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1. gt 9 50 38 22 5 2007 04 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a gt 9 50 33 22 5 2007 04 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record al r 9 50 04 22 5 2007 12 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record al r 9 48 27 22 5 2007 07 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a r 9 48 15 22 5 2007 05 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record al Qc Alarm Search tab Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 85 alarm pop up window See alarm view alarm view When an alarm occurs a feed from a camera or microphone can be set to automatically open in an alarm popup window The feeds are called alarm views The pop up window can contain up to 16 alarm views There are two types of alarm views video views and audio views An alarm video view shows video from the alarm camera An alarm audio view shows an oscilloscope which shows the frequencies of the audio signal in graphical form An alarm video view alarm video See alarm view Alarms window The New tab in the Alarms window contains a list of all alarms that have occurred since your logon The alarm list is used for managing alarms for example playing back alarm video and acknowledging alarms The tab shows up to 100 most recent alarms The list is cleared automatically when you change profiles or log off Workst
2. Name The name of the alarm e Priority Alarms with high priority are identified with 1 medium priority with 2 and low priority with 3 e Trigger The source of the alarm For example a camera a digital input or an audio channel e Actions Liststhe actions performed as the result of the alarm For example video or audio recording camera mask change or I O device activation Arranging alarms Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 78 By default the alarms are arranged according to their date and time You can arrange the alarms according to their time name priority trigger or actions by clicking on the column heading in the alarm list The alarms can be arranged in an ascending or descending order by re clicking the column heading The small arrow head on the heading shows whether the alarms are arranged in an ascending or descending order Y Priority To arrange alarms e Click on a column heading Examining alarms To examine an alarm Select the alarm and click on the arrow sign on the left side of the name of the alarm The alarm details are displayed To close the details re click on the arrow sign To play back an alarm do one of the following e Select the alarm click the menu button P in the lower right corner of the list and choose Recorded Material e Right click the alarm and choose Recorded Material e Open the alarm details as instructed above Click Recorded Material at the right side of
3. Digital output view The digital output view shows the state of an output open closed You can also control outputs from the view we ea Two digital output views The first output is open the second closed Other icons than these are possible for digital outputs To show the digital output view do one of the following e Drag the digital output from the Navigator to the work space e Right click the digital output on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View e Select the digital output from the Navigator click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 46 To change the state of a digital output e Click the icon in the digital output view The state of the output is changed or a pulse is sent to the output depending on what is the primary function of the output The primary function is set in System Manager e To access both commands Change State Switch On Off and Pulse open the Properties window and click the Output Control tab For more information about the tab see Digital output properties on page 47 En 69 Output 1 Output 2 Output 4 Output 6 Output 7 i it lel Lel Digital output views in a device window When using the pulse function the remaining time of the pulse is shown in the view asin the first view from the left Digital output menu The digital output menu contains these commands Show View
4. User s Guide 21 To use automatic layouts 1 Right click on the device window and select View Mode or click on the View Mode button on the toolbar please see Toolbar on page 10 for further information 2 Select the layout from the layout list or select Dynamic to disable automatic layouts NOTE If you use automatic layouts you cannot change the shape or dimensions of the device window To change the shape or dimensions of the device window select Dynamic from the layout list Maximizing and minimizing To maximize the device window size do one of the following e Double click on the device window title bar e Click on Maximize button on the upper right corner of the device window To minimize the device window size e Click on Minimize button on the upper right corner of the device window To restore a maximized or minimized device e Click on Restore button on the upper right corner of the device window To maximize the view from a single camera When viewing multiple cameras in the device window you can double click on a single camera view to display the view from that camera in the device window You can restore the original layout by double clicking on the camera view Shape To change the shape of the device window e Put the mouse pointer on the edge of the device window and when the pointer changes to a double arrow drag the edge to the direction you want The device views in a device windows are p
5. Properties window The Properties window shows information about devices In addition you can change device settings and access some commands through the Properties window For example you can capture and print images on the Clipboard tab of the Properties window Properties Camera 1 b a jela Displayed device information v Name Group v Status iv Time v Date pulse You can send a pulse to a digital output of a DVR The pulse changes the state of the output to the opposite state for the specified duration After the duration is over the output returns to the state it was in quantity of motion A setting in Motion Search that specifies what percentage of pixels must change in the image area for the search to recognize motion The shown values are scaled from the actual percentage values Use the following figure as a guideline for setting the quantity of motion The figure shows five image areas Below each image is the quantity that corresponds to the shaded area The number in the parenthesis shows what percentage the shaded area is of the total image area 5 0 125 20 0 5 1 40 5 80 10 100 12 594 Quantity of motion Example If you want to find images where the moving object fills more than 10 of the image area set the quantity value to 80 Image A is ignored because the object fills only 5 of the image area The sys
6. U update rate 32 user settings 11 V video outputs 42 camera tours adding 44 running 42 properties 43 selecting cameras 42 view 42 viewing video 28 W Windows Media Player 74 work area 9 Z zoom dome cameras 35 video view 68 98
7. User s Guide 42 e Select the monitor from the Navigator click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View To select the camera that is shown on the monitor e Right click the video output on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Camera and then select the camera from the list e Select the camera from the camera list in the video output view To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click the video output on the Navigator or on a map point to Run Tour and select the tour from the list e Select the tour from the Camera Tours list on the video output view and click Play To stop a camera tour e Release the Play button If restarted the tour will start from the first camera To move to the next or previous camera manually e Click the Previous Camera or Next Camera button Note that manual control stops a running camera tour Video output properties The Properties window contains two tabs for video outputs Description Contains an optional description of the output and possibly also a description that is shown only to system administrators Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the video output view monitor name date time To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the video output view is shown in the work space and then Click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Ri
8. Navigating through maps ssssssssssse eee enne 26 Using devices on maps cece eee Hmm se nee nnn 26 CAMERAS 28 About cameras ii cov eo pt Vie ERE VE HM X XERREDEAM ETE VIX A EPA VOCI cubed Vat 28 Camera ICONS eise r Aae E a EEE be E E ure ri belt eer Ui P a d 28 Monitoring real time video ssssssesseee emen 28 Monitoring local video cccccccc cece eee eee seat meme ee eme enn 29 Playing back video see nbd oeiee EA eem a tan pda d dir n ad 30 iii Contents Camera MENU 1 555 5 xev rh eb repe eoe AR Ser ne RA cr ea qe e ede leri 30 Camera properties sisaret iind Rege eR ne dete Lex HR de bh Ex ERE dee Ren 3l Camera LOUIS pee 33 D me Cam ras tse Sccsseuleinad ecc pev iiu dense dada v Qe pene derit de PRU dda hie CEEBUP TU Given ales 34 ZOOM IIS ANG FOCUS i55 isa tied peed Au er e ER pe ac a Ra a a 35 Panmand tilts esent terne Rs er epe cot un de ond dehia Ve RR A qe VAL UR e eds 36 Preset positions and tours ssssssssssss mene 36 AUDIO 40 Audio channel iCOns eei e e ee e Ee wee de cee coca E dk CP aes 40 Opening audio channels sssssssssssssse mee emen ens 40 Audio V IeW 228 aoprecietexcone deck Oden dide k e Ic ee ec Orem ete B Ee oobis ta dn qu 40 Audio playback Leere xor rx ta REIR RARE Eb AREE 41 Audio search i tertie reve ete rhe nme EE D De HO rM cone CH e 41 A dlo properties eoe AE a or ERE Spruce E eii 41 VIDEO OUTPUTS 42 Selecting CAMETAS ue ame cea RA
9. Shows the digital output view that you can use to control the output Show on Map Shows where the camera is located on a map This command is shown on the Navigator Show on Navigator Shows where the camera is located on the Navigator This command is shown on the Map Tool Change State Switch On Off This command changesthe state of the output If the output is closed it is opened If it is open it is closed The output stays inthe changed state until it is changed again manually or asa result of an alarm Pulse The state is changed only for a specified time and then the output is returned back to the state it was in Specify the duration of the pulse on the Digital Output tab of the Properties window Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Showsthe Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the digital output view Output Control Showsthe Output Control tab of the Properties window where you can control the output To show the menu do one of the following e Right click the digital output on the Navigator or on a map e Select the digital output from the Navigator and then click the Show Menu in the lower right corner of the Navigator e Right click on the digital output view Digital output properties Digital outputs have these tabs in the Properties window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 47
10. The date of the video Image Update Rate From this tab you can select how often the video view is updated Update on motion only Select this option to update the real time video view only when motion is detected Update interval Select this option to update the real time view at regular intervals even when no motion is Set also the update rate For example if you set the interval to 4 s the video view is updated every four seconds if no motion is detected if motion is detected the real time view is updated automatically Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 32 Clipboard You can update the image that is shown on this tab by clicking the Capture button You can then save or print the image by clicking the Save or Print button amp 8 9 fe e Clipboard CoU gt The Clipboard in the Properties window A Capture B Captured image C Save D Print Reference image To make sure that the camera shows and records the right images you can compare the video view to a reference image that is shown on this tab For example you can make sure that the camera is pointed at the right direction Camera tours In a camera tour video is shown in sequence from each camera that belongs to the same device group Alternatively you can start a camera tour from a customized device window E DC B Camera tour window A The camera tour symbol shows that a tour is running B Buttons for manual control of the tour C
11. and the custom event list The text data list is always shown The header and the custom event list are optional 4 38 21 PM 5 30 2006 Data 6 Quisque et nulla vitae enim consequat suscipit Nullam hendrerit quam ut fringilla aliquam est augue pulvinar nisl at semper mi nunc quis sem Sed luctus eros sit amet mi Nam mauris elit ullamcorper in cursus eu ullamcorper a augue Operation in progress 26 consectetuer adipiscing elit Nullam massa nibh consequat a elementum eu vulputate ut nibh Duis venenatis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit Nullam massa nibh consequat a elementum eu vulputate ut nibh Duis venenatis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit Nullam massa nibh consequat a elementum eu Three text channel views in a device window A Date time and name of the channel B Header C Text data list D Custom event list Header The header shows identification data that are specified by the capture driver Text data list This list shows unspecified text stream data text events and text that is related to custom events The data that are shown are specified by the text data capture driver Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 53 Custom event list This list shows custom events that are specified by the text data capture driver Custom events can optionally be shown in the text data list
12. bookmark You can add shortcuts to video images and audio samples to the Bookmarks list for easy access later These are called bookmarks 12 08 54 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark 12 16 50 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark 12 16 59 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark Bookmarks 3 camera tour Camera tour refers to one of the following 1 A dome camera moves from one preset position to another 2 Video is shown in the same video view from different cameras in sequence 3 Video is shown on a video monitor from different cameras in sequence Change State Switch On Off Changing the state or switching an output on or off refers to changing the state of a digital output to the opposite state closed or open Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 87 channel Refers to a video audio or text channel clipboard The clipboard is a page in the Properties window where you can capture video images and then print them or save them on the hard disk or a floppy disc The captured image is shown on the clipboard data Data refers to video audio or text that is captured and recorded on hard disk Data can also be exported from the system detail view The detail view shows a smaller graph below the primary graph in Activity Search The smaller graph shows a smaller time scale view of the selected time For example if the Hours tab is selected the detail view shows the recorded material for each minute of the
13. Description The description tab contains a general description of the digital output and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators Only system administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Displayed Device information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the view Name The name of the output is shown Device group The name of the device group is shown Output control The Output control tab contains these commands Icon Name Description Change State Click to change the state of the GJ Switch On Off output Pulse Click to change the state of the amp output only for a short moment C Pulse Duration Drag the slider to set the duration of the pulse Refresh Refreshes the icon to show the status of the output To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the digital output view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the digital output view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 48 Digital inputs External devices for example door or window sensors can be connected to the digital inputs of the recorder The state of the inputs are shown with icons in Workstation There are two states inactive and active The icons are selected by the system administrator These sections show how to
14. EEA nnns 54 Text channel properties i oisi ai uiti en Y ext XR EA ine e EE ia 54 Searching and playing back text data ssssssssssssm eee 54 PLAYBACK 55 Showing the playback view sssssssss mm mens 55 Multiview playback ssssssssss mH nennen 55 Playback controls secs d erre eb Ae e ne deh ede dena Er e E eda 56 Video and audio authentication sssssssssse ne 56 SEARCHING FOR RECORDED DATA 57 Motion Search memari ecce es beet RR REN RREYRR RARE E E EEREPE Rara Activity Search its oen n ace mk Jes FREE casa Cr RE atu Ded ge edt About Activity Search eerren Moving in the graph ssssssse r Using Activity Search ccccccceeceeeee eee eeateeeeeeeeeenteeaeees Multiview search eccere mime Search ie Ee ehe edet e e eene EE Tnt aded ra bain TextSearch a sedo oec p eerie vem vex tb Qe veniendi e Oron Ure QA About text search emn Using text search encina eii iati nian e EELA Bookmarks E EE E E S E OAT IMAGE TOOLS EXPORTING VIDEO AUDIO TEXT AND ALARM DATA Printing or saving individual images sse Exporting video audio and text data clips cece eee eee eee Exporting alarm specific media clips see Setting default export settings sssssssssss nne Playing video audio and text data clips sse Using Mirasys Media Player ccce Using Windows Media Player cccsecceeeeeseeeeeeeueesaeens Printing text data omaron ann p cec
15. New features discussed in this manual Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide The Properties window can be docked on the left or right side of the Screen Please see Device properties on page 20 for further information All alarm specific recordings can now be easily exported If an alarm activates pre or post alarm recording for one or more devices the alarm specific recordings can be exported through the Alarm window Please see Exporting alarm specific media clips on page 72 for further information Mirasys presents NVR Pro a new single recorder license type with functionalities tailored for the retail segment For information on NVR Pro functionalities please see NVR Pro on page 6 e When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted in the Navigator and the Map Tool Please see Navigator on page 14 and Map Tool on page 25 for further information e Mirasys NVR client applications Workstation and System Manager are now fully Windows Vista compatible Note Due to limited functionality it is strongly recommended that the Mirasys NVR recorder software should not be installed on Windows Vista Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 3 Introduction These sections show the system architecture and program features e System architecture on page 4 e Features on page 5 System architecture The system has these components e 1 100 DVRs digital video recorders or NVRs network video recorde
16. Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the channel and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators System administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Device Information From this tab you can select if the name of the channel is shown in the view Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 52 Text channels The recorders can receive text stream data from devices like cash registers or filling station pumps You can view real time text data in synchronization with video and audio data In addition you can search recorded text data using Activity Search or Text Search Use of text data channels requires a software license that supports text channels and also a text data capture driver The driver specifies the data that are sent from the device to the DVMS system These sections show how to use text channels e Text channel icons on page 53 e Text channel view on page 53 e Text channel menu on page 54 e Text channel properties on page 54 e Searching and playing back text data on page 54 Text channel icons These icons identify text channels on the Navigator and on maps amp 53088 us Text channel view The top of the text channel view showsthe date and time of the selected event the name of the channel and the site and the state of the text channel view recording or playback Below that are the header the text data list
17. a device in the alarm details To show a real time view from an alarm do one of the following e Select the alarm click the menu button P in the right corner below the list and choose Live e Right click the alarm and choose Live e Open the alarm details as instructed above Click Live at the right side of a device in the alarm details Acknowledging alarms When you acknowledge an alarm the alarm view is closed and alarm recording stops However the alarm stays on the Recent Alarms list You can acknowledge only active alarms alarms that are currently taking place NOTE You can acknowledge alarms only if the administrator has set the alarm as acknowledgeable and if you have been given the required user rights for acknowledging alarms To acknowledge an alarm do one of the following Select the alarm and then click the Acknowledge button at the bottom of the Alarm List Cc e Right click the alarm and choose Acknowledge Alarm description System administrators can add descriptions or procedural instructions to alarms The descriptions are shown in the Properties window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 79 To show an alarm description 1 Make sure that the Properties window is shown on the screen If it is not click the Show Hide Properties button gy on the menu bar 2 Click the alarm that you want to see a description of Search On the Search tab of the Alarms window you can examine older alarm
18. big medium small Sensitivity Use the Sensitivity value to adjust how much the pixel values must change in order for the system to interpret the change as movement To set the sensitivity e Drag the slider to the left to decrease sensitivity or to the right to increase sensitivity Quantity The system finds images where the moving object is larger than the minimum size and ignores smaller objects However if there is more than one moving object the system treats them as one For an example of how to use this setting see quantity of motion on page 93 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 58 To set the required quantity of movement e Drag the slider to the left to decrease required quantity of movement and to the right to increase required quantity Start and end time By default Motion Search starts from the time that is shown in the playback view It stops at the end of the recorded images You can however change the start and end time To set the start time e On the Date and Time tab below the sliders do one of the following To start the search from the oldest files select Search from the start e To select the start date and time clear the check box Search from the start click the Set Start Time button GJ and then select the start date and time To set the end time 1 Onthe Date and Time tab do one of the following To end the search to the oldest files select Search to the end e
19. box and the password in the Password box NOTE The password is case sensitive 4 If the End User License Agreement is shown you can accept it by clicking Accept Terms Clear the check box Do not show this dialog box again if you do not want the agreement to show up again 5 Click Log on A progress bar is shown on the screen while the program starts After the program has started the user interface is shown For instructions on how to change the user interface language see User interface language on page 11 To log off from Workstation 1 Doone of the following e On the menu bar click File and then Exit Onthe menu bar click User and then Log off e On the status bar click the Exit Mirasys Workstation button lower right corner of the screen 2 Inthe Logoff dialog box click one of the option buttons e To let a different user log on click Log off current user To quit Workstation click Exit Workstation 3 Click OK Locking Workstation You can manually lock the program to protect it for example when you go away from your desk To lock the program do one of the following e Onthe menu bar click User and then Lock Program Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 7 e On the status bar click the Lock Program button a To unlock the program e After locking the program the logon screen is shown with the user s name pre filled the User name box Type the password in the Password box NOTE The password is c
20. change the Navigator s height or width put the mouse pointer on any one of the four edges of the Navigator When the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow drag the edge to the direction you want e To make the Navigator proportionally smaller or larger put the mouse pointer on any corner of the Navigator When the mouse pointer changes to a double arrow drag the corner to the direction you want dp Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 15 About profiles A profile specifies the devices for example cameras that you have access to and your usage rights You can have as many as five profiles but you can use only one profile at a time Select the profile that you want to use from the drop down list T p Ej Building amp e GQ First toor A Profile 2 CB cams Ls e Second floor Le e Third floor E e Fourth floor 2 inl Building B E E Buiaing c On the left Selecting a profile On the right A sample profile A Device groups B Devices NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the profile tree About device groups About devices The system administrators can put devices into groups for example based on their physical location Alternatively they can put the same type of devices for example all digital inputs into the same group Here are some icons that are used for device groups amp doge To see the contents of a device group e Double cli
21. dome control is active the zoom iris focus and dome preset controls are shown in the view It should be noted that in some installations the dome camera controls may have a customized release period In these cases the dome camera controls are released if they are idle for more than a specified time If the camera controls are released they need to be reactivated to control the dome camera NOTE If the dome camera controls include a release period atimer displayingthe remaining time until release will be shown in the upper right corner of the camera view after the dome camera controls have been idle for a time Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 34 A Dome camera symbol B The zoom iris focus and preset controls C The arrow shows the turn direction and speed Dome control features are described in these sections e Zoom iris and focus on page 35 e Pan and tilt on page 36 e Preset positions and tours on page 36 Zoom iris and focus When dome control is active the zoom iris and focus controls are shown in the video view To use zoom e To zoom in click and hold S e To zoom out click and hold aj Or e Zoom in and out by using the mouse scroll button To adjust brightness iris e To make the image brighter click and hold e e To make the image darker click and hold e To adjust sharpness focus e To sharpen the far distance click and hold 2A e To sharpen the near distance click a
22. finding alarms in the New or Search tabs 4 Click the Export Alarm button in the lower right corner of the Alarms window 5 If default media clip export settings are not used please see Setting default export settings on page 73for further information the Media Clip Settings dialog box is shown Do the following and then click OK Select where you want to save the clip To save the clip on the local hard disk select My documents Clips To save the clip on CD R RW or DVD R RW select CD DVD Drive To save on a removable device select Removable drive n File Name type a file name for the clip Youcan set the maximum video size from the Max video size drop down menu n Start select the start time of the clip by clicking the button n End select the end time of the clip by clicking the button e Use the duration slider to define the length of the media clip e f you are saving the file to a CD or DVD mark Format the CD DVD PeDe writing files on it if you want to format the disc before saving the clip f you want to use the same CD DVD disc to save media clips at a later time mark the Allow files to be added later multisession disc checkbox Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 72 Setting default export settings To change media clip settings 1 Onthe menu bar click User and choose Media Clip Settings 2 Do the following Select where you want to save clips To save clips on the local hard dis
23. in Configuring external devices on page 83 On the menu bar click User Select Dome keyboard settings Select a camera on the list and click the Up and Down buttons to associate a key for the camera Repeat the process for all dome cameras NOTE If the system contains only one dome camera the Up and Down buttons are not in use 5 Click OK to save the settings Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 84 GLOSSARY acknowledge Acknowledging an alarm means selecting the alarm from the New tab in the Alarms window and clicking the Acknowledge button Acknowledging an alarm closes the alarm view automatically You can acknowledge alarms only if the administrator has set the alarm as acknowledgeable and if you have been given the required user rights for acknowledging alarms Activity Search Activity Search shows recorded video audio or text data as a bar graph Activity Search 10 00 00 AM 6 8 2006 Cc Activity Search alarm Different types of events can be set to cause alarms and different actions For example movement in image can cause video to be recorded alarm audio See alarm view Alarm Search You can use the Search tab in the Alarms window to find all alarm video and audio recordings 9 50 43 22 5 2007 02 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a 9 48 01 22 5 2007 13 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a
24. instead of the custom event list To show a real time text channel view do one of the following e Drag the text channel from the Navigator to the work space e Right click a text channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View e Select the text channel click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View Text channel menu The text channel menu can contain these commands Move Apart This command is shown only if there is more than one device view in a device window It moves the selected text channel view to a device window of its own Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window where system administrators can add information about each channel Displayed Device Information Shows the Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what identification data are shown at the top of the text channel view Activity Search Shows a graphical activity search tool that you can use to find recorded text data Text Search Shows the Text Search tool that you can use to find recorded text data Show Real Time View Shows a real time text channel view Show Playback View Shows a playback view from the channel To show the text channel menu do one of the following e Right click the text channel icon on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the text channel view Text channel properties A text channel has these tabs in th
25. is shown on the Navigator or on a map and in the audio communication view In addition a buzzer rings The audio communication view is also automatically shown when the call button is pressed if it is not already shown in the work space In addition all the device views from the same device group are also shown in the same window A B 4 a C M TT 01 12min D An audio communication view A The icon shows the state of the connection Here the connection is open B Open Close Connection button C Volume D The indicator shows the level of audio and the timer shows how long the connection has been open To open or close the audio connection e Click the Open Close Connection button in the audio communication view Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 51 Audio communication menu The audio communication menu can contain these commands Show View Shows the audio communication view Connect Click to open the audio communication channel Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Showsthe Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the audio communication view To show the audio communication menu do one of the following e Right click the audio communication icon on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the audio communication view Audio communication properties A communication channel has these tabs in the
26. layout d C Delete Layout Deletes the selected layout Customizing the user interface These sections show how to customize the user interface e Showing or hiding user interface elements on page 11 e User settings on page 11 e Creating layouts on page 12 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 10 Showing or hiding user interface elements To show or hide toolbars or windows do one of the following e Onthe menu bar click View and then select the element you want to hide or show e Onthe menu bar click Windows and then select the element or window that you want to show or hide Onthe toolbar click the button for the element that you want to show or hide To access menu bar commands if the menu bar is hidden e Click the Menu Bar button on the toolbar To show the menu bar if it is hidden e Click the Menu Bar button point to View and choose Menu Bar User settings In User Settings you can change the user interface language the security settings and your password User interface language To change user interface language 1 Onthe menu bar click User and then User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown In the Language list click the language that you want to use Click OK The language is changed Protecting Workstation You can protect Workstation so that it is automatically locked or you are automatically logged off if you do not use the program for a set time To use auto
27. monitor digital inputs e Digital input icons on page 49 Digital input view on page 49 e Digital input menu on page 50 e Digital input properties on page 50 Digital input icons These icons identify digital inputs on the Navigator and on maps Digital input icons Digital input view The digital input view shows the state of a digital input inactive or active bg Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 To show the digital input view do one of the following e Drag the digital input from the Navigator to the work space e Right click a digital input on the Navigator or on a map and then choose Show View Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 49 e Select the digital input click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View To refresh the digital input icon e Click the icon Digital input menu The menu contains these commands Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Showsthe Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the digital output view To show the digital input menu do one of the following e Right click a digital input on the Navigator or on a map e Right click on the digital input view Digital input properties Digital inputs have these tabs in the Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the digital input a
28. of the device is Real time View or Playback View See Primary action on page 20 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 18 C e Ce Camera 4 B Ce Cg Ca Ca T C Eg To open a device view B you can drag a device from the Navigator A to the work space C To show all the devices of a device group in the same device window do one of the following e Drag the device group to the work space e Right click a device group icon and then choose Show Real Time View Select the device group click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View For more information about device windows see Device windows on page 21 ays 444 EIE ITE 4 eame s Speed rames 034 Ca 00000 4 To show all the devices of a device group in a device window B you can drag the device group A from the Navigator to the work space Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 19 Device state These symbols show the state of a device Icon Description The device is connected C The device is not in use or it has not been loaded correctly No signal 9 There is no connection to the recorder Connecting to the recorder ie 3 NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the Navigator Primary action Each device has a primary action which can be activated by double clicking the device The
29. of the video view Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 30 Dome Properties Showsthe Dome Control tab of the Properties window where you can start preset camera tours and select preset positions From the tab you can also access camera tour settings This command is available only for dome cameras and only in real time mode Capture Opens the Clipboard tab of the Properties window where you can capture export and print images Reference Image Shows an image that you can compare to the current view By comparing views you can for example make sure that the camera is pointed at the right direction Image Tools Shows image tools With the image tools you can enhance images for example adjust brightness or contrast Show Playback View Opens a playback view from the same camera This command is available only in real time mode Show Real time View Opens a real time view from the same camera This command is available only in playback mode and if the real time view is not already shown on the screen Show on Map Shows where the camera is located on a map This command is shown on the Navigator Show on Navigator Shows where the camera is located on the Navigator This command is shown on the Map Tool Activity Search Shows the Activity Search tool This command is available only in playback mode Motion Search Showsthe Motion Search tool This command is available only in playback mode Add to Bookmarks Adds the imag
