure 61 The output provides a dry contact closure and the circuit is normally open The plug in runs via MCPl
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28. output trigger activations If a second alarm occurs before this amount of time has elapsed after the end of the first trigger the second alarm is ignored In the tree on the right side of the tab select from the following condi tions and actions that can trigger the alarm output e Alarm Activation Select the alarm inputs for DVXNotify to moni tor for activation If the Minimum Latch Time equals zero the alarm output is triggered until the alarm input is deactivated e Video Signal Loss Select the camera inputs for DV XNotify to moni tor for video signal loss If the Minimum Latch Time equals zero the alarm output is triggered until the video is restored to the camera input e Video Scene Loss Select the camera inputs for DVXNotify to moni tor for scene loss which means that the video signal is still present but the camera sees only one consistent color if it is covered or the lens is painted black for example If the Minimum Latch Time equals zero the alarm output is triggered until the camera is returned to normal operation DVX 127 A Balfour Beatty Company e Other Events Select whether you want DVXNotify to monitor the termination of recording either Recording Stop or Recording Hard Stop If the Minimum Latch Time equals zero the termination of recording triggers the alarm output until recording is restarted 6 Select Done when the output alarm settings are configured as desired 128 DVX Append
29. shorter Duration 108 THE SETUP PAGE To install or upgrade RemoteView to include the Setup page select RemoteView Admin Configuration Page when asked which compo nents you would like to install RemoteView allows you to remotely configure DVXi systems The Setup page contains several tabs that control different aspects of the DV Xi configuration The Display Hardware Disk Motion and Outputs tabs are identical to the tabs on the MasterControl Setup page The OSD Archive and PTZ tabs available in MasterControl are not available in RemoteView For a complete description of each tab see the MasterControl Configuration chapter in this manual The following sections describe tabs that are exclusive to RemoteView or that provide different functionality Only users with Administrator permissions can access the Setup page Also you cannot log on to RemoteView as an Administrator if an other RemoteView user or a local user of the DV Xi system is al ready viewing the Setup page in RemoteView or MasterControl Similarly if an Administrator is logged into RemoteView the Setup page is unavailable in MasterControl on the server HOW REMOTEVIEW ADMIN CHANGES ARE APPLIED Changes made on the Setup page in Remote View are applied to a record ing DVXi server within one minute of implementation except for changes on the Display tab which are applied immediately The changes are applied when a one minute fil
30. tab To delete an email address from a group select it and click Delete Account in the Edit Group window If you are monitoring for motion events you might want to choose a Frequency other than Real Time Email or 1Email Minute If a large number of noncritical motion events occur the mail server and email recipients could be overwhelmed with messages if email is sent too frequently 126 ALARM OUTPUT NOTIFICATION To configure which events cause DVXNotify to trigger the normally open alarm output complete the following steps you must be logged on to MasterControl with Administrator or Supervisor permissions 1 Open the Plugin Properties window by clicking the MCPlugin icon in the system tray and then select the DVXNotify tab refer to Figure 63 Make sure Disable Alarm Output Notification is not selected Select the Minimum Latch Time the minimum number of seconds that the alarm output will be triggered when the selected events occur If the event is shorter than the Minimum Latch Time the alarm output is trig gered for the duration of this setting or until you click Reset Alarm Out put if the event is longer than the Minimum Latch Time the alarm out put is triggered for the duration of the event Alternatively you can select Manual Reset Required which requires you to click Reset Alarm Output to deactivate the alarm output Under Delay Between Alarms select the minimum amount of time in seconds between
31. the canceled session is archived during the next successful session MANUAL ARCHIVING To manually archive captured video complete the following steps 1 2 Verify that an auto archiving session is not currently underway If the drive has never been used for MasterControl archiving you must format it by selecting its row not its checkbox and clicking Format A drive is already formatted if a name is listed in the Archive Name col umn Select the storage drives to be used for manual archiving by clicking its row not its checkbox Select the date range of the video to archive All records found will be archived to the selected drive Even records previously archived to a dif ferent drive will be archived to the currently selected drive however records already archived to the currently selected drive will not be re archived during this procedure Click Begin Archive Depending on the size of the date range archiving may take from several minutes to several hours You can cancel a manual archive by clicking Cancel The Status box contains current archiving procedure information It is recommended that you do not perform both auto and manual archiving on the same DVXi system If you archive files manually they will not be included in the next auto archiving session DVX 53 uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 23 Th
32. the event of several types of failures or unautho rized actions If a selected condition or an unauthorized action occurs the system is restarted and or the normally closed alarm output is triggered You must be logged on to MasterControl with Administrator or Supervisor permissions to run DVXMonitor The following events automatically cause the system to be restarted if DV XMonitor is enabled e MasterControl fails e RemoteView Server fails e Images are not being sent from XMUX to the DVXi system DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 only There are several events that can cause the system to trigger the alarm output but do not cause a system restart These events must be selected on the DVXMonitor tab Two of the events that can cause a restart MasterControl and RemoteView failing are also included among the events that can trigger the alarm output Im ages not being sent from XMUX automatically triggers the alarm output and is not user selectable The location of the normally closed alarm output is shown in Fig ure 58 CN 090800 o w opago o B P Q oler oss Oo DVX Figure 57 The watchdog alarm output is located on the trigger block on the DVXi rear panel 117 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Fi
33. the remaining camera inputs click the left and right arrows on the Main tab The total number of pages and the cur rent page are displayed between the arrows You can also rotate among the available pages by selecting a time interval and clicking Start Tour If you select five seconds MasterControl displays Page 1 for five seconds Page 2 for five seconds and so on until all pages are displayed Then Page appears again restarting the cycle To stop the cycle click Stop MasterControl allows you to determine which camera inputs are displayed in the various window configurations To configure the video windows complete the following steps 1 Click on the window in which you want to view video from a specific camera input The window now has a white border 2 Click on the appropriate camera input button Video from that input ap pears in the selected window 3 Repeat these steps for each camera input choosing a different window each time 4 To change the location of a camera input that is already displayed select the window you want the camera to be displayed in and then select the camera input number The camera input is removed from the previously selected window and displayed in the new window 5 To change the camera displayed in a window select the window and click a new camera input button The previously selected camera input is replaced by the newly selected camera input You can also arrange camera inputs in seque
34. the system could damage its intended functionality so do this at your own risk With this is mind MasterControl offers several methods to prevent users from exploring other areas of the DV Xi system For example the Users tab contains the following options on the Security tab e Enable Kiosk Mode covers the Windows Desktop and task bar during MasterControl operation When used with Restrict Explorer Functional ity access to the Desktop and task bar is completely eliminated while MasterControl is running If you choose to keep Enable Kiosk Mode selected you have access to the following option e On Exit lets you choose to have your system continue in Win dows shut down or restart when you exit MasterControl If you choose Continue in Windows users can access other parts of the system after MasterControl is shut down e Restrict User Functionality disables several Windows and MasterControl functions while MasterControl is running Selecting this checkbox and clicking Restrictions opens a window with the following restrictions groups e Application Security contains the following restrictions applicable only while MasterControl is running e Disable Help Button disables the Help button at the top of the MasterControl screen e Disable Export disables the Export button on the Search page along with the Copy To Clipboard and Print functions on the Export pop up menu e Explorer Security contains the following res
35. to be displayed during playback For example if you painted 20 blocks and adjusted the slider to 10 of 20 half of the painted region would have to change for a frame to be played back continued Search Smart Search Figure 37 Sensitivity SmartSearch allows 10 you to search for motion in specific areas of a camera s Number of Blocks i view m Clear Mask Invert Mask Cancel uoi esado lt o A D oe B 5 A Balfour Beatty Company 82 5 Adjust the Sensitivity slider to indicate how much of a block must change from one frame to the next for it to be considered in the Number of Blocks equation For example if you chose a sensitivity of 30 only 30 percent of a block would have to change for it to be considered part of a motion event Thus if you adjusted the Number of Blocks slider to 10 of 20 at least 30 percent of at least 10 of the 20 blocks would have to change for a frame to be displayed during playback 6 Click Search The first frame in which the defined number of blocks change the minimum amount is displayed If you begin a SmartSearch in the middle of the video segment the SmartSearch finds the next valid motion event it doesn t begin the search at the beginning of the segment After you find a valid motion event continue playing the video from that point or click Search again to jump to the next frame that meets the defined parameters SEARCHING FOR ARCHIVE
36. type Bitmap 7 Cancel Bitmap Self extracting EXE A om 3 a ft E s5 O o 107 A Balfour Beatty Company EXPORTING VIDEO Remote View allows you to export recorded video clips as XPress Video AVI or self extracting executable files To do this complete the following steps 1 Click on the search result you want to export so that it is displayed in the view screen 2 By default RemoteView exports the entire search result To select only a portion of the search result for export click on the empty bar below the playback scroll bar and then drag forward or backward to mark the por tion of the video clip that you want to export 3 Click Export The Export Video window appears 4 Select an Export Size 5 Select a video type XPress Video xpv AVI File avi or Self Extracting Executable exe in the Save As Type field Choose a lo cation type a filename and click Save 6 If you chose AVI enter a Frames Sec rate The video segment is now saved in the location you specified If a video segment is very large you might want to edit it before you export it The image displayed on the Search page when you click Export becomes the first image in the exported clip Thus you can play back the video segment on the Search page and then start the export when the video of interest begins Another way to shorten a video segment for export is to perform a new search with a
37. users motion masks archiving PTZ and more The Help button allows you to search for help or choose from a menu of help topics The Exit button closes the MasterControl program DVX 21 a o 7 2 ED 3 fe Jenie Buija9g A Balfour Beatty Company THE STATUS BAR The narrow status bar at the bottom of the MasterControl screen see Figure 9 contains the following information e The current date and time See Appendix B Synchronizing DV Xi Clocks for important in formation about maintaining the current date and time on your DVXi system e The recording status of up to 32 camera inputs The inputs are repre sented by boxes with input on the left and the highest numbered input on the right If a motion or alarm event is detected on a camera input while scheduled for motion or alarm recording the camera input boxes become a certain color that corresponds with the active recording mode calling attention to the event See the Selecting Recording Modes sec tion of the MasterControl Operation chapter for an explanation of re cording modes and their associated colors e The amount of disk space that is full see the Viewing Disk Usage section of the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information e The status of MasterControl operation either Live not recording or REC recording e An icon tray that allows easy access to the MCNotify log
38. 2002 5 04 47 PM 5 04 52 PM Frameserver Alarm 2 Front Lawn 1710 2002 5 04 36 PM 5 04 45 PM Frameserver Alarm 3 Lobby 1410 2002 5 04 30 PM 5 04 34 PM DVX THE SCHEDULE PAGE The Schedule page in RemoteView see Figure 55 is nearly identical to the Sched ule page in MasterControl The only difference in Remote View is the lack of the Auto Run Schedule option For a complete description of this page see the MasterControl Operation chapter in this manual A First Line RemoteView Remote Schedule H EA Fie View Window Help Figure 55 Servers EB Monitor Search EP Setup A Alarms EB Schedule Help The Schedule page X Select Mode _ Schedule Mode October 2002 oo 2002 leci le allows you to Wed Fri Sat Sun Moti Everday Default z 5 Bw remotely set record Apply Schedule E Am O ee ing schedules on the 13 Eo Fe Clear Schede DVXi system 20 Current Day Only gt Set All Cameras en Servers Siop gt Everyday Schedule Gp ay S aT S e o hh eS a EK Aa e Gir ksi REM Waal tra eee arc Na A om 3 a amp oF 5 O o 113 A Balfour Beatty Company REMOTEVIEW SERVER SETTINGS The Setup page in MasterControl on the DV Xi system allows you to control sev eral RemoteView connection options See the Remote View Server Settings sec tion of the MasterControl Configuration chapter for more information 114 DVX Appendix
39. 8 Medium Yes O JO 4 Camera 9 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 10 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 11 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 12 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 13 Max Medium Yes 0 0 xj Coane mae 44 LEETS eS ee Nf me n n Select None Select All Default Values IV Maximize Framerate on Alarm Frame Quality Medium High Extra High Framerate Maximum approx 8 FPS x m Standard Alarm Seconds Scan Cameras NTSC Pre fo Post fo Camera Detection PAL Pre Alarm Memory Used fo total prealarm seconds among all those cameras The Pre Alarm Memory Used field indicates the percentage of the prealarm memory that is al ready assigned To reset any camera input to the default values select the camera and click Default Values To deselect camera inputs click Select None The Hardware tab is also where you tell MasterControl whether you are using the DVXi system in a country that has adopted the NTSC or PAL video standard Generally countries in the Western Hemisphere including those in North America and South America and United States territories use the NTSC standard coun tries in the Eastern Hemisphere including those in Europe Africa Australia and much of Asia generally use the PAL standard Notable exceptions are Japan South Korea The Philippines and Taiwan all of which use the NTSC standard The Maximize Framerate on Alarm option causes MasterControl to automatically reco
40. A DVXi Plug ins A Balfour Beatty Company A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 56 In this case Plugin Loader is the third icon from the left in the MasterControl icon tray 116 INTRODUCTION TO DVXi PLUG INS DVXi plug ins are standalone applications that provide increased functionality to a DVXi system Some plug ins are preinstalled on DV Xi systems whereas others are optional The following plug ins are available for DVXi systems e DVXMonitor This optional plug in is installed for use with the DVXi watchdog protection option which protects your DVXi system in the event of several types of failures or unauthorized actions This plug in requires a separate CD and software key that accompany DVXi systems ordered with this option e MotionAlarm This standard plug in activates the DVXi output trigger when a motion event occurs within user defined parameters e DVXNotify This standard plug in sends an email and activates the DVXi output trigger when certain user defined events occur on the DV Xi sys tem These plug ins are described in the following sections If a plug in is installed the MasterControl Plug In Loader icon appears in the MasterControl icon tray see Figure 57 When you double click this icon the Plugin Properties window appears containing a tab for each installed plug in aD DVXMONITOR PLUG IN DVxXMonitor is a plug in that controls the DVXi watchdog option This option protects your DV Xi system in
