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AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual DISCLAIMER TABLE OF CONTENTS No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the contents of this documentation, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 6.4 START RECORDING .................................................................................... 100 6.5 EXIT REMOTEMANAGER ........................................................................... 100 CHAPTER 7 AVERMEDIA FAQS ...............................................................102 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 1.2 Package Contents Chapter 2 Hardware Installation AVerMedia LX5000 • LX5000: 1/2 x AVerMedia Video Capture Card 2.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Modem AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual List of modems supported: Most PTZ cameras use RS-485 as the communications protocol • Lucent Venus Serial Voice Modem but most motherboards use RS-232 serial ports. If this is the case, you need to purchase an RS-232 to RS-485 converter.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 2.2 Installing the AVerMedia LX5000 Video Cards Connecting the AVerMedia LX5000 Video Cards The following instructions are for installing video cards into the Up to four cameras can be connected to each LX5000 video card - one AVerMedia LX5000. camera per BNC terminal.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Cameras need to be installed according to the numerical order displayed Sensor Input Specification on the diagrams above for each model. With the LX5000, cameras will be installed from top to bottom beginning with the left-most column. 2.4 Connecting External Inputs/Outputs Control Devices Each system and kit comes with four External I/O Boxes and D-type 15pin connector cables enabling you to connect sensor inputs and relay outputs.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual CONTACT RATINGS Contact Arrangement 1 Form C (SPDT) 12 OUTPUT 1 – Common 13 OUTPUT 2 – Normally Open max. Switch Power 125VA 60W 14 OUTPUT 2 – Common max. Switch voltage 125VAC 30VDC 15 OUTPUT 3 – Normally Open max. Switch current 2A Contact Resistance 100m Resistive Load Contact Material Sensor Inputs 1A/125VAC External sensors such as infrared sensors, smoke detectors, proximity 2A/30VDC sensors, door sensors, etc.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual The system will display a warning message to remind you to install Chapter 3 Software Installation the hard disk as IDE 0 master: (0) Exit & Shutdown: This option exits the setup mode and then 3.1 Installing From the Software CD proceeds to shutdown. This section describes the instructions for installing the OS and system 3. software from the AVerMedia LX5000 system CD.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Chapter 4 System Configuration and Operation 4.1 Entering the System Before you start running LX5000 system, the system will perform a routine hardware check-up and scan all hard disks. In general, the hard disk scan takes only a few seconds. But if the hard disk was abnormally shutdown or had been damaged, the system will do a complete scan. The scan time is dependent on the hard disk size.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4.2 System Configuration Main Screen Alarm Report Network Status Alarm Status Slow Log Monitoring Status The image will turn into red and be flashing once an alarm is triggered. An alarm message with the detailed alarm status will be seen after you click on it. It will help you control the situation of surveillance. Enlarged Display Click 'clear all' to delete the record; click 'save to disk' to save the record.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual the grids will turn yellow on which the further information will be shown. Since that one image was enlarged the total number of remaining With the information go to System setup → Alarm setup → Relay images will be reduced. alarm to find out the generated sensor. (figure 1) is reduced to a 13-image display after one of the images was In the example below, the 16-image display enlarged.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4-Camera Display Full Screen The first click of this button displays cameras 1 through 4 on Click this button displays, you can switch the current audit mode to full the screen. Continue to click to view cameras 5 through 8, 9 through screen. If you witch to switch back to audit mode, right click on mouse 12, 13 through 16, and finally returning to cameras 1 through 4. The button so that you can exit full screen mode.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4.2.1 System Setup System Setup 1. Video signal warning: If it is selected, system will beep warning when system detect System configuration Enter system setting screen, user can do the following: system setting, camera has video loss.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 2. Date format: screen resolution for one camera, the other camera in the same team System provide two different date format: will have the identical setting. yy/mm/dd(year/month/day) and mm/dd/yy (month/day/yar) 7. Display recording frame number 3. Repeating scanning interval: According to audit environment, you can set camera display frame After selecting the camera, enter the number of seconds for all number and record frame number.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Key in”123456” (default root password) the on password field for the See tables below for more clarification about the authorization. initial login from root. Click OK to bring the next dialog as follows to 1.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◎ ◎ ╳ √ √ √ √ √ √ PTZ Control ◎ ◎ Start Network Service ◎ ◎ Intelligent search Change split Printer Setup Backup Save to floppy Show E-Map Exit System setup ◎ ◎ ╳ Password Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ Camera Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ Recording Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ E-Map Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ Network Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ ╳ Alarm Setup ◎ ◎ ╳ ◎ ╳ Schedule Setup ◎ ╳ ╳ √ √ ◎ Printer Setup √ ◎ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual PTZ Control Start Network Service Exit AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual ◎ ◎ ╳ Alarm Setup ◎ ╳ ╳ ◎ ◎ ╳ Schedule Setup ◎ ╳ ╳ √ √ √ Printer Setup √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◎ ╳ ╳ √ √ √ √ √ √ PTZ Control ◎ ╳ ╳ Start Network Service ◎ ╳ ╳ ◎ ╳ ◎ √ : No password needed Playback ◎ : Needs password Event search ╳ : Not authorize Intelligent search 3.