30. over When selected the alarm pop up window is automatically closed when the active alarms are over e Show alarm list at startup When selected the Alarms window will be shown after logon e Show alarm list when alarm occurs When selected the Alarms window will be shown when an alarm takes place Only alarms that belong to your currently selected profile are shown in the Alarms window To show or hide the Alarms window e Click the Show Hide Alarm List button on the toolbar Ga The list has two tabs New This tab shows the 100 most recent alarms For more information see New on page 78 Search Click this tab to examine older alarms For more information see Search on page 80 New The New tab in the Alarms window contains up to 100 most recent alarms 4 Tapahtumat nesses Uudet Haku Y Aika Nimi Prioriteetti Lahde Toiminnot gt 12 08 04 24 5 2007 10 s Holaabal Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta b 12 03 10 24 5 2007 04 10 Holaaba Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta b 12 01 37 24 5 2007 08 s Holaaba Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta b 10 54 05 24 5 2007 01 06 Holaaba Mormal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta NOTE The list is cleared automatically when you change profiles or log off Workstation The list contains these columns e Time The date and time of the alarm
31. primary action is device specific and can be set or changed by the system administrator The following primary actions are available Real Time View Shows the real time device view This option is available for all devices Playback View Shows the playback view This option is available for cameras audio channels and text channels No Action The system does not do anything This option is available for all devices Change State Switch On Off The state of a digital output is changed This option is available for digital outputs Pulse The system sends a pulse to a digital output This option is available for digital outputs Shortcut menus You can operate devices using commands that are in shortcut menus To show a shortcut menu e Right click a device on the Navigator or right click a device view The commands are explained in the sections that describe each device type Device properties See information about devices adjust their properties and access some commands through the Properties window For example you can capture and print images on the Clipboard tab of the Properties window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 20 To show the Properties window do one of the following Select a device and click the Properties button GJ on the toolbar e Right click on a device view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window for example Description or Device Information e Right click a device on the Nav
32. program a button for showing the help and the name of the user You can hide the status bar from the View menu H Alarm list Shows active alarms On the Search tab you can also search past alarms Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 9 I Navigator The Navigator contains profiles and devices A profile specifies the devices that you have access to Select the profile that you want to use from the drop down menu After selecting the profile you can access the devices for example cameras shown in the profile tree For more information see Navigator on page 14 Toolbar The toolbar contains these buttons Name Description Show Hide Shows or hides the Navigator Navigator Show Hide Map Shows or hides the Map Tool Menu Bar If the menu bar is hidden you can access all menu bar commands by clicking this button Show Hide Shows the connection status to Connections recorders Show Hide Shows or hides the bookmark list Bookmark List Show Hide Alarm Shows or hides the alarm list ggg agg List Show Hide Shows or hides the properties of a Properties selected device For more information see Device properties on page 20 View Mode Sets the View Mode for the currently activate components Please see Working with device windows on page 21 for further information KI Saved Layouts Shows saved layouts that you can y use For more information see Creating layouts on page 12 Save Layout Adds a new
33. selected hour Activity Search bg pase O device The navigator contains devices which can be cameras audio channels text data channels an audio communication channel digital inputs and outputs and video outputs monitors See Navigator device group Devices can be put into device groups See Navigator Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 88 device window and device views You can open several device views into a device window A device window can contain for example video views audio views and digital input views iE A device window with a two video views a digital output view and an audio view digital input External devices such as glass break sensors or door sensors can be connected to the digital inputs of a DVR When the circuits of the device are closed or opened a signal is sent to the program This can be shown in a digital input view in the Workstation program The inputs can also trigger alarms digital input view A digital input view shows the state of the digital input The administrator can select the icon that represents the input NE Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Ale Three digital input views in a device window digital output External devices such as doors gates lights or sirens can be connected to the digital outputs of a DVR From the Workstation program the you can open or close the circuits that control the devices Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 89
34. the image that you want to print For more information see Searching for recorded data on page 57 Click the Export button in the playback panel and choose Print Image The image is sent to the default printer The message The image was printed successfully is shown when the image has been printed Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 69 To print an image in real time mode 1 Right click on the video view and choose Capture The captured image is shown in the small window on the Clipboard 2 Click Print The image is sent to the default printer The message The image was printed successfully is shown when the image has been printed NOTE You can also right click a video view and choose Print Image To export an image in playback mode 1 Find the image that you want to export For more information see Searching for recorded data on page 57 2 Clickthe Export button in the playback panel and choose Save Image The Save Image dialog box is shown 3 First select the target disk and then the target folder To create a new folder in a currently open folder click the New Folder button To move up to a higher level folder click the Up button To save the clip on CD R RW or DVD R RW select CD DVD Drive 4 f you are saving the file to a CD DVD disc f Mark Format the CD DVD before writing files on it if you want to format the disc g Mark Allow clips to be added later Multisession disc if you want to allow files to be ad
35. tour is running You can use the Next and Previous buttons to manually move to the subsequent or previous position without stopping the tour To stop a tour To stop a camera tour do one of the following e fyouhave started the tour through the Dome Control tab you can stop the tour by releasing the Start Stop Tour button e f you have started the tour by selecting the tour through the camera control tools or through the navigator pane or map tool you can stop the tour by turning the camera manually or selecting a preset position from the Presets list Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 37 Adding and deleting preset positions NOTE You must activate dome control before you can add or delete positions To add a preset position 1 Turnthe camera to the position that you want to save You can also adjust zoom focus and iris 2 Onthe Dome Control tab of the Properties window click the Add Preset Position button below the Saved Positions menu and choose Save Position from the menu 3 Type a name for the position and click OK To delete a preset position 1 On the Dome Control tab of the Properties window select the position that you want to delete 2 Click the Delete button adjacent to the Presets menu and choose Delete Position 3 Click OK Adding and deleting camera tours NOTE You must activate dome control before you can add or delete camera tours To add a camera tour 1 On the Dome Control tab of the Pr
36. work space e Right click the camera and choose Show Real Time View from the menu e Select the camera click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real Time View In addition if real time video has been set asthe primary action for the camera you can also double click the camera on the Navigator or on a map to show real time video A small symbol in the upper right corner of the video view shows what the camera is currently doing For more information about the symbols see Displayed Device Information on page 32 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 28 To monitor real time video from multiple cameras e Right click a device group icon and choose Show Real Time View This opens a device window that contains a real time window from all the cameras in that device group See also Device windows on page 21 NOTE If the group contains more than 16 devices only the first 16 are shown Monitoring local video Local monitoring means that video is streamed directly from the capture card to the display adapter It is available only when the Workstation program and the recorder are on the same computer In addition the cameras must be in your profile and you must have the right to monitor local video from them Local monitoring is not available on Mirasys N series NVRs Unlike standard real time viewing local monitoring does not cause processor load for the recorder Thus when applicable local moni
37. D E A A AEA a orden 42 Runnirig camera toUls 5 eiue t terrori a a E a aaae 42 Video output view 0 0 ccc ccc eee cece cee ee sees eee mme a a ener 42 Video output properties 1 00 0 cece meme emen nnns 43 Modifying and adding camera tours for monitors sssssssssssssserrrrereerrerrrerre 44 DIGITAL OUTPUTS 46 Digital output icons 4 43 oro bot er vh oe e neve es e Lee emet etel eL Re de eh QR E A Le 46 Digital output view rniret hi aprenen e e emen e enne 46 Digital output menu esc ve crece te don vice E EXE FA eee pin inh ea ad on Qm dia 47 Digital output properties sssssssssssessrerrrrrrtrrt meme nnns 47 DIGITAL INPUTS 49 Digital inp t icorns a eroe ecid e PR viec ox vedi Pene EXTR PRA EDRRE NERA Y AX PER URS 49 Digital input view cece ece cece cece eee ee HH e mem eme ee enn 49 Digital input ment 2 ordeo neret rn xe Ue den s Rt E re ur whence v ERE nlc 50 Digital input properties cece ccc ecee cece sees memes 50 AUDIO COMMUNICATION 51 Audio COMMUNICATION iCOTis rr rear rh ex ores ERE RARE FE DE RR REA RR Ra 51 Audio communication view sss mme eme emen nnn 51 Audio communication menu ssssssssssee me meme ees 52 Audio communication properties ssssssssse n 52 TEXT CHANNELS 53 Text channel 1CONS 1 setenta HR REIR ERE RA ARAXT VR ER E ORA ERA Tage 53 Text channel view uoo esL eL dta ede t Lex enne Vo DX RYE CE MO RERO dees 53 Text channel menu mien inerci e eaa edea eme EDE E a
38. MIRASYS ia Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 2005 2008 Mirasys Ltd All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced for any purpose even in part TRADEMARKS Mirasys Mirasys DINA Mirasys N Mirasys V Mirasys NVR Mirasys NVR Pro and Mirasys NVR Enterprise are the trademarks of Mirasys Ltd Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product and company names may be the registered trademarks of their owners COPYRIGHT Portions of this software are copyrighted by others as follows DirectSkin OCX WindowBlinds DirectSkin OCX Stardock log4net Copyright 2001 2008 The Apache Software Foundation MD5 Copyright C 1991 2 RSA Data Security Inc Created 1991 All rights reserved License to copy and use this software is granted provided that it is identified as the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm in all material mentioning or referencing this software or this function License is also granted to make and use derivative works provided that such works are identified as derived from the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm in all material mentioning or referencing the derived work RSA Data Security Inc makes no representations concerning either the merchantability of this software or the suitability of this software for any particular purpose It is provided as is wi
39. Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 71 Exporting alarm specific media clips If an alarm activates pre or post alarm recording for one or more devices the alarm specific recordings can be exported through the Alarms window please see Alarms window on page 78 for information on accessing the Alarms window If you have applied default settings for exporting media clips the settings are also used when exporting alarm specific media clips For information on using default or manual settings and on editing the default settings please see Setting default export settings on page 73 You can save alarm specific media clips on CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW removable devices and the local hard disk Clips can be played back using the Mirasys Media Player program which is automatically saved with clips or Windows Media Player For more information see Playing video audio and text data clips on page 73 To export an alarm specific media clip 1 To save on a CD or DVD put the CD or DVD into the CD DVD RW drive To save on a removable device plug the device in NOTE If the Windows dialog box Blank disk is shown select No action The recorder will write the clip to the disc automatically 2 Open the Alarms window please see Alarms window on page 78 for information on accessing the Alarms window 3 Findthe alarm from which you want to export data in the New or Search tabs please see Alarms window on page 78 for further information on
40. Switch On Off Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 94 video view Shows real time or recorded video from a camera There can be several video views within the same window device window Device Window xi A video view view Refers to a visual representation of device information A camera view shows video an audio view shows the frequency of the audio signal an output view shows whether the output is active or inactive wait time Wait time referstothe time after which a client program is locked or you are logged off if the program is not used zoom Used in two different contexts 1 The zoom function in dome cameras PTZ cameras 2 One of the image tools that can be used on any camera image to magnify an area Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 95 INDEX A acknowledging alarms 79 activity search 59 alarms 76 acknowledging 79 actions 76 alarm list 78 alarm settings 77 descriptions 79 exporting alarm clips 72 playing back 79 real time view 79 searching 80 types of 76 views 76 window 76 architecture system 4 Archives 81 audio 40 opening channels 40 playing back 41 properties 41 searching 41 view 40 audio communication 51 menu 52 54 properties 52 view 51 authentication 56 automatic lock and logoff 11 B bi directional audio See audio communication bookmarks adding and playing back 65 showing and hiding 10 brightness command 68 C camera tours device groups running 33 Index dome cam
41. The files can be played back on any computer using Mirasys Media Player or Windows Media Player Archives Create archives containing data from as many video audio and text data Sources as necessary The archive files can be quickly exported and opened in any Mirasys NVR Workstation client Video outputs Show video on video monitors select the cameras that are shown and run camera tours Digital inputs and outputs Control different external devices that are connected to the recorders for example doors and gates You can also monitor external devices through digital inputs Alarms Receive alarm notifications and alarm video and audio from the recorders License types The Mirasys NVR software hastwo default license types the single recorder NVR Pro license aimed for the retail and small business sector and the NVR Enterprise license aimed for multi recorder and multi user surveillance installations Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 5 NVR Pro The NVR Pro license type is meant for single recorder NVR systems The license type is tailored for the needs of the retail sector and small businesses and as such is constructed to offer services related to their needs The NVR Pro license contains the basic functionalities needed for small scale video surveillance including real time and playback video viewing The license does not support advanced features such as but not limited to the Map Tool archiving audio channels or text
42. The remaining time in seconds that this camera will be shown D The time that each camera view is shown in seconds dwell time E Slider for changing the dwell time To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click a device group icon on the Navigator and choose Camera Tour Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 33 e Right click on a camera view in real time mode and choose Camera Tour This command is available only if there is more than one camera view in the same device window If the device window contains other types of devices in addition to cameras only the cameras are shown in a camera tour view The other devices are shown in their own views To control a camera tour In camera tour mode the window has three buttons and a slider that you can use to manually control the tour Button Description EJ Previous camera Pauses or continues the tour Next camera Sets the dwell time To stop a camera tour e Right click the camera tour view and click Camera Tour to remove the check mark Dome cameras e Dome cameras PTZ cameras are shown with the dome camera icon on the Navigator or on a map To activate dome camera control do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or on a map and choose Dome Control from the menu e Click the dome camera symbol on the upper right corner of the camera view e Right click on a video view and choose Dome Control from the menu When
43. To select the end date and time clear the check box Search to the end click the Set End Time button 6J and then select the end date and time Other search options To set other search options S 1 Click the Search Options tab T 2 Select or clear these options Show found images in the playback window When selected each image that is found is shown in the playback window during the search Stop the search when the first image is found When selected the search stops when the first image is found Delete unsaved bookmarks before starting a new search When selected unsaved bookmarks are deleted from the bookmarks list before each search Activity search Use Activity Search to quickly find recorded data To show Activity Search do one of the following in playback mode e Click the Search button and choose Activity Search e Right click on a video or audio view and choose Activity Search To close Activity Search do one of the following e Click the Close button x in the upper right corner of the Activity Search window These sections show how to use Activity Search e About Activity Search on page 60 e Moving in the graph on page 61 e Using Activity Search on page 62 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 59 About Activity Search The Activity Search window shows recorded data as a bar graph The horizontal axis shows the time and the vertical axis shows the quantity of recorded data By looking at the heig