41. D VIDEO USING THE SEARCH PAGE When you run a search any results that include video clips that have been saved to an archive device are listed on the Archive tab on the Search page with one result listed per one minute segment If you click on one of these search results the video is restored to the MasterControl database and listed on the Day and Camera tabs and the Events and Alarms tabs if applicable You can then click on the restored clip on one of these tabs for playback export and so on When you are done viewing restored video you are responsible for deleting the video files because MasterControl will never record over them To automate this process enable the Automatically Purge Restored Data Daily option on the Disk tab DVX VIEWING RECORDED VIDEO After you have found the video you want to view you can play it back on the Search page with full VCR control To do this complete the following steps 1 Double click the name or other information of the video segment you want to view A frame of the selected video appears in the view screen and the VCR controls rewind play pause frame by frame advance and so on are activated below the view screen see Figure 36 2 Use the VCR controls to view the segment of the video that you want to see Below the view screen is a clock that indicates the time that the video was captured When viewing entire segments of Free mode video this clock runs uninterrupted until the vi
42. DVX User Manual DVXi 4 0 April 2003 Information in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright 2003 Integral Technologies All rights reserved PJINTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Balfour Beatty Company MasterControl and Integral Technologies are trademarks of Integral Technologies Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks or names or their products Integral Technologies disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own Integral Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Integral Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual Integral Technologies 9855 Crosspoint Blvd Suite 126 Indianapolis Indiana 46256 U S A 3000 40060 Rev 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEP OGUCHON PENE E E 1 About the DVXLS Eres aris A AATE 2 What This Manual COv fSiessiissiiscnii naaa a a aaa 3 Prec UtonS ieoa A E A A 4 Installation sereine a aaa a Eea Aake E Ene UU DERE Pre nS EEEE 5 Installing DVXi TS4 and DVXi TBC4 eeeeesnrreeserrssserrrrrrsssssrrrrnnnsessserrrnns 6 Installing DVXi TS9 D and DVXi TBC9 Du cece e teeter ee teeaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaes
43. EO ON THE MONITOR PAGE MasterControl automatically opens to the Monitor page your window to the live video displayed by each camera see Figure 26 The Monitor page contains one or more video windows with buttons for individual camera inputs listed along the right side Buttons for inputs with active camera connections contain a black num ber buttons for unused or inactive inputs are grayed out To display the name of the cameras in the video windows click OSD on the Main tab You can view live video in a single window in four windows configured 2x2 in nine windows configured 3x3 or in 16 windows configured 4x4 To switch to one of these modes click the appropriate button on the Main tab in the lower right corner of the screen JJINTEGRAL Monitor Schedule ki Search ae Setup Help a Exit meea ls lelz la 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Main Outputs 83 fe 080 Page Defauts E statTou m 5 Seconds Page 1 of 4 gt 11 29 2001 5 24 12 PM m Disk 1 live BE Available at maximum frame rate on DVXi TBC and DVXi XM systems Available only in recording frame rate on DVXi TS systems Available only on 16 and 32 input DVXi systems If there are more camera inputs than available video windows on the Monitor page camera inputs are organized on multiple pages For example in 2x2 mode four windows are displayed at a time To see
44. GEE EEL Time Started 12 12 00 1 39 23 129 PM 4 Frame 7539 of 12071 DVX PTZ BAR The PTZ bar allows you to control a pan tilt zoom camera the camera must be displayed in the top left video window To use the PTZ controls select PTZ Bar from the View menu Click the arrows or the joystick in the center of the arrows and then drag the mouse to control the direction the camera is pointed see Figure 49 The farther you drag the faster the camera moves in the selected direction You can also control zoom focus and iris functions by clicking the appropriate buttons on the PTZ bar The following features are also on the PTZ bar Figure 49 Medium x e Speed This drop down box at the top of the The PTZ bar allows PTZ bar controls the speed at which functions K tp a you to control PTZ occur when selected For example if you select cameras from Fast the camera will pan quickly when you click amp 3e 29 RemoteView and drag an arrow or the joystick Five speeds are available e B EY e Preposition You can create presets for Remote View to pan to automatically To create sue t Focus 0 a preset use the PTZ controls to set up the de sired view type a preset number and click the lis 3 O Set button The number of presets available Auxiliary depends on the camera used Consult your penc x 3 y S Giff fp camera s documentation for details To see the preset camera view at any t
45. IP 3 Obtain IP addresses and connect to the server Consult with your IS manager for exact instructions based on the operating system used on the client computer INSTALLING THE REMOTEVIEW SOFTWARE RemoteView Server is automatically included in the MasterControl installation simply leave RemoteView Server running on the DVXi system at all times To install Remote View on the remote client insert the Remote View CD and choose the components you want to install If the disk doesn t auto run manually run SETUP EXE from the CD The following components are available e RemoteView Client Core Files is required to connect to any DVXi sys tem using RemoteView e RemoteView Admin Configuration Page is used for remote configura tion of a DVXi system e RemoteView Alarm Management Page is used to view alarm video in Remote View instantaneously e RemoteView Schedule Configuration Page is used to set up recording schedules on the DV Xi system e XPVPlayer is used to play back individual XPV files the video files recorded by DVXi that you can export to any accessible storage location You can also save bitmaps or print still images using XPVPlayer You can install as many components as you want but you must install the core files if you want to install the configuration alarm management or schedule con figuration pages DVX 89 A D 3 S D lt D ag tat 7 2 I 5 D A Balfour Beatty Company 90
46. Remote View e Servers a list of DVXi systems RemoteView is configured to connect to e Monitor video windows for the viewing of live video e Search a video search and playback utility e Setup a set of tabs used to configure the DVXi system e Alarms video windows for the viewing of recent alarm events e Schedule a remote scheduling utility These pages are described in the following sections A om 3ta aL TE SS o 95 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 44 The Servers page manages your connections to DVXi systems 96 THE SERVERS PAGE The Servers page is a list of all servers RemoteView is configured to connect to To access the Servers page see Figure 44 click the Servers button on the toolbar To add a server to the Servers list complete the following steps 1 Select Add from the Servers menu 2 Inthe Server Configuration window enter a name and IP address for the server and the username and password that was configured on the server Leaving the password blank here causes RemoteView to ask for a pass word every time you try to connect to this server 3 Click OK to add the server to the Servers column The Default Scale setting is not applicable to DVXi systems Refer to the Run ning the Remote View Software section of this chapter for more detail about the Server Configuration window To establish a network connection with a server select the checkbox next to its name in the
47. Servers column If a connection is successfully established the status of the server is listed as Connected If a connection cannot be made the reason is listed in the Status column To disconnect from the server select its checkbox again You can connect to multiple servers simultaneously To log on to a server as a different user double click the server name and enter a new username and password _ First Line Remote iew Server Configuration joj x File Servers View Window Help lal xj S amp Servers EB Monitor KA Search EF Setup A Alarms EB Schedule Help Not connected Connected DVX FINDING SERVERS To search for DVXi systems on a network right click on the Servers page and select Find Servers This opens the Find Servers window see Figure 45 Enter the first three sets of numbers of an IP address and click Search All DVXi systems detected in that IP range are then listed by address Select any system to view configuration and identification information about the system The Timeout setting indicates how long in milliseconds that RemoteView will search for DVXi systems On slower networks you might want to set the Timeout to a higher value Poa sewers x Figure 45 IP Address Range fis2 fies Jo fx Timeout ms 500 The Find Servers window allows you 192 168 0 26 Server IP 192 168 0 54 to locate all DVXi 192 168 0 29 servers in a specific Computer name DVX pers Workgroup IP address r
48. Taskbar hides the Windows Taskbar applicable only while MasterControl is running e Disable Right Click on Taskbar disables the ability to open pop up menus on taskbar buttons or icons DVX 35 uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o A Balfour Beatty Company 36 Start Menu Security contains the following restrictions e Hide Run Menu removes the Run option from the Start menu e Hide Windows Update Menu removes the Windows Update option from the Start menu e Hide User Folders removes folders added by a user to the Start menu e Hide Common Groups Folders removes items in the All Users profile from the Programs menu on the Start menu e Hide Search Menu removes the Search option from the Start menu e Disable Changes to Start Menu and Taskbar removes the Taskbar amp Start Menu option from the Settings menu on the Start menu and disables the ability to open the Taskbar Proper ties window e Hide Documents Menu removes the list of recently opened documents from the Start menu e Hide Help Menu removes the Help option from the Start menu e Hide Network Items disables the ability to run Network and Dial Up Connections from any location including the Start menu e Hide Logoff Menu removes the Logoff option from the Start menu Control Panel Security contains a restriction for each Windows feature on the Control Panel CTRL ALT DEL Security contains a restricti
49. To 192 168 0 10 12 Click Finish Restart the DVXi system The DVXi system is now ready to accept incoming calls A om 3ta o 4 TE SS o A Balfour Beatty Company CONFIGURING THE CLIENT COMPUTER TO CONNECT TO THE SERVER The procedure for configuring a client computer to connect to a DVXi system over a modem varies depending on the operating system installed on the client This section covers the procedure used for a client computer running Windows 2000 Professional To configure the client computer to connect to the DVXi system complete the following steps on the client computer 1 From the Desktop open My Computer and then open Dial Up Net working 2 Follow the onscreen instructions Enter the phone number for the phone line connected to the DVXi system 3 After you create the connection right click the icon for that connection and select Properties 4 Select the Server Types tab and select PPP 5 Select the checkbox only for TCP IP Deselect all other checkboxes 6 Click OK USING THE DIAL UP CONNECTION To connect to the DVXi system complete the following steps on the client computer 1 Double click the icon for the dial up connection you created in the previ ous procedure 2 Enter the user name and password configured on the server 3 Click Connect Wait for the client computer to connect to the DVXi sys tem See the following sections for information on running and configurin
50. activates the following two data rate throttling settings e Throttling Time Currently unused with DVXi systems e Max Data Rate Video from the DV Xi system is transmitted to remote client computers at this rate The RemoteView Server icon in the MasterControl icon tray allows you to discon nect users that are logged on to the DV Xi system using Remote View To do this right click on this icon and select either Drop Remote Administrator or Drop All Connected Users from the pop up menu r Remote View Server Setting V Enable Data Rate Throttling Throttling Time fico Milliseconds Max Data Rate 1500 bytes sec Apply DVX MasterControl Operation This chapter contains detailed information about the daily operation of the MasterControl software The following topics are discussed Viewing live video Understanding recording modes Scheduling recording times Searching for and viewing recorded video Exporting images and video The primary focus of the chapter is the Schedule page MasterControl offers several easy scheduling methods to fit your needs A one time configura tion using color coded recording modes can realistically set your recording schedule well into the future J INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company INTEGRAL A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 26 The 3x3 mode displays video from up to nine cameras arranged in any combination you want 60 VIEWING LIVE VID
51. amount of time entered for the Tour Interval Click OK when finished configuring the tour Multi camera views are configured on the MultiOut tab on the Setup page SETTING OUTPUT PRIORITIES If motion or alarm events occur on more cameras than there are external monitors to display them on MasterControl displays video from those cameras with the highest priority For example if three cameras exhibit motion but only two out puts are assigned as Motion the two cameras with the highest priority are dis played on the monitors The Outputs tab on the Setup page allows you to set high medium and low priori ties for every camera input To set priorities select one or more camera inputs and click the Low Med or Hi button You can quickly select all inputs by clicking Select All or you can deselect all inputs by clicking Select None CONFIGURING MULTI CAMERA OUTPUT The MultiOut tab see Figure 20 allows you to configure the multi camera video output available on all DVXi systems Six multi camera configurations can be displayed on external monitors 2x2 3x3 4x4 7 camera 10 camera and 13 camera along with a single camera option Multiple views can exist for each of the configurations Default configurations initially display cameras in order of their input number but you can change this You can also create new views using any of the multi camera configurations To create a multi camera view complete the following steps 1 Selec
52. and presets To configure a PTZ camera complete the following steps 1 On the Setup page select the PTZ tab 2 Click the checkbox of the PTZ camera in the Camera Name column 3 Select the Camera Type from the drop down list in the Camera Settings area Only supported PTZ camera types are listed Only one camera type can be selected per DVXi system 4 Select the COM port that the PTZ camera is connected to from the drop down list in the Camera Settings area Only one COM port can be se lected per DVXi system See the PTZ installation guide to determine which COM port the PTZ camera is connected to After you configure the PTZ camera you can control its pan tilt and zoom func tions from the Monitor page Users Motion Alarms Outputs Multidut OSD Archive PTZ al gt Camera Name Pot CameraType Break Room COM2 Kalatel CyberDome Front Lawn COM2 Kalatel CyberDome O East Door COM2 Kalatel CyberDome O Camera 5 O Camera 6 O Camera O Camera 8 O Camera 9 O Camera 10 O Camera 11 O Camera 12 O Camera 13 xj r Camera Settings Camera Type Kalatel CyberDome x COM Port feom2 7 m Pattern Setup Delay ig Add Remove isa Meee oye Dow CONFIGURING PTZ PRESET TOURS The PTZ tab allows you to configure a PTZ camera to cycle through a series of preset camera views Up to six presets can be included in the tour the presets are configured on the PTZ S
53. ange Version 2 2 3 MAC Address 00 40 f4 14 fb 52 Server Features Plus License A om 3 a E 5 O o 97 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company THE MONITOR PAGE The Monitor page allows you to view live video from any of the servers you are currently connected to To access the Monitor page click the Monitor button on the toolbar The Monitor page contains the following sections see Figure 46 e A toolbar with a choice of 10 video window configurations eA tree that lists all cameras on all servers you are currently connected to e Video windows organized in the configuration selected from the toolbar First Line RemoteView Live Monitor elx Figure 46 EB Eie Config View Window Help lelx M E Sewes EA Montor FA Seach Setup A Alams EE Schedue Help B E Integral Pe Camera 1 This is one of several 5 P Camera 2 video window P Camera 3 i Pa Camera 4 configurations you a e can display on the Monitor page in P Camera 7 Remote View Pa Camera 8 Ep RRHH 98 DVX To determine which cameras are displayed in each window configuration com plete the following steps 1 Select a video window configuration from the toolbar 2 Expand the camera tree by clicking the plus next to each server name This lists all cameras available on each server 3 Click on a camera name and drag it into one of the video windows Re peat unti
