automatic license plate recognition system user manual
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1. 1 2 What Does The System Consist 1 2 3 Onera g ELORE CO c 3 sx Starting up the applications 3 ESSE idcm RT TU T LT 3 3 2 Operating mode Viewer VIEWER 0 3 2 1 UE 3 2 2 Camera selection 3 2 3 Saving congu ations scrani i 5 3 2 4 6 ROS E Rn 6 3 2 5 Switching to an Overview iMage seeesesesssssssseseececeeceesesssssssseseeceeceeresesssssseseececeeeesesssssssseeeeeeeeeeseses 7 3 2 6 Manual gate 8 3 2 7 Manual gate operation when unknown license plate 0 004 444000 0000 8 3 3 Operating mode Query QUERY 00010111 nnnnnnnneeennnnn nantes 9 3 3 1 EWE VIE CIS ONY 10 3 3 2 EVE 11 3 3 3 BICI EST 13 3 3 4 Lic nse 14 3 3 5 LiGerise DEdte 15 4 EL RECO Database 220 16 41 Config Menu2. esset esee ette eset 16 Ati E ton epi 16 4 1 2 Randomly configurable text c ccscnsscevsscvereicnacicaceenecnetudendseveceadestececcendsonedesdubesssesedsesaeccencsandeovesesseseeers 17 4 1 3 Operating the dialogs 18 4 1 4 Sub menu Cleanup database cccscccssssscesssccssssccesssccesssceseesceseecesssesesseesesseesesssesesseesessesesess 18 19 DESERT EON m 20 253 52 PCO Cate CON CS xs 21 A6 SUB dueBlil Lancs DELI LIE 22 AMF Sub menu LPR Reader rape NO A i 23 4 18 Car Owner Groups 24 4 1 9 License Plates for Groups ccsccccsssccesssscesssccesssscesssccesssssessesceesesscesssseesseseeseseseseeseens 25 4 1 10 Sub menu Individual License Plates 26 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO Sub men Time RANGE 28 BICIS ARTIS 31 MEE DDR Cm 31 42 1 14 Config Menu 31 4 2 1 2 Sub menu First LOG IN 25525996 RE SM SEEK 31 4 2 1 3 Sub menu Secondary lOG in cscccssscesssscesssscessescessescessescesseesescescecsesescsessseseeseesesssesessseseeevens 31
3. 26 Config Menu Individual License Plate Individual Time 1 27 M 20 29 Config Menu Time Window 2 2 22 a Pas exeo e Fev e Cea PERRO Lr ar Coe Fe EFE T FECE PER EE FER VR 30 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO 1 Introduction EL RECO is an OCR based Optical Character Recognition automatic vehicle license plate recognition and reading system The system is suitable for a wide spectrum of applications ranging from access control at private or public parking lots to the counting of vehicles and parking spaces available and to tasks in automated handling of logistics The control line 1 0 connections incorporated into the EL RECO system can be used to control gates barriers traffic lights and other electro mechanical systems The system thus allows the simple integration of existing structures and the uncomplicated interaction with other alarm and access control systems EL RECO s modularity and the software s adaptability to customer specific requirements paired with our know how in the area of application development can make the system adaptable to virtually all requirements EL RECO contains a data base that allows the assignment of authorizations to spe
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5. systems EL RECO AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM ELTEC Elektronik AG EL RECO anten OBERWACHUNG RECHERCHE Kamera Systeme CamServer3 entrance SW Haupteingang 127001 2 5 271 Einfahit 2 255 271 Ausiaheit 1 2 7 Tor Sud 132 168 2 155 Einfahit Sud Ausfahrt Sud Konfigurabon USER MANUAL Revision 3B Revision 1A First Edition 14 12 04 VU 1B Added new Features 26 04 05 lk 1C Minor Changes 16 06 05 lk vu 1D Bugfixes for Cables 13 07 05 lk 2A Changes for Release 2 0 Split in User and Technical Manual 27 07 05 dnic 2B Disclaimer new and General Revision 15 05 06 got dh 3A Complete revision 20 09 07 od rb 3B Add database cleanup 26 08 08 nic DISCLAIMER Copyright 2008 ELTEC Elektronik AG The information data and figures in this document including respective references have been verified and found to be legitimate In particular in the event of error they may therefore be changed at any time without prior notice The complete risk inherent in the utilization of this document or in the results of its utilization shall be with the user to this end ELTEC Elektronik AG shall not accept any liability Regardless of the applicability of respective copyrights no portion of this document shall be copied forwarded or stored in a data reception system or entered into such systems without the express
6. USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 9 Sub menu License Plates for Groups Lastname Firstname Company Company 1 Wayne George Company 1 Lastname Company 1 Weekdays Plate is denied Denied entrance Firstname Weekend afternoon Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Ident Figure 24 Config Menu License Plates for Groups Use this menu item to enter license plates for groups To do so you will have to enter the license plate details and the last name of the owner The random text can be used for any kind of information The selection of a group is mandatory as well You have the option to enter additional time windows and actions besides those stipulated in conjunction with the definition of the group 25 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 10 Sub menu Individual License Plates Single plates Plate Last name First name Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 4 Miller Ana 1189971 SUZUKI 17115964 5 FAVORIT Plate Action type Description Time range Last name Plate is denied Denied entrance Weekdays Heroes edem Text 1 EISE Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Individual timerange Figure 25 Config Menu Individual License Plates Time Window Individual license plates are license plates that have not been allocated to a group In addition to the entries that can be made for the license plates of a group you can also define an individual time