44. You can also print images B Shows the previous image C Shows the next image D Starts or pauses play E The playback slider changes playback direction or speed F Click Search to access one of the search tools that you can use to find recorded data To play forward e Click Play To pause play e Re click the Play button To play fast forward e Drag the slider to the right The more you drag the slider to the right the m data is played back The speed is shown in the small box next to the slider To play in reverse e Drag the slider to the left The more you drag the slider to the left the Ka data is played back The speed is shown in the small box next to the slider To move to the next or previous image Click the Next or Previous button NOTE When MPEG 4 or WMC9 compression is used clicking the Previous button shows the previous intraframe Video and audio authentication The system discovers if images or audio samples are inserted deleted replaced or manipulated When manipulated video or audio files are played back the message The data is not authentic is shown in red on the video or audio view Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 56 Motion Search Searching for recorded data These sections show how to find recorded data e Motion Search on page 57 e Activity search on page 59 e Time Search on page 62 e Text Search on page 63 e Bookmarks on page 65 Use Motion Sear
45. a camera view and choose Show Playback View e Select a camera from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View Playback features are described in more detail in Playback on page 55 Use the camera menu to access camera properties and functions for example to play back recorded video Different options are available in playback and real time mode In addition some options are only available if the camera view is open To show the camera menu do one of the following e Right click on a video view e Right click a camera on the Navigator or on a map e Select the camera from the Navigator and click the Show Menu button in the lower right corner of the Navigator The camera menu can contain these commands Move Apart Moves the video view from a device window to a device window of its own This command is shown only if there is more than one device view in a device window Close Closes the video view Dome Control Activates dome control This command is available for only supported dome cameras that have been correctly installed and configured Description Shows the Description tab of the Properties window Displayed Device Information Showsthe Displayed Device Information tab of the Properties window where you can select what data are shown in the video view Update Rate Shows the Update rate tab of the Properties window where you can set the update interval
46. ack controls below the video view to play back video Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 57 Drawing tools To use the drawing tools Use the drawing tools to select the target area in the video view The system searches for movement in the areas that have been painted red and ignores movement in areas that have not been painted Tool Name Description Pencil Use to paint the area that you want to examine Set the pencil size by clicking one of the tool size buttons large medium small Eraser Use to erase selected areas that you do not want to examine Set the eraser size by clicking one of the tool size buttons big medium small Lasso Use to select areas using straight lines If C the pen tool is selected using this tool adds to the selected areas If the eraser tool is selected this tool removes from the selection Click the image where you want to start the selection Click again where you want to anchor the line and change direction To complete the selection click the starting point The area is selected or cleared Fill Clear If the pen tool is selected clicking this button selects all of the image If the eraser tool is selected clicking this button removes all selections Invert Reverses selected and unselected areas Sometimes it is easier to select the area that you do not want to examine and then invert the selection Tool Size Click one of the buttons to set the size of the pencil or eraser
47. ase sensitive NOTE You can also use the automatic lock function to protect Workstation For more information see Protecting Workstation on page 11 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 8 User interface Tee 11 1207 22 5 2007 02 5 1111 48 2252007 00 8 1 10 59 22 52007 07 1 10 68 22 4 2007 08 11 10 38 22 5 2007 06 111014 22 52007 02 3 1109482252007 Q5 s 110933 22 52007 08 The user interface contains these elements A Title bar Shows the name of the program and the Workstation Minimize Maximize and Close buttons B Menu bar The menu bar gives access to for example user settings You can hide the menu bar from the View menu C Toolbar Click the buttons on the toolbar to show or hide user interface windows and elements The buttons are described in Toolbar on page 10 D Device Window Shows video audio and other device views as well as the device group specific Minimize Maximize and Close buttons NOTE You can also maximize the device window by double clicking the device window title bar E Map Tool Shows a map of floor plan of the selected target site By clicking the device icons you can access the devices For example you can open video views directly from the map F Work space Thisisthe screen area where video views and other device views are shown G Status bar Shows the date and time or only time buttons for logging off from the program and for locking the
48. ation b 12 03 10 24 5 2007 04 10 Holaaba Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta b 12 01 37 24 5 2007 08 s Holaaba Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta b 10 54 05 24 5 2007 01 06 Holaaba Normal Liikett kamerassa C Videon tallennus kanavalta Alarms window audio audio channel You can listen to real time audio and play recorded audio in the same way as video A recorder can have multiple audio channels Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 86 audio view Shows a visual representation of the audio signal An audio view audio communication Audio communication refers to a two way audio channel that is used for example as a gate or door phone Through the channel you can speak with another person over a TCP IP network Each recorder has one audio communication channel audio high The system detects audio when the audio level exceeds the audio high limit In addition alarms can be triggered when the level is exceeded audio low Alarms can be triggered when the level of audio drops below the audio low limit audio sample An audio sample is a point of recorded audio In the same way as video consists of images audio consists of audio samples automatic lock and automatic logoff You can protect the client programs so that the program is automatically locked or you are automatically logged off if you do not use the program for a set time
49. ation functions can be accessed by clicking selecting Service from the drop down menu at the top side of the Navigator In practice this means that archived files should be opened mainly on a Workstation client that is not used for active surveillance purposes As archive files can be opened on any Workstation client the files can be opened on a client not connected to the system on which they have been created Creating archives To create an archive 1 Onthe menu bar click File 2 Click Create Archive for Recorder and select the recorder for which you want to create the archive file 3 Setthe password for the archive file by clicking the Set password for the archive button 3 4 Type the password into the New password field Confirm the password by typing it into the Confirm new password field 6 If you want to change the name of the archive type the new name into the Name field 7 Select whether to create the archive on a local drive on the recorder or on a network drive by selecting Archive to a local drive on the recorder or Archive to network drive 8 Click the Change directory button 3 to set the directory in which the archive will be saved 9 Click the Change the start time of the archive file button to set the start date and time for the archive 10 Use the Change the length of the archive slidebar to set the duration of the archive 11 Select the devices you want to include in the archive from the Componen
50. camera tour e Alarm video is sent to a video monitor When an alarm occurs the device that hastriggered the alarm is highlighted in the Navigator and the Map Tool In addition a feed from a camera or microphone can be set to automatically open in a pop up window on the screen These feeds are called alarm views For alarm views to be enabled the system administrator has to have enabled pop up windows for the user profile Additionally pop up alarm windows need to be enabled through the Alarm Settings in the Workstation application For further information please see Alarm settings on page 77 There are two types of alarm pop up views video views and audio views An alarm video view shows video from the alarm camera An alarm audio view shows an oscilloscope which showsthe frequencies of the audio signal in graphical form Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 76 Alarm settings This figure shows a sample alarm pop up window with two alarm views L Alarms oa Alarm window with one alarm video view and one alarm audio view The name of the alarm and the time it was activated are shown in the title bars The alarm pop up window can contain up to 16 alarm views If the window is full subsequent alarms can not be shown The alarm pop up window can be set to automatically close after the alarm is over Alternatively the alarm pop up window can be set to be closed manually In this case the alarm pop up window can be ma
51. cameras and other devices the system can contain maps and floor plans Maps and floor plans give a visual overview of a target site showing where cameras I O devices and microphones are located Furthermore you can double click the device icons to access the devices for example to open video views When an alarm occurs the device that hastriggered the alarm is highlighted on the map System administrators can add maps in the System Manager program Map Tool bg Level Office CHG n Map Tool By clicking the icons you can access the devices To show or hide the Map Tool e Click the Show Maps button on the toolbar These sections show how to use the Map Tool e Synchronizing the Navigator and the Map Tool on page 25 e Navigating through maps on page 26 e Using devices on maps on page 26 Synchronizing the Navigator and the Map Tool By default the Navigator and the Map Tool are synchronized This means that when you click a device or device group on the Navigator the corresponding map is automatically shown in the Map Tool To turn synchronization on or off 1 Click User and then Map Tool Settings 2 Select one of the three options Don t synchronize Select to turn synchronization off To show the corresponding map when synchronization is off you can right click a device on the Navigator and choose Show on Map And to show a device on the Navigator right click the device icon on the map an
52. ch to find images with movement in a specified area of the camera scene To show Motion Search do one of the following in playback mode e Click the Search button and choose Motion Search e Right click the video view in playback mode and choose Motion Search To close Motion Search do one of the following e Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the Motion Search window Using Motion Search To use Motion Search 1 Inthe Motion Search window paint the area of interest by using the pen tool or the other drawing tools The selected area is shown in red See Drawing tools on page 58 2 Set the sensitivity of the motion detection and the required quantity of motion See Sensitivity on page 58 and Quantity on page 58 3 Setthe start and end time of the search See Start and end time on page 59 Set other search options See Other search options on page 59 5 Click the Search button A progress bar is shown together with the Bookmarks list Imagesthat are in line with the search conditions are added to the list For more information about Bookmarks see Bookmarks on page 65 6 You can stop the search by clicking the Stop Search button in the progress bar Otherwise the system searches to the end of the recordings or to the specified end point 7 The search results are listed in the Bookmarks list To play back an event select the bookmark from the list and click the Go to Bookmark button Then use the playb
53. ck The image is shown in the video view and the graph is also updated Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 62 Text Search See also Activity search on page 59 Use Text Search to find recorded text data see Text channels on page 53 These sections show how to use Text Search e About text search on page 63 e Using text search on page 64 About text search Text Search has these options Event type Always select at least one event type The option Text event is the only fixed option You can use this option to find text strings from unspecified text stream data The other options are custom event types that are specified by the data capture driver Text criteria The data capture driver can specify search tags for each event type and you can use these tagsto find events For example if the total sum of a purchase is used as a search tag you can find events where the total sum falls within the specified range There are two types of search tags text tags and numerical tags When using text tags specify the exact alphanumeric string to find When using numerical tags you can either specify the exact value to find or a range of values Use only integers as search criteria The only fixed search option is Text contains which finds text strings from unspecified text stream data text events that are shown in the text data list Boolean search logic If you select more than one event type the program finds even
54. ck the group icon or click the plus sign adjacent to the group icon A profile can contain some or all of these devices e Cameras see Cameras on page 28 e Audio channels see Audio on page 40 e Video outputs see Video outputs on page 42 e Digital inputs see Digital inputs on page 49 e Digital outputs see Digital outputs on page 46 e One audio communication channel see Audio communication on page 51 e Text channels see Text channels on page 53 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 16 In addition each profile can be attached to different alarms For more information about alarms see Managing alarms on page 76 For more information about devices see Using device groups and devices on page 17 Finding devices You can search for devices and device groups by their name This is useful if a profile contains lots of groups and devices To search for groups and devices 1 Select the profile 2 Atthe bottom of the Navigator click the text box and type part or all of the name of the device or device group While you type the program automatically findsthe first device or device group that matchesthe search string 3 To find the next device or device group that matches the name that you typed click the Search Down button To search upwards click the Search Up button Using device groups and devices These sections show how to use device groups and devices e Device icons and device views o
55. d choose Show on Navigator Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 25 Active device groups only If you click a device group on the Navigator the corresponding map is shown However clicking a device in another group than the current will not open the corresponding map Active devices and device groups Thisisthe default option If you click a device group or a device on the Navigator the corresponding map is shown In addition the selected device is shown on the map Similarly if you click a device or device group on a map the same device or device group is shown on the Navigator NOTE The Map Tool must be open in the work area for synchronization to work Navigating through maps A B C Map Tool z T bg Level Service 041 Map Tool A The current map level B Click to show a different map C Click the Up arrow to move to a higher level D Double click a group icon to move to a map on a lower level To move to a lower level map do one of the following Select the level from the Level list e Double click a device group icon on the map To move to a higher level map do one of the following Select the level from the Level list e Click the Up arrow Using devices on maps You can access the same functions on a map as on the Navigator For example double click a camera icon to view real time video from it default setting By right clicking a device you can see what functions are available For mor
56. d the minute 2 The selected bar is shown in yellow and the first image of the bar is shown in the video view 3 To play back video or audio use the playback controls in the Device Window For more information see Playback controls on page 56 NOTE To find the right image you can move from image to image using the Previous and Next buttons Multiview search You can have as many as eight video or audio views open in Activity Search at the same time 10 02 33 AM 6 8 2006 Months Days Hours Minutes Camera 1 t Ds In m Camera 5 e as dm Camera 6 oc fr oy Camer 23s or ul Mi E E PURI ra rc i Multiview search To add a camera audio channel or text channel to the search window e Drag the camera or audio channel from the Navigator to the search window To remove a camera audio channel text channel from the search window e Drag the view away from the search window or right click on the view and choose Close Use Time Search to find the nearest recorded image from the specified time point To use Time Search 1 In Activity Search click the Time Search button Time Search is shown 2 Select the year and month from the menus Then select the date from the calendar by clicking on a date Select the time from the menus 3 Click OK The program finds the nearest recorded image from the selected time forward or ba
57. data channels The license allows for one designated user profile The NVR Pro license has the same user interface as the Mirasys NVR Enterprise software with non included functionalities greyed out NVR Enterprise The NVR Enterprise license type offersthe full functionality of the NVR software for multi recorder installations Unlike the NVR Pro license the NVR Enterprise license has a full support for all features supported by the software The license allows for up to 20 simultaneous users with varying user rights The NVR Pro license can be updated into an NVR Enterprise license by updating the license key Please refer to Mirasys NVR Installation Guide for information on updating the license key Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 6 Logging on This section shows how to log on to and off of Workstation Default username and password Username Admin Password 0308 To log on to Workstation 1 Doone ofthe following Double click the shortcut icon DVMS Workstation on the desktop Click Start A start point to Programs and then to DVMS Click DVMS Workstation 2 The address selection screen is displayed Click OK or wait for 10 seconds after which the logon screen is automatically displayed NOTE The address selection step may be disabled in specific installations Instructions for selecting a different address are provided in the Administrator s Guide 3 Thelogon screen is shown Type the user name in the User name
