BlackHawk for MAC Software User Guide Products: BLK-DH2 Series and BLK-HD Series DVRs Please read this manual before using your software, and always follow the instructions for safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 Installation and Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 About BlackHawk for MAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP SECTION 1 Installation and Setup 1.1 About BlackHawk for MAC BlackHawk for MAC, the network-based administrative interface to the DVR, is used with an Apple® Macintosh® OS X® computer to monitor and control the DVR across a network. It can be used to view live video, configure the DVR SETUP menus, and search for and watch recorded video. BlackHawk for MAC can display up to 16 video channels (live or recorded video) simultaneously. 1.1.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP NETWORK menu icon System menu (left) and SETUP NETWORK menu (right) 1.2.2 Finding your Apple Macintosh network settings To find the network settings of your Apple Macintosh computer: 1. Click the “gear-like” System Preferences icon in the desktop dock. 2. In the System Preferences window, click the Network icon.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP Network icon 3. Find the current network settings for your computer on the Network window. This window shows your network connection(s), your IP address(es), etc. The settings in the window for your computer will be different from the ones shown below.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP 1.2.3 Connecting to your DVR Considering the network settings of your DVR and those of your computer, determine the best way to connect. For instance: • • • If your computer and DVR are on the same LAN (connected to the same router), you can address your DVR in BlackHawk for MAC with the local IP address of your DVR. See the DVR NETWORK menu window above.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP 1.3.1 Connecting to your DVR In the Login frame, enter the IP/DNS address of your DVR, the port number (usually 5445 by default), and your user ID and password (PW). .. After entering the appropriate information in the Login frame, click the Connect button. BlackHawk for MAC will connect to your DVR and open the “live” window. 1.4 Live window A typical Live window with a 4-channel display is shown below. Components of the window are described in the table below.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP Table 1. Live window controls Button Description Time Display After connecting to the DVR, the date and time is displayed as following. Login frame Enter the required information in each field, then click Connect to access DVR. PTZ CONTROL Control the PTZ function of PTZ enabled cameras. Functions issued by the controls are passed to the camera of the channel selected in the “live” display.
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP To create a login entry, click a field on a line in the window, then enter the appropriate information for your DVR. Click the line for the DVR you want to connect to, then click Select. The fields on the Login frame of the main window will be populated with the settings on the line you selected.
SECTION 2: SEARCH AND PLAYBACK VIDEO SECTION 2 Search and Playback Video To access the search and playback features of BlackHawk for MAC, open a “Live” window, then in the menu bar, open the File drop-down list and select New Search View. The Search window will open. Table 2. Search window controls and indicators 8 Button Description Time Display After connecting to the DVR, the date and time is displayed as following.
SECTION 2: SEARCH AND PLAYBACK VIDEO Button Description Info frame Enter the required information in each field, then click Connect to access DVR. Date & Time The Date & Time frame indicates: • Year and month (at the top). In the example to the left, the year is 2012, then month is the 9th month (September) • The days when recordings were made (highlighted in gray), and the date selected (blue number). • The hour, minute, and second to search for.
SECTION 2: SEARCH AND PLAYBACK VIDEO The BlackHawk for MAC application cannot be used to backup video clips or create screen captures.
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP SECTION 3 Remote Configuration Setup The DVR system SETUP configuration can be controlled through BlackHawk for MAC. You must be logged into the DVR with Administrator privileges to use this feature. To access the DVR SETUP menus, click the REMOTE SETUP button, enter the password of your administrator login, then click the LOGIN button. DVR SETUP menus shown through REMOTE SETUP are nearly identical to those viewed at the DVR.
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP • • • SEQUENCE: Setting for automatically switching the displayed video. SEQUENCE DWELL TIME: Sets the interval for automatically switching screens. CHANNEL: Name, Covert, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation NOTE Channels with high definition (HD) cameras do not have settings for Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. 3.5.2 Record • 12 CHANNEL setup —— RESOLUTION: Set the resolution for the recordings. The set value applies to an channel selected.
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP 3.5.3 Device • • • • • • • ALARM OUT: Set the Sensor In, Motion, and Video Loss for triggering alarm relay HDD Error and Video Loss can trigger beeping. CONTROLLER: Set the controller baud rate and ID. PTZ: Set the PTZ baud rate, protocol, and RS-485 network ID. MOTION: Setup the motion detection area and the sensitivity.
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP 3.5.4 Storage • • • OVERWRITE: Check the box to continue recording by overwriting data when the hard disk becomes full. RECORD LIMIT: Select to limit the recording data storage period. S.M.A.R.T.: Sets the TEMPERATURE LIMIT of the Hard Disk to trigger the ALARM and BUZZER. 3.5.5 System • • • 14 DVR ID: Name the DVR DATE FORMAT: Select the date display format. CLIENT ACCCESS: Enable/Disable remote access through network client software.
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP • • NTP: Set to synchronize the time using an NTP server. —— PRIMARY SNMP SERVER: Input the primary NTP server address. —— SECONDARY SNMP SERVER: Input the secondary NTP server address. —— TIME ZONE: Select the time zone. —— CONNECTION MODE: Select the connection mode to NTP time server. SEND E-MAIL: Enable/disable e-mail feature. —— TRANSMISSION MODE: Select the mail transmission mode (TEXT or VIDEO).
SECTION 3: REMOTE CONFIGURATION SETUP DHCP: The address setting mode is automatic. DDNS: Set whether to use DDNS service or not. NETWORK STREAM: Set the Resolution, Frame Rate, and the Quality. —— • • 3.5.7 Upgrade • • Browse: Select BROWSE to locate the firmware file. Upgrade: Select UPGRADE to upgrade the firmware of the DVR. 3.5.
