WaveReader Software User Manual
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1. Choose from the following displays e 16 way Multiscreen Large e Single Camera Large e 16 way Multiscreen Medium e Single Camera Medium e 4 way Multiscreen Large e Single Camera Small 16 way Multiscreen Medium display 4 way Multiscreen Large display Single Camera Small display The Status Bar The Status Bar displays messages and current connection status information If the user is viewing data recorded into files on a CD ROM or stored on the user s PC Path Name information is displayed on the status bar Example of the Status Bar below showing the Path and Name of the file currently being displayed C WAVELETS 4200001201 6303615 60d The Button Panel 1 Play Forward button Press this button to playback video at the normal record speed 2 Play Reverse button Press this button to playback video in reverse at the normal record speed 3 Fast Forward button Press this button to perform high speed playback 4 Rewind button Press this button to perform high speed reverse Connect playback 5 Single Frame Advance button Press this button to advance the ES ee alpen video a single frame while in Pause mode 6 Single Frame Rewind button Press this button to rewind the video GI a single frame while in Pause mode 7 Stop button Press this button to halt all playback operations and move the Progress Bar to the start of data 8 Pause button Freezes playback until the Pause button is press2. 5 Copy the ZIP file to a temporary directory on the hard disk Open the ZIP file by double clicking on it If the WinZip software required to open the file is not available on the PC it is easily obtained as Shareware or Freeware from many locations on the Internet Select setup exe by clicking on it in the WinZip window Follow the instructions for installation as they appear When the installation is successfully completed delete the temporary directory and its contents WinZip is a registered trademark of Nico Mak Computing 2 2 Running WaveReader To start the Wavereader program choose Programs from the Start menu and then choose Wavereader gt Wavereader The Main window of the Wavereader program will appear on the computer monitor 2 3 The Main program window consists of four areas This window shows a 16 way multi camera display The Main Program Window wml Wid I The Menu Bar At the top of the window The Main Viewing Area The large blue area The Status Bar At the bottom of the window The Button Panel The left side of the window The Menu Bar File Setup About The Menu Bar provides access to the programs functions and parameters as well as access to files The Main Viewing Area Pictures are displayed in this area in Multi Camera and Single Camera formats Picture display order is according to the information encoded by the unit used to create the original video data file
3. MONITOR SVGA 1024 x 768 24 Bit colour OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Windows 95 98 NT 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 1 5 About This Manual This manual assumes that the user is familiar with Microsoft Windows and with such terms as Windows window mouse pointing clicking and dragging f you don t know the meaning of any of these terms choose the Help command from the Start menu the button labelled Start in the lower left corner of the screen click the Contents tab in the Windows Help dialog box and explore the information you find there Selecting With A Mouse Any reference to clicking or pressing a button in this manual means a single click of the left mouse button unless otherwise noted Moving Windows To move a window activate the desired window by clicking anywhere inside of it Click and hold the title bar located at the top of the window Drag the window to the desired location then release the mouse button 2 GETTING STARTED 2 1 Installation Installing From CD ROM To install the Wavereader on your hard disk from a CD 1 Place the CD in your CD ROM drive 2 Choose Run from the Start Menu then type d setup exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM and press OK 3 Follow the instructions for installation as they appear Installing from the ZIP files To install the Wavereader on your hard disk from a ZIP file 1 2 3 4
4. The disadvantage to using this method is that playback operations continue while the user is interacting with the dialog box and specifying the file name If the user misses seeing portions of the video it will be necessary to replay those sections again so that they may be viewed without further distractions 21 4 8 Image Quality Setup Once a connection has been established between the PC and a unit the Network Speed option in the Setup menu is replaced with the orn cunt HSS seth A Image Quality Setup option GAUERO EEE Clicking the left mouse button Image Quality Setup on this option causes the Change Fassword to open This window allows the user to select the quality level for each type of display available in the WaveReader software Quality levels are adjustable from Low to High This setting instructs the unit on how much video content data is required to display an image with the selected quality level Lower quality levels are more suitable for images displayed in smaller formats because the loss of fine detail in the image is not as noticeable Higher quality levels are required for images displayed in larger formats The user also has the option of having the image sent as a monochrome B W picture The update rate in pictures per second is improved by lowering the quality level or by switching to monochrome since both require less actual data to be transmitted When both settings are combined an even greater upda