58. ded to the disc at a later time 5 Type a name for the image choose the image format and then click OK These formats are available BMP GIF TIFF J PEG and PNG If you are not sure which format to use choose J PEG or PNG A J PEG file requires less space and is usually of adequate quality A PNG file is larger but of better quality Both file formats can be shown by most web browsers To export an image in real time mode 1 Whenthe image that you want to export is shown in the video view right click on the video view and choose Capture The captured image is shown in the small window on the Clipboard Click Save The Save Image dialog box is shown First select the target disk and then the target folder To create a new folder in a currently open folder click the New Folder button To move up to a higher level folder click the Up button 4 f you are saving the file to a CD DVD disc h Mark Format the CD DVD before writing files on it if you want to format the disc i Mark Allow files to be added later Multisession disc if you want to allow files to be added to the disc at a later time 5 Type a name for the image choose the image format and then click OK These formats are available BMP GIF TIFF J PEG and PNG If you are not sure which format to use choose J PEG or PNG A J PEG file requires less space and is usually of adequate quality A PNG file is larger but of better quality Both file formats can be shown by m
59. digital output view A digital output view has an icon that changes to show to state of the output There are several icons to choose from Was Pay Two digital output views dome camera A dome camera PTZ camera is a camera that you can move to different directions from the Workstation program Depending on the camera model the camera can also have additional functions for example zoom control iris control and preset positions dome control Dome control refers to panning tilting and zooming a dome camera and also to using preset positions and camera tours Dome Control tab A tab in the Properties window that contains a list of saved camera tours and a list of saved positions bg 8 8 9 j o Q C C DVMS An acronym for digital video management system DVR A digital video recorder has input connections for analog cameras The DVR compresses the video signals digitally and stores them on the hard disk dwell time Dwell time refers to one of the following 1 The time a dome camera stays in one position 2 The time video is shown on a video monitor from one camera 3 The time video is shown from one camera in a camera tour window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 90 home position You can set a home position for a dome camera The position specifies the vertical and horizontal positioning of the camera as well as the zoom iris and focus adjustments The camera moves to the home posit
60. do one of the following e Right click an audio channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Right click an audio view and choose Show Playback View e Select an audio channel from the Navigator click the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View To examine recorded audio click the Activity Search button on the playback panel For more information see Activity search on page 59 Audio properties Audio channels have these tabs in the Properties window Description Contains a description of the audio channel Displayed Device Information From this tab you can choose what data are shown in the audio view Update Rate From thistab you can select if a channel is updated continuously or only when the system detects audio To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the audio view is shown in the work space and then click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the audio view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description Device Information or Update Rate Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 41 Video outputs You can show video on video monitors that have been connected to the video outputs of the recorder Video outputs are not available on Mirasys N series NVRs These sections show how to control the outputs Selecting cameras on page 42 Running camera tours on page 42 Mide
61. e folder as the clip System requirements Mirasys Media Player requires the following system configuration e Windows XP operating system e Microsoft DirectX 9 0c or later e Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 e Microsoft DirectX for Managed Code e 16 or 32 bit colors Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 73 e Sound card for playing audio A synchronized media clip from five cameras and one audio channel A Click File and then Open to play a different media clip B Volume C Information about an audio channel D Mute E Playback buttons F The green circle and the text Authentic show that this clip is authentic Q JCOC3C0309 A red light and the text Not authentic show that this clip is not authentic To play a media clip from a CD or DVD e Put the CD or DVD into the CD DVD drive The player starts automatically and starts to play the clip To start Mirasys Media Player from the hard disk or CD e Double click the file MediaPlayer exe To play a media clip from the hard disk e Onthe menu bar of the Mirasys Media Player click File and then Open Select the WMV file that you want to play back and click Open The media clip starts to play Using Windows Media Player You can play back exported media clips using Windows Media Player Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 74 It isimportant to note that if the clip contains data from multiple video or audio sources only one of the video and audio sources is played thro
62. e Properties window Description The description tab contains a general description of the channel and an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators System administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the text channel view the name of the channel the name of the group the status of the channel the date and the time Searching and playing back text data You can search and play back recorded text stream data To find text data using a bar chart that shows the amount of recorded data use Activity Search For more information see Activity search on page 59 You can also find text data by specifying certain search criteria for example the exact text string to search for For more information see Text Search on page 63 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 54 Playback These sections show how to use playback Showing the playback view on page 55 Multiview playback on page 55 Playback controls on page 56 Video and audio authentication on page 56 For information about how to examine recorded events see Searching for recorded data on page 57 Showing the playback view To show the playback view do one of the following Right click a camera or audio channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View Select a camera or audio channel from the Navigator click
63. e eai uE emen nnn nnn MANAGING ALARMS About alaLtTis e t xxr ret nec tt d Rc er fc cni Alarm VIEWS oorr o eerta re rere Robe hd eee Pace e e ee AlarmiSettinigs tc ccs ast eee ern tee rea ree eene ones desi eke Alarms WindOoW i ade tv bee XV oe a neva xA FA kia NOW occa nah era EAS ER Oe Ta a ires BAM ere EAT Alarm descripti Onus ure terrere reete Petre rire E a Search usse esos e bares LE INN ER 4ptu A ERTAS ARCHIVES Creating archives eir ELE ea ne AYER ERR PRU E eR RR hd ch Opening archives sess meme ens Closing or deleting archives sss CONFIGURING EXTERNAL DEVICES CONFIGURING PELCO KBD300A KEYBOARD GLOSSARY INDEX Contents Before you start Mirasys NVR software is a distributed digital video management system DVMS for video and audio surveillance applications The software can be used for monitoring real time and recorded video audio and text data and to control dome cameras 1 O devices and IP cameras The software supports systems consisting of both analog and or digital surveillance cameras supporting the creation of analog DVR digital NVR or hybrid consisting of both analog and digital surveillance systems A centralized surveillance system can consist of up to 100 local or remote recorders These sections contain information that can be useful before you start using the program e Help documentation on page 1 e Overview of this guide on page 1 e Conventio
64. e information see these sections e Cameras on page 28 Audio on page 40 e Video outputs on page 42 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 26 e Digital outputs on page 46 e Digital inputs on page 49 e Audio communication on page 51 e Text channels on page 53 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 27 About cameras Camera icons Cameras These sections show how to operate cameras e About cameras on page 28 e Camera icons on page 28 e Monitoring real time video on page 28 e Monitoring local video on page 29 e Playing back video on page 30 e Camera menu on page 30 e Camera properties on page 31 e Camera tours on page 33 e Dome cameras on page 34 There are two types of cameras e Fixed cameras Dome cameras You can operate cameras as follows if you have the usage rights Seereal time video e Play back recorded video e Export images and video clips e Control dome cameras In addition when Workstation is used locally on the same computer as the recorder you can monitor video directly from local cameras For more information see Monitoring local video on page 29 These icons identify cameras on the Navigator and on maps Goodom9euw System administrators can select the icons in System Manager Monitoring real time video To monitor real time video from one camera do one of the following e Drag the camera from the Navigator to the
65. e is more To change the scale click the Fit Graph to Window button The command is available only in data mode Alternatively click Options point to Scale and then choose the scale L Refresh The graph is not automatically updated to show video or audio that is recorded after Activity Search was opened Click this button to update the graph M Scroll box By dragging the scroll box you can quickly move forward or backward in the recordings While you drag a ToolTip showsthe date and time you are at to let you know when to release the scroll box Moving in the graph You can navigate the graph as follows e Time tabs Click the time tabs to navigate in the recordings e Forward and backward buttons To move forward and backward one bar at a time click the Next Bar and Previous Bar buttons Select a bar Click a bar to see the first image of the bar The selected bar is always moved to the center of the graph e Scroll bar Click and drag the scroll box to move forward or backward in the material e Time Search Click the Time Search button to show a calendar where you can select the date and time that you want to move to Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 61 Time Search Using Activity Search To use Activity Search 1 Clickthe Months tab and then click the month vertical bar that you want to examine Then click the Daystab to choose the day and then the Hours and Minutes tabs if necessary to select the hour an
66. e or audio sample to the Bookmarks list This command is available only in playback mode Camera Tour Starts a camera tour where video is shown in sequence from each camera that belongs to the same device group This command is shown only if there is more than one video view in a device window Camera properties Camera properties are shown in the Properties window Some of the tabs in the Properties window are shown only if the device view is currently shown in the work space Dome cameras have an additional Dome Control tab For more information about how to open the Properties window see Device properties on page 20 Camera properties window The Properties window can contain these tabs Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 3l Description The description tab contains a general description of the camera and an administrative description which is shown to system administrators only System administrators can add descriptions in the System Manager program Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the video view These data are available Name The name of the camera is shown Group The name of the device group is shown Status The status of the camera is shown with a symbol in the upper right corner of the video view Symbol Description no Real time symbol d Playback Recording Playing back alarm 4 Camera tour is running i Dome camera Time The time of the video Date
67. e upper left corner of the tab to select the name of the alarm that you want to examine The system then shows the alarm events as a graph 3 Select the desired date and time and then click one of the bars Alarms that are in line with the conditions are listed in the lower part of the window NOTE You can also click Time Search 7 to select the date and time For information on examining the alarms in the search list please see Examining alarms on page 79 For information about how to export a video or audio clip see Exporting video audio and text data clips on page 71 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 80 Archives The Archive functionality enables the users to create and open data archives containing recorder specific material from cameras audio devices and other data sources Archive files are password protected and can only be opened on a Mirasys NVR Workstation Archive files are meant to be used as a convenient way of transferring large amounts of recorded data easily in situations in which exporting the data would be too slow or limiting It should be noted that when an archive file is opened for viewing in a Workstation all other Workstation specific functions are disabled while viewing the archive file This includes features such as alarms and monitoring functions Recorder specific functions such as recording new data are not affected only the functions of the specific Workstation client All typical Workst
68. ensions of the zoomed area The smaller the area the more it is magnified Brightness Move the Brightness slider to the left to darken the image and to the right to Ax lighten the image Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas in the image Move the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast and to the right to increase the contrast Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 68 Exporting video audio text and alarm data These sections show how to print or save video audio and text data Printing or saving individual images on page 69 Exporting video audio and text data clips on page 71 Exporting alarm specific media clips on page 72 Playing video audio and text data clips on page 73 Printing text data on page 75 Printing or saving individual images You can print out individual images or save them on a disk The date and time of the image and the name of the camera is shown on the print If you save an image on a disk the system also saves an HTML file that contains information such as the date and time of the image File Name Camera 2 IEEE Description Saved image File Size 430 8 KB Date and Time 25 8 2006 17 52 09 Ai Source name Camera 2 cr Source description SS User Admin Date and Time 25 9 2006 17 54 42 Image information shown on an HTML page To print an image in playback mode 1 N Find
69. er of the cameras drag a camera to a new position p remove a camera from the tour select the camera and click the Remove utton To change the dwell time for a camera select the camera and then drag the slider below the list 3 To save the tour click OK To modify a camera tour From the tours list select the tour that you want to modify Then you can modify these settings To change the name of the tour click the Change Tour Name button and then type a new name for the tour To change the order of the cameras drag a camera to a new position in the list Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 44 e To remove a camera from the tour select the camera and then click the Remove Camera button e To add a camera to the tour select the camera from the left pane and click Add To delete a camera tour 1 Fromthe Camera Tours list select the tour that you want to delete 2 Click the Delete Tour button adjacent to the list 3 To save the changes click OK Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 45 Digital outputs These sections show how to use digital outputs to control external devices for example doors gates or lights e Digital output icons on page 46 e Digital output view on page 46 e Digital output menu on page 47 e Digital output properties on page 47 Digital output icons These icons identify digital outputs on the Navigator and on maps wW My v e Bg e amp g HDS FH oa PF a c oe DB
70. eras adding 38 running 37 monitors running 42 video outputs adding 44 cameras about 28 camera tours 33 local video 29 menu 30 playback 30 properties 31 real time video 28 status 32 capturing images 33 CD exporting 71 72 change scale activity search 61 client programs 4 Closing archives 82 comb effect 67 Configuring Pelco KBD300A 84 contrast command 68 Creating archives 81 customizing device windows 21 user interface 10 D data mode 61 deinterlace command 67 Deleting archives 82 detail view activity search 61 device search 17 devices 16 finding 17 groups 16 properties 20 shortcut menus 20 views 18 windows 21 digital inputs 49 96 menu 50 properties 50 view 49 digital outputs 46 menu 47 properties 47 view 46 dome cameras 34 activating dome control 34 camera tours adding 38 running 37 focus 35 home position 39 iris 35 pan and tilt 36 preset positions adding 38 using 37 preset positions and camera tours 36 speed 36 zoom 35 drawing tools motion search 58 DVD exporting 71 72 equalize command 67 exporting video audio and text data 71 F features 5 find edges command 67 flip command 67 G graphical search See activity search grayscale command 67 H help documentation 1 home position dome cameras 39 image tools 67 image update rate 32 installation 1 Index L language user interface 11 layouts 12 local monitoring 29 locking the
71. es Reduce noise Noise refers to random pixels that make an image look grainy This filter removes unwanted pixels and makes the image smooth without blurring edge details Ome Find edges This filter enhances the edges of objects so that objects become clearer Grayscale Removes color from an image Equalize This filter distributes the lightness values more evenly across the light spectrum from black to white It makes the darkest pixel as close to black and the lightest pixel as close to white as possible It then distributes the remaining pixels evenly between these two values 000 Deinterlace A 4CIF frame contains two interlaced fields which can cause a comb effect in fast moving objects This filter removes the comb effect Mirror Reverses an image along its horizontal axis Flip Reverses an image along its vertical axis 88 9 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 67 Zoom 1 Click the Zoom button A rectangle is shown in the video view 2 Clickthe rectangle keep the mouse button pressed and move the rectangle over the area that you want to magnify 3 Release the mouse button when the rectangle is in the right position The magnified area is shown in the Modify Image window 4 To magnify a different area click somewhere else in the image or drag the mouse in the image to move the magnified area 5 Click OK The magnified area is shown in the video view NOTE You can resize the rectangle to adjust the dim