54. ar or change the view by selecting the left or right arrow To end the tour click Stop on the Tour bar Tour One gt T n 1 4 lt gt DVX OTHER MONITOR PAGE FEATURES The Monitor page also includes the following features e To display the camera name and time on a video window right click the window and select Overlay or select Overlay and On from the View menu to turn on overlay for all windows with video e The colored boxes that occasionally surround the video windows indi cate that a motion blue or alarm red event is currently being recorded e Right clicking a window also displays the Dbl Click Target option If you choose this option the window you right clicked will display video from any window you double click This is convenient in window con figurations that contain both small and large camera display windows For example you can select Dbl Click Target on a large window and then double click a small window to show its camera on the larger window You can repeat this action on the large window until you deselect Dbl Click Target or select that option for a different window e The Stop button on the window configuration toolbar freezes live video in all windows To unfreeze the video click the Stop button again e There are three Drag Modes or ways to move video on the Monitor page The following drag modes are available on the Config menu e Swap If you drag video from one window into a second window
55. ard Stop Recording M System Reboot M Stop Record Button Hard Disk Failure M MasterControl is Nead Maximum Number of Entries aco Select Log File a DVX e Always On indicates that the system should always be monitored for failure This overrides Alarm Scheduling entries e Event Selection a list of events or conditions that DV XMonitor watches for Events selected from the list trigger the alarm output and create a DVXMonitor log entry each time they occur The following events can be monitored e Application Exit The MasterControl application was exited e Hard Stop Recording The MasterControl application stopped re cording because of an error condition e System Reboot A system restart was requested by MasterControl e Stop Record Button Stop was selected on the MasterControl Sched ule page e Hard Disk Failure A DVXi hard disk has created an error in the Windows event log with Disk or NTFS as the source e MasterControl is Dead The MasterControl application locked up This also causes a system restart e RV Server is Dead The RemoteView Server application locked up This also causes a system restart e Disable Logging disables logging to the DVXMonitor log file e Maximum Number of Entries limits the number of entries logged to the DVXMonitor file e Select Log File allows you to select the name and location of the DVXMonitor file When DVXMonitor is
56. ble with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature of 32 C Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazard ous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Earthing Reliable earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Par ticular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit e g use of power strips 13 A Balfour Beatty Company 14 INSTALLING XMUX DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 ONLY XMUxX is a 16 or 32 input digital video multiplexer When used with DVXi XM16 or DVXi XM32 XMUX delivers 60 unique images of video every second to the DVXi system which digitizes and stores the images To install XMUX complete the following steps using Figure 5 as a guide 1 Make sure the 25 pin connector of the XMUX Cable F is connected to the DB 25 connector on the DVXi box as described in the DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM372 installation i
57. ch SmartSeaich Image Enhancement The Search page Fr ee Ee z allows you to locate amom E Dana and view recorded Se P Camera 4 ee oe video from DVXi d h inute p E e Canad servers 4 30 32 PM Pa Camera 9 Pa Camera 10 Search Type Alen limecut Ji Play Stop Scale Level Defaut Enhance 5 m ewo Camera 8 19556 bytes Frame 683 of 1361 10 8 2002 3 05 57 463 PM Server Camera Date J Alam Number of Frames Time Started _ Time Finished p Integral Camera 3 10 8 2002 N A 1357 300 30PM__ 3 11 16 PM Integral Camera3 10 8 2002 N A 2592 4 04 08 PM 4 26 28 PM Integral Camera 4 10 8 2002 N A 1042 3 00 30 PM 3 11 18 PM Integral Camera 4 10 8 2002 N A 1784 4 04 08 PM 4 26 28 PM Integral Camera6 10 8 2002 N A 12 3 07 55PM 3 08 31 PM Integral Camera 6 10 8 2002 N A 82 4 08 16 PM 4 25 11 PM Integral Camera 10 8 2002 N A 12 3 07 55PM 3 08 31 PM Integral Camera 10 8 2002 N A BI 4 08 16 PM 4 25 11 PM Integral Camera8 10 8 2002 N A 13861 300 30PM 3 11 17 PM Integral Camera 8 10 8 2002 N A 2608 4 04 08 PM 4 26 28 PM Integral Camera 10 8 2002 N A 1027 300 30PM__ 2311 18 PM Integral CameraS 10 8 2002 N A 1799 40408 PM 4 26 28 PM Integral Camera 11 10 8 2002 N A 12 3 07 55 PM 3 08 31 PM Integral Camera 11 10 8 2002 N A Bt 4 03 16 PM 4 25 12 PM Integral Camera
58. clicking View Log To reset the log click Clear Log To reset the Status area click Clear Status e All other MasterControl processes including recording can continue as normal during archiving e When archiving to a drive an archive directory named after the DVXi system is created on that drive When you format the drive only the data in the archive directory is erased e Checkboxes next to a drive are used only for auto archiving not for manual archiving or formatting e You can perform manual archiving at any time except during an auto archiving session e When video is archived it still remains on the DVXi disk until recorded over when MasterControl reaches its disk threshold e You can prevent MasterControl from recording over data that has not yet been archived by selecting the Don t Delete Unarchived Data option on the Disk tab uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o e Jfa drive is full you are asked if you want to archive over old data before any archiving proceeds using that device 55 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 24 The PTZ tab allows you to configure the camera type and preset tours for connected PTZ cameras 56 CONFIGURING PTZ CAMERAS PTZ and the PTZ tab are available only as an option If you did not purchase the PTZ option with your DV Xi system the PTZ tab does not appear on the Setup page The PTZ tab see Figure 24 allows you to select PTZ camera types
59. con tinuous or motion recording during that same time period This is appropriate if for example you want to record motion all day but also want to record alarm events that do not include motion The Alarms tab scheduler is also useful if you want to record both continuous video and alarm events First if you select Maximize Framerate on Alarm on the Hardware tab MasterControl records continuous video at the standard frame rate but increases the frame rate when alarm events occur during the time specified on the Alarms tab Also if you want to be able to search your continu ously recorded video for alarm events the Search page will locate those alarm events that occurred during the time specified on the Alarms tab See the Searching for Recorded Video section of the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information 44 DVX VIDEO OUTPUTS AND TOURING The Outputs tab see Figure 19 allows you to designate which cameras are dis played on each output to external monitors and configure tours The Output As signment area of the Outputs tab lists all available outputs For each output select one of the following choices from its drop down list e Alarm displays cameras capturing alarm events on the output If mul tiple cameras capture alarm events simultaneously the camera with the highest priority is displayed until the alarm is cleared Then the camera with the next highest priority that is capturing an alarm
60. deo inputs e RemoteView is an application that allows you to download and view live and recorded video from DVXi over a network or dial up connec tion You can also connect to and even configure multiple DV Xi systems remotely e The DVXMonitor optional MotionAlarm and DVXNotify plug ins are standalone applications that expand the reach of DVXi by recovering from a system failure or communicating messages externally from the system e XPVPlayer allows you to play back XPV files exported from the DVXi system on a separate PC DVX WHAT THIS MANUAL COVERS This manual takes you through the following topics complete with illustrations step by step instructions and detailed descriptions e Installation includes instructions for installing the DVXi system and running MasterControl for the first time S je SL oO O e Getting Familiar with MasterControl describes the basic setup of the MasterControl screen It also offers brief descriptions of each of the MasterControl functions e MasterControl Configuration helps you set up MasterControl for everyday use For example it includes information on setting up user permissions naming cameras and configuring hardware to your desired performance level e MasterControl Operation explains the primary functions of MasterControl From viewing and capturing video to learning the impor tant scheduling feature this chapter shows you how to actually
61. deo segment is completed When viewing motion or alarm events only the clock skips ahead in step with the video When playing back alarm events the actual time during which the alarm occurred is indicated on the counter by the color blue Other video that may have been captured during each one minute segment of video is indicated on the counter by the color white uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 83 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 38 The Export pop up menu offers several additional options for saving images and video 84 EXPORTING CAPTURED IMAGES AND VIDEO MasterControl allows you to export still images and video to CDs or network drives To do this double click the search result that contains the image or video you want to export and then click the Export button the blue circle to the right of the VCR controls This displays an Export As window that allows you to save a single image as a bitmap or JPEG You can also export a video segment in one of three formats Windows AVI file 320x240 or 640x480 resolution XPV file which you can play back using XPVPlayer which is installed on DVXi or EXE file a completely self contained file that you can play on any computer It is recommended that you always export to the EXPORT D drive a 1GB drive partition reserved specifically for exported images and video Then if you want to copy an exported file to CD insert the disc and follow the onscreen
62. e GMT 05 00 all year FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FCC RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT The DVXi system s compression board contains incidental radio frequency gen erating circuitry and if not installed and used properly may cause interference to radio and television reception This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference to radio and television reception in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on users are encouraged to try to correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures Re orient the television or radio receiving antenna and or relocate the compression board and the radio or TV with respect to each other If necessary users should consult the manufacturer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Users may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Com mission How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems
63. e and so on and XMUX DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 only This chapter contains specific instructions for the following Installing DVXi TS4 and DVXi TBC4 Installing DVXi TS9 D and DVXi TBC9 D Installing DVXi TS9 RM TS 16 and DVXi TBC9 RM TBC16 Installing DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 Installing XMUX Running the MasterControl application for the first time Accessing the MasterControl database and changing the SQL password Please pay special attention to the cautions and tips throughout the chapter INTEGRAT TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company A Balfour Beatty Company INSTALLING DVXi TS4 and DVXi TBC4 Use Figure to complete the following installation instructions 1 2 10 11 Plug the power cord into the power connector A Plug the mouse into the mouse connector B Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector C To provide a network or dial up connection connect a network cable to the network connector D or a phone line to the optional modem H Plug the monitor into the monitor connector E and electrical outlet Optional Wire the alarms to the green trigger block F From top to bottom are board inputs 1 8 an output and three grounds On the MasterControl Alarms tab the inputs are named Board Alarm 1 Board Alarm 2 and so on Connect only to voltages below 42V DC external devices connected to the DVXi system should be in a SELV non energy hazardous circuit Connect up
64. e month day year of your search period in the first field by clicking the numbers and typing your date You can also use the down arrow to call up a calendar of the current month and then click a date or use the side arrows to choose a different month In the other field in the From area select a starting time hour minute second am pm You can click the numbers and type in your entries or you can use the arrows provided to change the numbers incre mentally Repeat steps 2 and 3 in the To area to enter the stopping date and time for your search period Click the Motion or Alarm boxes if you want to search only for video captured in Motion mode Alarm mode or both You can also select Scene Loss to search specifically for video segments that contain the loss of video despite the presence of a video signal If you leave these boxes blank MasterControl will search for all types of video In the Include Cameras list click all the cameras whose video you want to search for If you leave all inputs blank or click the Clear button to make all of them blank again MasterControl will search for video from all cameras Click the Search button You can search for previously recorded video while MasterControl is recording unless the video was captured during the current one minute recording segment If you cannot locate video recorded in the last couple minutes wait a short time and try again DVX Schedule fie Search cP Setu
65. e 51 SmartSearch gives greater control over the playback of a video segment 106 OTHER SEARCH PAGE FEATURES SmartSearch in RemoteView see Figure 51 is similar to SmartSearch in MasterControl For information on using SmartSearch see the Searching for Recorded Video section of the MasterControl Operation chapter The Search page also contains an Image Enhancement tab which allows you to control the brightness and contrast during playback of recorded video DVX EXPORTING INDIVIDUAL IMAGES RemoteView allows you to export individual recorded images in bitmap or JPEG format To do this complete the following steps 1 Click on the search result that contains the image you want to export so that it is displayed in the view screen 2 Play back the video segment until you locate the image you want to ex port 3 Click Export The Export Video window appears see Figure 52 4 Select an Export Size 5 Select either Bitmap bmp or JPEG jpg in the Save As Type field Choose a location and type a File Name Click Save when you are fin ished The image is now saved in the location you specified ajz Figure 52_ Save in EA My Documents x E c EJ Espot Size The Export Video i C 160x120 window contains My Pictures 320x240 several options for C 400x300 saving video or C 640x480 nidividuali C 760x560 individual images AVI Frames Sec 1 File name Save as
66. e Map Network Drive window allows you to configure a drive for logical archiving 54 CONFIGURING LOGICAL DRIVES FOR ARCHIVING To configure a logical drive for archiving you must first map the drive using Windows Explorer on the DVXi system To do this select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu in Explorer to open the Map Network Drive window see Figure 23 Then select a drive letter and the network location of the logical drive and make sure Reconnect at Login is selected When you click Finish the logical drive is then available to the DVXi system as an archive medium Map Network Drive x Windows can help you connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can see access the Folder using My Computer a pate i Specify the drive letter For the connection and the folder that you want to connect to Drive H v Folder archiveserver dvxdatal 7 Browse Example server share IV Reconnect at logon Connect using a different user name Create a shortcut to a Web folder or FTP site Back Cancel DVX SPECIAL ARCHIVING NOTES Please be aware of the following important information about MasterControl s archiving utility e MasterControl provides a log of all archiving procedures During the archiving process a log of current archiving events appears in the Status area All past archiving history is also available by
67. e button for the camera you want to create the mask for Live video from the camera appears in the view screen 3 On the view screen use your mouse to paint the areas of the picture where motion should not be detected a blue box appears wherever you click Display Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs Mutio Le To create a motion mask complete the following steps 1 Click the button for the camera you want to create the mask Live video from the camera appears in the view screen 2 On the view screen use your mouse to paint the areas of the picture where motion should be ignored a blue box appears wherever you click 3 To erase portions of the mask click on an area with a blue box in it and drag the cursor to wherever the mask should be eliminated 4 If there is only one small area where motion events need to be detected you can instead mask that area and the click the Invert Mask button 5 Changes are immediate m Advanced Percentage Area oo 250 Be Senstiviy Camera 2 Apply Name MMM 750 Number Of Frames Between Reference 120 Default Invert Mask Clear Mask 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ff 8 g 410 1411 12 13 14 15 16 I7 18 19 20 2122723 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 32 1172972000 5 31 14 PM CT a Disk 1 live EM DVX 4 To erase portions of the mask click on an area with a blue box
