AVerMedia ® Central Management System User Manual Version 7.7 Aug.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................1 1.1 Upgrading to CMS GOLD Version ............................................................................................ 2 1.2 Dual Monitors setting ................................................................................................................ 3 1.2.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset .................................................................................
4.1.1.2 Center Control ..................................................................................................... 60 4.1.1.3 Playback Mode .................................................................................................... 61 4.1.1.4 E-Map Control ..................................................................................................... 63 4.1.1.5 Monitor Control ....................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction ® The AVerMedia CM3000 is a central monitoring system that enables user to monitor up to 1000 DVR servers (see also Chapter 1.1 for updating to GOLD version) through an internet connection. Like the DVR program, the CMS system also automatically records and displays video when an event has occurred on the remote side of the DVR server. You can also playback video files locally or download from a remote DVR server.
1.1 Upgrading to CMS GOLD Version The CMS can be upgraded by installing a USB software License (USB Dongle). After installed the USB dongle, CMS can monitor up to 1000 remote DVR servers. The USB dongle provides three type of license for customer choice: 1 ~ 64 Clients(DVR) i 65 ~ 150 Clients(DVR) 151 ~ 1000 Clients(DVR) Without install a USB dongle, CMS only can monitor 16 DVR and some functions are not available. Please follow the below steps to upgrade the CMS. 1. Run the CMS application. 2.
1.2 Dual Monitors setting Video configuration is different for each different VGA chipsets. Please follow the steps below to setup the dual monitors display. 1.2.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset 1. Enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center, user can click the short-cut or right click on the screen. 2. There are two modes to select ─ Basic and Advanced. 3. If user selected Basic mode, press the Quick Settings tab. Then select the Select a different desktop mode and click Go.
4. Select the Extended Desktop and then click Finish. 5. 6. If user selected the Advanced mode, click the View button. In Display Manager, right click on the second Display on the right side and select Extend Main onto monitor. 7. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1024x768 、1280x1024 ,1920x1200, 1440x900, or 1680x1050.
1.2.2 Graphic card with NVIDIA chipset 1. 2. Click the NVIDIA nView, and select the Dualview mode. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1024x768 、1280x1024 ,1920x1200, 1440x900, or 1680x1050. 3. To review if the display mode is correct, you can check the task bar. The task bar will show on the first monitor only.
Chapter 2 Software Installation This chapter describes how to install the CM3000 software. Before installing the software, make sure the Windows OS patches are up to date and the video graphic card driver is up to date. To ensure you have the latest copy of the CM3000 software, download the updated version from the following site: i Worldwide : http://www.avermedia.com/cgi-bin/support_download.asp US/CANADA: http:www.aver.com/security.html (click on Support Æ Download) 2.
2.2 Installing the CM3000 Software in Windows XP/2000 1. Place the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install CM3000. And follow the onscreen instructions. 2. Please carefully read the license agreement. Click Yes to accept the agreement. 3. Enter the administrator ID and password. 4. Click Finish. 5. User may now run the CMS program. To run the application, click click Start>Programs >CMS >CMS > CM3000.
Chapter 3 Using the CMS 3.1 Running the CMS Software To run the application, double-click > CM3000. on your PC desktop or click Start > Programs > CMS > CMS For security purposes, some of the features would require you to enter a User ID and Password before they can be accessed. When the Authorization dialog box appears, key in your User ID and Password. (If this is the first time, enter the one you have registered when installing the software.
3.1.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard If the keyboard is not available, you may use the Virtual Keyboard. Just click keyboard. For uppercase and lowercase, click shift button.
3.2 Using the CMS Application When an alarm occurred on the DVR server, the video is transmitted to the CMS and display on the main screen. The transmit video can be an image or live video. User can select the type of video transmitting in System setting (see also Chapter 4.1). You may download and playback the complete video directly from the DVR server by clicking on the event log. Make sure the main DVR server is set to send video to the CMS when an alarm has occurred.
Name (1) Exit Function Call up the Logout dialog box. In the logout dialog box, you may do the following: - Click Exit to close the CMS program. Only the administrator is authorized to access this command. - Click Login to sign-in as a different user. - Click Minimize to reduce the CMS to taskbar button. The authorization is required, please enter the password. - Click Cancel to close the Logout dialog box. - Click About to find out more about the software and update CMS firmware.