72. eset position or a camera tour as a home position for a dome camera If the camera is not operated for a set time it is automatically moved to the home position To set a home position 1 In Edit Camera Tours select the preset position or camera tour that you want to set as a home position Set the delay time after which the camera is moved to the home position To force the camera to the home position from a preset position select the Move to home position form a preset position check box 4 To force the camera to the home position after the set time even if a tour is running select Move to home position from a running camera tour 5 Click OK Alarm functions A dome camera can move to a preset position or start a pre programmed dome camera tour when an alarm occurs System administrators can set this alarm function in System Manager Camera reservation Only one user can control a dome camera at a time However you can take over dome camera control from another user if you have been given the right to do So Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 39 Audio Each recorder in the DVMS system can have a number of audio channels You can listen to real time and recorded audio if you have been given the right to do so These sections show how to use audio channels Audio channel icons on page 40 Opening audio channels on page 40 Opening audio channels on page 40 Audio view on page 40 Audio playback on page 41 Aud
73. ext data clips to local media e Receiving and handling alarm notifications Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 4 Features The Workstation program has these features Real time and recorded video and audio View real time and recorded video and listen to real time and recorded audio from one or more recorders Text data The recorders can record text stream data from devices like cash registers or filling station pumps You can view real time text data in synchronization with video and audio data In addition you can search text data by specifying different search criteria Text data can be printed through the real time and playback views Audio communication With two way audio you can speak with people over a network A microphone and a loudspeaker are connected to the recorder and voice is transmitted over an IP network Dome camera control Pan tilt and zoom dome cameras and start preset dome camera tours Maps With the help of the Map tool you can quickly access cameras and other devices while having a visual overview of the target site Using maps and floor plans provides an excellent overview of the target site and device placement Search tools Find recorded video audio and text by using one of the search tools You can save the images you find for example on the local hard drive or a USB memory stick You can also print out images Export media clips Export video audio and text data clips as Windows Media files
74. external devices on page 83 The system is configured using the System Manager application For more information see the Administrator s Guide Conventions used in this guide This guide uses these conventions Convention Usage Bold Highlights commands on buttons and menus icon names and dialog box options Italic Highlights document titles Monospace text Highlights text that you type Technical support For technical support please contact the supplier of the system What s new in 5 0 New features discussed in this manual What s new in 4 8 LICENSE UPGRADE The Mirasys NVR 5 0 software is NOT compatible with previous Mirasys NVR or V N licenses When upgrading an older system to Mirasys NVR 5 0 it is important to pars the license key to version 5 0 BEFORE installing the 5 0 software If the software is upgraded before the license key is updated all recorder specific information including profiles and stored material will be lost Please see Mirasys NVR Installation Guide for information on updating the license key Mirasys V N series is now Mirasys NVR The old Mirasys V and N user interface skins have been replaced by a new green skin Support for H 264 video compression Mirasys NVR 5 0 supports the H 264 compression method enabling cameras with H 264 support to transfer the video data in the highly compressed format Please see Mirasys NVR 5 0 System Administrator s Guide for information on using H 264
75. ght click on the video output view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 43 Modifying and adding camera tours for monitors You can modify and add camera tours if you have been given the right to do so Edit Camer Tours bg A B C home efte e e Duration 10s 10s 10s The Edit Camera Tours dialog A Available cameras B List of camera tours C Buttons for adding modifying and deleting camera tours D The cameras that are included in the selected camera tour The dwell time is shown adjacent to each camera E Deletes the selected camera from the tour F Sets the dwell time for the selected camera To add a camera tour Right click a monitor on the Navigator or on a map and choose Edit Camera Tour The Edit Camera Tours dialog box is shown Do as follows 1 a b en d e Click the Add Camera Tour button adjacent to the Camera Tours list and type a name for the tour From the left pane select the cameras that you want to add to the tour and click Add Alternatively select the cameras and drag them to the right pane TIP To select more than one camera keep the SHIFT key pressed and click the first and last camera that you want to select To add a camera to a selection or to remove a camera from a selection keep the CTRL key pressed and click the camera that you want to add or remove To change the ord
76. ht of the bars you can immediately see if there has been activity in the scene This requires that recording is based on motion detection or audio detection If video or audio is recorded continuously the bars are all of the same height To find events from continuous recordings try using Motion Search For more information see Motion Search on page 57 A B C oonoo AM arn The graph in Activity Search A Time tabs Change the time scale by clicking these tabs B Date and time display Shows the date and time for the active time point The recording from that time is shown in the video or audio view C Time Search button Shows a calendar where you can select the date and time that you want to show in the graph For more information about Time Search see Time Search on page 62 D Close Closes Activity Search E Options Shows a menu with these options Time Mode When time mode is selected the quantity of recorded data is shown in time units for example as 60 seconds of recorded data in the selected minute When time mode is not selected the quantity of recorded Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 60 video is shown as the number of images The quantity of audio is shown as the number of audio samples The quantity of text data is shown as the number of text events Detail View Show Detail Select Show Detail to show a smaller graph below the primary graph The smaller graph shows a
77. ice windows on page 21 See also Cameras on page 28 Audio on page 40 Mideo outputs on page 42 Digital outputs on page 46 Digital inputs on page 49 Audio communication on page 51 About the Navigator The Navigator contains profiles and devices A profile specifies the devices that you have access to Select the profile that you want to use from the drop down menu After selecting the profile you can access the devices for example cameras shown in the profile tree Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 14 Modifying the Navigator You can attach the Navigator to either side of the program window or you can put it in any position within the program window You can also change the size of the Navigator If you need more room for other windows you can hide the Navigator Mrasys V Workstabon Imi iri Fie User View Layouts Connections Windows Hep Cg Camera 17 C Camera 18 Ca Camera 19 Examples of how you can position the Navigator To move the Navigator e Drag the Navigator by its title bar to where you want to put it on the screen To attach the Navigator to the left or right edge e Drag the Navigator by its title bar to the left or right edge of the program window The mouse pointer must touch the edge of the program window for the Navigator to attach to the edge To hide or show the Navigator e Click the Show Hide Navigator button on the toolbar To change the size of the Navigator e To
78. igator and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window for example Description or Device Information When the Properties window is shown its contents change according to the selected device Different devices have different tabs in the Properties window For more information about the tabs see the sections that describe each device type NOTE You can dock the Properties window by draggingit to the left or right side of the screen Device windows You can show more than one device view in a device window The device views can be from different devices for example video views and digital output views Furthermore the views can be from different device groups However they can not be from different profiles The maximum number of device views in a device window in real time mode is 16 and in a playback mode 8 The maximum number of all views in the work space is 32 For information about how to customize a device window see Working with device windows on page 21 Bg 3 PM 6 20 2005 te Output 6 A device window with two video views a digital output view and an audio view Working with device windows You can change the shape and the dimensions of a device window remove views from it and add views to it and also change the order of the views This applies to real time and playback mode View mode You can use automatic view layouts to quickly organise the contents of the device window Mirasys NVR 5 0
79. io search on page 41 Audio properties on page 41 Audio channel icons These icons indicate audio channels in the Navigator Q System administrators can select the icons in System Manager Opening audio channels To open an audio channel do one of the following Drag the channel from the Navigator to the work space Right click the channel on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Real Time View Select the channel from the Navigator click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Real time View See also Device windows on page 21 Audio view An audio view has these parts Name date time status As in the camera view Oscilloscope Visualizes the frequencies of the audio signals Mute Click to mute audio and click again release the button to listen to audio Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 40 Audio playback Audio search Volume Adjusts the level of audio output A E D Audio view A Date time and name of the channel B Status symbol In this example the symbol shows that the system is currently recording audio C Oscilloscope D Volume E Mute You can operate an audio view like other device views For more information see Using device groups and devices on page 17 You can play back audio only forward and at normal speed In fast playback audio is not played but the current position is shown in the graph To play back recorded audio
80. ion if it is not used for a specified time In addition to a specific static position the home position can be a preset camera tour intraframe An intraframe is an independent frame that contains all of the image data Between intraframes are interframes which contain only the differences to the previous intraframe A new intraframe is usually coded at least once per second However for some IP camera models the frequency is lower In addition some camera models may have a set number of interframes per intraframe regardless of the number of recorded images per second Intraframes and interframes and used in WMC9 and MPEG 4 compressions Intraframe i Interframe i Interframe j Interframe i Intraframe i Eoo Interframe EN Interframe Interframe NEN MPEG 4 and WMC9 compression Intraframes and interframes ips Images per second layout You can save the windows and viewsthat are shown in the user interface as a layout You can save several such layouts local cameras and local monitoring Local monitoring means that video is streamed directly from the capture card to the display adapter It is available only when the Workstation program and the DVR are on the same computer media clip clip Media clip refers to video and audio clips that you can export and save on the local hard disk or a CD DVD or USB device Motion Search You can use Motion Search to find images wi
81. k select My documents Clips To save clips on CD R RW or DVD R RW select CD DVD Drive To save on a removable device select Removable drive n File Name type a file name for clips Youcan set the maximum video size from the Max video size drop down menu Use the duration slider to define the default length of the media clip f you are saving the media clip to a CD or DVD mark the Format the CD DVD before writing files on it checkbox if you want to format the disc before saving the clip f you want to use the same CD DVD disc to save media clips at a later ea the Allow files to be added later multisession disc checkbox Select or clear the check box Don t show this dialog again Playing video audio and text data clips Video audio and text data clips are exported as Windows Media files WMV They can be played using Mirasys Media Player or Windows Media Player These sections show how to use the two players e Using Mirasys Media Player on page 73 e Using Windows Media Player on page 74 Using Mirasys Media Player You can use Mirasys Media Player to play video audio and text data clips media clips that have been exported from Mirasys Workstation In addition the player verifies the authenticity of the media clips If images audio samples or text data are manipulated the player shows that the clip is not authentic The player is automatically exported with media clips and saved to the sam
82. l beeda been pE rE AT 6 LOGGING ON 7 Locking Workstation 6 eee RC ate rh EE Y COO ade ERRORS 7 USER INTERFACE 9 Toolbar eed endet td aA hia eta ee vit ue b Fe ences Sene iat eva D e ean ta e 10 Customizing the user interface ccccecceeceeeeeeee sees sate een 10 Showing or hiding user interface elements sse 11 USER Settings fic c 11 Creating layouts ie ede p ee boda Rede beet yeti etn ee 12 1 osten vp cr QUNM PROMO EID EPUM MESE 13 NAVIGATOR 14 Aboutithe Navigators i co eene eR e ht er Re dab Ie eR eq e E La AREE ei x da 14 Modifying the Navigator ccccceceeeee ects eee meme enne 15 About profile S vrsne coit oret eet el E ERR 1ox Ll Ide ide ERREUR AX EE d 16 About device groups cc cece cece eee eee eee ee me e mener renes 16 ADOUTCEVICES eek Pee 16 Finding devices Mae edocet Rara ES SERRA TAB RE ERR EA ER ERR a CHER E UR 17 Using device groups and devices sssssssssse mme 17 Device icons and device views ssssssss e 18 D vic State ies Venet necne Ri cete EE Dowd P i EU E i 20 PRIMARY action sess Pon doe ie e o Mensa taie a bete Tab dba ARR Prae 20 Shortcut menus siniri e eee Y OPE d i D i ed ed OPER EX OR ies 20 Device properties 2 0 0 ccc cece ee mH e esee 20 Device windOWS 2 edere dn oer ue DX UR M REUS ELEM A CR e de 21 Working with device windows ccceccecceeeee cess m 21 MAP TOOL 25 Synchronizing the Navigator and the Map Tool esssse 25
83. matic protection 1 Onthe menu bar click User and then User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown 2 Under Protection select one of the following f you want the program to be locked when you are not using it select Automatic lock f you want the program to log you off select Automatic logoff 3 Use the slider to set the wait time NOTE These settings protect only the Workstation program not the operating system Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 11 Changing the logon password To change the logon password 1 Onthe menu bar click User and choose User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown Click Change Password Type the current password in the Current password box Type the new password in the New password box and again in the Confirm new password box 5 Click OK Automatic logon To log automatically into Workstation when the application is started 1 Onthe menu bar click User and choose User Settings The User Settings dialog box is shown Mark the Use automatic logon checkbox Type the current password in the Password box Click OK Creating layouts You can save user interface layouts for different purposes For example you can have one layout for the day and another for the night 4 23 The Saved Layouts list and the Save Layout and Delete Layout buttons A layout specifies the following e The windows and views that are shown e The dimensions and the position
84. me camera control must be active For more information about the Properties window see Device properties on page 20 The Dome Control tab of the Properties window A Camera tours B Buttons for controlling camera tours C Preset positions D Buttons for adding and deleting preset positions E Edit camera tours Moving the dome camera to a preset position To move a camera to a preset position do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Position and select the position that you want to move the camera to e Onthe Dome Control tab in the Properties window select the position from the Saved Positions list e Activate dome camera control Click the camera icon on the lower right side of the control tools and select the position that you want to move the camera to Starting a camera tour To start a camera tour do one of the following e Right click the dome camera on the Navigator or on a map point to Run Tour and select the tour that you want to start e On the Dome Control tab in the Properties window select the tour from the Camera Tours menu and click Start Stop Tour e Activate dome camera control Click the camera icon on the lower right side of the control tools and select the position that you want to move the camera to NOTE In the Dome Control tab in the Properties window the current position is always shown in the Preset Positions list while a