7. This dialog is used for the configuration of the connected LPR readers camera servers An explicit name and the IP address of the device must be provided only LPR reader LPR reader IP Address Figure 22 Config Menu LPR Reader 23 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 3 8 Sub menu Car Owner Groups Owner Group Lastname Firstname Number of parking places Text 1 Text 2 Company 1 Jahn 10 company Company 1 Time range Action Type Mame Lastname Smith Weekdays Plate is denied Denied entrance Firstname John Weekend afternoon Max number of parking places Mumber of parking places 10 Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Show plates Figure 23 Config Menu Car Owner Groups This menu can be used to create groups to which multiple license can be allocated in the future The entry of the company name is required The name of a contact as well as four additional random texts can also be entered If the system is to administrate assigned parking spaces this function can be selected and the number of parking spaces can be defined A single or several time windows can be set up that give all members of the group entry authorizations Another option is the selection of actions Additional time windows and actions may be selected whenever license plates are entered at a later point in time These are subsequently utilized in addition to those of the group 24 systems
8. 7 8 9 10 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 CAM 19 20 21 22 23 24 s 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 7 f Interval Today 18 09 2006 from day 11 09 2006 Activate Filter to day 15092006 Figure 15 Query time frame selection via calendar After you have selected the date click button Activate filter to activate the interval selection 12 USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 3 Deleting events In this surface older events that are no longer required can be deleted You have the option to choose whether you want to delete the recorded images only or also the event entries archived in the database Delete events recorded before 25 1 0 2005 Images only Delete Events Figure 16 Query deletion of events Please remember that a specific authorization is required to perform this function i e you will be asked for your password Once you have clicked the Delete events button you are asked to confirm the number of events to be deleted Once you confirm this query with Yes the events will be deleted and can not be recovered Please remember that you can also configure the system to automatically delete events that have reached a certain age 13 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 4 License plate syntax To correctly recognize the license plates they must be set up in the database in a specific format Germany The license plate format must comply with the following guidelines gt On
9. of the EL RECO system If you have any questions concerning any of the individual modules and training programs available please contact your customer consultant or our support services at support eltec de systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 Operating EL RECO 3 1 Starting up the applications 3 1 1 Automatic start up database server and one or multiple so called camera servers or LPR readers The LPR reader camera server el reco lpr reader and the database server el reco server start automatically as services when the system is turned on This ensures that the system will independently restart even after a power failure It does however take some time before the programs are running since the operating system will first have to start up several services MySqlSever etc systems USER MANUAL EL RECO ELTEC Elektronik AG EL RECO Camera Systems EL RECO localhost EM Entance Delete Configuration Figure 1 EL RECO start screen view 4x Use the buttons in the header line to switch between the key menus of the program VIEWER QUERY Figure 2 EL RECO selection of the operating mode After start up the program will be in the Viewer mode systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 2 Operating mode Viewer VIEWER Menu A navigation tree from which the cameras to be displayed can be selected can be found on the left hand side On