Name Function (12) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 different split screen types to view all the cameras. It also allows you to switch and view different camera number by click Camera ID in a single screen mode. This function only available in Alarm Live Video mode. Display the current date, and time Expand and reduce the log viewer List the entire info in event mode or text mode from all DVR servers.
3.3 Using the Monitor When user has setup the monitor set in Camera Setup (see also Chapter 4.3), then click Monitor to view all selected cameras live video and playback. The monitor will switch to monitor mode, if user using more than one monitor, then all enabled monitors will switch to monitor mode. i Right-click on the channel screen could select to start recording. Dual Monitor Screen The following will describe the buttons function on Monitor interface.
Name (4) Audio (5) Monitor Name Function Enable/disable audio. When audio is enabled, user will see the audio icon on screen, click on the audio icon (audio icon will turn to green ) of channel to hear the sound. Each time only can play one channel’s audio. Display name of current monitor set. 3.3.1 Using the Monitor Controller User can use Monitor Controller to switch different monitor set for monitoring and add/delete the channel in monitor set.
6. To add new channels, click the DVR server to un-fold the available cameras. Drag the camera to the blank channel block that has no channel number and name display 7. To change the monitored channels’ position, please delete the monitored channels and drag the channels to the new position. To delete channels from monitor set, right-click on channel and select Recover. 8. Click Apply to refresh the monitor set. 9. Click arrow button to close the sub window.
To Add the iMatrix Server User can add more remote iMatrix Servers and select the iMaxtrix from iMatrix list. Also, user can delete and modify the iMatrix from existing iMatrix list. i 1. Click Setup from Monitor Controller dialog box. i 2. - Only CMS GOLD version support remote iMatrix function. - The remote iMatrix server only can be viewed, add /delete camera of monitor set is not allowed.
7. To switch the iMatrix server, select the iMatrix server and click Apply. i 8. Only can select one iMatrix server at a time. To delete the iMatrix server, select the iMatrix server and click Delete. To modify, click Edit. 3.3.
3.3.3 Live Playback the Recorded Video User can playback recorded video immediately while monitoring from the local CMS server if the recording is enabled. - Playback function must be enabled. Please go to Setup > Camera and select the monitor set and enable the playback function ( see also Chapter 4.3 Camera setup) i - Playback doesn’t support on EB series. 1. In Monitor mode, click the preview icon of channel and the channel will start live playback. i 2.
Button Function Begin: Move at the beginning of video. Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X, 1/16X, or 1/32X. Pause: Briefly stop playing Play: Play the video Next: Go to the next frame. Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x. End: Go to the end of the video. Select recorded vide to playback from remote DVR server hard disk. Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file.
Button Function Display playback speed and recoding time. 3.3.4 Viewing the GPS Data on the Monitor If user has monitored the MOB DVR server, user can view the GPS information on Monitor. Also, user can view the location of MOB DVR server on the Google map. Display the GPS Data on the Monitor: Follow the below steps to display the GPS data on the Monitor. 1. Click Setup in Center interface. 2. Enter the password for authentication. When CMS configuration selection appears, click DVR. 3.
5. Select the Video Quality to High, and then, mark the Show POS message to display the GPS data on the Monitor. 6. Click OK to save and complete the change. 7. If the MOB DVR server hasn’t been added any channels for monitoring, please refer to Chapter 4.3 to add the channels for monitoring. 8. Click Monitor to switch to Monitor mode.
Viewing the GPS Data on the Google Map: Following the below steps to view the GPS data on the Google Map. 1. In the Monitor mode, right-click on the channel that is monitored from MOB DVR server. 2. The shortcut menu will appear. And then, select the Start GPS. 3. The Google Map View window will show up. 4. Click on Maximum button to enlarge the Google Map View window.
Click to select different display mode – Map, Hybrid, Satellite, or terrain. Listing all channels that have been enabled the Google Map. Click to view in different Zoom in/out the split screen mode when Google Map. there is more than one channel of the Google map. 5. Click Setup to setup the setting of the Google Map View window. - Dialog mode: the way of the display of the Google Map View window. When in Simple mode, user can select the server from Select Server.
To setup the setting of the Google Map View Window. Simple Mode Full Mode - Map Mode: the way of display the channel of the Google map. Mark All DVR in one map will enable all channels display on one Google Map window. 6. To disable the Google Map view, click X.