68. e of recorded video is completed on the server which could occur anywhere from 1 to 60 seconds after the changes are implemented in RemoteView In MasterControl the RemoteView Server icon in the icon tray flashes to indicate that changes have been made in RemoteView but have not yet been applied to the DVXi server All changes made to a DVXi server that is not recording are applied immediately DVX 109 D D 3 2 D lt D ag 0 2 I 5 D A Balfour Beatty Company 110 USERS TAB The list of users configured in MasterControl RemoteView and RemoteView Server are identical if you add a user in one application it is automatically added in the others However RemoteView s Users tab does not allow you to manage the Security features found in MasterControl such as Kiosk mode and the shutdown options You also cannot disable a user s account using RemoteView Admin ALARMS TAB The RemoteView Alarms tab is identical to the MasterControl Alarms tab except that it does not allow you to select a PTZ preset for a camera to pan to upon the occurrence of an alarm SERVER SETUP TAB The Server Setup tab contains four sections pertaining to system maintenance and monitoring see Figure 53 e Info a list of DVXi version numbers This includes an overall product version number along with system software and server software version numbers e Throttle an option that allows you to limit the bandwidth us
69. e to the network connector D or a phone line to the optional modem G 5 Plug the monitor into the monitor connector E and electrical outlet 6 Plug the XMUX Cable into the DB 25 connector F 7 Optional Connect your PTZ cameras to the RS 422 port H as described in the PTZ installation manual 8 Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet 9 To provide power to the DVXi box use the power switch on the rear panel J 10 To turn on the DVXi system use the power switches on the front panel of the box and on the monitor 11 Proceed to the Installing XMUX section 12 DVX REAR PANEL OF DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 Sr _ te i LT CLIT Oori E AF 090890 J E so coos ote Ce on C wo O O ooo JO 000 Figure 4 The rear panel of DVXi XM 16 and 32 camera systems The placement of system components may vary depending on which options are installed RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS Elevated Operating Ambient If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the oper ating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient There fore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compat i
70. ed to com municate to the DVXi system from all client computers To limit band width usage select Enable Data Rate Throttling and enter the maximum data transfer rate in bytes per second Click Apply when finished Video from the DVXi system is transmitted at the fastest possible rate allowed for the connection DVX Figure 53 The Server Setup tab allows you to limit bandwidth usage download log files and more e Log File a button that allows you to download the log file from the DVXi system This file is a list of users who have connected to the DVXi system along with the time and date of the connection Clicking Down load Log File allows you to save the file locally or elsewhere on the network e Server Time a date and time configurator The date you set here be comes the local time for the DVXi system When you change the DVXi date and time click Update to apply them You must select a connected server from the Servers list to view information or apply settings on the Server Setup tab A a 3 5 wl oe 5 Oo o 111 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company THE ALARMS PAGE To install or upgrade Remote View to include the Alarms page se lect Remote View Alarm Management Page when asked which com ponents you would like to install Figure 54 The Alarms page allows you to simultaneously view alarms and live video from the same camera 112 The Alarms page c
71. edule If you later change the default weekend schedule the holiday s schedule will not change In that case you must again copy and paste the new weekend default to the holiday After you have set up the weekday weekend and holiday schedules click Record JJINTEGRAL B Monitor Schedule ki Search E Setup D Help H Exit Figure 35 _ _ May 2001 May z001 z Select Mode ScheduleMode This figure illus Tue W Motion Custom z trates copying one i day s schedule to another part III p Clear Schedule 3 Current Day Only X step Set All Cameras Clear Stop JT Automatically run this schedule on startup Use As Everyday Default lt q Today gt Everyday Schedule 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 a uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 e 10 25 00 11 24 17 AM A o a rec H0 77 A Balfour Beatty Company SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO MasterControl provides a search function to allow you to find recorded video To search for video you must enter a time period starting time and stopping time and the type of video you are looking for motion events alarm events or all video To perform a search complete the following steps 1 78 Click the Search function button to go to the Search page see Figure 36 and then select the Search tab In the From area enter the starting dat
72. elect the appropriate camera inputs and then choose Use as the Default Configuration Then MasterControl will skip its scan during startup and activate all camera inputs you selected To return to having MasterControl scan for cameras during startup deselect Use as the Default Configuration and then click Accept Camera Detection r Manual Override v4 V9 ng T 25 IV 2 MV 10 T 18 I 26 Vv 3 a E E Vv 4 I 12 J 20 M 28 V5 Eo J F 29 ME Tr 14 ies Tr 30 M7 E a mei v8 M 16 24 a J Use as the default configuration on DVX NAMING CAMERAS To name a camera go to the Setup page it doesn t matter which tab is selected Under the view screen is the name of the currently selected camera To change the name highlight it type the new name and click Apply Name see Figure 13 By default cameras are named Cameral Camera2 Camera3 and so on with the number referring to the input that the camera is hooked up to The camera s name is limited to 32 characters if you decide to change it However a relatively long camera name may automatically be abbreviated to fit into certain areas of the Monitor and Schedule pages Figure 13 You can name your camera inputs from any tab on the Setup page Break Room Apply Name uoi eJnpijuog zZ ry v D D TA Q fe a fe 29 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 14 The Disk tab allows you to configure which d
73. escription of the failure and Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number supplied by the Company To receive a RMA number and obtain assistance on where to deliver the hardware call 317 845 9242 The postage shipping and insurance charges incurred in shipping to the Company will be paid by Original Purchaser and all risk for the hardware shall remain with the Original Purchaser until such time as Company takes receipt of the hardware Upon receipt the Company will promptly repair or replace the defective unit and then return said unit to Original Purchaser postage and shipping prepaid The Company may use reconditioned or like new parts or units at its sole option when repairing any hardware Repaired products shall carry the same amount of outstanding warranty as from original purchase or ninety 90 days whichever is greater Any claim under the warranty must include dated proof of purchase or invoice In any event the Company s liability for defective hardware is limited to repairing or replacing the hardware What Does This Warranty Not Cover This warranty is contingent upon proper use of the hardware by Original Pur chaser and does not cover if damage is due to accident unusual physical electri cal or electromechanical stress modification neglect misuse failure of electric power air conditioning or humidity control transportation operation with media not approved by the Company or tampering with or altering of the
74. etting as described in the following section PERCENTAGE AREA The final step in motion detection is to compare the number of blocks that have changed as determined in the previous step to the threshold com puted from the Percentage Area setting If this threshold is reached motion is detected Percentage Area is the percentage of the 330 blocks in the image that need to change for motion to be detected multiplied by 100 For example a Percentage Area setting of 250 2 5 percent means that more than eight of the blocks 025x330 would have to change for motion to be detected The lowest setting you can use is about 30 or 0 3 percent which requires a single block in the image to change from the reference frame for motion to be detected Setting the Percentage Area smaller than 30 would require zero blocks to change for motion to be detected which means motion would be detected all the time MASKING BLOCKS Any of the 330 blocks in a frame can be masked Whenever a block is masked it is completely ignored during the block by block comparison A masked block is never counted as one of the blocks that have changed even if it changes completely from black to white If you mask everything in the picture motion will never be detected no matter what happens Even if you mask one or more blocks the Percentage Area setting uses all 330 blocks for its computations For example suppose you mask 230 blocks and set Percentage Area to 2000
75. ettings tab on the Monitor page To configure a PTZ tour complete the following steps on the PTZ tab 1 Select a camera from the camera list 2 Inthe Pattern Setup area create the tour in the list on the right side using presets from the left side To add a preset to the tour list select the preset in the left list and click Add To remove a preset from the tour list select the preset in the right list and click Remove To reorder a preset in the tour list select it and click Move Up or Move Down A preset can be included in the tour multiple times 3 Select a delay from 3 to 60 seconds This is the amount of time that the camera pauses at each preset before proceeding to the next preset in the tour To activate the tour select the camera s video window on the Monitor page and click Start Pattern on the PTZ Settings tab DVX 57 uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 25 The RemoteView Server Setting section allows you to control the amount of data that can be transmitted from the DVXi system to a remote client computer 58 REMOTEVIEW SERVER SETTINGS RemoteView Server allows client computers to connect to the DV Xi system using RemoteView RemoteView Server settings are configured on the Setup page in the area below the video window see Figure 25 The following Remote View Server settings are available e Enable Data Rate Throttling Selecting this
76. g RemoteView 92 DVX RUNNING THE REMOTEVIEW SOFTWARE To run RemoteView on a remote client select Start Programs Integral RemoteView and RemoteView Client or wherever you chose to install the short cut The Monitor page see Figure 41 is the default screen displayed when you run RemoteView C First Line RemoteView Live Monitor Mi E Fig ure 41 GH Fie Contig View Window Help la x S Serves EH Montor EA Search F Setup Aams Schede Q Help RemoteView allows B S Integral i P Camera 1 ga Ste i uf you to view live P Camera 2 A i i i P Camera 3 il S ines li video from multiple gt Camera 4 i w 1 f 1 Pe Camera 5 3 g f p cameras on your Pa Camera 6 4 ay 4 t Camera 7 i remote client non i computer Pa Camera 9 Pa Camera 10 Pa Camera 11 Pe Camera 12 EG ES eS Eee bee EEE When you first run RemoteView you are asked if you would like to add a server If you click Yes you are asked to enter the following information see Figure 42 e Server Name a name for the DVXi system This name is used only by the client computer on which the name is entered The name can be any combination of numbers letters and symbols continued Server Configuration X Figure 42 Server Name Username The Server Configu dve947 Jwright27 ration window is IP Address Password used to identify fis2 168 DVXi systems to 5 connect to using a Default Scale fi x RemoteView g z E
77. gning Cameras to Alarms section of the MasterControl Configuration chapter SETTING A RECORDING SCHEDULE To schedule MasterControl to automatically begin recording at regular or custom times go to the Schedule page see Figure 30 There you can set up a recording schedule for weekdays weekends or any unusual days such as holidays that may not fall under either of those schedules All the cameras can record on the same schedule or each camera can be scheduled separately First you need to understand the timelines At the bottom of the Schedule page are stacked timelines with camera input on top To view the schedule bars for addi tional cameras if available use the vertical scroll bar The timelines indicate the recording modes scheduled for each camera on the day indicated in the calendar Please note that the schedule bars are measured in 24 hour format as follows Midnight Hour 0 6 a m Hour 6 Noon Hour 12 6 p m Hour 18 Midnight of the next day Hour 24 Manually drawing boxes on the timelines is one way to set a MasterControl sched ule This procedure is described in the next section followed by instructions for quickly setting simple default and custom schedules te ki Se E Set D Hel JJINTEGRAL EE voe FE sera 7 3 January 2001 January z 201 Select Mode i m Motion Csm H Alarm Apply Free Clear Schedule Current Day Only bd Set All Cameras Clear gt Schedule Mode
78. gure 58 The DVXMonitor tab allows you to configure DVXi to trigger the alarm output when certain conditions or actions occur 118 The DVXMonitor tab contains the following options see Figure 59 Disable DVXMonitor disables DV XMonitor s ability to watch for fail ure conditions Time Before Reboot Minutes the amount of time between the oc currence of a restart situation such as MasterControl failure and the system restarting Minimum Latch Time Seconds the minimum amount of time that the alarm output is triggered when a selected event occurs The alarm is triggered for a longer amount of time only if the alarm event duration exceeds the minimum latch time Reset Alarm Output forces the trigger to its normal state closed This overrides the Minimum Latch Time Latch Until Forced causes the alarm output to remain activated when a selected event occurs until Reset Alarm Output is selected Alarm Scheduling a schedule of when the DVXi system is monitored for failure by DVXMonitor Plugin Properties x DYXMonitor T Disable DYxMonitor Reset Alarm Output Time Before Reboot Minutes f Minimum Latch Time Seconds id 4 I Latch Until Forced DYXMonitor Scheduling Active From To M AlwaysOn Weekdays 12 00 00AM gt gt 11 5953PM Weekends 120000AM gt gt I1 5953PM Event Log Options T Disable Logging Event Selection M Application Exit M H
79. hardware What is the Length of the Warranty The warranties given herein together with any implied warranties covering the hardware including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to one year from the date of delivery to Original Purchaser Jurisdictions vary with regard to the enforceability of warranty limita tions and you should check the provisions of your local jurisdiction to find out whether the above limitation applies to you 134 DVX What are the Limits on the Company s Liability The Company shall not be liable to you for loss of data loss of profits lost savings special incidental consequential indirect or other similar damages arising from breach of warranty breach of contract negligence or other legal action even if the Company or its agent has been advised of the possibility of such damages or for any claim brought against you by another party Jurisdictions vary with regard to the enforceability of provisions excluding or limiting liability for incidental or consequential damages You should check the provisions of your local jurisdiction to find out whether the above exclusion applies to you This warranty allocates risks of product failure between Original Purchaser and the Company The Company s hardware pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitations of liability contained in this warranty The warranty set forth above is in lieu of all
80. he text Loss of Video MasterControl also detects scene loss which means that a video signal is still present but the camera sees only one consistent color This can occur if a camera is covered or the lens is painted black for example When scene loss occurs the camera indicator for that camera on the status bar displays a flashing question mark VIEWING VIDEO ON EXTERNAL MONITORS MasterControl allows you to view live video on up to four external monitors The video shown on each monitor depends on the configuration entered on the Out puts and MultiOut tabs on the Setup page see the MasterControl Configuration chapter for more information However the Monitor page allows you to override the output configuration en tered on the Setup page The Outputs tab on the Monitor page see Figure 27 contains buttons for each available output depending on the DVXi version e output on DVXi TS and DVXi TBC systems e 4 outputs on DVXi XM systems If you select an output button on the Monitor page and then click a video window live video from the camera that is displayed in that window is also displayed on the external monitor If you then deselect the output button the button returns to its original Setup page configuration Motion Alarms Tour and so on Output 1 the top button can be toggled between a single camera and a multi camera output by simply clicking it When the Output button displays a camera name the