5. A opposite the camera number means an alarm for that camera Setting Up Access Levels when a user with a higher priority level requests a connection lf the current user has a lower access level the unit will break its connection after sending a message to the users PC indicating that their connection has been terminated The status bar at the bottom of the WaveReader main window will also indicate that the connection was terminated by the unit 17 tl Wavelet Reader File Setup About Unit Address Setup Connection Type Setup Access Level setup Network Speed Change Password Actyate Password Snapshot Setup There are three levels of access that can be set up in the WaveReader software e lowest e 2 e d highest Changing The Access Level To change the Access Level select Setup gt Access Level Setup from the menu bar A password box will appear Enter the password Enter the correct password then click the OK button The Select Access Level window will be displayed A password is provided to limit access of the standard Cancel OK user Typically this setting is changed by the Network Administrator By default the password is 12345 when the software is first installed lt is recommended that the default password be changed after installation is complete As a security measure store the password in the administrators secure files or in a limited access area Click the
6. Setup About only The user can establish a Live Connection even if a different user has established a Normal Connection al Wavelet Yideo Client File Setup Record About Umnreddess aetta Eonmnectan line setup A Leave Live Lookin Mode Secese eye Sewa Image Quality Setup Change Password D Activate Password Snapshot Setup Unit Address Setup Access Level Setup Network Speed Change Password Activate Password Snapshot Setup a A d Numa Connection Live Connection To establish a Live Connection select Setup gt Connection Type Setup gt Live Connection from the menu bar 4 4 The Access Levels are actually priority ratings used by the unit to determine if a currently established connection should terminate To begin viewing live images Click the Play button The Play button will turn green to indicate that it has been selected The Pause button functions as Stop button The Pause Disconnect Number Multiscreen and Camera Size buttons are black and remain active The remaining buttons turn grey and are inactive The current Time and Date appear Multi Camera live images can be viewed in 16 Way Large or Medium formats or 4 way Large format Single Camera live images can be viewed in Large Medium or Small formats Clicking any camera image will display that camera image in whatever format was last selected for viewing individual cameras A red letter
7. Setup Record Search About appear in the Menu Bar at Display Search Screen Display Event Search Filters bp aa The user may select from either e Display Search Screen This feature allows the user to perform quick Go To searches based on the Date Time of day or both Date and Time This command instructs the unit to begin transmitting recorded images from the closest point to the time and or date selected e Display Event Search Filters This feature allows the user to search for Events based on a combination of Time Date Camera and or a specific piece of text data 7 2 Using the Search Feature The Select Custom Play Position slider control commands the unit to begin sending recorded images based on a percentage from the beginning to the end of recorded data The window below indicates that the user has decided to view images beginning at about 8 6 in from the beginning of all recorded data Use the pull down selection lists to select the Month and Year values Search on Time and Date Click on one of the Calendar Day buttons to select the day sun eT We Tul eS fa Use the Up and Down scroll controls to assist in setting the Hours H Minutes st BENE ZIZ js je DZ ha M and Seconds S egue eee e Use the slider bar to adjust the GZ Ee 29 a0 ai ff 2 percentage setting for Custom Play aoa is je ff ie je Position select Custom Flay Position LE 6 63 7 I Auto Change Click on G
8. brightness intensity of the bitmap Contrast Increases or decreases the contrast of the bitmap File H Contrast Increases or decreases the contrast of the image in a bitmap mies 1 Go using a histogram to determine the median brightness LL Contrast G This method finds the median brightness of the image then brightens the pixels sf f Go with values above the median and darkens the pixels with values below the H Contrast median This is more sophisticated but slower than the regular contrast atts Go method which uses the middle possible value 128 rather than finding the Hue actual median ITAI Go Hue Changes the hue of colours in the bitmap by rotating the colour wheel nae Go The user can rotate the colour wheel in either direction A 180 degree rotation in either direction changes each colour to its complement Positive rotation SEE Go takes red toward green green toward blue and blue toward red Negative ee oom In Out Saturation Negative values decrease the saturation of colours Positive Stop Normal values increase the saturation The saturation level is increased or decreased by a percentage of its present saturation level Moise Removal rotation has the opposite effect Sharpen Increases or decreases the sharpness of the image in the bitmap Histogram Equal Negative values decrease the sharpness of the image Specify 1000 for Region Selection minimum sharpness Positive