85. n page 18 e Primary action on page 20 e Shortcut menus on page 20 e Device properties on page 20 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 17 Device icons and device views Different icons are used to indicate device type In addition each device on the Navigator has a device view that you can show in the work space Icon Device Device View Camera A video view CR Audio channel An oscilloscope FO Video output A list for selecting the camera that Sa is shown on the monitor and a different list for starting camera tours on the monitor Digital input An icon that shows the state of the s input Digital output An icon that you can click to open Th or close the output Audio A picture of a telephone with A communication animation and a button for opening channel the communication channel Text channel A view that shows text stream data a and text events NOTE Other icons than those shown in the table can be used for the devices NOTE When an alarm occurs the device that has triggered the alarm is highlighted on the Navigator To show a device view do one of the following e Right click a device on the Navigator and then choose Show View or Show Real Time View or Show Playback View e Drag a device from the Navigator to the work space e Select a device click the Show Menu button C at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show View e Double click a device on the Navigator This works only if the primary action
86. nd an administrative description which is shown only to system administrators Only system administrators can add descriptions in System Manager Displayed Device Information From this tab you can select what data are shown in the view Name The name of the input is shown Device group The name of the device group is shown To show the Properties window do one of the following e Make sure that the digital input view is shown in the work space and then Click the Show Hide Properties button on the toolbar e Right click on the digital input view and choose one of the tabs of the Properties window Description or Device Information Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 50 Audio communication Each recorder has one audio communication channel Through this channel you can speak with people over a network These sections show how to use the audio communication channel e Audio communication icons on page 51 e Audio communication view on page 51 e Audio communication menu on page 52 e Audio communication properties on page 52 Audio communication icons These icons are used on the Navigator or on a map to show the state of the audio communication channel Icon Description The communication channel is e closed a The call button is pressed on the other end e The communication channel is open Audio communication view RE When someone on the other end presses a call button an animated telephone icon
87. nd hold n Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 35 Pan and tilt You can move a dome camera to eight directions as shown in this figure You can move a dome camera to eight directions as shown by the arrows When you point on the window with the mouse the pointer changesto an arrow The arrow shows the direction that the camera will move to if you click on the view To pan and tilt the camera Click on the video view and keep the mouse button pressed The camera moves as long as you keep the mouse button pressed or until the camera is in its extreme position Speed There are three speed areas in the dome camera window The mouse pointer shows the speed of the camera Inner area Slow speed D Middle area Normal speed Outer area High speed Preset positions and tours You can save dome camera positions for easy access as well create dome camera tours in which the camera moves automatically from one position to another Dome camera positions and tours can be created edited deleted and viewed in the Dome Control tab in the Properties window In addition the positions and tours can be viewed directly through the dome controls as described below Opening the Dome Control tab To show the Dome Control tab do one of the following e Right click the dome camera in the Navigator and choose Dome Properties e Right click the dome camera view and choose Dome Properties Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 36 NOTE Do
88. ns used in this guide on page 2 e Technical support on page 2 Help documentation This help documentation is available Installation Guide Shows how to install the recorders and connect dome cameras video matrices and digital inputs and outputs e Administrator s Guide Shows how to use the System Manager program for configuring the system e User s Guide Shows how to use the Workstation program for video and audio surveillance The PDF help documentation is on the DVMS Installation CD You can also access the Administrator s Guide and the User s Guide by clicking Help in System Manager or Workstation Overview of this guide This guide is intended for those who use the Workstation program for monitoring video searching for recorded data exporting video and audio and managing alarms This guide contains these sections e System architecture on page 4 e Features on page 5 e Logging on on page 7 e User interface on page 9 Navigator on page 14 e Cameras on page 28 e Audio on page 40 e Video outputs on page 42 e Digital outputs on page 46 e Digital inputs on page 49 e Audio communication on page 51 Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 1 Playback on page 55 Searching for recorded data on page 57 Image tools on page 67 Exporting video audio text and alarm data on page 69 Managing alarms on page 76 Archives on page 81 Configuring
89. nually closed by clicking the Close button at the upper right corner of the pop up view In some configurations an ongoing alarm can be closed by acknowledging the alarm To acknowledge an alarm select the alarm and click the Acknowledge button at the lower right corner of the New tab in the Alarms window To close an alarm view e Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the view To close an alarm pop up window e Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the pop up window To acknowledge an alarm e Select the active alarm on the alarm list and click the Acknowledge button at the lower right corner of the alarm list To show alarm views automatically Click User and then Alarm Settings Select Display pop up window when the alarm occurs To disable automatic alarm views e Click User and then Alarm Settings Clear the check box Show alarm view when alarm occurs To close alarm views automatically when alarms are over e Click User and then Alarm Settings Select Close pop up window when the alarm is over In alarm settings you can edit the alarm pop up window and alarm list settings To show alarm settings e Click User and choose Alarm Settings The following options can be set e Display pop up window when the alarm occurs When selected each new alarm will be shown in the alarm pop up window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 71 Alarms window e Close pop up window when the alarm is
90. o export a clip from If you want to export a synchronized clip from more than one channel the playback views must be in the same device window 3 Use Motion Search or Activity Search to find the image that you want to start the media clip from For more information see Searching for recorded data on page 57 Click the Export button in the playback panel and choose Save Clip 5 If default media clip export settings are not used please see Setting default export settings on page 73for further information the Media Clip Settings dialog box is shown Do the following and then click OK Select where you want to save the clip To save the clip on the local hard disk select My documents Clips To save the clip on CD R RW or DVD R RW select CD DVD Drive To save on a removable device select Removable drive n File Name type a file name for the clip Youcan set the maximum video size from the Max video size drop down menu n Start select the start time of the clip by clicking the e button n End select the end time of the clip by clicking the button e Use the duration slider to define the length of the media clip e f you are saving the file to a CD or DVD mark Format the CD DVD before writing files on it if you want to format the disc before saving the clip f you want to use the same CD DVD disc to save media clips at a later BAIN the Allow files to be added later multisession disc checkbox
91. o output view on page 42 Video output properties on page 43 Modifying and adding camera tours for monitors on page 44 Selecting cameras To select the camera that is shown on a monitor do one of the following Right click the video output monitor on the Navigator or on a map point to Select Camera and click the camera that you want to show on the monitor Open the video output view for example by dragging the video output monitor to the work space Then in the camera list click the camera that you want to show Running camera tours To start a camera tour do one of the following Video output view Right click the video output monitor on the Navigator or on a map point to Run Tour and click the tour that you want to run on the monitor Open the video output view for example by dragging the video output monitor to the work space Then in the Camera Tours list click the tour that you want to start Then click Play Use the video output view for selecting the camera that you want shown on a monitor and for controlling camera tours camera sequences L Monitor 1 A video output view A Saved camera tours B Startsthe selected camera tour C Shows the selected camera on the monitor To show the monitor view do one of the following Drag the monitor from the Navigator to the work space Right click the monitor on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show View Mirasys NVR 5 0
92. o play back an event from the Bookmarks list do one of the following e Double click the event e Click the event that you want to play back and click the Go to Bookmark button e Right click the event and choose Go to Bookmark Playback starts automatically To bookmark an event e Right click on a video view in playback mode and choose Add to Bookmarks To save a bookmark 1 Click the bookmark that you want to save and do one of the following Click the Save Bookmark button e Right click the event and choose Save Bookmark 2 Type a description of the bookmark and click OK Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 66 Image tools The program has a number of image tools that you can use to enhance details and make images clearer You can use the image tools on real time and recorded video To use the image tools 1 Right click on the video view that you want to enhance and choose Image Tools 2 Click the filter or filters you want to apply The modified image is shown in the Image Tools window 3 Click OK If you applied the filtersto real time video the filters will be used in real time mode but playback video is not affected If you applied the filters to playback video only playback video is affected The filters will be used until you change or reset them To reset the filters 1 Right click on the video view and choose Image Tools 2 Click Reset These tools are available Sharpen Increases the contrast near edg
93. operties window click Edit Camera Tours Click the Add Camera Tour button adjacent to the Camera Tours list Type a name for the tour and click OK From the Preset positions list select the position that you want to add to the tour and click Add TIP To select more than one camera keep the SHIFT key pressed and click the first and last camera that you want to select To add a camera to a selection or to remove a camera from a selection keep the CTRL key pressed and click the camera that you want to add or remove NOTE To change the order of the presets drag a preset to a new position To remove a preset from the tour select the position and click Remove 5 Inthe Tour Positions list click the position you added and then set the time that the camera will stay in that position Dwell Time and the speed at which the camera will move to the subsequent position Move Time 6 Click OK to save the tour NOTE When preset positions are saved on the recorder their number is not limited However in some camera models preset positions are saved on the camera which means that their number is usually limited Tours are always saved on the recorder and their number is not limited For more information about the limitations see the document plugin pdf To delete a tour 1 In Edit Camera Tours select the tour that you want to delete 2 Click Delete Tour 3 Click OK Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 38 Home position You can set a pr
94. ost web browsers NOTE If the image is not the one that you wanted or if you want to capture one more image after printing or exporting one click the Capture button on the Clipboard tab You can also save images by right clicking a video view and choosing Save Image Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 70 Exporting video audio and text data clips You can export a media clip containing data from one or more cameras audio channels or text data devices You can have the system automatically export media clips with default settings or have the program show a dialog box in which you can change the settings before a clip is exported For information on using default or manual settings and on editing the default settings please see Setting default export settings on page 73 You can save clips on CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW removable devices and the local hard disk Clips can be played back using the Mirasys Media Player program which is automatically saved with clips or Windows Media Player For more information see Playing video audio and text data clips on page 73 To export a media clip 1 To save on a CD or DVD put the CD or DVD into the CD DVD RW drive To save on a removable device plug the device in NOTE If the Windows dialog box Blank disk is shown select No action The recorder will write the clip to the disc automatically 2 Open a playback view from the cameras audio channels and text data channels that you want t
95. program 7 logging on and off 7 M Map Tool 25 maps 25 Master Recorder 4 media clips playing back 73 menu bar 9 accessing 11 showing or hiding 11 Mirasys Media Player 73 mirror command 67 monitors See video outputs motion search 57 multiview windows 21 playback 55 search 62 working with 21 N navigator 14 device groups 16 devices 16 moving 15 profiles 16 showing or hiding 10 noise 67 NVR Enterprise 6 NVR Pro 6 0 Opening archives 82 oscilloscope 40 P password 12 playback 55 audio 41 multiview playback 55 97 video 30 video and audio clips 73 preset positions See dome cameras printing images 69 printing text data 75 profiles 16 properties 20 audio 41 audio communication 52 cameras 31 digital inputs 50 digital outputs 47 video outputs 43 PTZ cameras See dome cameras Q quantity motion search 58 R real time video monitoring 28 recent alarms 78 reduce noise command 67 reference image 33 S saving images 69 scale activity search 61 search devices 17 search options motion search 59 searching alarms 80 video and audio 57 sensitivity motion search 58 sharpen command 67 showing properties 20 toolbars and windows 10 11 start and end time activity search 59 status bar 9 support 2 synchronized playback 55 System Manager 4 Index T text channels 53 text search 63 time mode 61 time search 62 title bar 9 toolbar 10 two way audio See audio communication
96. ps when the first match is found e Delete unsaved bookmarks before starting a new search When selected unsaved bookmarks are deleted from the bookmarks list before each search The found events are added to the Bookmarks list For more information see Bookmarks on page 65 Bookmarks When you use Motion Search or Text Search the program adds found events to the Bookmarks list In addition you can manually add images or audio samples to the list for easy retrieval The list can contain saved and unsaved bookmarks When bookmarks are added to the list they are unsaved Unsaved bookmarks are deleted if you switch profiles or log off from Workstation Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 65 To keep a bookmark in the list even if you switch profiles or log off you must save it Saved bookmarks are kept in the list until you manually remove them bg Camera 5 12 08 54 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark Camera 1 12 16 50 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark Camera 2 12 16 59 23 1 2006 Video playback bookmark Bookmarks 3 AB C D Bookmarks list A Shows the bookmarked image or audio sample B Saves the bookmark C Deletes the selected bookmark or bookmarks D Deletes all unsaved bookmarks The list contains these columns Source The name of the camera or audio channel Date and Time The start date and time of the event Description The name of the event or the description typed when the bookmark was saved manually T
97. rs e Master Recorder one of the recorders e Client programs Mirasys NVR System Manager e Mirasys NVR Workstation Recorders The DVRs or NVRs record video from analog or IP cameras and write the video on hard disks A recorder is accessed either locally or remotely by using the client programs System Manager and Workstation Master Recorder One of the one to five recorders must be a Master Recorder If the system contains only one recorder that recorder isthe Master Recorder If there is more than one recorder the Master Recorder can be set freely The Master Recorder is set when the client programs are installed The Master Recorder does these things e t verifies the identity of all programs and users who want to log on to the system authentication e It stores all system configuration data e It stores all user data e It monitors the system e It synchronizes the clocks on all recorders e t generates reports Client programs The System Manager program is used by the system administrator for the following e Configuring the recorders e Adding user accounts and user profiles e Managing the devices connected to the system e Monitoring the system e Configuring alarm triggers and actions The Workstation program is used by the end users for example for the following e Monitoring real time video audio and text data e Examining recorded video audio and text data e Exporting video audio and t
98. s select an event type that is related to numbers 2 Under Text criteria select a search option that accepts numerical values 3 Doone of the following To specify the exact value to find double click the Value column and type the number to find Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 64 To specify a range of values type the lowest value in the Value column and the highest value in Max Value column NOTE Use only integers 4 Setthe start and end date and time and specify other search options 5 Click Search To find custom events 1 Under Event type select the event type 2 If necessary specify other search criteria under Text criteria 3 Setthe start and end date and time and specify other search options 4 Click Search To set the start time e To start the search from the oldest files select Search from the start e To select the start date and time clear the check box Search from the start click the Set Start Time button 5 and then select the start date and time To set the end time e To end the search to the oldest files select Search to the end e To select the end date and time clear the check box Search to the end click the Set End Time button GJ and then select the end date and time To set other search options e Show found text data in the playback window When selected the playback window shows all matches during the search Stop when the first match is found When selected the search sto