81. hould begin recording when the chosen alarm is activated You can choose each camera from the drop down lists in the Assigned Cameras area If you want to choose fewer than four cameras leave the remaining boxes on Ignore 3 If you choose a camera configured for PTZ on the PTZ tab you can select a preset for the camera to pan to if an alarm occurs on the selected input To do this select Activate PTZ Preset and then select a preset num ber 4 Ifthe alarm is normally in a closed state that is if the alarm is triggered when the circuit is broken choose Normally Closed Otherwise leave this option unchecked 5 Set the maximum duration that the selected cameras should record video after an alarm trigger To do this use the up and down arrows in the Duration field the duration is measured in seconds In Alarm mode MasterControl records video until the alarm is returned to its normal state or until the maximum duration is reached whichever occurs first A duration of 0 causes recording to proceed until the alarm is returned to its normal state uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o For example suppose you set the Duration field to 120 If the alarm is triggered for one minute MasterControl will record video for only that minute However if the alarm is triggered for an hour perhaps if a door or window is left open MasterControl will record for only the two min utes 120 seconds and then stop This feat
82. icking on another weekend day Unless it s already been given a nondefault schedule it should reflect the new weekend schedule Schedule Mode Weekend Default had Custom Everyday Default Weekday Default Weekend Default To create an everyday default schedule perform the following steps 1 On the Schedule page click the calendar on any day 2 Atthe bottom of the page create schedule boxes to illustrate your default schedule 3 In the Schedule Mode section choose Everyday Default from the drop down list see Figure 31 4 Click Apply All days that haven t yet been scheduled or have been scheduled as another de fault should now have the schedule you just created Try clicking on another day Unless it s already been given a nondefault schedule it should reflect the new default schedule Another way to create an everyday default is by creating the default schedule right clicking on the calendar and selecting Use As Everyday Default from the pop up menu If you do not click Apply whenever you create or change a schedule you are asked to confirm the schedule change before you proceed DVX Figure 31 The four options in the Schedule Mode list box allow you to set default or custom schedules 71 uoljesadg lt o A D ue D 5 A Balfour Beatty Company SETTING CUSTOM SCHEDULES It is simple to set schedules for special days such as holidays eve
83. ime do foe one of the following Set Jf Shot e Click the numbered buttons to see pre s a sets 1 through 6 1 2 3 4 5 5 e Type a preset number and click Shot Otherwise the camera automatically pans to all presets from 1 to 6 and then repeats You can temporarily override the automatic panning at any time by selecting a PTZ control or a preset button e Auxiliary This is unused with DVXi systems You can also click and drag the PTZ bar to another location on the Monitor page A om 3ta aL TE SS o 103 A Balfour Beatty Company 104 THE SEARCH PAGE The Search page allows you to search for recorded video from selected cameras and servers To access the Search page click the Search button on the toolbar see Figure 50 SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO To search for recorded video complete the following steps on the Remote Search tab 1 In the first field in the From area enter the starting date month day year of your search period by clicking the numbers and typing your date You can also use the down arrow to open a calendar of the current month select the date from the current month or use the arrows at the top of the calendar to choose a date from a different month 2 In the other field in the From area select a starting time hour minute second am pm You can click the numbers and type in your entries or you can use the arrows to change the numbers incrementally 3 In
84. in it and drag the cursor to wherever the mask should be eliminated 5 To eliminate a motion mask click the Clear Mask button The changes are applied automatically For the mask to apply to recording you must record in Motion mode the mask does not affect recording in Free mode If there is only one small area where motion events need to be de tected you can instead mask that area and then click the Invert Mask button This makes defining a large mask much quicker ADJUSTING MOTION SENSITIVITY The Motion tab on the Setup page allows you to configure MasterControl s mo tion sensitivity There you can adjust the following three settings e Percentage Area the percentage of an image that must differ from the previous image for MasterControl to recognize motion For example if you set this to 2000 approximately 20 percent of a captured image must differ from the previous captured image for MasterControl to begin re cording e Sensitivity the pixel value change required for MasterControl to rec ognize motion For example suppose you set a high Sensitivity level If each pixel of video changes only a little bit perhaps if it falls into a dim shadow recording is not triggered uoleinBijuog z o o a D D QD fe 3 o e Number of Frames Between Reference allows MasterControl to con tinuously create a new reference image to compare future images to For example if a location being captured is
85. instructions for creating a data CD To view additional export options click on the down arrow next to the Export button This opens a pop up menu with the following options see Figure 37 e Copy To Clipboard saves the displayed still image to the Windows clipboard You can then paste the image in another imaging application e Print prints the displayed still image e Mark Selection marks only a portion of the displayed video file for export Place the playback indicator at the portion of the video segment that you want to export and then choose Mark Selection from the pop up menu When the indicator turns red drag it forward to the end of the segment Then click the Export button to save the marked portion of the video file You can also mark a selection by right clicking the slider once and then left clicking and dragging the slider over the selection e Full Screen displays the current video e E at its largest size You still have access to VCR controls and Export button but the Copy To Clipboard Search capabilities are hidden If you ex port or copy a still image in Full Screen Pint mode the image is saved in the full screen Mak Selection size To return to the normal display click Full Screen Off Full Screen DVX Only video clips under a certain size can be exported If an attempt to export a large video clip fails mark a smaller portion of the clip and try again VIEWING DISK USAGE The
86. ion detection is done using this smaller image REFERENCE FRAME When recording begins from a camera with motion detection active the first image of video captured becomes the camera s reference frame which following images are compared to The reference frame is replaced periodi cally to prevent gradual and inevitable changes such as light levels during sunrise or sunset from being detected as motion The Number of Frames Between Reference setting determines how often the reference frame is updated A setting of 100 for example means that every 100th frame becomes the new reference The 99th frame would be compared to the first frame whereas the 101st frame would be compared to the 100th frame BLOCK DIFFERENCE Each smaller image captured along with the compressed frame is made up of 330 blocks arranged 22x15 Each time a new image is captured its smaller image is compared block by block with the reference frame for that camera If the brightness of a block differs from the reference frame by more than the Sensitivity value the block is considered changed The Sensitivity setting is a percentage times 100 For example a value of 100 indicates 1 percent 5000 indicates 50 percent and so on A brightness change from black to white would be a change of 10000 or 100 This comparison is performed for all 330 blocks in the frames The total number of blocks that have changed is counted and used with the Percent age Area s
87. isks MasterControl saves video to 30 CONFIGURING DISK USAGE To decide which disk drives MasterControl can record to go to the Setup page and click the Disk tab see Figure 14 By default MasterControl records to all hard drives in the DVXi system except for the system drive On the Disk tab each disk drive is represented by a blue bar that indicates how much of the disk is full MasterControl saves a one minute segment of data to the first available drive then the next then the next and then back to the first drive after all disks have received a segment of data You can choose which disk drives MasterControl saves data to by selecting or deselecting it from the Enable Drive box Only selected drives are indicated in the bar graph MasterControl runs in circular record mode in which it saves video to disks up to a capacity specified by the user and then it begins writing over the oldest video on the disk To adjust how much of the disks can be filled before old video is elimi nated adjust the Disk Threshold slider bar on the Disk tab Below the chart is a table that indicates how much free space is on the enabled drives and the average amount of space filled on all disks In Figure 14 only the E drive is selected This drive has 58500MB of available space 92 percent of the drive is full See the Viewing Disk Usage section of the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information about purging video and other f
88. isplays a menu containing four choices Motion Alarm Free Run and Delete completely deletes the schedule box The following sections describe how to quickly set up simple and default sched ules The schedule bars default to 15 minute intervals If you begin draw ing a schedule box between 15 minute tick marks on the timeline the box defaults to the previous tick mark 68 QUICK SETUP FOR SIMPLE SCHEDULES The three color coded buttons Motion Alarm and Free in the Select Mode area allow you to quickly set up all cameras to record in the same mode To do this click on the appropriate button and then click Set All Cameras If you select the Motion button all the schedule bars turn blue if you select Alarm all the bars turn red and so on Even when using the quick setup you can individually adjust the boxes after you create them by clicking and dragging their walls you can also change the record ing mode for each box by right clicking and selecting a new mode from the pop up menu When you are finished creating the schedule simply click Apply and then the Record button to activate it This is a quick and easy way to set a simple schedule Complex schedules are easier to create by drawing individual boxes as described in the previous section DVX 69 uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 A Balfour Beatty Company 70 SETTING WEEKDAY WEEKEND AND EVERYDAY DEFAULTS MasterControl al
89. ive e Clear Status View Log and Clear Log see Special Archiving Notes for more information about these buttons 50 DVX The rest of the Archive tab controls the actual archiving process There are two types of archiving procedures e Auto Archive automatically archives captured video at a preset time every day e Manual Archive archives on demand all video captured during any specified period The following sections contain step by step instructions for performing archiving Also see the Searching for Recorded Video section of the MasterControl Op eration chapter for information on searching for archived video Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs Multidut OSD Archive 4 Figure 22 Device Drive Archive z The Archi b e Archive ta Drive ArchiveName rFu oe D 3 controls archiving to MIF 1202 60241 I1 network storage devices Unload Media Format Clear Status View Log IV Enable auto archive every day at fiz 00 00 AM Clear Log Status 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Loading archive media 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Loading archive media 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Archive media loaded 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Enabled auto archiving 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Loading archive media 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Loading archive media 4 17 2003 2 29 41 PM Archive media loaded ha uoi eJnpijuog z ry o a D TA QD fe 3 a o Manual rchive
90. ix B Synchronizing DVXi Clocks A Balfour Beatty Company INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 130 The Windows Time Service is used to synchronize clocks on DVXi systems A source computer is required and a master source is optional A source can be any NTP server accessible over a network that reliably maintains the current date and time The Time Service is installed and configured on all DV Xi systems by default You must reconfigure the Time Service if you want to do one of the following To configure a DigitalSENTRY component to point to a source or master source computer complete the following steps on the component you must have access to the Windows Desktop 1 From the Start menu open Programs Accessories and Command Prompt 2 Type the following in Command Prompt pressing Enter at the end net time setsntp sourcecomputer where sourcecomputer is the IP address or computer name of the source or master source computer 3 From the Start menu open Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools and Services 4 Scroll down to Windows Time If the service is already started you MUST RESTART it To do this right click the service and select Stop When it is stopped right click the service again and select Start If the service isn t started when you open Services right click it and se lect Start 5 In Services verify that the Startup Type for the Time Service is set to Automatic If i
91. l the desired cameras are properly placed in each video window One camera can appear in multiple windows if desired 4 To save a camera view configuration select Save View from the File menu To load a previously saved camera view combination select Load View from the File menu You can use saved camera views to create camera display tours See the following section for details D om 3ta aL TE SS o 99 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 47 The Tour bar appears at the bottom of the screen when you Start a tour 100 CAMERA DISPLAY TOURS Saved camera view configurations can be used to create tours To create a tour complete the following steps 1 2 6 Select Tours from the Config menu and click New Select the first view in the tour on the left and click the right arrows to move it to the right Repeat for the second view in the tour and then each additional view that you want to include in the tour You can move a view in the order by selecting it on the right and clicking Move Up or Move Down You can remove a view by selecting it on the right and clicking Remove Enter a tour name Select a time interval Click OK To start a tour select Tours from the Config menu select a tour and click Begin To pause a tour click the Pause button on the Tour bar at the bottom of the screen see Figure 47 this does not freeze video To resume the tour click the Play button on the Tour b
92. lows you to easily create one schedule for all weekdays all week ends or all days of the week as illustrated in the following step by step instruc tions If you will create or have already created schedules for special days be sure to read the following section Setting Custom Schedules To create a weekday default schedule perform the following steps 1 On the Schedule page tab click the calendar on any weekday 2 At the bottom of the page create schedule boxes as described in the previous sections to illustrate your default weekday schedule 3 In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekday Default from the drop down list see Figure 31 4 Click Apply All weekdays that haven t yet been scheduled or have been scheduled as an every day default should now have the schedule you just created Try clicking on an other weekday Unless it s already been given a nondefault schedule it should reflect the new weekday schedule To create a weekend default schedule perform the following steps 1 On the Schedule page click the calendar on any weekend day 2 At the bottom of the page create schedule boxes to illustrate your default weekend schedule 3 In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekend Default from the drop down list see Figure 31 4 Click Apply All weekend days that haven t yet been scheduled or have been scheduled as an everyday default should now have the schedule you just created Try cl
93. n button DVX EXAMPLE SETTING A TYPICAL SCHEDULE Suppose that your office follows a schedule of 6 a m to 6 p m Monday through Friday and you want to capture motion events during office hours and alarm events during off hours On weekends and certain holidays the office is closed and you want to capture alarm events those entire days To create this schedule you would perform the following steps PART I Setting the weekday default 1 Go to the Schedule page 2 Ifyou have created any custom schedules that you no longer need go to the Clear Schedule area select All Custom Schedules and click Clear 3 Click on any weekday in the calendar 4 Draw schedule boxes to reflect the weekday schedule 5 In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekday Default from the drop down list Then click Apply JJINTEGRAL En D E Figure 33 Help Schedule ki Search E Setup May 2001 TA lz 7 Select Mode E aa a This figure illus A A AAN EFAA A a Motion Cum SOSOtS C SY trates setting the 29 30 2 3 4 5 CeO raik weekday default 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Weekend Default schedule part I Set All Cameras r Clear Schedule Current Day Only fadl Clear Today gt Everyday Schedule Stop I Automatically run this schedule on startup CS eed ee de ee ere eR eee Seen eed 10 25 00 11 22 53 AM N o M rec EI step 5