9. Green Standard Video Black Camera Disabled Video Loss Red Alarm Mode Blue Video Loss White End of disc 25 6 2 Working With The Disk Analysis Screen Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera b Camera Camera D Camera 9 Camera 10 Camera 11 Camera 12 Camera 13 Camera 14 Camera 15 Camera 16 Flay Sove te TEME oom In coom Out Cancel 26 Working with the Disk Analysis Screen e The recording Dates and Times of the file appear above the horizontal bars e Place cursor on the Disk Analysis Screen Clicking causes a small screen to appear and allows the user to Play Zoom In Zoom Out and Cancel This will cause vertical lines to appear e Play allows the user to play a selected location of data block between the left and right red vertical colour bar markers e There are only two Zoom In levels On the second zoom level Zoom Out is only available e Zoom in magnifying glass and Zoom out magnifying glass allows the user to zoom in out between the two red vertical markers during Play mode Zooming in will narrow the time period and also decrease the byte size e The Save file MB operation is only available with the Ethernet model An asterisk stands for a numerical amount e A screen appears with Save to file and Cancel buttons e Pressing the Save to file button brings up another screen to save the file e Type a filename choos
10. INTRODUCTION 1 1 Product Description This manual provides instructions for installing and using the WaveReader software program Using a PC this software allows the user to search and view video directly from compatible Digital Video Multiplexers and Digital Video Recorders via the Ethernet or the telephone This software also allows the user to view video that has been archived onto a CD R or recorded directly onto the hard disk of a PC Images can be captured using the Wavestudio feature manipulated and printed or exported as a file 1 2 Features e Main window for viewing images in Fullscreen or Multiscreen formats e Disk Analysis window provides graphical overview of recorded data on a per camera basis e Search Screen window for searching and displaying data on a specific time and date e Event Search window for searching and displaying recorded event data e Wavestudio for capturing enhancing and exporting images e Text data display box 1 3 Files Provided The three program files are provided on either a CD ROM or via e mail in a ZIP file format FileName Fiesze Setup exe 138KB Setup lst 5KB WaveReader cab 1 963MB 1 4 Hardware System Requirements The following hardware system requirements are needed before software installation Hardware Specification CPU Pentium 166 MHz or faster RAM Memory 16MB minimum HARD DISK DRIVE HDD 6MB free hard disk space minimum
11. Main Viewing Area Any image size or screen configuration displayed in the WaveReader Main Viewing Area can be copied to the WaveStudio Main Viewing Area 36 9 WORKING WITH VIDEO CLIPS NOTE Video clips can only be captured Saved when the WaveReader software is communicating with a Digital Recorder through a LAN Local Area Network connection 9 1 Determining What Will Be Saved Capturing video clips requires the user to define a section of video to be captured using the Disk Analysis window The pop up menu that appears when the mouse button is clicked within the display area will display a SAVE FILE nMB option The n in nMB indicates the size of the video clip that will be saved and varies depending on the zoom level selected At the first and second zoom level the file size nMB will vary according to the video clip size The file size can be changed by adjusting the two red vertical bars in the Disk Analysis Screen Unless the WaveReader software is communicating with a unit that is connected to the LAN the SAVE FILE nMB option will be disabled greyed out Disc Analysis Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera 6 Camera f Camera D Play Camera 9 Save file 32MB Camera 10 oom In Camera 11 Zoom Out Camera 12 Cancel Camera 13 Camera 14 Camera 15 Camera 16 37 9 2 Saving The Video Clip Once the SAVE FILE nMB option is selected the following dialog box
12. O to command the unit to begin sending the images Clicking on Done will clear this window and return the WaveReader software to normal operations 31 7 3 Placing a check mark in the Auto Change box causes the Custom Play Position point to advance either forward or backward by an adjustable level each time the GO button is clicked The Custom Play Position will move and the percentage indication will also change each jump Click on Forward or Backward to determine the direction of each jump Use the Increment Size slider bar to adjust the size of each successive jump when the GO button is pressed Clicking the Done button will clear this window and return the WaveReader software to normal operations This feature allows the user to search for Events such as RS 232 based text data from an ATM transaction based on a combination of Time Date Camera and or a specific piece of text data OO Search on Time and Date Search On Time and Date of Event Start Time Date December 2000 DI 16 25 Search on Alarm or Event or Test per Camera Camera oe ee Be Ee oF ee EEE ere EEE EE E d select Custom Flay Position STE 6 l m 0 000 etzen GZ Forward ie Stop T ime D ate December DI EO 19 J20 21 ZE Jar ZO b d Ga iml 1011121314151 d i Text to search for ZT Alam I Evert tf Text Start Search Searching by Time e From th
13. Please Read These Instructions First WaveReader Software User Manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION All information and specifications furnished are believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed for either its use or any infringements of rights of third parties that may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights COPYRIGHT 2000 The contents of this manual may not be copied or reproduced in any manner or form without the prior written consent from the manufacturer Contents I HINT RODUG TON EEE 5 Lt Product SZ di zueta AEE 5 ee Me UU dA 5 153 Fles Provided AAN 5 1 4 Hardware System Requirements cccccssscsseseescsseeceseeseeseesenseesenseesenseesoans 5 1 5 PAID OU TUS ALSUA EU EAEE 6 2 GETING STARTED AAA 7 da bl atri diei 7 22 Ziluaga de EEAO 7 2 3 The Main Program WIndOW ccccccccscsesesesseeeseeeseeeneeeeseoeseeeaeeoaseoeseeeneseaseneeeneas 7 3 VIEWING STORED VIDEO aI GARAK 11 3 1 Opening A Stored Video Fille ccccessecceeseeceseeeeeseeeeeneesenneesenseesenseesonsess 11 3 2 Selecting a File for Display AAE 12 4 VIEWING VIDEO VIA HE ETHERNET c0scescesccscesccssensensnsensensensensensees 13 Al TCP IP Addr ss SC dl aA 13 4 2 Connecting Via The Ethernet AENA 14 4 3 Ethernet Connection Type aa E a Eee 16 44 Setting Up Access Levels ccccccceeseseeseeesseeeseeseaseeenseeensenenseneaseoeae