3.4 Using the MiniCenter Viewer In Minicenter, user could configure, backup, operate the remote DVR, reset alarm and change priority of alarm, and setup the camera of remote DVR. Name (1) Preview Function View live video. User can cancel the connection by clicking Disconnect button if the connecting time is too long. (2) View Alarm Image (3) Remote Playback Playback the alarm video clip that is stored on the local hard disk.
Name (4) Alarm Info (5) Remote Backup (6) Remote Setup (7) Remote I/O (8) Remote Control Function Display alarm event information which it was defined on DVR server. User can select priority of alarm event and enter some description in Memo column, and then click Save button to save the setting. Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the remote DVR sever(see also Chapter 3.4.1) Change the remote DVR server settings(see also Chapter 3.4.
3.4.1 Remote Bakup Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the NV DVR sever. You can select between Auto Backup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of the recorded data at a time, starting from the specified date. As for Manual Backup, it only archives the recorded data of selected date. Auto Backup: 10. Click Remote backup button from Minicenter UI. 11. The Remote backup window will show up and list all added DVR servers. 12.
5. 6. The Backup Mode of DVR server will change to Manual. To execute manual backup, select the file first. Click File Select and select the files that user wants to backup and click OK. 7. And then, click Start to backup.
3.4.2 Remote Setup Remote Setup is configuring DVR server from remote site. Click the Remote Setup button to call out the DVR server setup window. The remote setup contents will be varied that depends on the type of DVR (NV series, NX series, or EB series) is monitored. i The following setup contents are NV series. Some of functions may not support on NX series and EB series. 3.4.2.
5) TV Out - AutoScan Period Set the display time gap from 3 to 10 sec. before it switches to the next camera. (6) Login Enable the conditions in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out. - Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the NV DVR is executed. - Auto start Network when login Automatically connect to network when the NV DVR is executed. - Login to compact mode Switch to compact mode directly when the NV DVR is executed.
(8) POS Set from which camera screen to display the data from the POS equipment. To set the text flow, color format, and POS database export, click Advanced. 1. Mark Show POS Text to allow POS data to be display on surveillance screen. 2. Select the POS data display position on surveillance screen – Left-Top, Left-Bottom, Right-Top, or Right-Bottom. 3. To change the POS data font and color, click Font. 4.
(10) Dual Monitor Enable/disable dual monitor display. Click Setting to select the dual monitor display mode.
3.4.2.2 Camera Setting Click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
You can only use this function when the Auto Brightness Control is enabled. (8) Enable Deinterlace To enhance the video quality. Set the de-interlace mode to #1, if you are capturing motionless picture and #2, if it captures lots of movement. i De-interlace doesn’t support on EB DVR series. 3.4.2.3 Record Setting Click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting.
Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion, it records at the minimum frame rate setting. Set the maximum and minimum frame rate setting in (6) Frame Rate section. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected.
3.4.2.4 Network Setting Click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (6) (1) (2) (7) (8) (3) (9) (4) (5) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Letters of the alphabet and numbers only. (2) Transmitting Cameras Select and click on the camera number in the Transmitting Camera section you want to make it accessible via internet using WebCam, Remote Console, PDA Viewer and Hand Viewer (still image).
domain name. Select Automatic Synchronize time to set automatic synchronize time on a daily basis. Or, user can click Synchronize Time Right Now to adjust time right away. (9) Other Configuration - Enable Original Security Protocol Enable DVR system to accept the connection from former version of remote access application. For example, if user uses CMS version 7.1 and connect to DVR server with version 7.3, and then, user has to enable this option to make it work.
3.4.2.5 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: 1. Select the date in the calendar. Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right. 2. Select the condition you want to schedule in the drop down list.
9 Mirror Backup: Save a copy of all the data at the set time and specified backup path. 9 Incremental Backup: Only backup the data that are not yet included in the archive from last time. i - - Make sure the backup folder and storage folder are not on the same drive. Enable Network Activate NV DVR remote system to access at the set time. After the appointed time, the Network function will be disabled.
3.4.2.6 Alarm Setting click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (7) (3) (4) (5) (6) To set the Alarm Setting: 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (7) Alarm Setting List, if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2.
low . Continue trigger duration: Set a time period for system to send out the alarm when sensor has been trigger and stay in the same status for a period. - Enable/disable the Abnormal Event check box, to set the condition of the event for system to alarm. • Normal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. • Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message.