94. n email sent at the completion of every hour e 1 Email 3 Hours an email sent every three hours midnight 3 a m 6 a m and so on e 1 Email 6 Hours an email sent every six hours midnight 6 a m noon and 6 p m e 1 Email Day Noon an email sent every day at noon DVX 125 A Balfour Beatty Company If you select a Frequency other than Real Time Email events are queued for inclusion in the next scheduled email message However the message queue can hold no more than 50 events additional events are discarded and never reported in an email message When the next email is sent and the queue is emptied up to 50 ensuing events are then queued for the next email 2 Select the Interval which is the days of the week that email messages can be sent to the address Options are Daily Monday Friday Monday Sat urday Weekends Sat and Sun and Never Disabled 3 Select the time of day that email can be sent to the address The default time range is the full 24 hours Messages for events that occur outside the selected range are never sent to the address However an email is auto matically sent at the end of the scheduled time regardless of the selected Frequency For example if you select 1 Email 6 Hours with a schedule of 6 a m to 5 p m an email is sent at 6 a m noon and 5 p m Repeat these steps for each group you want to create To delete a group select it and click Delete Group on the DVXNotify
95. n if you will or have set a default for weekdays and weekends To set a custom schedule perform the following steps 1 On the Schedule page click on the day you want to set the schedule for If the day falls on a month other than the one shown in the calendar use the drop down lists to select a new month and or year or use the Today button and the arrows to navigate the calendar 2 Create schedule boxes to illustrate the custom schedule 3 In the Schedule Mode section choose Custom from the drop down list and click Apply Now setting a default elsewhere will not affect this sched ule If you want holidays to follow a default schedule you can copy and paste as de scribed in the next section MasterControl protects custom schedules so that setting a default schedule does not override them If you do want to override a sched ule previously set for a specific day see the Changing All Custom Schedules to Default Schedules section of this chapter There is an easy way to see whether the currently visible schedule is a weekday weekend or everyday default or a custom schedule At the left side of the screen above the timeline is written either Week day Schedule Weekend Schedule Everyday Schedule or Custom Schedule 72 COPYING ONE DAY S SCHEDULE TO ANOTHER If you want to copy a certain day s schedule to another day perform the following steps 1 Click on the day that is set to the desired schedule
96. nstructions 2 Connect your cameras to the video input connectors A 3 DVXi XM16 systems only Connect the camera loop through outputs B to television monitors VCRs or other analog devices if desired Output 1 loops video from input 1 output 2 from input 2 and so on 4 Connect Auxl Aux4 C to television monitors VCRs or other analog devices if desired 5 Optional Wire any alarm triggers into the input portion of the trigger block D Connect the signal ground to the GND pin Wire an alarm signal to the output portion of the trigger block NO C and NC so that you can see when a designated alarm is set or tripped 6 Connect the 15 pin connector of the XMUX Cable G to Comm In E XMUxX is powered by the DVXi system there is no power switch on XMUX DVX XMUX Cable jT A REAR PANEL OF XMUX 16 C QOO00O00O0OO550585 A Aunt i REAR PANEL OF XMUX 32 B OOOOOQOQOOOOOOHOHH 000000000000000000 iiih C7 i T 4 l Figure 5 The XMUX cable connects DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 systems to the back panel of XMUX 16 and XMUX 32 respectively 15 A Balfour Beatty Company RUNNING THE MASTERCONTROL APPLICATION When you turn on the DVXi system for the first time MasterControl automati cally runs you can also manually run the application from Start Programs and Mas
97. ntial order by clicking Page Defaults In 2x2 mode this displays cameras 1 4 on the first page cameras 5 8 on the second page and so on until all available camera inputs are displayed In 3x3 and 4x4 modes you may have extra windows on the last page in this case camera is displayed in the first extra window camera 2 in the next extra window and so on until all the windows are filled DVX 61 uoljeuadg lt o A D me OD 5 e INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 62 Cameras can be arranged in any combination The camera arrangement selected in one window configuration 2x2 3x3 and such has no effect on the camera ar rangement selected in the other modes During recording each view screen is surrounded by a border that lights up in the appropriate color when the camera is recording a motion or alarm event or when recording in Free mode Also note that the corresponding camera input box on the status bar and number on the camera input button become the same color See the Select ing Recording Modes section of this chapter for an explanation of recording modes and their associated colors VIDEO SIGNAL LOSS AND SCENE LOSS MasterControl detects video signal loss on any camera during recording by dis playing a flashing X on the status bar in the indicator for that camera On the Monitor page the window displaying the camera flashes black and white and displays t
98. o from a DVXi system on any remote client computer via a network or regular phone line The following topics are included in this chapter An overview of RemoteView Installing Remote View and connecting clients and servers Downloading and viewing live video Searching for and viewing recorded video Setting passwords increasing download speed exporting video Remote administration Remote View is a useful application that is easy to install and operate How ever configuring the remote client and server can be difficult if you do not understand IP addresses network connections and other related topics You may need help from your information systems manager or another person familiar with those topics to help you connect your remote clients J INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 88 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTEVIEW Remote View is an application that allows you to connect to a DVXi system view live and recorded video and configure the system remotely from any remote cli ent computer via a network or regular phone line The remote client does not need to have MasterControl or any special hardware installed all it needs is a connec tion to the DVXi system which acts as a server and the RemoteView software RemoteView downloads live and recorded video segments from the server so that you can view and even save them on the remote client The DV Xi system
99. of valid MasterControl users To grant a non Administrator Windows user access to the MasterControl database complete the following steps while logged on to Windows with Administrator permissions 1 From the C Program Files Integral MasterControl directory run ManageMCDB EXE 2 Click Next twice to view the Administrator tab see Figure 7 3 Under Authorized Accounts double click the Windows users that should have permission to run MasterControl Users listed with green checks are authorized to run MasterContol whereas users listed with a red X are not authorized Close Manage MCDB when finished If you demote the default DVX1 account to a non administrator status in Win dows be sure to authorize it using Manage MCDB Figure 7 Install Rebuild Administrator Manage MCDB Authorized Accounts sa d uthorized Accounts Change sa passwor allows you to X TESTING26 Guest New sa password X TESTING26 DVx1 or access the Ps TESTING SENAGA Confirm sa password M aster Cont ri ol database Change Password Double click on the Account to enable or disable it lt Previous Finish 17 A Balfour Beatty Company 18 CHANGING THE SQL SERVER PASSWORD The default password for the sa account which is used to access SQL Server is letmein If you need to change the sa account password for any reason com plete the following steps while logged on to
100. og lists all actions performed on the Setup page 86 VIEWING THE ACTIVITY LOG All actions performed on the Setup page are listed in the MasterControl Activity Log To access this log click Activity Log on the Users tab of the Setup page This opens the Activity Log window see Figure 40 The Activity Log lists all of the most recent Setup page actions You can narrow the list by selecting a search range from the Search Criteria drop down lists The actions are listed by the date they occurred the user that performed the action and a description of the action To view all actions performed by a specific user select the user from the User Name drop down list only those users with applicable log entries are listed You can also limit the number of actions listed on each page changing the Records Per Page value the minimum is 10 To view additional pages of actions click the right or left arrows To skip to the last or first page of actions click the double right or double left arrows respectively To export the log to a text file click Export Page or click Export All Records to export the entire log name the log file and choose a location to save it to Activity Log xj Search Criteria From To User Name Export Page Close f 27 2002 2002 all Users x Expat All Records foe I oa 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage Disabled camera 3 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled came
101. on for each of the buttons that appear when you press Ctrl Alt Delete on the DVXi keyboard e Miscellaneous Security contains the following restrictions e Disallow Windows Key disables the Windows key on the DVXi keyboard requires restart e Disallow DOS Prompt disables Command Prompt e Disallow Registry Tools disables Registry Editor and any other Registry tools Each security option has individual benefits However you can best ensure that users don t access other parts of the DVXi system by choosing the highest level of security The highest level of security requires the following configuration Kiosk Mode enabled Shutdown or restart enabled in the On Exit drop down list Restrict User Functionality enabled with all restrictions activated MasterControl placed in the Startup folder it is already there by default Automatically Run This Schedule On Startup selected on the Schedule page see the MasterControl Operation chapter With this level of security only a user logged in with Administrator permissions can access other areas of the DVXi system If you implement all Windows restric tions using Restrict User Functionality you can access Windows by clicking the Integral Technologies logo logging in as Administrator and deselecting the op tions on the Users tab and logging off or restarting the system if necessary When finished working in Windows remember to reset the restrictions on the Users tab if yo
102. ontains a list of all alarm events that have occurred on a server since you last connected to it see Figure 54 The list sorts alarm events by the server camera and alarm input they occurred on the date and time they occurred and the current state ALM currently in alarm or RTN returned to normal If you double click on an alarm event or highlight it and click Play the left video window displays the event video while the right video window displays live video from the same camera To delete events from the list highlight one or more events and press Delete on the computer keyboard If there are no alarms currently displayed in the video windows the next alarm that occurs is automatically displayed along with live video First Line RemoteView Client Remote Alarm Management je x ZS File View Window Help 5 x EB Schedule Q Help 171072002 5 08 20 PM Scale Level 1 gj y Time Started Frameserver Alarm 2 Front Lawn 1710 2002 5 08 18 PM 5 08 19 PM Frameserver Alarm 2 Front Lawn 1 10 2002 5 08 14 PM 5 08 15 PM Frameserver Alarm 3 Lobby 1410 2002 5 07 58 PM 5 08 19 PM Frameserver Alarm 2 Front Lawn 1 10 2002 5 05 49 PM 5 06 54 PM Frameserver Alarm 1 Break Room 1 10 2002 5 05 33 PM 5 05 38 PM Frameserver Alarm 3 Lobby 1 10 2002 5 05 29 PM 5 06 50 PM Frameserver Alarm 2 Front Lawn 1410 2002 5 05 25 PM 5 05 28 PM Frameserver Alarm 3 Lobby 1710 2002 5 04 54 PM 5 05 23 PM Frameserver Alarm 1 Break Room 1 10
103. operate MasterControl for your daily security needs e RemoteView describes the RemoteView software including details about downloading live and recorded video from a remote client PC e Appendix A DVXi Plug ins describes the standard and optional standalone applications available on a DVXi system e Appendix B Synchronizing DV Xi Clocks describes a procedure that allows you to synchronize the Windows time of multiple DVXi systems to a master source on a network e Appendix C Technical Support and Warranty Information If you require further assistance with your DVXi system than this manual offers please refer to the technical support information available in Appendix C A Balfour Beatty Company PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN To reduce risk of electric shock do not remove the cover or back of the DVXi system There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel only LITHIUM BATTERY DANGER The battery should be replaced only by a service technician The battery is a non operator replaceable cell There is danger of explo sion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions DVX Installation The installation of your DV Xi system consists of connecting the box to its peripheral equipment monitor mous
104. or this purpose e Alarm Input Activation and Alarm Input Deactivation This re fers to the triggering and resetting of the DV Xi alarm inputs as con figured in MasterControl Select which alarm inputs are monitored by DVXNotify e Video Signal Lost and Video Signal Restored Select which cam era inputs are monitored for video signal loss by DVXNotify e Scene Lost and Scene Restored Select which camera inputs are monitored for scene loss by DVXNotify e Motion Events Select which camera inputs are monitored for mo tion events by DVXNotify Also select Frames Per Event the num ber of motion images required to trigger the alarm output and Event Timeout the number of motionless seconds required to restart the count of motion images e Other Events Select from several other events or actions for DVXNotify to monitor including MasterControl startup or exit sys tem restart recording start or stop and successful or failed login Now you can configure how often and which days email can be sent to each ad dress in the group To do this select the email address in the Email Settings list and configure the following settings iB Select the Frequency to determine how often email messages can be sent to the address Following are the Frequency options e Real time Email an email sent for each occurrence of a selected condition or action e 1 Email Minute an email sent at the completion of every minute e 1 Email Hour a
105. output displays that single camera on the external monitor if the Output 1 button displays a drop down list the output displays the selected multi camera view on the external monitor The drop down list contains all multi camera views configured on the MultiOut tab on the Setup page To run a tour on an output click the tour button below that output s button To stop the tour click the button again Tours are enabled and configured on the Outputs tab on the Setup page Main Outputs Wles F Default 2x2 Default 3x3 Default 4x4 2 Default 7 Camera 4 Em EE Default 13 Cami a 18 Camera Tour Stopped E Camera 1 Tour Stopped Main Outputs El Camera 1 E3 Tour Running C Camera 1 Tour Stopped ey Camera 1 Tour Stopped fra Camera 1 Tour Stopped DVX Figure 27 The Outputs tab allows you to manually select up to four video inputs for display on external monitors The example on the right shows Output I used as a multi camera output 63 uoljesadg o A D oe D 5 e A Balfour Beatty Company CONTROLLING PTZ PTZ and the PTZ tab are available only as an option If you did not purchase the PTZ option with your DV Xi system the PTZ tab does not appear on the Setup page MasterControl allows you to control PTZ cameras configured on the PTZ tab of the Setup page If your DVXi system includes the PTZ option the Monito
106. ower switches on the front panel of the box and on the monitor See Installing DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 for important rack mount installation considerations 10 DVX REAR PANEL OF DVXi TS9 RM and DVXi TBC9 RM F A feel EY 2 il i H all E Tikal I all H 8 P 2 A K B CD E G H J Figure 3 The rear panels of DVXi 9 and 16 camera systems rack mount chassis The place ment of system components may vary depending on which options are installed REAR PANEL OF DVXi TS16 and DVXi TBC16 F ig J al tt 2 3 Hl S i a fl a CO A K B CD E G H J 11 A Balfour Beatty Company INSTALLING DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 Use Figure 4 to complete the following installation instructions 1 Plug the power cord into the power connector A 2 Plug the mouse into the mouse connector B 3 Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector C 4 To provide a network or dial up connection connect a network cabl
107. p a Help w Exit Figure 36 The Search page allows you to locate JINTEGRAL Fm Search SmartSearch From Enter starting fi0 142002 gt 3 45 41 PM pres iS and view captured Ginga 107 8 2002 z snm video Choose the eke camerae 1 camera inputs is I Alams of the video to C Side Door T Motion be searched C Supply Room M Lobby Select motion alarm or scene Hi n Results 5 10 7 2002 3 30 54 PM 000000000 Sa ees annnm blank to find a all video kap To 5of2 l gt I 3 Day Camera Events Alarms Archive VCR controls Started Total Frames Status T es 1077 2000 33054PM 107772024331 PM 0 On Disk Search Lobb 54 PM Fi On Disk M THEE a 0 i 3 On Disk results Lobby 10 7 2002 3 30 54PM 10 7 2002 4 27 40 PM au Lobby 10 7 20023 30 54PM 10 7 2002 4 39 10 PM os sese O o e A The search results are then listed at the bottom of the screen organized on the following tabs e Day displays a single result for each camera for each day of the search period If the search period was two days long for 16 cameras 32 results are listed assuming all cameras recorded video both days e Camera displays a single result for each camera Each result repre sents a video segment containing all video captured by an individual cam era input during the search period e Events displays a single result for each one minute period that con tained a motion or alarm e