14. To change the Password select Setup gt Change Password from the menu bar The Enter Password box will appear Enter the password To change the password it is necessary to know the current password e Enter the correct password and then click the OK E T button If the correct password was entered the ai Change Password box will be displayed 19 e Click the box labelled Enter the new password Change Password E e Type in the new password Enter the new password e Click the box labelled Retype the new password e Type in the new password again e To complete the selection click the OK button If the Retype the new password new password was accepted the Password Accepted box will be displayed rl e I the Cancel button is chosen the password will not be changed Cancel JK Password Accepted 4 7 Snapshot Setup Operations The two Snapshot Setup menu options can be Setup accessed through the Unit IF Address Setup Setup menu Connection Type Setup Access Level Setup Network Speed Change Password Snapshot Setup Display COPY button Delete All Snapshots I a biz The Display COPY button inserts the COPY button between the Progress Slider Bar and the Multi Camera buttons The Delete All Snapshots option deletes all snap omp files in the directory where the WaveReader executable file is located The asterisk will be replaced with numeric characters generated by the Wa
15. desired Access level then press the OK button If the Cancel button is chosen the Select Access Level box nn will be cleared from the screen and no settings will be Level 1 changed C Level 2 Level 3 Cancel OK 4 5 Setting Up The Network Speed There are two Network Speeds that can be setup for connections between the WaveReader File Setup About software and the unit e Fast speed LAN e Slow speed modem oe D Unit Address Setup Connection Type Setup Access Level Setup Network Speed la d Fast LAN Slow Modem Change Password Activate Password Snapshot Setup BEET Fast LAN Connections Most Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks have a large bandwidth of typically 10 Megabit or 100 Megabit When the default Fast LAN option is chosen the WaveReader software will download large amounts of information from the unit such as the information required to display the Data Analysis window This normally takes only a few seconds when bandwidth is not restricted 18 Slow modem Connections When the Slow modem option is selected it is normally because the bandwidth is limited This causes delays in getting information through the network Unless the user s Network Administrator has intentionally restricted the amount of available bandwidth this type of limitation may be due to network connections established through modem connections or ISDN connections In this s
16. desired file name in the File Name box Click the Save button e Begin playback from Ethernet e Select Record gt Start Recording from the Menu bar to begin recording the images displayed in the Main window e Select Record gt Stop Recording from the Menu bar to stop recording k E EKO bada D etea Duk Cae 7 5 Playing Back From Rdb File To playback the recorded data described in the previous section e Select File gt Open from the Menu bar A window called Open Wavelet Data Files will appear e Select Wavelet Image Recordings RDB from the Files of Type box e Select file location from Look in box or type file name in File Name box e Click Open button e Playback file by clicking the Play button 34 8 USING WAVESTUDIO WaveStudio is an image enhancement feature designed specifically for use with the WaveReader software WaveStudio allows the user to capture an image and save images WaveStudio also allows the user to increase or decrease contrast zoom sharpen lines enhance sections of the picture and bring out detail in dark areas 8 1 Opening WaveStudio From the Menu bar select File gt Start WaveStudio The WaveStudio window will open The WaveStudio window consists of two areas the Main Viewing Area and the Toolbar 8 2 WaveStudio Toolbar All of the functions in WaveStudio are performed using the toolbar located on the left side of the WaveStudio window Intensity Changes the overall
17. e Start Time Date section of the window select the Month and Year from the drop down list box Select a Start Day by clicking on the calendar and highlighting a day Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select the desired Start Time e From the Stop Time Date section of the window select the Month and Year from the drop down list box Select an End Day by clicking on the calendar and highlighting a day Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select the desired Stop Time e Select the check box located to the left of the Start Time Date calendar to activate the Search Time filter 32 Searching by Camera e Select any number of cameras to search by selecting the check box below the camera number To select all cameras click the Check All button located to the right of the number 16 camera e Toclear the checked cameras click the Clear Checks button located directly above the Check All button The Number 1 camera will remain checked One camera must remain checked at all times e Click the Alarm or Event option button to specify what type of information to search for Select the check box located to the left of the Camera check boxes to activate the Search Camera filter Searching for Text e Click the Text option button to display the Text to Search For box Enter the specific string of text you wish to search for into the window e Select the check box located to the left of the Camera check boxes to activate the Search Text f