10. window in this case 26 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO Single plates Plate Last name First name 3 25 Arthur ER1287 M lana 1199971 SUZUKI 17715964 5 FAVORIT Plate 3TG567 Date from B 27 2008 Action type Description Last name Smith Plate is denied Denied entrance ae until 8127 2009 First name Arthur Time from 12 00 00 AM 2 Text 1 TS mmi until 11 59 00 PM Text 2 Text 3 Monday Tuesday Text 4 Wednesday Thursday Individual timerange Friday Saturday sunday Loeschen Figure 26 Config Menu Individual License Plate Individual Time Window The checking of box Individual Time Window results in a modified dialog You can now set up an individual time window that applies solely to this license plate in the same fashion as you define individual time windows see below 2f systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 11 Sub menu Time Range Time windows determine the time frames during which a license plate is permitted to enter Time i Weekdays Weekend afternoon 2008 08 26 3 31 2008 7i28j2008 17200 00 AM 2 unti 5 00 00 PM 20 Figure 27 28 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO Time ranges 2008 06 04 7009 05 07 A UU 28 29 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO Time ranges Entrance birn
11. 4 standard port The timeout is set to 1 sec 20 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 5 2 Action categories No space available The license plate belongs to a group that has been assigned a certain number of available spots and all spaces are already occupied Unknown license plate The license plate is not registered in the database License plate rejected The license plate is known but does not have an entry authorization This occurs for instance if the car tries to enter outside of its assigned time windows License plate permitted The license plate is known and has an entry authorization 21 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 6 Sub menu Lanes This dialog configures the lanes for the connected LPR readers For this configuration the previously configured LPR reader and an explicit name have to be provided Users also have the option to define whether the lane is to be utilized for the administration of assigned parking spaces In this case place the check mark into the Counting column and define whether the action constitutes entry or an exit Lanes LPR Reader Local Lor Reader Local Lor Reader of the lane LPR reader Camera number Count Camera Direction Entrance Entrance Exit Entrance Local Lor Reader Direction Entrance d Exit Figure 21 Config Menu Lanes 22 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 7 Sub menu LPR Reader
12. 5 mm Stop Overview Image Normal Image Hi Figure 7 Display Normal Image and of Overview Image In the Overview display a part of the recognition image which contains the license plate is inserted in the upper left hand corner as soon as a license plate is recognized sorry for the German text systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 2 6 Manual gate operation By clicking on the button with the gate icon the gates or barriers connected with the system can be opened manually GG BM208 ii Figure 8 Gate button and license plate field 3 2 7 Manual gate operation when unknown license plate By clicking on the button with the gate icon the gates or barriers connected with the system can be opened manually In the same time an entry screen is displayed into which you can enter the data of the short term parker Neuen Eintrag anlegen Kennzeichen Machname Vorname Firma Text 2 Text 3 Gultigketsdauer Text 4 21 06 2007 m Von Uhrzeit 12 20 25 Uhrzeit 14 20 25 Speichem Abbrechen Figure 9 Set up of a new entry syste USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 Operating mode Query QUERY Menu Clicking the button with the name Query opens the surface for the display of events lll ELTEC Elektronik AG EL RECO Reload Database 2006 09 18 09 19 15 MZELSO1 2006 09 18 08 47 46 WIJX69 2006 09 15 09 21 01 MZE
13. LS01 2006 09 14 08 30 59 MZEL301 2006 09 13 09 30 12 2 1 901 CameraSelect Access C All Access allowed C Access denied C Only Plate gt Delete events recorded before 18 09 2006 09 19 16 Images only Period of Time C AI C Today Interval from day 11 09 2006 to day 18 09 2006 v Activate Fiet Delete E vents Figure 10 EL RECO operating mode Query ELTEC systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 1 Event display The recorded events are displayed in a list When a list entry is selected the recorded image is shown on the right Normal Image or if option Overview Camera is available the Overview image with inserted license plate if at the time of recording the option Overview image had been selected for the respective camera By clicking the respective column header in the list the list can be sorted by date or license plate in increasing or decreasing order Access Date 2006 09 18 09 19 16 MZEL901 2006 09 18 08 47 46 WIJX69 2006 0915 09 21 01 2 1901 2006 09 14 08 30 59 901 2006 09 13 09 30 12 2 1901 Licence Figure 11 Query event list Please remember that this list is not updated automatically while the window is open If you want to display the events that have occurred since the operating mode was accessed click the Reload database button 10 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 2 Event filter Which events a
14. Serup ora MEW TELE 8 EL RECO operating mode DUBI cenae 9 UTEM NETT Ts 10 Query IPS POM HUN HEROS ER 11 Query event selection left specific license plate right city recognition 11 Query time frame Select loli deoa EU VE 11 Query time frame selection via nasa nane nan 12 Dus deleon O eveni serere rud om 13 Conmigo Me ma EE RECO C 16 Conna Menu Pala el ens E A T TETT 17 Config Menu Cleanup database essessssseseeeeeeeeeesesssssssssseeceececeessssssseseececeeceesesssssssseececeeceeeesesssssssse 18 CONTIG Menu ACON 19 Memo Lones uer ter RE E 22 Conng Menu LPR Reader 23 Config Menu Car Owner 5 2222255 ao nv sena PERS UE area eoa Eva Y eva eB Esa enne Ds 24 Config Menu License Plates for GroupsS sssssssssessecscecccecccceseeececsssseseseececececeeseeeneeeesssseeeescececeseess 25 Config Menu Individual License Plates Time