108. r page contains two additional tabs PTZ and PTZ Settings To see these tabs click the right arrow beside the Main and Outputs tabs on the Monitor page To control a PTZ camera select its video window and then the PTZ tab see Figure 28 The tab allows you to control the pan tilt zoom functions of the camera by clicking and dragging arrows or the center joystick You can also control focus iris and zoom settings The six preset buttons allow you to quickly view any of the first six presets configured on the PTZ Settings tab Figure 28 PTZ przsetil gt The PTZ tab h Fae aim sd a you to control PTZ 4 ae cameras t v 3 12 3 4 5 6 If you install a mouse with a wheel control you can wheel foward to zoom in and wheel backward to zoom out You can also make any type of mouse function like a joystick by holding the Ctrl key and clicking once on the center joystick You can then move the mouse without clicking to control PTZ To can cel this function click the left mouse button 64 DVX The PTZ Settings tab see Figure 29 allows you to control the following features of a PTZ camera selected on the Monitor page e The Camera Speed drop down box controls the speed at which functions occur when selected For example if you select Fast the camera will pan quickly when you click and drag an arrow or the joystick Five speeds are available e Camera Presets allows you to configure camera views that
109. ra 4 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 5 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 7 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 8 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 9 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 10 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 11 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 12 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 15 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 16 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 18 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage isabled camera 20 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage Hardware T isabled camera 24 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage Hardware T isabled camera 28 9 27 2002 07 56 44 Administrator SetupPage Hardware T isabled camera 32 9 27 2002 07 56 51 Administrator SetupPage Hardware Tab Changed the frame rate on camera 1 to Max 9 27 2002 07 56 51 Administrator SetupPage Hardware Tab Changed the frame rate on camera 2 to Max 9 27 2002 07 56 51 Administrator SetupPage Hardware Tab Changed the frame rate on camera 3 to Max 9 27 2002 07 56 51 Administrator SetupPage Hardware Tab Changed the frame rate on camera 4 to Max DVX RemoteView This chapter provides information about RemoteView an application that allows you to view live and recorded vide
110. rd at the fastest possible frame rate during alarm events The Maximum frame rate setting is a calculation of the maximum image capture rate of the hardware divided by the number of con nected cameras For example a DVXi XM16 system with four con nected cameras would capture 15 images per second per camera because XMUX captures 60 images per second 60 4 15 Information on the Hardware tab is inaccessible while recording DVX 27 uoleinBijuog z o o a D D QD fe 3 o INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 12 The Camera Detection button calls up the Camera Detection window Use this window to inform MasterControl of newly connected cameras 28 RESCANNING FOR CAMERAS Any time you connect cameras to DVXi you must inform MasterControl On the Hardware tab on the Setup page click the Camera Detection button When the Camera Detection window appears see Figure 12 select the input number for the new camera and click Accept The camera input is then represented by an active button at the bottom of the screen even if no camera is actually hooked up to the input You can also have MasterControl search for the new camera by clicking Rescan When you disconnect a camera you can either click Rescan or manually deselect the camera input from the Camera Detection window To have MasterControl recognize a specific camera input combination every time you start the application s
111. re are two ways to view the amount of available disk space that has been used to store captured video e Look at the Disk bar on the right side of the status bar The amount of the available disks that is full is indicated by the length of the blue bar see Figure 38 The Disk bar does not reflect the threshold you set on the Disk tab it reflects the total size of each disk For example if you set the threshold to 50 you will know you have reached that when the Disk bar is half full sk OO Figure 39 This portion of the e Go to the Setup page and click the Disk tab A bar graph refer to status bar indicates Figure 15 indicates how much of each disk is full the approximate amount of the disk You can also use the Disk tab to purge captured video At the bottom of the Disk that is full tab are two drop down calendars Enter starting and stopping dates all video cap tured on or between these dates will be deleted select Purge By Date Range and then click the Purge button You can also purge video from all days by selecting Full Purge before you click the Purge button The bar graph then changes to indi cate that a portion of each disk was emptied See the Archiving section of the MasterControl Configuration chapter for a description of other Disk tab options uoljesadg lt o A D oe D 5 85 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 40 The Activity L
112. reen trigger block F From top to bottom are board inputs 1 16 an output and a ground On the MasterControl Alarms tab the inputs are named Board Alarm 1 Board Alarm 2 and so on Connect only to voltages below 42V DC external devices connected to the DVXi system should be in a SELV non energy hazardous circuit Connect up to five cameras to the first left row of BNC connectors G These inputs are labeled 1 through 5 from bottom to top Connect up to four cameras to the second right row of BNC connectors H These inputs are labeled 6 through 9 from bottom to top For video output connect a VCR or external TV monitor to the connector labeled OUTPUT top Optional Connect your PTZ cameras to the RS 422 port K as described in the PTZ installation manual Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet To provide power to the DVXi box use the power switch on the rear panel L To turn on the DVXi system use the power switches on the front panel of the box and on the monitor DVX REAR PANEL OF DVXi TS9 D and DVXi TBC9 D rq JEO H ls s a n s x J Ta a o o do le A L BCD E F G H J K Figure 2 The rear panel of DVXi 9 camera systems desktop chassis The placement of s
113. ro priate search result and then click the Authenticate button A progress bar is then displayed until the whole segment has been examined A message box then appears indicating whether the authentication suc ceeded or failed DVX SMARTSEARCH SmartSearch finds only those portions of a video segment that meet certain user defined motion criteria For example you can highlight specific areas of a camera view and then quickly jump to all motion events that occur in those areas during a video segment This is helpful if you want to filter video differently than you do using the masking utility on the Setup page s Motion tab for example To perform a SmartSearch complete the following steps 1 After performing a search on the Search tab select the SmartSearch tab see Figure 37 2 Click ona search record so that its first frame appears in the view screen 3 In the view screen use the cursor to paint blocks over the areas in which motion events should be played back All other areas will be ig nored in the SmartSearch To remove a block click it once more and then drag the cursor over any other blocks you want to remove To re move all the blocks click Clear Mask 4 Note the Number of Blocks slider bar Its indicator changes to show the number of blocks you painted in the view screen Now you can adjust the slider to determine how many of the painted blocks must change from one frame to the next for that frame
114. s available on all outputs except when you select the single camera output on DVXi TS systems DVX 49 uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o A Balfour Beatty Company ARCHIVING Archiving and the Archive tab are available only as an option If you did not purchase the archiving option with your DV Xi system the Archive tab does not appear on the Setup page The MasterControl archiving utility allows you to store video to storage devices accessible over a network connection Archiving extends MasterControl s video storage space almost infinitely and can provide a permanent record of captured video The archiving utility is accessible via a tab on the Setup page which includes options such as automatic and manual archiving The following sections describe the Archive tab and archiving options followed by important archiving notes ARCHIVE TAB The Archive tab see Figure 22 is where you choose a drive and the time each day when video should be archived You can also format drives on the Archive tab The top half of the Archive tab contains the following configuration fields and buttons e Drive Archive Name lists each drive its name and how full each drive is After formatting a storage drive is automatically assigned a number for its Archive Name this number cannot be changed e Load Unload Media currently unused e Format erases data from the archive directory of a storage dr
115. t is not right click the service select Properties and select Automatic for the Startup Type DVX Appendix C Technical Support and Warranty Information PJINTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company A Balfour Beatty Company 132 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Integral Technologies is committed to providing you with superior technical and engineering support Many questions and other issues can be resolved with a visit to the following web site http www integraltech com support html This web site contains Frequently Asked Questions and other useful information about your DV Xi product If you need additional help with your DVXi hardware or MasterControl software please have the following information available e The version number of MasterControl click the Integral Technologies logo in the application to see this number e A complete description of the problem including error messages and instructions for re creating the error e Peripheral equipment you use with the DVXi system including cameras cables and so on Send the report to Integral Technologies 9855 Crosspoint Blvd Suite 126 Indianapolis IN 46256 3336 Phone 317 845 9242 Fax 317 845 9275 Internet support integraltech com World Wide Web http www integraltech com support html DVXi Technical Support Hours Monday Friday 8 00 a m 8 00 p m Saturday Sunday Closed Holidays Closed Eastern Standard Tim
116. t one of the six multi camera configuration buttons This displays a model of the configuration that shows its arrangement of video windows 2 Select a camera from the Camera Name list and drag it to a video window in the configuration model Repeat for each camera that you want dis played in this multi camera view 3 Click Save View and name the view To change an existing view including a default view select it from the View List and perform step 2 from the preceding instructions To delete a view select it from the View List and click Delete View Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs MultiOut Joso ne m Views HE El EJE Output 1 PAE a Le Save View Delete View View List EH Default 2x2 HE Default 3x3 EH Default 4x4 EH Default 7 Camera FH Default 10 Camera EH Default 13 Camera Camera Name PA Camera 1 Camera 2 P Camera 3 Camera 4 P Camera 5 P Camera 6 P Camera 7 P4 Camera 8 DVX Q zZ So Figure 20 2n The MultiOut tab 5 S36 allows you to configure the DVXi system s multi camera output 47 A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 21 The OSD Setup tab allows you to configure the text that appears on the external monitor s onscreen display 48 All of the multi camera views configured on the MultiOut tab are available on the Output 1 drop down list on the Monitor page s Outputs tab
117. terControl When you see the Enter Password window enter administrator for User and letmein for Password MasterControl then scans for connected cam eras see Figure 6 and opens up to the Monitor page Now you are ready to con figure MasterControl for daily use Be sure to change your DVXi user ID and password immediately See the Defining MasterControl Users section of the MasterControl Configuration chapter for information on how to do this The de fault administrator password is letmein for both Windows and MasterControl Figure6 _ __ Scanning for connected cameras After you enter a valid ID and password MasterControl scans for con nected cameras Your DVXi system has some of the same capabilities as a regular personal computer However it is recommended that you do not use your DVXi system for anything other than operating the MasterControl software Wandering to other parts of the system could damage DV Xi s intended functionality so do this only at your own risk See the Security Features section of the MasterControl Con figuration chapter for more information 16 DVX ACCESSING THE MASTERCONTROL DATABASE Only Windows users with Administrator permissions can operate MasterControl initially all other users see an error when they try to start the application How ever Windows users without Administrator permissions can be added manually to the list
118. the Duration area enter the length of the search period in the Days Hours and Minutes boxes 4 Inthe camera tree select all the cameras whose video you want to search If all cameras are left blank RemoteView will search all of them 5 Select the Search Type Normal lists video captured in all recording modes during each hour Alarm Video lists all alarm events that occurred during each hour Alarm Events lists each alarm events separately Motion Events lists each motion event separately Alarm Timeout indicates the number of milliseconds of separation required between alarm motion images for two separate alarm motion events to be recognized 6 Click Search When the search is complete information for each search record is displayed at the bottom of the screen Now the video files are available to the remote client for viewing and exporting They are sorted by camera name and listed along with the recording date whether any alarm events occurred available only during alarm search the number of images captured in the video segment and the starting and stopping times of the segment To sort the records by size starting time and so on click the appropriate column title You can also rearrange the column order by dragging a column title right or left DVX Z First Line RemoteView Remote Search _ 3 xj H E File View Window Help laj x Figure 50 Sewes H Monitor Search P Setup A Alams EB Schedule Q Help Remote Sear
119. the Setup page The Setup page is also unavailable if a RemoteView user is connected to the DVXi system with Administrator permission The Setup page is unavailable if an Administrator is logged on to the DVXi system remotely However a local DV Xi user can disconnect a remote Administrator using RemoteView Server See the RemoteView chapter for more information about logging on to a DVXi system remotely 24 ADJUSTING THE VIDEO DISPLAY To adjust the brightness contrast saturation and sharpness of the displayed video go to the Setup page and choose the Display tab see Figure 10 First select a camera input button from the bottom of the screen and then adjust the slider bar for each setting You can return to the default for each setting by clicking the Default button beside each slider bar or you can return to the default for all set tings by clicking the All Default Values for the Currently Selected Camera button m pa DVX Figure 10 The Display tab allows you to change the appearance of video in the view screens e gt To a E iS 5 25 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 11 The Hardware tab allows you to configure DVXi to capture video at various frame rates and image sizes You can also configure prealarm and postalarm recording 26 CONFIGURING HARDWARE The Hardware tab on the Setup page see Figure 11 allows you to select se
120. tify PIUQ iN ae aaa aa E a A AAEN Ear 123 Appendix B Synchronizing DVXi CIOCKS cccccesseeseeeeeeeeerees 129 Appendix C Technical Support and Warranty Information 131 DVX Introduction Thank you for purchasing a DVXi digital event recorder a high tech moni toring and recording solution to cover all your security needs This chapter introduces you to your DVXi system and the structure of this manual Included in this chapter are the following e A description of the main parts of your DVXi system e An outline of the chapters of this manual Again thank you for choosing a DVXi digital event recorder for your high tech security needs INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A A Balfour Beatty Company Beatty Company A Balfour Beatty Company ABOUT THE DVXi SERIES The DVXi digital event recorder is a high tech monitoring and recording solution that covers all your security needs The following products are the heart of the DVXi package e The DVXi box captures and compresses video for digital display from up to 16 cameras for safe storage and easy access e MasterControl is the user friendly software that allows you to easily monitor and record video from multiple cameras The simple configura tion instructions in this manual can help you set up MasterControl for unattended recording for extended periods e Installed with XMUX included with DVXi XM16 and DVXi XM32 the DVXi system expands to as many as 32 vi