18. e a file extension and choose a directory location e Press the OK button and a progress bar will open in the screen e Cancel or Done button shuts down the Save to file screen or Disk Analysis screen The vertical colour bars in the Disc Analysis Screen indicate Vertical colour bar s Description Play indicator positioned by progress slider bar Light Blue one bar Left and right markers for data block eae Bale corresponding to date and time 2 First Zoom Level Disk Analysis Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera 6 Camera f Play Camera D Save Me IGE Camera 9 orn IA Camera 10 Camera 11 ZEZ Camera 12 Camera 13 Camera 14 Camera 15 Camera 16 e This window displays the Disk Analysis screen after the first Zoom In operation 28 Second Zoom Level Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera b Camera Camera D Camera 9 Camera 10 Camera 11 Camera 12 Flay Camera 13 Seve tile Eie Camera 14 a ne coom Out Camera 15 Cancel Camera 16 e This window displays the Disk Analysis window after the first and second Zoom In operation The Zoom In option is not available while the Zoom out is available 29 This page intentionally left blank 30 TA REMOTE USER OPERATIONS 7 1 The Search Menu Once a Normal Connection has been established i wavelet Video Client between the PC and a unit the Search option will File
19. ed again or the Play Forward or Play Reverse buttons are pressed The progress bar stays at the current position 9 Connect button Press this button to connect the Wavereader software to a remote unit via the Ethernet 10 Number buttons Press this button to call up individual cameras for display 11 Single Camera Display Size Choose from Small Medium or Large 12 16 way Multiscreen button Choose Large or Medium 13 4 way Multiscreen button Press this button to view the Large 4 way display Subsequent presses of the button will toggle the cameras displayed in groups of four Cameras 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 14 Progress Bar The Progress Bar advances to the right to indicate the video playback status The user can drag the bar to navigate forward or backward Copy Button Optional The Copy button can be added to the button panel by selecting Setup gt E ei Snapshot Setup Display COPY button from the Menu bar The Copy button copies a snapshot of the camera s image as a snap bmp file Copy in the directory location of the Wavelet exe file The asterisk will be replaced with numeric characters generated by the WaveReader software after checking the default drive for previously saved snapshots Example 001 002 003 etc Activated Button Indicator When the Play Forward Play Reverse Fast Forward and Rewind buitons are clicked the button colour changes from black to green When the Pause button is clicked
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21. he 3 digits IZ Are you ready to proceed Depending on the version of Windows running a Network Connection Wizard or a Make New Connection box will appear Follow the on screen instructions for creating a new dial up networking connection When prompted to enter a phone number type 123 When prompted to give the connection a name type DVMR When finished the unit will attempt to establish a connection with the unit This Dial Up Networking Connection setup process is a one time operation 24 6 THE DISK ANALYSIS WINDOW The View menu is not seen when the program first starts It appears only after establishing a Normal Connection to a unit on the network or after opening a Wavelet file with an associated header file located in the same directory The View option appears between File and Setup options The only option available in this menu allows the user to decide if the Disk Analysis Window is to be displayed when the program is communicating with a unit which is attached to the LAN or if the user is playing back images recorded from a unit onto a CD ROM 6 1 The Initial Disk Analysis Screen Display E Le Pere e The recording dates and times of the file appear above the horizontal bars in 60h See datzera file extension with the same filename as 60d wavelet file e The light blue vertical marker indicates the current play position within the file The horizontal colour bars indicate iia calle Description
22. ilter Click the Start Search button to begin the search or click the Done button to return to the Main screen Search Results After the Start Search button is pressed i Event Search Results O the unit will search for the specified mtm EO TZ EZE events After a short time the Event Search Results window will appear The Event Search Results window displays the e Start and Stop Time Date The Camera Number 0 10242000 3 06 03 10 24 2000 3 06 03 PR 1 Even TRANS 102 CHECK 2345 e The type of information Alarm Ha i d EEE Event Normal Motion mE e The Text Data Next Previous pone This window will display a maximum of 99 items To view additional items click the Next or Previous buttons Clicking directly on a line item will cause that item to be displayed on the main screen The text data is displayed near the bottom of d E E AAA the Main window in the Text Data Display e box E SIE ua E EEAO Connected ta GB s Unit 7 4 Recording Directly From The Hard Drive WaveReader allows the user to record directly from the hard disk via JENE EU the Ethernet File Setup Record Search About To begin Recording ERRE e Select Record gt Record Setup from the Menu bar A standard Save As menu called Filename for Recording Image Sequence will appear Start Recording stop Recording 33 EEK F EE e Create an rdb file to record the information to Type the