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4. AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual When neither the enable administrator nor the enable operator Change split buttons are activated, restrictions are as follows.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Click Camera Setup. It will show a window like the following: 2. Camera name Name a specified camera in Camera name field 3. Disable camera Turn off Signal: To decide you want to monitor the camera or not is fully depended on this camera is selected or not. Because the system will set all the cameras at the display status automatically. Therefore, when you did not use the entire camera, please turn off those unused cameras.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 6. PTZ camera After you finish PTZ camera installation, enter manufacture name, COM port and address for PTZ camera setting in camera option, and click save button to finalize the system and camera communication setting. If you haven't done setting in PTZ camera, the button won't be used.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Quality Adjust the recording quality by dragging the scroll bar. Keep in mind E-Map (Electronics Map) Setup: Push this bottom, and get that the more precise the recording quality, the more space is taken up into the manual of electronics map setting. You can get the information on the hard disk. of those electronics map which has been set (electronics map serial High speed recording number, name, and instruction).
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 3. Instruction: You can input the related exploitation and information of electronics map from the instruction column. The map name and instruction the status rows of electronics map Default Value: Set the camera at the default value. Refresh: Set all the values back to the previous values. Save: Save the modified values and parameters. Quit: Quit the recording setting screen.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual the further information. When you install the fire wall, please enable the fire wall NAT function (network address translation) for the connection of Domain Name & Password Enter the domain name and password given in the process of registering a domain name or obtain them by asking network administrator. image transmission.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Click Add to create an alarm and the detailed configuration window will pop up: motion detection, and camera video loss. Motion Detection This window contains Condition and Action configurations. Actions will Select the cameras for the trigger according to motion detection configuration in Recording Setup. be performed according to the setup of conditions.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Phone Alarm You have to Key in two sets of phone numbers for the system to dial when the alarm goes off. If the first number is busy or invalid, the system will switch to the second number. Load voice file from floppy You can record your voice message as a sound file on a floppy disk then download it from the floppy. This voice message will be sent to the phone numbers you entered.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Schedule Recording Setup To setup a recording session click the Schedule Recording button and then click Schedule Setup. Use the diagram below and follow the instructions to set up a recording session. Schedule Monitoring If you select Schedule Monitoring, the system will activate this button Click Add to create an alarm and the detailed configuration window will pop up: on the main menu when the scheduled time is due. The system 1.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual section you plan as long as the Time is due. To exercise the prior perform the scheduled task on the period. privilege of Scheduler, the Alarm will perform by the scheduled time Click Ok to add a new schedule or Cancel to exit the window without even though it is not enabled in Alarm section of System Configuration. saving. Consequently, the schedule status will list on the schedule Schedule Backup status window.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4.3 System Operation You must click the Start/Stop Recording button after you finish configuring the LX5000 system to activate surveillance. The system is inactive until you click this button. Playback 4.3.2 Click Playback button to reveal the following window: 4.3.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 1. Use the searching chart, follow the hard disk-> year, month, day - The playback control buttons are defined as follows: >camera-> display all the file names of the saved recorded files based on hour, minute, and second time period. Press “Enter" to quit Start Backward Playback Backward Single frame the searching chart, and prepare to play the recorded file.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4. Search List There are seven columns of information: file time, alarm operation, number of relay/recording, trigger/clear alarm, alarm condition, sensor/camera number and hard disk number. Clicking on the column headers will sort the rows in the order of the column information, alternating between ascending and descending with every click. To enable this function, complete the following tasks: 1.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 7. Search Result 2. You can move this scroll bar to adjust the search sensitivity. Less to recall the previously searched list if Click Search Result you have exited Video search list. 8. search detection sensitivity decreases the number of files found. Exit 3. to back to Playback main menu. Simply click Exit Search Detection Sensitivity Setting the Mask Setting a mask refers to identifying an area on a screen used to detect movement.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual number of relay/recording, trigger/clear alarm, alarm condition, Change Split sensor/camera number and hard disk number. Clicking on the This button allows you to change the number of camera displays (max. column headers will sort the rows in the order of the column 16).