121. to four cameras to the row of BNC connectors G Inputs are labeled 1 through 4 from bottom to top Optional Connect your PTZ cameras to the RS 422 port J as described in the PTZ installation manual Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet To provide power to the DVXi box use the power switch on the rear panel K To turn on the DV Xi system use the power switches on the front panel of the box and on the monitor DVX REAR PANEL OF DVXi TS4 and DVXi TBC4 a To lig EY is s e 3 i ae s O P A K B CD E F G H J Figure 1 The rear panel of DVXi 4 camera systems The placement of system components may vary depending on which options are installed A Balfour Beatty Company INSTALLING DVXi TS9 D and DVXi TBC9 D Use Figure 2 to complete the following installation instructions 1 2 10 11 12 Plug the power cord into the power connector A Plug the mouse into the mouse connector B Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector C To provide a network or dial up connection connect a network cable to the network connector D or a phone line to the optional modem J Plug the monitor into the monitor connector E and electrical outlet Optional Wire the alarms to the g
122. trictions e Hide Desktop Icons removes icons from the Windows Desk top requires restart e Hide Network disables Network Neighborhood in Windows requires restart Click the plus signs to see specific restrictions in each group You can enable all specific restrictions in a group by selecting the checkbox beside the group name or you can individually enable certain restrictions in the group If some of the restrictions in a group are selected the group checkbox contains a gray checkmark Restrictions or groups marked in the Restrictions window with a pound sign apply only while MasterControl is active Restric tions marked with a caret require a restart of the DV Xi system before they are applied e Hide Disk Drives removes the listing of Disk Drives from Windows Explorer e Hide Control Panel removes Control Panel from Windows Explorer and the Start menu requires restart e Hide View Options Menu removes the Folder Options item from the Windows Explorer View menu and Control Panel e Hide File Menu removes the File menu from Windows Ex plorer e Hide Search Menu removes the Search button from Windows Explorer e Hide Manage Menu removes the Manage option from the pop up menu that appears when you right click My Computers or Windows Explorer e Disable Right Click on Icons and Desktop disables the abil ity to open pop up menus on icons or the Windows Desktop e Hide
123. u want to maintain restricted access to Windows CONFIGURING MOTION DETECTION There are two important steps in configuring motion detection First you can set up a motion mask to cause MasterControl to ignore areas of an image where mo tion events do not need to be recorded Then you can adjust how much motion must occur for MasterControl to begin recording a motion event DVX 37 uoleinBijuog z o o a D TA QD fe 3 o A Balfour Beatty Company 38 UNDERSTANDING MOTION DETECTION You can configure MasterControl to recognize various levels and types of motion by going to the Setup page and clicking the Motion tab For ex ample you can adjust the camera s sensitivity to motion configure MasterControl to ignore subtle changes in light level or create a motion mask to identify areas of the video display in which motion should not trigger recording The following sections explain how motion detection works in NTSC the PAL video standard uses slightly different numbers as described later in this section See the Configuring Motion Detection section of this chapter for information on how to set up MasterControl for motion detection THE MOTION DETECTION IMAGE Each time MasterControl captures and compresses an image a smaller black and white version of the image is created This smaller image is used only for motion detection then discarded it is not stored separately from the compressed data All mot
124. ugin exe a program that starts automatically when MasterControl is started When started an MCPlugin icon is located in the system tray refer to Figure 57 Double click on the icon to reveal the Plugin Properties window and then select the DVXNotify tab see Figure 63 Pingin Properties DVXNotify m Email Notification J Disable Email Notification Email Notification Gro Email Accounts Add Group Edit Group Delete Group m Alarm Output Notification T Disable Alarm Output Notification Reset Alarm Output Alarm Input Activation Video Signal Loss J Manual Reset Required fal Other Events Minimum Latch Time seconds 10 Delay between alarms seconds jo a DVX Figure 62 The DVXNotify tab allows you to configure DVXi to send an email and or trigger the alarm output when certain conditions or actions occur 123 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company Figure 63 The Edit Group window allows you to configure groups of email addresses to send messages to when certain conditions or actions occur 124 EMAIL NOTIFICATION DVXNotify can send email messages when certain conditions or actions occur You can create email groups that receive messages whenever selected conditions or actions occur during scheduled time periods You can also configure how often each address in the group is sent an email during those time periods To config
125. unctions performed on the Disk tab Display Hardware Disk Users Mation Alarms Outputs Multiou gt 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 Ey Enable Drive Free Space On Enabled Drives MB 58500 M ES Average Disk Used 92 Disk Thresh 9 x I Dont Delete Unarchived Data From 1172872000 To 1172872000 x Purge Purge By Date Range Full Purge IV Automatically Purge Restored Data Daily at 1 00 00 AM DVX DEFINING MASTERCONTROL USERS User IDs and passwords are required whenever you run MasterControl unless autorunning mode is enabled see the Setting a Recording Schedule section of the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information To add users or change their permissions go to the Setup page and click the Users tab see Figure 15 Following are the four types of user permissions available e Administrator has full access to DVXi features e Supervisor has full access to DVXi features except for user adminis tration remote administration and Remote View Server e User can access only the Monitor Search and Help pages A User also cannot exit MasterControl e Disabled has no access to MasterControl Display Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs Multiou gt Fi gu re 1 5 User Name be S Activity Log The Users tab allows you to add or delete Password pe Stus users and change
126. ure groups of email addresses to send messages to complete the follow ing steps you must be logged on to MasterControl with Administrator or Supervi sor permissions 1 On the DVXNotify tab deselect Disable Email Notification 2 Click Add Group Type the name of the group and click OK 3 Click Edit Group This opens the Edit Group window see Figure 64 4 Click SMTP Server Settings to open the SMTP Group Properties win dow Enter a name this will identify the email to recipients and the email address of the server Then enter a mail server that the DV Xi sys tem can connect to and the server s port number Click OK to close the window 5 Click Add Account and enter an email address to include in the group Repeat for each additional address in the group Edit Group test Group Settings Events This Group Watches H O Alarm Input Activation O Alarm Input Deactivation H O Video Signal Loss H O Video Signal Restored O Scene Loss H O Scene Restored Motion Event Settings O Motion Events H O Other Events Frames Per Event 25 Event Timeout 5 r Email Settings Frequency 1 Email 7 Minute gt Email Schedule Interval Even Day 4 From 42 90 12 00 00AM I To Ji1 53 00PM E Default Schedule Add Account Delete Account Select events that cause email messages to be sent to all addresses in the group The following events can be monitored f
127. ure prevents MasterControl from filling the disk with video long after the actual security breach oc curs 6 When the alarm is configured properly click the Activate button 43 A Balfour Beatty Company ALARM SCHEDULING The Alarms tab allows special scheduling of alarm recording If you leave the Always On checkbox selected an alarm on the input will always trigger recording on the specified cameras regardless of the schedule you create on the Schedule page see Setting a Recording Schedule in the MasterControl Operation chap ter for more information If you deselect Always On you can specify a schedule for when all alarms on the input should trigger recording on the specified cameras You can set an alarm recording schedule for both weekdays and weekends BENEFITS OF EACH ALARM SCHEDULING METHOD The Alarms tab is not the only location where you can schedule alarm recording you can also schedule alarm recording on the Schedule page Each method has its own benefits Schedule page When you use the Schedule page to schedule alarm recording on a camera input for a certain time period that is the only type of recording that can occur during that time pe riod for that camera This is an appropriate method for those who do not need to record continuous video or motion events during such time periods Alarms tab When you use the Alarms tab to schedule alarm recording for a certain time period you can still schedule
128. users configured in MasterControl RemoteView and RemoteView Server are identical if you add a user in one applica tion it is automatically added in the others DVX SELECTIVE CAMERA AVAILABILITY The following tabs on the Users tab restrict which cameras can be viewed by a user e All selects cameras that the user can view live and recorded video from and control its PTZ functions e Live selects cameras that the user can view live video from e Search selects cameras that the user can search for and view recorded video from e PTZ selects cameras for which the user can control PTZ functions Select a user from the User Name drop down list and then one of the tabs see Figure 16 Then select which cameras the user can view or control depending on the right designated by the selected tab To completely restrict the viewing of video from a camera for the selected user deselect the camera from the All tab Security All Live Search PTZ Figure 16 Mid Mg M 17 M 25 M2 M 10 M 18 M 26 The All Live M3 M 11 M19 M 27 Search and PTZ lV 4 M 12 lv 20 IV 28 tabs on the Users tab 9 D v5 M 13 v 21 M 29 allow you to hide ET 4 id Me 4 os id F certain cameras A a ad ad V 24 2 from specific users z 33 A Balfour Beatty Company 34 SECURITY FEATURES It is recommended that you do not use your DV Xi system for anything other than operating the MasterControl software Wandering to other parts of
129. vent e Alarms displays a result for each camera that recorded each alarm event Results contain the alarm name the camera name the type of alarm hard ware or software and the times the alarm was activated and deactivated uoljesadg lt o A D ue D 5 e e Archive displays results for each video segment saved on an archive device available only if an archive device was detected when MasterControl was started 79 INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES A Balfour Beatty Company 80 Except on the Alarms and Archive tabs the information displayed on all tabs includes the camera name the date and time of the start and finish of the video segment the number of motion alarm and scene loss images the total number of images captured and the location of the video on disk or removable media Click on a column title to sort search results based on that column s information You can also divide a long list of search results into separate pages for easier navigation Select the number of results displayed per page and then use the left and right arrows to view the different pages or select the double left or double right arrows to view the first or last page respectively You can choose from 5 to 500 results per page The Authenticate button on the Search page allows you to verify that a video file has not been changed or tampered with in any way To authenticate a video segment perform a search select the app
130. veral DVXi recording settings To change hardware parameters select one or more cam era inputs from the list or click Select All to choose all inputs and then adjust the following settings e Frame Quality Select from Low Medium High and Extra High qual ity options Higher frame qualities create greater video storage require ments e Frame Rate DVXi can record at its maximum potential rate see Note or a wide range of rates depending on your hardware e Prealarm and postalarm Select the amount of prealarm and postalarm recording time in seconds This allows you to record events that occur immediately before and after an alarm event Prealarm recording tempo rarily stores a certain amount of video at all times in case an alarm oc curs which requires a reserved amount of storage space The amount of prealarm recording time you can program is limited by the recording rate and image size specified for all cameras set for prealarm recording For example if all cameras configured for prealarm recording are set for a 15KB image size and one frame per second you can divide up to 447 Display Hardware Disk Users Motion Alarms Outputs Muttiou gt Camera Name Frame Rate Quality Max Pre Post Camera 1 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 2 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 3 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 4 Max Medium Yes 0 D Camera 5 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 6 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera 7 Max Medium Yes 0 0 Camera
131. with a color to help you set up and visualize the schedule Following are the three types of recording modes and their associated colors e Alarm red tecords video only if an alarm is triggered during the time period you specify on the Schedule page The maximum duration of the camera s activation can be set on the Alarms tab on the Setup page see Assigning Cameras to Alarms in the MasterControl Configuration chapter e Motion blue tecords video only if motion is detected during the time period you specify on the Schedule page You can configure MasterControl to detect only the most noticeable activity or any slight movements This sensitivity can be adjusted on the Setup page see the Configuring Motion Detection section of the MasterControl Configu ration chapter e Free green records video for the entire length of time you specify on the Schedule page For more information about the Alarms tab and special alarm schedules see As signing Cameras to Alarms in the MasterControl Configuration chapter When you set Alarm mode for a camera on the Schedule page only alarm events are recorded for that camera If you want recording to continue in Free or Motion mode for that camera while alarms are not occurring you can create a special alarm recording schedule on the Alarms tab on the Setup page The benefits of using the sched uler on the Alarms tab are explained in the Assi
132. you can quickly call at any time To configure a preset select the camera s video window and use the PTZ tab controls to set the camera to the desired view On the PTZ Settings tab select a preset number and click Set the number of presets available depends on the camera type To view the preset at any time select the camera preset number and click Call Presets 1 6 are also quickly viewable on the PTZ tab by selecting the appropriate preset num ber button The Alarms tab on the Setup page allows you to configure a camera to call a preset automatically upon alarm e The Start Pattern button starts the PTZ preset tour configured on the PTZ tab on the Setup page PTZ Settings Figure 29 r Camera Speed Normal The PTZ Settings tab on the Monitor page allows you to Camera Presets configure presets on _ our PTZ cameras M cat se E m Camera Pattern Start Pattern uoljeuadg lt o A D me OD 5 e When a PTZ error occurs the MCNotify log icon in the MasterControl icon tray changes to a camera icon with a red background A user with the appropriate permission level can double click the icon to view the log which contains specific information about the PTZ er ror along with other logged information 65 A Balfour Beatty Company 66 SELECTING RECORDING MODES There are three types of recording modes On the Schedule page each mode is associated
133. ystem components may vary depending on which options are installed A Balfour Beatty Company INSTALLING DVXi TS9 RM TS16 and DVXi TBC9 RM TBC16 Use Figure 3 to complete the following installation instructions 1 Plug the power cord into the power connector A 2 Plug the mouse into the mouse connector B 3 Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector C 4 To provide a network or dial up connection connect a network cable to the network connector D or a phone line to the optional modem H 5 Plug the monitor into the monitor connector E and electrical outlet 6 Connect up to nine DVXi TS9 or TBC9 systems or up to sixteen cam eras DVXi TS16 or TBC 16 systems to the row of BNC connectors F For video output connect a VCR or external TV monitor to the connec tor labeled OUTPUT 7 Optional Wire the alarms to the green trigger block G From top to bottom are board inputs 1 16 an output and a ground On the MasterControl Alarms tab the inputs are named Board Alarm 1 Board Alarm 2 and so on Connect only to voltages below 42V DC external devices connected to the DVXi system should be in a SELV non energy hazardous circuit 8 Optional Connect your PTZ cameras to the RS 422 port J as described in the PTZ installation manual 9 Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet 10 To provide power to the DVXi box use the power switch on the rear panel K 11 To turn on the DVXi system use the p

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