Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual Please read this manual before using the Baxall Vivid DVR
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User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application CONTENTS Starting the Viewer Application ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Setting up a new Configuration File (Site) ..................................................................................................................... 4 Toolbars ....................................................................................................................
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual STARTING THE VIEWER APPLICATION Launch the Vivid viewer application by selecting the Viewer icon which will be located in the VividVideoViewer folder under the Start Menu. The screen shown below will be displayed. In the System Login window, click either the User or Administration radio buttons to select how you want to log in to the viewer application. Enter the 5-digit password and click OK.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application SETTING UP A NEW CONFIGURATION FILE (SITE) 4. When the View Configuration window opens, click the Add DVR button. 5. In the Find Remote Unit window, enter the IP address of the Vivid DVR and click the OK button. 6. Enter the details for the Vivid DVR when the Viewer Configuration window is displayed. Click Test Link. If connection is successful, the Status icon ( ) should change to the ‘Connected’ icon ( ).
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual SETTING UP A NEW CONFIGURATION FILE (SITE) Site Name - allows entry of a site name consisting of up to 16 alphanumeric characters. Location - allows entry of a location consisting of up to 30 alphanumeric characters. IP Address - displays the Vivid DVR’s IP address entered during step 5.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application TOOLBARS The Vivid Viewer application has several toolbars. The main toolbar, located by default across the top of the viewer’s workspace, is divided into seven smaller toolbars Configure, Main Display, Record and Playback, Sites, Export, Still Frame and Events.. These toolbars can be undocked from the main toolbar and positioned anywhere within the viewer application’s workspace by click-and-drag.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual TOOLBARS 5. Recall preset - enables a previously defined preset to be recalled and run. 6. Zoom in - click and hold to zoom-in the camera’s zoom lens. 7. Zoom out - click and hold to zoom-out the camera’s zoom lens. 8. Recall pattern - enables a previously defined pattern to be recalled and run. 9. Focus near - click and hold to focus on a nearby object. 10. Focus far - click and hold to focus on a far away object. 11.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application MAIN DISPLAY TOOLBAR The main display toolbar controls camera selection and display. 1. Picture-in-picture This button allows a picture-in-picture (PIP) display to be selected. • Click the picture-in-picture (PIP) button • Subsequent presses of the PIP button will move the picture-in-picture cameo around the main display area as shown below. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Quad displays These buttons allow up to four cameras to be displayed in a 4 x 4 matrix.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual RECORD AND PLAYBACK TOOLBAR This toolbar controls the recording and playback functions of the connected Vivid DVR using icons similar in function to the keys on a VCR. 1. Record Clicking the Record button will create an AVI format file of the current display in full-screen mode. Note: The record feature is only available in full screen single camera mode. 2. Stop Clicking this button will stop playback from the connected Vivid DVR and enter Live mode. 3.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application EXPORTED DATA TOOLBAR Enter the Start Date / Time and the End Date / Time then click OK. Once this is done the application will retrieve export data from the Vivid unit and store it in a folder called export inside the folder where the Vivid Viewer application is installed (C:\Program Files\BaxallVivid\export\ by default). The progress of the export is shown in the viewer application’s status bar. 2.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual STILL FRAME TOOLBAR 2. Take Snapshot To capture a still frame JP2 Image, select the image to be saved and ensure that the Pause key has been pressed on the VCR controls. Next, click the Take Snapshot button. The Save As window will open. Enter an appropriate file name for the picture to be saved. Click Save to save the image. Note: Using this screen you can also choose to save the image on any local or network drive available to your PC. 3.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application STILL FRAME TOOLBAR To print from a saved Snapshot: • Open the snapshot using the Open Snapshot button as described in Open Snapshot above. • Click the Print button. This will open the Windows Print dialogue window for the printer connected to your PC. Make any necessary adjustments and click Print. EVENTS TOOLBAR The Events toolbar allows you to select events and filter events. 1.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual EVENTS TOOLBAR 2. Open Event Folder When you click the Open Event Folder button the event screen will appear. As the viewer retrieves the event data from the Vivid DVR the screen will update with details of all the events stored in the event log of the Vivid unit. Note: The Event Log is capable of recording 5000 events and may show events that have occurred several weeks or months earlier.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application EVENTS TOOLBAR Events that can be played back are identified if the associated video column (P) shows a “Y” Click on the line corresponding to the Event to be played back. An asterisk will be displayed in the left column. You will now be able to play back by clicking the Show Event button, Alternatively you can export the event to the Hard Disk Drive of your PC by clicking the Export Event button (see section 6).
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual TELEMETRY FUNCTIONS 2. Recall Preset This button allows a previously defined preset to be recalled. To recall a Preset: • Select a telemetry enabled camera in single camera view. • Activate telemetry by clicking the Telemetry On/Off button. • Click the Recall Preset button on the telemetry toolbar. • In the Preset pop-up, use the pull-down box to select the number of the preset to be recalled. • Click OK. 3.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application STATUS BAR The status bar is located along the bottom edge of the viewer’s workspace.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual CHANGING DISPLAY Under the Display > Monitor Output > Application option it is possible to change the default configuration of the Vivid viewer’s display. This option opens the Application Monitor Output window. Changing a quad display You may prefer to have the quad displays showing groups other than (1,2,3,4), (5,6,7,8), etc. Instead you may wish to see cameras 1,8,6,4 being displayed in one of the quad displays.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application SEQUENCES Sequences The Application Monitor Output window can also be used to change a camera sequence. To enter camera sequence edit mode, click the sequence strip. 1. Click and drag a camera icon... 2. ...to one of the 16 sequence positions. 3. Repeat until the desired sequence is complete 4. Enter the dwell time (1-60 seconds) for each camera in the sequence (this is a global setting). When completed, click OK to close the window.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual LOCAL SETTINGS This window is accessible from the Viewer Configuration window by clicking the Local Settings tab. Note: The configuration password must be entered to gain access to the Viewer Configuration window. The Local Settings window allows you to change the User, Admin and Config passwords. In addition, several system settings can be made.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application APPENDIX A - SHORT-CUT KEYS The following table shows the short-cut keys that can be used if a USB keyboard is connected to the Vivid DVR.
Baxall Vivid Viewer Application User Manual APPENDIX B - VIVID DVR IP ADDRESSES Use this page to record the IP addresses of Vivid DVR units.
User Manual Baxall Vivid Viewer Application APPENDIX C - PASSWORD HIERARCHY The Vivid viewer application has three password levels. At startup, the user can log on as a User or as an Administrator. In addition, if logged on as an administrator, certain system functions require an additional Configuration password. The Vivid DVR has two levels of access, User and Installer.
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