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Backup files Click Create CD to configure the CD-R program. There are hard disk, type, size (KB), use%, total (KB) lists to view all of the files in every hard disk. a. Determine working type of hard disk by clicking Change mode. It is allowed to have the hard disk run either recording or backup. b. Highlight the wanted files to backup and decide the Backup device from hard disk or CD-R.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Click the page Creation session/image to view the working and free space. Eventually, burn the CD by clicking Master and write on-thefly. Copy jpeg file to floppy The system will detect the numbers of divided view in the screen to the soft disk. For example, if the screen was divided into 9 views, when you press this button the system will copy the screen view of camera 1 to camera 9 and save to the soft disk.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Blue Video Loss Camera Show Cameras Red Activated Yellow Normal Red Activated Sensor Green Camera Motion Detection Relay Relay E-Map Chose 4. Click Exit to leave for main menu. Exit State Cameras, Sensors, Relays State 4.3.4 1. Chose a map to view by clicking the map button … After the PTZ cameras are connected to the system, you may click to access the following interface to configure the PTZ camera. . 2.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Setup Click this button to enter the PTZ Setup Menu to set the desired preset positions. The PTZ Setup Menu dialog box is explained towards the end of this section. Focus in Use this button during surveillance to decrease the focal length for a clearer picture. Focus out Use this button during surveillance to increase the focal length for a clearer image.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Stay Time: Use this setting to configure the stay-time in Direction buttons Use these buttons to navigate the camera’s directional focus during seconds (1~8 seconds), which defines the time the camera stays fixed at its previous or next preset position, depending on your PTZ model, surveillance. during Auto Pan.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual confirms the password is valid, Chapter 5 Using the WebCam then you can start or stop the You can monitor images from the AVerMedia LX5000 server using internet function. Internet Setting Function: Internet browsers (Internet Explorer). The AVerMedia LX5000 system Please get into the system has built in HTTP protocol and web server services. setting, and do the setting in the internet setting.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 5.2 Use the WebCam Select Security page to configure Internet and Local internet sectors respectively. Click Custom Level button to pup up the following dialog. Check Enable or Prompt radio button both in Download signed ActiveX controls and Download unsigned ActiveX controls. Before you start monitoring from the remote browser, verify that the AVerMedia LX5000 server has finished the following settings.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual When the remote transmitting cameras are more than the split display You can also change the display sequence by assigning different to switch the screen to display the following number, you can click cameras to different channels. , and from Select a channel from the drop-down cameras. For example, the server has assigned camera 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, menu select a camera you want 13, and 16, in total 8 cameras for remote transmission.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Login Chapter 6 RemoteManager 6.1 Accessing RemoteManager You need to install the remote surveillance program RemoteManager from the CD-ROM (See Chapter 3 - Software Installation.) The RemoteManager program allows you to manage the server from a workstation almost as if you were working from the server console. This will allow you to be able to configure the server from a remote location.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual If a camera is not enabled, the image from this camera will show as the image above (gray scale) on the screen. 6.2 Setup If a camera is disconnected to the server or the signal from the server is disconnected to the local camera, the image will show as above on the screen. The signal will be picked up at an interval of one minute until it is Display Mode Select a display mode to arrange the presentation of the screen.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 1. Click User Management. The following window will appear: Minimum Space & Safety Quota 2. Use Add/Delete/Rename button to arrange User field. Next you need to provide the minimum space and safety quota for hard 3. Determine a password and make a confirmation. disk recycling. During hard disk recycling, the newly recorded files will 4. Click Save to save the setup of password. overwrite the old ones.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 2. Change channel’s names by directly click on AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual . 3. Arrow down the list to select the Server’s and Camera’s names for each channel. 4. Check Display to show the images on the screen and Recording to enable the recording function for each channel. 2.Check the recording by date or by weekday and choose the time by clicking the box arrow of the . The following window will show as: 5.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 6.2.6 Sensor Status The sensor status is viewed on the consequent window by clicking this button. 6.2.7 1. First determine a UDP port (Default 9190) to receive the images from server. 2. Select TCP port connecting to server via Auto assignment or specify at least 32 ports at a range from 1025 to 65535 for transferring image and receiving commands. Relay Status The relay status is viewed on the consequent window by clicking this button.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 6.3 Operating RemoteManager Connection via TCP/IP Once the function “Enable Remote View server via TCP/IP” in the setting of Networking section has been checked, you are allowed to Center Management 6.3.1 add a new server via TCP/IP. Users can take advantage of this section to manage the connectable servers’ detailed information. To offer the complete information, finish the steps below: 1.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Consequently, the files ranged within the selected time will be listed in time sequence in the file directory. If the port number has been changed in server end, please delete the server and set a new one. 5. You will be prompted to click OK in the following window to into the Camera Setup window once one of the users of server has been deleted. About the instruction of the Camera Setup, please refer to 6.2.3 Camera Setup section.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Slide Bar You can drag the slide bar directly to the frame you want to play. / Zoom In/Out Click the buttons to zoom in or out the images. Image Quality You can adjust the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. Print Click the button to print the current image. Save Use the playback panel to choose a desired frame and then click Save button. 2. Designate a channel for the further setting. ...