- a. Select the camera from drop down list to specify which camera video to be enlarged on screen when the alarm is triggered. iii. Alarm Camera: when a channel has an alarm occurred, and then, the channel video that has an alarm occurred will be enlarged on screen. iv. Camera # (1~32): the selected channel video that will be enlarged on screen when an alarm is activated. b. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system switching back to original Preview mode.
- File Transmission via FTP Upload file to remote computer thru FTP (File Transfer Protocol). 1. Beside the File Transmission via FTP check box, click Detail. 2. In the FTP Setting dialog box, enter the FTP IP, port, user ID and password. 3. Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. - Start Recording Record the video from the selected camera. 1. Beside the Start Recording check box, click Detail. 2.
- Send to CMS (Central Management System) Enable/disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated. Beside the Send to CMS check box, click Detail. In the CMS Setting, select the camera to enable/disable sending the video to CMS. Enable All to select all cameras. Then, click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving.
3.5 Using the Alarm Center User can manage live alarm event, searching the alarm event, and navigate relate parameters of monitored DVRs, cameras, and alarm filters. i Only CMS GOLD version supports full functions of Alarm Center. 3.5.1 To Manage Live Alarm Event User can select the alarm to assign to different operator, change the priority of alarm, and change status of alarm. 1. Click Alarm Center. 2. Select Alarm Live tab. 3.
Setting window show up. 7. 8. Click Edit Information to edit the alarm. User can change Priority, State, and Operator of alarm. To enter the description or memo on Note column. And then, click Save to save the change.
9. To exit, click Cancel. 10. Click Run Minicenter will call out Minicenter window(see also Chapter 3.4) 11. User can view alarm events by status or priority. Select the status or priority of alarm event from the middle column of Alarm Live window and the result will be display on the right side column. i The priority of alarm event is set on remote DVR server. User is allowed to customize the priority of alarm event that CMS system has received and all re-assigned action will be recorded on CMS system.
3.5.2 To Search the Alarm Event User can search the alarm event by the conditions. i Alarm Search will be available when USB Dongle is installed (CMS GOLD version). Set the follow conditions to search the wanted alarm events. Server Name: select the DVR or select All. Alarm Name: select the alarm that wants to search. Type: select the alarm condition ( Motion, Alarm, DVR Exit, Login, Connection Loss, Connection Success, Video Loss, HD Failed, and Reset Alarm)that wants to search.
Status: select the alarm status that wants to search Operator: select the operator that wants to search Keyword: enter the specific word string to search. After/Before Time: set a specific time period to search. When the search conditions are set, click Search to start searching. If user doesn’t set any conditions, the system still will start search when click Search button. And the, result will be all alarm events. The search result will display on the right column of Alarm Search window.
When CMS system receives same alarm event, filter will flash in red light. To minimize the filter to close the filter. click , click When receive the alarm, it will turn to red and flash. The result of search can be print by clicking Print button. Also, the search result can be save as in *.txt and *.xls format by clicking Export .txt or Export .xls button.
Clicking Image Log button to view alarm image. The image log window will show up. Double-click on the image log will call out the MiniCenter window (see also Chapter 3.4). Click << and >> to go previous and next page.
3.5.3 To Navigate the Alarm Information User can view information of DVR, alarm, filter, and user. i Navigation function will be available when USB Dongle is installed (CMS GOLD version). Image of the selected alarm Select the DVR, alarm, filter or user to view. The information will be display on middle column and the image of alarm will display on right side column. The filter window display the current existing filter, user can add more filter by clicking Add.
To delete the filter, select the filter and click Delete. To modify the filter, click Edit. Select the filter and click Display filter can call out the filter to view if the filter is close. Right-click on selected filter will call out the shortcut menu. User can Delete, Edit, and Enable filter. The filter window in minimize status. When CMS system receives the alarm, it will turn to red and flash.
Chapter 4 Customizing the CMS System In the CMS application, click the button to customize the CMS system. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. When the CMS configuration setup selection appears, select and click the buttons you want to change the setting.
4.1 System Setting In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept and start to reload the new setting, and Cancel to exit without saving. (1) (5) (2) (6) (7) (3) (8) (9) (4) (1) Alarm Network Port Select a port for receiving alarm video from DVR server. Any network service port can be assigned as long as the port doesn’t conflict with current network service.