23. ituation it is not always advisable to burden the network with so much data When the Slow modem option is chosen the WaveReader does not request the large amount of data needed to display the Disk Analysis window Playback starts at the beginning of the recorded data and proceeds to the end In order to compensate for the missing Data Analysis window additional search capabilities have been incorporated within the WaveReader software These will be covered in Section 6 4 6 Password Setup And Usage The WaveReader software is equipped with password protection for the Access Level Setup feature File Setup About Unit Address Setup Connection Type Setup Access Level Setup Once the WaveReader software has been started and the user has entered the password correctly when requested the password will no longer be required to access any option until the program has been shut down and re started again Network Speed Change Password Activate Password Snapshot Setup If password protection is required without shutting down the program click Activate Password The password will now be required to enter the Access Level Setup menu again By default the password is 12345 when the software is first installed lt is recommended that the default password be changed after installation is complete As a security measure store the password in the administrators secure files or in a limited access area Changing the Password
24. k Speed Change Password Activate Password S 7 alls 5 2 Phone Number Connection Setup Phone Number Selection To connect to a unit via the telephone the user must select a telephone number From the menu bar select Setup gt Unit Address Setup The Select a Connection box will appear This box allows the user to select the b Select a Connection x leohone number where the unit is e etea baize ea dei Gra SEE ZE ede Se g P E s Unit 10 90 253 20 connection BAXALL OFFICE 01614066611 This box displays previously selected IP addresses and telephone numbers To choose a telephone number click and highlight the desired number then click the Select button The software will return to the Main window M Edi List Select and the Connect button will appear on the button panel Editing And Creating Telephone Numbers To edit a current phone number or create a new phone number click the check the Edit File List box in the Select a Connection window The Edit Connection List window shown here will appear 192 166 O1614066 BAXALL OFFICE Edit From this window the user may choose to Add or Edit a telephone number Clicking the Add Remove or Edit button will open the following window Copy EO Edit List Select Se ES 23 1 Enter the name you wish to assign the PETE ey ees unit in the Description box Description Select POTS i BASAL OFFICE i Ethernet Enter the te
25. le is only copied from the CD to the PC hard drive there is no 60h file available for the header information Both 60d and 60h files are created from the unit to the CD ROM writer 11 3 2 Selecting a File for Display 1 Select the file for display and click DUO BR ZORIZ on the Open button in this window File View Setup Record Search About to load the file 2 The file will load but initially the video will not display until the Play Forward button is pressed The Play Forward buiton turns green to indicate when play operations Start 3 When video begins to play the display should appear similar to the image shown This screen is the Medium format 16 Way Multi Camera See Main Viewing Area page 8 for additional screen choices Clicking any camera image will display that camera image in full screen Connected to Dema Room E A red letter A opposite the camera number means an alarm occurred on that camera 12 4 VIEWING VIDEO VIA THE ETHERNET Wavereader allows the user to connect to an Ethernet compatible Digital Video Recorded from a PC Video can be recorded and played back Single frame images can be captured enhanced saved and printed 4 1 TCP IP Address Setup IP Address Selection To connect to a unit via the Ethernet the user must select the network IP address From the menu This box allows the user to select the Internet Protocol address IP Address assigned to the selected u
26. lephone number where the 3 unit is located the Phone number box BERAUK POTS 01614066611 4 Select OK or Cancel to complete your Cancel UK selection Copying And Removing Telephone Numbers To remove a telephone number click and w Edit Connection List E highlight the desired number then press the File Remove button 192 166 O1614066 Demo Room BAXALL OFFICE To create a copy of a telephone number in the Edit Connection List window press the Copy Edit button Sie Remove When finished press the Select button to complete the selection The software will return Copy to the Main window and the Connect button will appear on the button panel b Edit List Select Connecting For The First Time Before connecting for the first time the computer must create a Dial Up Networking Connection After a telephone number has been created and selected bite the Connect button will GA We need to create an Dial Up Entry to use with the WaveR eader bring up the following message To continue Would you like to do it now click the Yes button The following instruction menu will appear Please make note of the on screen instructions then click the Yes button Instructions Ea i Please take note of the following before proceeding When asked to enter a Name for the computer you are dialing please enter the 4 letter string DME When asked to enter a Phone Number please enter t