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Group Direction Speed There are four speeds to decide the moving speed of the PTZ camera during adjusting Direction Control Focus in Each PTZ camera has 4 groups to comply with the position sequences as follows: Group 1: 1~4 positions Group 2: 5~8 positions Group 3: 9~12 positions Group 4:13~16 positions Decrease the focal length of the camera to focus on the image.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Chapter 7 AVerMedia FAQs 1. Q: What is the limit for the length of the camera cable that is used to connect the camera to the LX5000 system? A: The maximum length is 150m for 5C coaxial cables. If a longer cable is needed, a repeater is required. 2.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 7. Q: Why can’t I add a new mask? A: You cannot add a new mask when previous masks are hidden. 8. Appendix A Registering Domain Name on DDNS Server Q: Do you offer a development kit for the LX5000 system? A: We will provide Center SDK in the near future. 9. Q: Does LX5000 system record audio? DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service), a data query service chiefly used on Internet for translating domain names into Internet addresses.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Appendix B Image Verification System already includes ImageVerify program in the system CD. After installation or copying ImageVerify program file. follow these steps to install and run ImageVerify program: 3. 1. Open the “tools” folder in Digital video surveillance system CD. User Information 2. Copy ImageVerify.tar.gz to hard drive.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual D. result (1) If file is not modified, same picture will show in the right side result picture box This program can only verify un-compressed bmp image file (2) If the file is modified, it will display a warning dialog box. In result box, it will highlight the area which is C. verify image file. Click 'verify' button to begin the process been changed.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Using ImageVerify program in Window 98SE / ME / 2000 Pro / XP Pro environment If you are using Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 Pro / XP Pro system, please open 'tools' folder in Digital video surveillance system CD and execute 'ImageVerification.exe' to start the program. a.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Appendix C Remote Login with an Modemto-Modem Connection To run RemoteManager over a direct Modem-to-Modem connection between the Linux server and the remote client, follow the instructions in the section of the operating system you are using. A. Windows 98SE / Windows Me 1. (2) If the file is modified, it will display a warning dialog box. In Go to Start Æ Programs Æ Accessories Æ Communications and click Dial-up Networking.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 3. Go back to the Dialup Networking window and doubleclick the connection you just created. In the Connect to dialog box, enter any User name and the Password set in step F of the server’s ISDN setup procedure. Click 4. AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 2. Select Dial-up to private network and click the Next button. 3. Provide the server’s telephone number, including the area code, and click the Next button. 4. Select For all users and click the Next button.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual C. Windows XP 5. 6. Click the Finish button to complete the connection setup. 1. Communications and click New Connection Wizard. Click the Next button. Go back to the Network and Dialup Connections window and double-click the connection you just created. In the dialog box, enter any User name and the Password set in step E of the server’s ISDN setup procedure. Click Go to Start Æ Programs Æ Accessories Æ 2.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 4. 5. 6. AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual 7. Enter any User name and the Password set in step F of the server’s ISDN setup procedure. Click the Next button to continue. 8. Click the Finish button to complete the connection setup. 9. Go to Start Æ Programs Æ Accessories Æ Communications Select Connect using a dial-up modem and click the Next button. Enter the name of this connection and click the Next button. and click Network Connections.
AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual Limited Warranty AVerMedia TECHNOLOGY, Inc. warrants that this product to be free of defects resulting from faulty manufacturing or components under the following terms: WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for 15 months from the date of purchase. Replacement products will be warranted for the remainder of the 15-month warranty period or 30 days, whichever is longer.