15. ase 9990 Server settings User managment Cleanup database Actions Parking places used Ctrl F Lanes LFR reader Owner Groups Plates owned by groups Single Plates Time range Delete events and expired plates Figure 17 Config Menu EL RECO 4 1 1 The Set up concept An EL RECO system consists of a database server and one or multiple so called camera servers or LPR readers The abbreviation LPR stands for license plate recognition Several cameras can be connected to each LPR reader each one monitors one lane An LPR reader queries the connected EL RECO database server to determine whether the license plate is known and whether it has an entry authorization Depending on the LPR reader configuration the system subsequently actuates e g a barrier or traffic light Please read the separate EL RECO Manual to find out more about the configuration of the LPR reader The definition and allocation of time windows controls the access authorizations A time window defines a time period during which a license plate is authorized to enter Multiple time windows can be allocated to a license plate or a group of license plates In addition to procedures such as the raising of a barrier or the switching of traffic lights license plates or groups of them can be allocated actions These actions may for instance comprise the switching of a digital 1 box exit or the start of a pro
16. cate the receiving antenna gt Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 4 Canadian department of communications statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 SAFETY INFORMATION Electrical safety prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before reloading the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add device Before connecting or removing signals cables from motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Make sure that your power suppl
17. cific license plates also with time restrictions Consequently employees of a company may be granted access rights to the company s facilities at all times while suppliers are allowed for access once and only for specific time ranges Thanks to its network connection EL RECO can be easily installed even at a great distance from central administration stations This allows the remote administration of the system and the autonomous transmission of images and alarm signals to the central unit The system is usually installed by a trained specialist there is a technical manual for this purpose This user s manual is designed for end users however In the appendix the person responsible for the system will find information concerning system maintenance and error analysis gt USER MANUAL EL RECO 2 What Does The System Consist Of The basic EL RECO system consists of the following EL RECO system EL RECO camera s in weatherproof case Infrared IR illumination flash optional Some camera types may contain an internal flash already Keyboard Mouse EL RECO Software package LPR USB dongle System cables Camera cables 1 video cable min D 15 pin gt BNC connector 1 control line sub D 25 pin open ended 1 mains cable 1 serial connection cable RS232 v24 open ended 1 video cable BNC connector 1 mains cable ELTEC offers customer training seminars on the installation and utilization
18. d 3 2 4 Image display If the cameras are properly connected a live image or an individual view appears in the display windows when the trigger signal is activated As soon as a license plate has been recognized it is automatically framed There are two frame statuses gt Red License plate without access authorization Green License plate with access authorization M7 5215 3 MEN MZ DP221 Figure 6 Image display left unknown license plate right authorized license plate If the license plate appears with a green frame the application independently performs the action that is to follow a positive recognition In access control systems this is for example the opening of a gate The text field above the image displays the license plate text read 6 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 2 5 Switching to an Overview image If you have acquired EL RECO for use with the Overview Image function you can switch from the display of the image that is used for license plate recognition Normal Image to the Overview image display With your mouse right click the display window from which you want to switch to the Overview image display In the now appearing context menu select Overview Image and the display changes By selecting the Normal Image View accordingly you can change back to the recognition image display MZ 5215 5S3 mm Overview Image Normal Image Mz 521