27. nit This is required for making a network connection This box displays previously selected IP addresses To choose an IP address click and highlight the desired address then click the Select bution The software will return to the Main window TI Edit List Select and the Connect button will appear on the button panel The user is now able to connect with a unit via the Ethernet Editing And Creating IP Addresses Demo Room 10 90 10 110 GB s Unit 10 90 253 20 To edit a current IP address or create a new IP ig Edit Connection List address select the Edit List box in the Select a Connection window The Edit Connection List window shown here will appear Deno Room 10 90 25 From this window the user may choose to Add EZ a or Edit an IP address Clicking the Add or Edit button will open the following window HEZ Copy W Edit List Select 1 Enter the name you wish to assign the unit in the Description box w Edit List tem Select Ethernet Description 3 Enter the IP Address of the unit in the IP Ethernet Address box IP Address Ee 4 Select OK or Cancel to complete your p selection 13 Copying And Removing IP Addresses To remove an IP address click and highlight ig Edit Connection List the desired address then Dress the Remove ae Chenoa a button Demo Room 10 90 10 To create a copy of an IP address in the Edit CB s Unit 10 90 25 Connection List window press
28. nnectto host 10 90 53 224 15 4 3 Ethernet Connection Type Two types of Ethernet connections ii Wavelet Reader can be established between the File Setup About WaveReader software and a unit Unit Address Setup es d Numa Connection e Normal Connection Access Level Setup Live Connection e Live Connection Network Speed Change Password Activate Password Snapshot Setup Normal Connections When a Normal Connection is made the user may select between two operating modes e Playback Mode Allows the user to view and search recorded data from the units hard disk e Live Look in Mode Allows the user to view live images Playback Mode Once a connection has been made pressing the Play button on the button panel causes images to be received and displayed Within a few seconds the Data Analysis window see Section 4 is also displayed in this mode unless the user has indicated that a slow speed network is being used see Section 5 4 Playback mode is the default mode Live Look in Mode When viewing live images is desired the software may be ai Wavelet Video Client switched to the Live Look in mode via the Setup menu File Setup Record Search About This option is added to the Setup Menu only after a Normal Hegia Connection has been established Along with the images being displayed the units current Date Time and Alarm status are also shown Eonnection Ippe setup A E
29. nter Live Lookin Mode I Decese Egurrari Image Quality Setup Change Password D oActivate Password Snapshot Setup Entering the Live Look in Mode To enter Live Look in Mode select Setup gt Enter Live Look in Mode from the menu bar e To begin viewing live images Click the Play button The Play button will turn green to indicate that it has been selected e The Pause button functions as Stop button e The Pause Disconnect Multi Camera Camera Size and Camera buttons are black and remain active The remaining buttons turn grey and are inactive e The Enter Live Look in Mode button is replaced with the Leave Look in Mode button e The current Date and Time appears e Multi Camera live images can be viewed in 16 Way Large or Medium formats or 4 way Large format e Single Camera live images can be viewed in Large Medium or Small formats e Clicking any camera image will display that camera image in full screen e A red letter A opposite the camera number means an alarm for that camera 16 Leaving the Live Look in Mode To leave Live Look in Mode select Setup gt Leave Live Look in Mode from the menu bar Live images for each camera stop updating All buttons return to black The Leave Live Look in Mode button is replaced with the Enter Live Look in Mode button WaveReader is still connected to the unit Live Connections When a Live Connection is made the EREA user is limited to viewing live images File
30. te rate can be achieved This is especially useful when limited bandwidth is available or restrictions on bandwidth use are implemented The Image Quality Setup Window Use the slider bars to adjust the quality settings for each of the display formats Image Quality l High B W Place a check mark in the B W box for each format if pictures should be sent as monochrome images Click the Apply button to temporarily display the selected settings when an adjustment is made When the settings are correct click the OK button to save the changes or click the Cancel button to discard the changes and return the settings to their previous levels Clicking on either Cancel or OK will clear this window and return the WaveReader software to Large normal operations Image Size Cancel OK 22 5 VIEWING VIDEO VIA THE TELEPHONE WaveReader allows the user to connect to a POTS Plain Old Telephone System compatible Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder from a PC Single frame images can be captured enhanced saved and printed 5 1 Setting Up The Network Speed Due to the limitations of modem speed via a telephone connection it is recommended that the Network File Setup About Connection speed be set to Slow Er j Unit Address Setup To change the Network Speed setting select Setup gt p SEE k Network Speed gt Slow Modem from the menu bar Access Level Setup Fast LAN w Slow Modem Networ