5. (3) In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to start reloading the new setting and Cancel to exit without saving the new setting. Miscellaneous ¾ Date Format : Select from different date formats 1. Click Setup. 2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. 3. Click System. 4. In the Date Format drop down list, click and select the style. 5. In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new setting and Cancel to exit without saving the new setting.
Enable – Mark the check box to enable the System Controller function. Model – Select model of the System Controller. Port – Select the com port that is connected with the System Controller. Click Setup to configure com port value. The com port value is shown in below table: Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity No Stop bit 1 Flow control No ID – Set an ID for DVR server (0~99). This ID is a key for communicating between the System Controller and the DVR server.
Customize the system to display the tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language. By default the set language is in English. 1. Click Setup. 2. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. 3. Click System. 4. In the Language drop down list, click and select the language. (7) Alarm Video Set up the video transition when alarm occurs. - One frame: a single video frame will be transmitted when alarm occurs.
4.1.1 Using the System Controller 4.1.1.1 General ▲ Function Description / ESC Exit the current mode. 1/ RECORD RECORD Switch control to monitor screen.
Function Description 0 Number Button 0 ENTER An enter key for confirming a action 4.1.1.
Function Description ENTER An enter key for confirming a action 4.1.1.
Function 4/ Description channel 4 Switch to a 16-split screen mode 5/ channel 5 Switch to a 8-split screen mode 6/ channel 6 Switch to a 13-split screen mode 7/ channel 7 Switch to a 32-split screen mode 8 channel 8 9 Channel 9 0 Number Button 0 - To select the channel 1~9, press 0 + channel number (1~9) or press channel (1~9) and wait about 1 second. - To select channel 10~32, Press 2 digital channel numbers. For example: channel 10, press 1 + 0.
4.1.1.4 E-Map Control Function Description To exit from E-Map screen / DVR watch window Back up last level of E-Map 1/ Channel 1 in DVR watch 2/ Channel 2 in DVR watch 3/ Channel 3 in DVR watch 4/ Channel 4 in DVR watch 5/ Channel 5 in DVR watch 6/ Channel 6 in DVR watch 7/ Channel 7 in DVR watch 8 Channel 8 in DVR watch 9 Channel 9 in DVR watch 0 Number Button 0 - To select the channel 1~9, press 0 + channel number (1~9) or press channel (1~9) and wait about 1 second.
4.1.1.5 Monitor Control Function Description To exit from Monitor screen 1/ Channel 1 2/ Channel 2 3/ Channel 3 4/ Channel 4 5/ Channel 5 6/ Channel 6 7/ Channel 7 8 Channel 8 9 Channel 9 0 Number Button 0 - To select the channel 1~9, press 0 + channel number (1~9) or press channel (1~9) and wait about 1 second. - To select channel 10~32, Press 2 digital channel numbers. For example: channel 10, press 1 + 0. ▲ i / ESC (ESC) to back to split mode from single channel view mode.
4.1.1.6 PTZ Control Function Description / Adjust the focus in manually / To speed up the movement of camera / A-B Adjust the focus out manually / To speed down the movement of camera Move to PTZ preset position i - Move to PTZ preset position 1~9, press + number button (1~9) and wait about 1 second. - Move to PTZ preset position 10~16, Press example: preset position number 10, press - Please press + 2 digital numbers button. For + 1 + 0.
Function Description 9 Keyboard Number button 9 0 Keyboard Number button 0 UUP / V DOWN Tilt up and down Y LEFT / Z RIGHT Pan left and right Turn Right: Zoom in the image Turn Left: Zoom out the image 4.1.2 How to Apply a Google API Key User need to apply an API key in order to use Google map function in CMS system(CM300 Gold version). Please follow the below steps to get an API key. i The Google map function only supported in CM3000 Gold version. 1. 2. Go to Google webpage (www.google.
7. In CMS system, enter the API key and click OK. 8. How to use the Google map function, please refer to Chapter 4.1.6.1.
4.2 DVR Setup Display the list of all DVR servers. User may add up to 1000 DVR servers, delete and modify the DVR setting. i To upgrade the CMS to 1000 DVRs, please refer to Chapter 1.1) 4.2.1 To Add and Remove DVR Server 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Setup. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. Click DVR. In the DVR Setup section, click Add to insert, Delete to remove and Edit to modify DVR server setting. 5.