19. e to three letters for the city followed by gt two letters followed by gt to four numbers ILDA 3768 Entry LDA3768 Other countries For other countries no uniform format can be pre defined Note You also have the option to activate the recognition of spaces If you should encounter problems with the recognition of characters or want to use the space recognition function please contact support eltec de Examples M Entry IM3ZHU Entry 78FBIT 14 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO 3 3 5 License plate groups Wildcards In some cases license plates can be difficult to recognize One example is a fixation screw in the center of a letter 07 Every type of OCR software will have trouble distinguishing between O and 8 To ensure the EL RECO application works properly use so called wildcards in the entry You have the option to use the characters and as wildcards a Replaces exactly one character in the license plate Using during license plate entry causes the system to treat all license plate combinations that correspond with the license plate entered with the exception of the marked character as authorized d Replaces all subsequent characters in a license plate The use of in the license plate entry results in all license plate combinations being treated as access authorized that correspond with the letter number combination in fron
20. es always 2008 06 07 2009 08 07 00 00 00 23 59 59 Days of week Times Lanes Monday Date From 8 7 2008 until 8 7 2009 v LPR Reader Tuesday Time From 12 00 00 gt unti 11 59 59 Local Lor Reader Wednesday i Lacal Lpr Reader Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Figure 29 Config Menu Time Window The above example depicts a time window valid from 03 231 2008 through 07 28 2009 restricted to entries from 7 00 a m to 5 00 00 pm on Mondays to Fridays only 30 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 2 Config user interface Before you can work with Config based on your defined user profile and all related authorizations you will first have to log in After you have successfully logged in you will have access to the menus and sub menus described in this manual within the scope of your privileges and can subsequently perform the respective commands as described under Config Menus 4 2 1 Config Menus Config always displays the menus and sub menus in the same fashion regardless of whether you logged in and what your access privileges are If an option is not available due to logical reasons or because you do not have the authority to access it it is displayed in gray as an inactive function 4 2 1 1 Config Menu File ID EL TEC Elektronik AG EL SEMA Konfiguration BN M Zekpanung Komponenten Dabenbank Sarvar Einstellungen Berutrerveereralburig Ab
21. gram 16 ELTEC systems USER MANUAL EL RECO License plates can be set up as single plates or allocated to groups The set up in groups enables users to also administrate assigned parking spaces If a group possesses for instance ten parking spaces ten random cars that are part of the group will be admitted while the eleventh one will be denied access 4 1 2 Randomly configurable text Four fields are available for randomly configurable text in each of the dialogs Car Owner Groups License Plates for Groups and Individual License Plates The text is entered under menu item Server Settings Parameters Here owner text o through owner text 3 refer to the text descriptions for the Car Owner Groups and plate text o through plate text 3 refer to the text descriptions for the two license plate dialogs Parameter Parameter local server Bereich Name db clean days 5 el reco Image path database ftp upload path home camera labels owner text 0 Text 1 labels owner text 1 Text 2 labels owner Text 3 labels owner text Text 4 labels plate text _O labels plate text_1 Text 2 labels plate text 2 Text 3 labels plate text 3 Text 4 viewer show roi 0 T Beschreibungstext in EL RECO Kennzeichen Dialog Figure 18 Config Menu Parameters 17 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 3 Operating the dialogs The column widths can be adjusted in each top table When the user quits the program t
22. he settings are saved and restored during the next program start The top table for most dialogs can be sorted by clicking on individual headings The first click triggers sorting in an ascending order the next click results in sorting in a descending order 4 14 Sub menu Cleanup database The software of the el reco system offers the possibility to clean up daily the contents of the database The time at which the cleanup will be done must be specified in the dialog It is possible to clean the events older then a specified interval of days from the database If you want to delete only the image files it can be done by selecting only Images in the dialog The time frames that expired a specified number of days ago and the plates which have no valid time frames can also be deleted The car owner groups will not be deleted even if the time frames are expired and they haven t any members The expired individual license plates entries will be deleted completely After storing the settings for cleanup the el reco server has to be restarted to take over the changes Cleanup database Cleanup database Cleanup Database every day at 1 00 52 days Only Images Delete events older then 1 Figure 19 Config Menu Cleanup database 18 systens USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 5 Sub menu Actions EL RECO Actions Mame Categorie Denied entrance Plate is denied a e a d r