31. the Copy tia me cea button When finished press the Select button to _Remave complete the selection The software will return Copy to the Main window and the Connect button will appear on the button panel The user is b Edit List Select now able to connect with a unit via the Ethernet 4 2 Connecting Via The Ethernet When IP address selection has been completed the user may connect to the selected unit Before connecting for the first time it is recommended that the user configure the Connection Type see section 4 3 in this manual and Network Speed see section 4 5 in this manual To connect to a unit click the Connect button File Setup About The WaveReader software will try to connect with the unit Wait a few seconds 14 Upon connection the WaveReader s status bar will indicate the IP address of the selected unit The Connect button will be replaced with a Disconnect button WaveReader will be replaced with Wavelet Video Client on the title bar If unable to connect a Time out button appears over the Connect button A Message window appears with Unable to Connect to the unit at this time Press the OK button on the message window The Time out button will disappear Wavelet Yideo Client E Fie Setup Search About Connected to the host 10 90 53 223 Wavelet ideo Client File Setup About Unable to Connectto the unit atthis time Unable to co
32. the button colour changes from black to red 10 3 VIEWING STORED VIDEO FILES 3 1 Opening A Stored Video File From the Menu Bar click File then click Open When opened from the Menu Bar page 8 the following window will appear Open Wavelet Data Files Ed Look ir EJ WaveReader 3 e Fal Modified a 2000012016103301 60d 30 720KB 60D File 01 20 2000 4 38 PM a 2000012016122002 60d 18 432KB 60D File 01 20 2000 4 42 PM e 2000012016132703 60d 12 288KB 60D File 01 20 2000 4 44 PM SI 2000012016142204 60d 10 240KB 60D File 01 20 2000 4 45 PM ei 2000012016151105 BIO 6144KE BOD File 01720 2000 4 47 PM Files of type Wavelet Image Sequences 60D D Cancel 1 Select the Drive and the Directory normally the CD ROM drive that contains the video files archived from the Digital Recorder Files should appear as shown above 2 The long file names identify the Time and the Date of the recording and the order in which they were placed on the CD ROM 3 For additional information on creating Video CD ROMs from Baxall Digital Video Recorders consult the manual provided with the Digital Recorder Product EXAMPLE 2000012016103301 60d File Extensions The default file extension 60d is defined as a Wavelet video clip in a proprietary data format The default file extension 60h is a Wavelet header file that automatically turns ON the disc analysis screen during Play mode of a Wavelet video clip If a 60d fi
33. values increase the sharpness Specify 1000 Onje Rectangular for maximum sharpness on d Freehand Zoom Clicking the In or Out button will cause the image to begin increasing or Co P e DN aste decreasing in size Click the Stop button to stop the zooming Click the Eo Eeste Normal button to return the image to the original size Undo Load Noise Removal Changes the colour of each pixel in the bitmap to the average Done colour of the pixels surrounding it This results in a blur effect Histogram Equalisation Linearises the number of pixels per grey area in the bitmap This can be used to bring out detail in the dark areas of an image Region Selection Used to isolate sections of an image for enhancement Select Rectangular to drag a box over the desired picture area Select Freehand to draw borders around the desired area Click On to activate this feature Copy amp Paste Use these buttons to copy images to or from the clipboard 35 Undo Click this button to undo all changes made to the image Done Press this button to close the WaveStudio program 8 3 WaveStudio Main Viewing Area When WaveStudio is barte opened it automatically alti captures any image EE Bel currently displayed in the Wavereader Main Viewing d TE Area Za a Use the WaveReader window to find and pause the exact image you wish to edit Press the Load buiton to insert the image into the WaveStudio s
34. veReader software after checking the default drive for previously saved snapshots Example 001 002 003 etc The Automatic Screen Capture Option When the Copy button is displayed it appears above the Progress Slider Bar in the Button Panel Clicking this button automatically copies a snapshot of the currently displayed video image as a Snap bmp see above file in the directory location of the Wavelet exe file The screen may be a multiscreen display or a full display of a single camera image Whatever is being displayed is saved No interaction is required by the user and playback operations continue without distracting the user 20 The Manual Screen Capture Option From the Menu Bar click Save Current Image to a File Ei Ei File then click Save ZO te The following menu will ZE GE E appear File name eregi bmp Save as type JPEG Image IGO D Cancel Bitmap Image I bmp This window displays the above dialog box indicating snapshots previously saved in Bitmap BMP file format on the PC s hard drive The currently displayed video image may be saved with the user specifying the file name to be used and the file type bmp or jog to be chosen An asterisk stands for a number The benefit to this method is that snapshots can be saved with a more appropriate file name that better describes the picture s content rather than letting the software automatically assign a numeric sequence file name
35. will appear prompting the user to select Save to File or to Cancel the Save Cancel Selecting the SAVE to FILE nMB option will display the following screen which stores the clip on the user s PC after making the following selections below Choose Filename Save E wavelet e Ip Filename EERIE nave as type wavelet Image Sequences 50D Cancel e After the file name and directory have been entered click the Save button to complete the process and return to the WaveReader software e Click the Cancel button to stop the process and return to the WaveReader software 38 39 Baxall Limited Stockport England Visit our Web site http www baxall com Baxall Limited reserve the right to make changes to the product and specification of the product without prior notice to the customer Issue 01 05 HB DTL690E 1
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