4.3 Camera Setup Select the camera from different DVR servers in order to monitor on same screen. The selected cameras will be played on Monitor screen (see also Chapter 3.3). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Setup from CMS main interface. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. Click Camera. Click Add to create a monitor set. Enter a name in Name column (12 characters only). Mark Enable Autoscan and click Detail to select the monitor set for sequential display on the Monitor.
11. After the Monitor set has been created, select the DVR server. And then the cameras of the DVR server will display on the Camera Select window. User can combines different cameras from different DVR servers as a monitor set. And all cameras can be selected by different Monitor set repeat. 12. User can depend on the monitor size to select the screen type – 4:3 (regular screen monitor) or 16:10 (width screen monitor). The 4:3 and 16:10 screen type support different monitor layout. 13.
The camera description will display as user has configured. 15. In Monitor Layout window, user also can set the channel for specific type functions instead of added cameras from DVR servers. In Monitor Layout window, select one of blank channel (NONE) and click the radio button of type (Hotspot, Sequence, Matrix, Image, or None). z Hotspot: To set the channel for displaying selected camera channel video. Click-and-drag to select multiple channels as a hotspot channel area.
Drag to select the multiple blank channels as a hotspot channel. In the Monitor screen, user can right-click and drag the camera to the hotspot channel for enlarge viewing. z Sequence: Set the selected channel to automatically switch to display all camera channels in cycle.
z Matrix: set the selected channel to receive and display the alarm event from selected DVR servers. Click Setup to select the DVR servers. Enable the Retrieve time to set a period time (0 ~ 255 sec) for alarm event to display. If the retrieve time doesn’t enable, the alarm event will display on screen until next alarm event come in. i z On the DVR site, user need to enable and configure the matrix to send to CMS (please refer to Alarm Setting of NV/SA/NX user’s manual).
4.4 Schedule Setup Schedule to record or backup of all the cameras either weekly or one time. 1. Select the Monitor set for scheduling. i 2. 3. The Monitor set can be scheduled only when the recoding is enabling. Select the date in the calendar. Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right. Select the condition you want to schedule in the drop down list.
4.4.1 To set schedule at a specific portion of time in that hour: 1. 2. 3. Right click the colored blocks. In the Select time dialog box, click to enable or disable the portion you want to set. Click OK to accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
4.5 Backup Setup In the Backup Setting dialog box, the number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. 1. Select the DVR that wants to backup and buttons to 2. Select the date of the recorded file in the calendar you want to backup. Use shift the calendar to the left or right. 3. In the table below, click on the blue block to select the recorded file or click camera (01~16) or time (00~23) to select the whole row or column.
6. Enable Include player when backup that will included a Qplayer program for playback backup file in backup folder when backup. Only administrator user has the authority to enable or disable this function. 7. If you do NOT want to keep the recorded file in the storage folder, enable Delete files after Backup check box. 8. Click to set the path on where to store the backup file. 9. Click to start archiving the selected file. 10. In the Processing… dialog box, to stop archiving press Abort.
4.6 E-MAP Setup Holds up to 64 maps in *.bmp/*.jpg format. The map is hierarchy in structure and users can add a map on another map. User also may add the DVR icons on the map. 4.6.1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To Set Up the E-Map Click Setup. In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password. Click E-Map. The E-Map interface will show up in assigned monitor if user is using multiple monitors for the CMS system.
(1) (2) (3) (12) i (11) (10) (9) (8) (7) Right-click on Emap could call out a short-cut menu.
4.6.1.1 Add a New Map 1. 2. 3. 4. Click button In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password Click E-Map button In E-Map interface, click Setup >> Add Map button and the Map setting window will show up. 5. 6. Give a name for the new map. Select Use Image File or Use Google Map. Use Image File to locate the map file. In the open dialog box, locate and select the map and click Click Open User may now drag and move the Map icon to its place on the map.
Use Google Map i The Google map function only supported in CM3000 Gold version. 1. Click Setting and New map window will show up. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Select Use Google Map. Right-click MAP in Map list can re-name the map. User can enter the Address to find the map of the location. Also, user can enter Latitude and Longitude to find the map of the location. When the map of location has been found, click Save to save the map. To exit, click Exit.