99. s and play back alarm video and audio You can find alarms by name and time For example you can retrieve alarms that have been caused by motion detection on Camera 1 during a specified time A Y Alarms bd Alarm Name 9 00 00 22 5 2007 Holaabal o psss Hours minutes uuu CO EINE CD d Ad Time Name Priority Trigger Actions gt 9 50 43 22 5 2007 02 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a gt 9 50 38 22 5 2007 04 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a D b 9 50 33 22 5 2007 04 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a gt 9 50 04 22 5 2007 12 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a gt 9 48 27 22 5 2007 07 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a gt 9 48 15 22 5 2007 05 s Holaaba High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record al b 9 48 01 22 5 2007 13 s Holaabal High Motion in Camera 4 Record video from Camera 1 Record a Oc Alarm Search A List of alarm names B The graph shows the number of alarm events The selected bar is shown in yellow in the graph C Refreshesthe graph and the list to show the most recent alarms D Alarms generated during the selected time To search alarms in the Search tab 1 Make sure that the correct profile is selected in the Navigator 2 Usethe drop down list at th
100. s of the windows and views e The profile that was used to create the layout e Image filters For more information about image filters see Image tools on page 67 To save a layout 1 Putthe windows and views how you want them in the layout 2 Do one of the following e Onthe menu bar click Layouts and then Save Layout Onthe toolbar click Save Layout 3 Type a name for the layout 4 Click OK To delete a layout 1 Select the layout that you want to delete 2 Do one of the following Onthe menu bar click Layouts and then Delete Layout Onthe toolbar click the Delete Layout button 3 Click OK to confirm Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 12 To apply a layout e Inthe Saved Layouts list click the layout that you want to use The selected layout is applied The profile that was used to create the layout also becomes active TIP On logoff the application will automatically save the currently used layout and will automatically restart it on the next logon Help e Click Help and then Help to use Help e Click Help and then About to view information about the program version Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 13 Navigator These sections show how to use the Navigator About the Navigator on page 14 Modifying the Navigator on page 15 About profiles on page 16 About device groups on page 16 About devices on page 16 Finding devices on page 17 Using device groups and devices on page 17 Dev
101. smaller time scale view of the selected time For example if the Hourstab is selected the detail view shows the recorded material for each second of the selected minute Scale If the scale of the graph is not appropriate for the quantity of the recorded data you can change the scale here The option is available only in data mode F Previous Bar and Next Bar buttons By clicking these buttons you can move to the subsequent or previous bar G Time mode symbol The clock symbol in the upper right corner shows that the graphs is in time mode If no symbol is shown the graph is in data mode H Quantity display In time mode this display shows how many time units of recorded video or audio the selected bar contains In data mode it shows the number of images or audio samples I Bars Each bar shows the quantity of recorded data during the selected time unit When you point on the graph with the mouse the start time of the bar is shown in a ToolTip Click on a bar to see the corresponding video or text data or to listen to the corresponding audio NOTE Click the Play button below the view to start playback J Selected bar The selected bar is shown in a different color and data from that time is shown in the playback window When video or audio is played back an indicator moves along the bars to show the active time point K Fit Graph to Window If the bars do not fit in the screen an arrow at the top of a bar shows that ther
102. tem finds images B and C In image B the obj ect fills 15 of the image area In image C the three objects together fill 15 of the image area 80 599 A gt 80 1599 B 80 1599 c Specifying the quantity of motion Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 93 real time video and audio Real time video or audio is sent and received almost simultaneously recorder This word is used to refer to DVRs and NVRs Consists of the computer and the video recording software reference image A still image captured from a camera You can compare the video view to the reference image to make sure that the camera is pointed at the right direction Properties Camera 1 A reference image SM Server Short form of System Management Server system administrator System administrators have the right to log on to the System Manager program and change all system settings text data text The recorders can record text stream data from devices like cash registers or gas station pumps You can view this text data in text data views synchronized with video or audio views You can also search text data by specifying the exact text to search or by other criteria Time Search The system finds the nearest recorded image or audio sample from the given time forward or back toggle Toggle verb refers to changing the state of a digital output to the opposite state closed or open See Change State
103. th movement in a specified area of the camera scene move time Move time refers to the time it takes a dome camera to move from one position to the next Move time is not included in the dwell time Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 91 Navigator The Navigator is the primary tool for accessing the cameras and other devices It contains profiles and profile specific devices Service z A Cg Camera 2 Cg Camera 3 Cg Camera 4 Cg Camera 5 Cg Camera B C2 Camera 7 Cg Camera 8 Cg Camera 9 Cg Camera 10 E B Cg Camera 11 Cg Camera 12 Cg Camera 13 C Camera 14 Cg Camera 15 X Audios us Digital Inputs Digital Outputs Video outputs E C DS Audio Communications The Navigator A Profile list B Devices C Device groups NVR Network video recorder Stores digital images directly from IP cameras that are connected to a network polarity Refers to the state of digital inputs and outputs The state can be open or closed preset position A saved dome camera position A camera position specifies the vertical and horizontal positioning of the camera as well as the zoom iris and focus adjustments profile A profile sets your rights in the system It specifies the devices that you have access to and the actions you are allowed to perform with each device You can have as many as five profiles Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 92
104. the Show Menu button at the bottom of the Navigator and choose Show Playback View from the menu Right click on a real time video view and choose Show Playback View NOTE If the system administrator has set playback as the primary action for a camera you can also play back files by double clicking the camera icon or by dragging the camera to the work space Usually however double clicking will show the real time view Multiview playback You can play back synchronized data from as many as eight channels The channels can be video audio or text channels or a combination of them For more information about using the device window see Device windows on page 21 Multiview playback To play back video from multiple channels do one of the following Right click on a device group icon on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View Right click on a camera on the Navigator or on a map or right click on a real time video view and choose Show Playback View Then drag other cameras to the playback view from the Navigator or from the work space Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 55 Playback controls The playback controls are shown at the bottom of the playback window Use the controls for playing pausing rewinding and fast forwarding recorded data Five speeds are available 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x Device Window Z4 ye eed Na Playback window A Click the Export button to save an image or a media clips
105. thout express or implied warranty of any kind These notices must be retained in any copies of any part of this documentation and or software Windows Media Format Components This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and under a license from Microsoft Licensing GP Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft Corporation and or Microsoft Licensing GP as applicable Xerces This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org Copyright 1999 The Apache Software Foundation All rights reserved Contents CONTENTS BEFORE YOU START 1 Help GOcuM ntationi csavecdsssacaviavietacidedededsaadaeaat aaia IA RR HER RE YR Read 1 Overview of this guide sssssssssssssssee mme eee nnns 1 Conventions used in this guide sssssss eee eens 2 Technical support asasini iian ee bets vie qat ve etie de ex e ELE Lupe 2 Whiat S new 1n 5 0 5o denied ede tre EE MEER Eta Tue Fa ec ER RIA A reda dg 2 What s new in 4 8 cierre mri ea veni EE ER RH Y LEES XR LX ER EAR A Y EX Fn o 2 INTRODUCTION 4 System architecture s eds cedente The Rer pet ERR EER ERO EUR E ER E cob a RE nade 4 Fedl Les e oru eet caduco clades aka a usce Aida alse date aes actors 5 License types issscieceocecectestexexterR me te pur E panied ey heat A KENA TAA EEN sd 5 MU PTO M 6 NVR EnDEGrDEISG is sucesaccaltar cvs or Re e nra t Fa be
106. toring should be used instead of real time viewing To monitor video from local cameras do one of the following e Onthe menu bar click Windows and choose Local Cameras e Onthe tool bar click the Local Cameras button EJ nr ay J E uM 7m Te Local monitoring A Minimize Maximize and Close buttons B Showsthe alarm list C Click to hide the control panel D Click one of these buttons to change how many video views are shown E Available cameras F Control panel G Image area Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 29 To change how many video views are shown e Click one of the screen format buttons D To select cameras e Drag the camera from the camera list on the right to the image area To change the order of cameras e Draga camera to a new position in the image area To maximize the camera display size do one of the following e Double click on the local view title bar e Click on Maximize button on the upper right corner of the local view title bar To maximize the view from a single camera When viewing multiple local cameras you can double click on a single camera view to display the view from that camera in the device window You can restore the original layout by double clicking on the camera view Playing back video Camera menu To play back video from one camera do one of the following e Right click a camera on the Navigator or on a map and choose Show Playback View e Right click
107. ts to be archived list 12 Click OK to create the archive Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 81 Opening archives To open an archive 1 2 3 On the menu bar click File Select Open Archive Use the data source drop down menu and directory list to locate and select the archive file Mark the Close previous archives checkbox to close previously opened archive files or leave the checkbox empty to keep previously opened archive files open The archive file is opened You can access the devices contained in the archive file through the navigation bar Please see Playing back video on page 30 Audio playback on page 41 and Searching and playing back text data on page 54 for information on accessing device specific data in the archive file NOTE You can switch between viewing archives and accessing the default Workstation functionalities by selecting Service for accessing the recorder functionalities or Backups for viewing archive files from the drop down menu at the top side of the Navigator Closing or deleting archives To close an archive 1 2 In the Navigator right click on the name of the archive file Select Close archive to close the archive file To delete an archive 1 2 3 In the Navigator right click on the name of the archive file Select Delete archive to delete the archive file Click OK to confirm deleting the archive Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 82 Configuring e
108. tsthat belongto any one of the selected event types Boolean OR If you select more than one text criterion the program finds eventsthat contain all of the specified criteria Boolean AND If you specify more than one event type and more than one text criterion the program finds those events that belong to one of the selected event types and that contain all of the specified attributes Boolean AND Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 63 Event types v Text event a OR EXCEED LIMIT LJ Stop filling f LJ Filing LJ Lift nozzle zl AND Text contains Volume AND o Date and Time Y Search Options LJ Search from the start He 10 56 22 AM 6 2 2006 v Search to the end D d The search logic used in Text Search The search finds eventsthat belongto one of the selected event types and that match all of the specified text criteria Using text search To find events that contain text strings 1 Under Event types select one of the following Select Text event to find the string from unspecified text stream data Select a custom event type that is related to text strings 2 Under Text criteria select Text contains or another criterion that accepts text strings 3 Double click the applicable cell in the Value column and type the text to search for 4 Set the start and end date and time and specify other search options 5 Click Search To find events that contain numbers 1 Under Event type
109. ucted in Using Mirasys Media Player on page 73 2 Find the desired text segment 3 Click Pause or Stop to freeze the playback 4 Fromthe File menu select Print 5 The data is sent to the default printer NOTE Whether printed through the playback or real time views or through Mirasys Media Player the text data is printed with its original formatting Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 75 About alarms Alarm views Managing alarms These sections show how to manage alarms e About alarms on page 76 e Alarm views on page 76 e Alarm settings on page 77 e Alarms window on page 78 Different types of events can cause alarms and different actions For example these events can cause an alarm e Movement in image e The camera signal disappears for example because the camera cable is removed or cut e Adigital input from an external device e The measured level of audio exceeds the audio limit high e The measured level of audio drops below the audio limit low The above events can cause for example these actions e Alarm video is recorded In addition you can have alarm video shown automatically e Alarm audio is recorded In addition you can have the alarm audio view shown on the screen automatically e Asignal is sent to one of the digital outputs of the recorder The output can activate an external device Adome camera is moved to a preset position e Adome camera starts a pre programmed
110. ugh Windows Media Player In addition text data clips cannot be played through Windows Media Player Please use Mirasys Media Player to play media clips containing multiple synchronized video and or audio clips or any text data Exported clips can be played with Windows Media Player version 7 or newer To play a media clip using Windows Media Player e Right click the media clip file WMV file choose Open With and then Windows Media Player The clip starts to play automatically Printing text data You can print text data through the real time and playback modes in Worskstation or by printing exported text data clips through Mirasys Media Player To print a real time text data clip through Workstation 1 Openareal time view for the text channel you want to print data from 2 After the data channel has opened in the workspace right click on the device window 3 Select Print Text Data 4 The data is sent to the default printer To print a playbacked text data clip through Workstation 1 Open a playback view for the text channel you want to print data from 2 After the data channel has opened in the workspace use the Activity Search or Text Search tools or the playback slider to find the desired text segment 3 Right click on the device window 4 Select Print Text Data 5 The data is sent to the default printer To print a text data clip using Mirasys Media Player 1 Openatext data clip with Mirasys Media Player as instr
111. ut in sequence from left to right starting from the top left corner Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 22 Dimensions To change the dimensions of a device window e Drag the device window from one corner or from one edge Each device view is scaled accordingly 1l You can change the dimensions of a device window by dragging the device window from one corner Move Apart To move a device view away from a device window do one of the following e Drag the device view from the device window to the work space The removed device view is shown as the only device view in a new device window e Right click the device view and choose Move Apart You can move apart device views from a device window Close To close a view from a device window e Right click on the device view and choose Close Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 23 Change order To change the order of the devices views e Drag a view to a new position Changing the order of device views in a device window Add device views You can always add new device views to a device window even if there are no empty spaces in it To add a device view e Drag the device view from the Navigator or from the work space to the device window Adding a device view to a device window To add a group of device views e Drag a device group from the Navigator to the device window Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 24 Map Tool To make it easier to access
112. xternal devices External devices such as joystick controllers for dome cameras can be configured through Workstation NOTE The driver for the external device has to be installed in the system To configure an external device 1 2 3 4 On the menu bar click File Select Configure External Device Select the device you want to configure from the Model drop down menu Select the port into which the device is connected from the Available ports drop down menu In case there are device specific options and configuration parameters fill the parameters Click OK to save the device configuration Mirasys NVR 5 0 User s Guide 83 Configuring Pelco KBD300A keyboard The system supports the Pelco KBD300A keyboard which can be used to control dome cameras through the Workstation application The keyboard has a joystick a numerical keypad and keys for different functions You can use the keyboard to pan tilt and zoom a dome camera In addition you can move a dome camera to a preset position or start a camera tour You can connect the keyboard to any computer with the Workstation application NOTE The KBD300A keyboard must have the firmware version 5 0 or later The version number is shown in the LED display when you turn on the keyboard Use the DIP switches on the rear of the keyboard to select the operational mode CM6700 ASCII To install a Pelco KBD300A keyboard 1 Configure the keyboard driver as instructed

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