23. m LA Category Plate is allowed Local Lpr Reader Entrance Entrance gt Figure 20 Config Menu Actions 19 ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 1 5 1 Types of actions The following actions can be used for EL RECO Compliance with large and small cap spelling is essential setOutput setOutput places an exit into a Wiesemann amp Theis Web I O box 1 0 box requires configuration and the plugin el reco lpr io dec dll must be loaded Syntax setOutput 1 200 300 sets the exit pin 1 of the WuT box for 200 ms to high and to low for re open The low phase takes at least 300 ms OpenGate OpenGate commands the camera server LPR reader to open the barrier although the license plate has no entry authorization Syntax OpenGate extProg extProg starts an external program Syntax extProg c program files test test bat param1 param2 starts program test bat in files test Important Use not 47 As a result the two command line parameters param and param2 are transferred The following environment variables will be set EL PLATE the license plate EL ACTION MSG the additional text rpcCorrectCounter The camera server LPR reader is instructed to correct the parking display counter via the XmlRpc command Syntax rpcCorrectCounter 127 0 0 1 1234 1 notifies camera server 127 0 0 1 on port 123
24. meldung Chr Beenden Chee Note The terms First log in and Secondary log in do not refer to a prioritization of the privileges or a time sequence but simple describe a grouping Whenever two users are required to log in jointly only users from group First log in complement users in group Secondary log in and vice versa to ensure that the authorization is successful 4 2 1 2 Sub menu First log in If the menu described above appears on your screen you have probably already logged into Config with your login data and an First log in If you are only authorized to perform a Secondary log in i e an additional log in in conjunction with a person who has First log in rights you will only see the inverse depiction i e menu command Secondary log in is shown as inactive gray and command First log in as active i e it can be selected To speed up this process you can also enter the keyboard code Ctrl E after you have activated the menu selection using the ALT key or mouse As a result the entry field for the First log in will appear 4 2 1 3 Sub menu Secondary log in Some operations can be set up in such a manner that they can only be executed if two users are logging in simultaneously For this purpose administrators have the option to define the users that are to be assigned exclusively First and Secondary log in privileges and those which are to be assigned both privileges for individual operations This
25. prior written consent of ELTEC Elektronik AG regardless of how such acts are performed and what system is used electronic mechanic photocopying recording etc All product and company names are registered trademarks of the respective companies Our General Business Delivery Offer and Payment Terms and Conditions shall otherwise apply Federal communications commission statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correct the interference by one or more of the following measures gt or relo
26. process is described under User Administration The log in window has the same uniform look that all login screens have as already described in the Viewer login instructions under Viewer Menu To speed up this process you can also enter keyboard code Ctrl Z after you have activated the menu selection using the ALT key or mouse As a result the entry field for the Secondary log in will appear 31 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 2 1 4 Sub menu Log Off Menu command Log off allows you to void your First or Secondary log in after you have completed the operation you had to perform Once First and Secondary user have both logged off from EL RECO Config no further menu functions can be executed with the exception of function Database Expansion in the Database Menu To speed up this process you can also enter keyboard code Ctrl A after you have activated the menu selection using the ALT key or mouse As a result the entry field for the Log off will appear 4 2 1 5 Sub menu Quit Menu command Quit allows you to close the program regardless of whether you have logged off or not This voids all earlier log ins After you re start the program you will have to log in again To speed up this process you can also enter keyboard code after you have activated the menu selection using the ALT key or mouse As a result the entry field for Quit will appear 32 ELTEC 4 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 2 2 Contig Menu Use
27. r Administration IT ELTEC Elektronik AG FL SEMA Konfiguration 4 2 2 1 Sub menu User Config Menu User Administration User allows you to make adjustments to the various criteria allocated to the user log ins as shown in the figure below ID ELTEC Elektronik AG EL SEMA Konfiguration BAK The figure shows you an example of how the settings of user Group 1 be changed entry window is divided into three sections In the upper section of the window you see a table overview of all user accounts that have already been created This table only displays columns Login ID Name First The Login ID describes the user account while and Last refer to the actual first and last name of the user if the latter is an individual In the center section just below the table overview you will see entry fields into which you can enter the modified values Another field appears just below it along with check boxes for various standard operations such as those already described in Chapter User Interface 33 sustems USER MANUAL EL RECO To speed up this process you can also enter keyboard code Ctrl B after you have activated the menu selection using the ALT key or mouse As a result the entry field for the User Adminsitration will appear 34 EESE USER MANUAL EL RECO NOTES 35