4.6.1.2 Add a DVR Server 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click button In the Authorization dialog box, enter the administrator User ID and Password Click E-Map button Click Add DVR button and the Add DVR window will show up. Select the DVR server from the Add DVR window and click OK. 6. 7. User may now drag and move the DVR icon to its place on the map. To edit and delete the DVR server on the map, click the DVR server icon and the Edit and Delete buttons will appear on the Map interface.
4.6.1.3 To Use the E-Map When the alarm has been activated, the DVR icon blinks and turns red. 1. On the CMS main application, click E-map or press F3. 2. When the DVR server has an alarm occurred, use the mouse to point on the DVR server icon and the alarm information will show up. 3. 4. Click the DVR server icon and a DVR watch window will show up and connect the DVR server to play the live video. In DVR watch UI, user can call out PTZ control panel if the PTZ camera is available.
Right-click on channel screen could select to start recording. 5. 6. To stop the DVR server icon from blinking, right-click and select Reset Alarm or Reset Alarm (all). The DVR server icon will stop blinking. To switch back to the main application, press ESC.
7. To setup the E-Map, click button or right click the mouse button and select E-Map setup and the E-Map interface will switch to the E-Map setup mode. (see also Chapter 4.6.1) i - 8. If user uses dual monitor, the E-map setup mode is active in E-Map window and the Emap setup mode will not activate in CMS main screen. Click OK or Cancel to exit the setup mode in E-Map interface. User can click the Map icon on the map to view the map. And the map can be added level by level up to 64 maps.
4.7 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, just select and enable the condition for the system to alarm and the action for the system to perform when an alarm is activated. User can setup a total of 16 different combinations of alarm settings. Each alarm setting can apply to several DVR servers. Click OK to accept new setting and Cancel to exit without saving. 4.7.1 To setup an alarm condition 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Add button to add a new alarm condition. Give the name of this alarm condition.
4.7.1.1 To Setup the Call Out List To use this feature, the PC must have a voice modem connected to it. The supported audio system is only 8KHz and 16Bit mono. 1. Beside the Make Phone Calls check box, click Detail. 2. In the Call Out List, click Add to insert a new contact number, Modify to edit the selected item, Remove to delete the selected item, Test to check if it is working. 3. In the Call Out Setting, enter the phone number and description.
4.7.1.2 To Setup the Send E-Mail Setting Beside the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1)Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable the Authentication check box and enter User ID and Password. (2)Mail To check if it is working, click the Test Account button. From: Enter the sender e-mail address.
4.7.1.3 To Setup the Alarm Sound Setting 1. Beside the Play Warning Sound check box, click Detail. 2. In the Alarm Sound Setting dialog box, click to select other wav file from other source or folder, Play to listen, Record to make a new copy of a sound. 3. Select the Play Mode. 9 Interrupt: when receive the new alarm warming, immediately play new warming sound. 9 Play by sequence: when receive the new alarm warming, play after the on playing alarm warming. 4.
4.7.1.5 To Set the MMS/SMS Setting To use this feature, GSM/GPRS modem is required. Connect the GSM/GPRS modem to the serial COMM port of PC. Beside the SMS/MMS check box, click Detail. 1. Select the port number in ComPort drop down list from where the GSM/GPRS modem is connected. Click Enter Pincode button to fill in pin code of your mobile phone if your mobile system require verifying pin code for SMS/MMS sending. 2. i 3. 4. 5. 6. The incorrect pin code will lock your mobile phone.
4.7.1.6 Popup Video The Popup video will co-work with alarm condition of Receive Alarm. When user selects the alarm condition of Receive Alarm, and then the action of Popup video will be un-gray and available for select. The popup video will show up 4 windows at once. To setup Popup video, please see To Setup Popup Video. On the upper right corner of popup video window, there two figures that are to represent nailed popup video window and mini center function.
CAM 01 CAM 02 CAM 03 CAM 04 CAM 05 CAM 06 CAM 07 CAM 08 CAM 09 (b) To nail popup video window for avoiding new coming alarm video to replace it. (c) To call out MiniCenter(also see Chapter 3.3) To Setup Popup Video: 1. 2. 3. In Alarm setting window, Click Detail of popup video. Select the type of popup video Static View: The DVR server only transmits one frame of video and popup on CMS site. Live View: The DVR server will continue to transmit video to CMS site while popup video window is open.