28. re to be displayed in the list can be defined in the bottom part of the program interface The list can either display the events of all cameras or just events that have been recorded by a specific camera Camera Select show all CamServerl entrance Figure 12 Query camera selection You also have the option to select whether all events events involving only known or unknown vehicles or only the events of a specific license plate are to be displayed in the list Access Access C al Access allowed Access allowed C Access denied Access denied Only Plate Only Plate 7 Figure 13 Query event selection left specific license plate right city recognition When selecting License plate only you do not have to enter the entire license plate If you enter MZ into the text field for example all events involving vehicles registered in the city of Mainz are selected You can also limit the events to be displayed to a specific time frame When selecting an interval you can edit the start and end date directly in the date fields or select the dates from the calendar that opens by clicking the arrow next to the date fields Access Period of Time All All Access allowed Today Access denied Interval Only Plate from to day Figure 14 Query time frame selection 11 systems USER MANUAL EL RECO Period of Time 4 6
29. t of the Examples The license plate to be recognized is MZ EL810 The right hand fixation screw is screwed in the center of the O If one would enter MZEL810 into the list there is a chance that the license plate will partially not be authorized for access given that EL RECO recognizes the license plate as MZEL818 and this license plate does not exist in the database This problem can be eliminated by entering the license plate into the database as MZEL81 Consequently the use of wildcards results in the access authorization of all license plates which contain the letter number combination MZ EL81 followed by any number e g MZ EL810 MZ EL811 MZ EL812 up to MZ EL819 Entering the license plate as MZEL makes all license plates access authorized that begin with MZEL regardless of how many and what type of characters follow 15 USER MANUAL EL RECO 4 EL RECO Database Administration 4 4 Config Menu EL RECO Virtually all configurations that pertain to EL RECO directly can be found under menu item EL RECO Categories Time Planning and Components are only required for the configuration of EL SEMA provided they are even installed on the system The definition of the randomly configurable texts on the interface of a few EL RECO dialogs are the only ones performed under Server Settings Parameters as described below ELTEC Elektronik AG EL RECO EL SEMA Configuration File Schedules Components Datab
30. the right hand side the images from the selected cameras are displayed 3 2 1 1 4 12 image view Clicking one of the following buttons determines how many images will be displayed simultaneously Figure 3 EL RECO selection of view 3 2 2 Camera selection After expanding the view the navigation tree on the left hand side displays the available cameras The selection of the cameras to be displayed is made by dragging the camera into one of the display windows on the right hand side Camera Systems Camera Systems zc EM 001 2 entrance H Y CamServer3 2 EW entrance 1 EK 1 E W CamServer3 EN entrance 2 exit 2 Figure 4 Navigation tree for camera selection right expanded view 3 2 3 Saving configurations The camera selections made and their allocation to display windows can be saved as a configuration Therefore a name under which the configuration is to be saved must be entered into the text field If several configurations have already been set up one can be selected by clicking the respective entry in the configuration list ELTEC systems USER MANUAL EL RECO Configuration Konfiauration 1 Konfiguration 2 Delete Configuration ENS CONARI Figure 5 Selection of a configuration Saved configurations may be overwritten and consequently changed When deleting a configuration a security query must first be confirme
31. y is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer bv Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet gt Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer RECYCLING Please recycle packaging environmentally friendly gt gt 5 Packaging materials are recyclable Please do not dispose packaging into domestic waste but recycle it Please recycle old or redundant devices environmentally friendly Old devices contain valuable recyclable materials that should be reutilized Therefore please dispose old devices at collection points which are suitable ELTEC USER MANUAL EL RECO TABLE OF CONTENTS Nisi p
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