4.8 User Setting CMS supports 256 user account that includes operator and administrator account. 1. Select the Authorization Level – Operator or Administrator. User can define each operator/administrator account’s authority of DVR server and Monitor set. Only the administrator is authorized to close and customize the CMS system. 2. Enter the Name, Description, Password, and Confirm password of the account. 3. Select the DVR servers that allow this account user to preview and playback.
Chapter 5 Using the Playback Function User can choose to playback video stored on the local hard disk or download the video from the remote side of the DVR server. 5.1 To Playback the video 1. Click 2. In the DVR Playback select window, select DVR server to play video from the remote DVR server. 3. You can select Local Playback, Download and playback or RealTime playback. Click OK to proceed and Cancel to void this operation. 4. For Local Playback, user can select to preview 16 channels at a time.
5. For Download and Playback, the numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour in the Remote Playback Date/Time Selection window. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. The blue block indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. While the red block indicates the selected recorded video for viewing.
6. In the Time Selection screen, click on the video thumbnail you want to download and open (see also 5.3 Using the Download and Playback Application). 7. For RealTime Playback, the number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock in the Video Playback Date/Time Selection window. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number.(see 5.
5.2 Using the Local Playback Application Name (1) Split Screen Mode i Function Select from six (6) different split screen types to playback the recorded video file of all the cameras, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom into an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge.
Name (6) Archive i Function Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click OPEN FILE button – Click Channel 01~ 16 and Channel 17 ~ 32 button to switch to different channel group of playback calendar. – Mark Day Light Saving, the playback calendar will show the available playback records during day light saving period.
Name (13) Visual Search (14) Find Next (15) Event Search (16) Intelligent Search (17) Audio (18) De-interlace Function Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second (See also Chapter 5.7). Search for the next event or changes in the motion detector frame. You can use this when you are using Intelligent Search or Event Search only. Search from the recorded activities that take place in the system (i.e., Sensor, Motion, Video Loss, POS) (See also Chapter 5.8).
5.3 Using the Download and Playback Application Name (1) Exit (2) Progress bar (3) Playback Control Buttons (4) Language (5) Export (6) Segment (7) Full screen Function Close the player Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track. Begin: Move to the beginning of the recorded video file. Previous: Go back to the previous frame. Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or 1/8x. Rewind: Wind back the recorded video file.
Name (8) Visual Search (9) Find Next (10) Event Search (11) Intelligent Search (12) Audio (13) De-interlace (14) Watermark Function Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second. (See also Chapter 5.7) Search for the next event or changes in the motion detector frame. You can use this when you are using Intelligent Search or Event Search function. Search from the recorded activities that take place in the system (i.e., Sensor, Motion, Video Loss, POS) (See also Chapter 5.8).
5.4 Using the RealTime Playback Application Name (1) Split Screen Mode i - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge. (2) Exit (3) Progress bar (4) Hour Buttons i Function Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera. Close the player Show the progress of the file being played.
Name (6) Archive i Function Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click OPEN FILE button – Click Channel 01~ 16 and Channel 17 ~ 32 button to switch to different channel group of playback calendar. The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID.
Name (15) De-interlace 5.5 Function To enhance the video quality. Set the de-interlace mode to #1, if you are capturing motionless picture and #2, if it captures lots of movement. To Cut and Save the Wanted Portion of the Recorded Video 1. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click Segment to set the begin mark. 2.
5.7 To Search Using the Visual Search 1. Click Visual Search. 2. In the Visual Search Setting dialog box, select the Camera number and the date. Then click OK. 3. When a series of frames appear by date, click on the frame to display another series of frames and search by every Hour of that date, every Minute of that hour, every 10 Seconds of that minute, . To view from the selected frame and every Second of that 10 seconds. To go back, click . close event search, click 5.
4. You may also set to search and list all the result. Just check the Output Event List box. In the Search Duration section, set the Begin Time, End Time and Searching Interval. Then, click OK to start searching. 5. When the Event list appears, click and select the item you want to view.
5.9 To Search Using the Intelligent Search 1. Click on the video screen on where you want to search. 2. Click Intelligent Search. The Intelligent Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. 3. When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear, you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the motion detector frame size and location. To set motion detector frame size and location, left click and drag on the screen. Then, click OK to start searching.
