Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Cards Supported
- Contents
- 1. Configuring Main System
- 1.1 Getting Started
- 1.2 System Configuration
- 1.2.1 Configuring Global Recording Parameters
- 1.2.2 Setting Data Storage
- 1.2.3 Adjusting Individual Camera
- 1.2.4 Setting Day and Night Recording Mode
- 1.2.5 Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings
- 1.2.6 Selecting Screen Layout
- 1.2.7 Launching from System Tray
- 1.2.8 Installing Cameras and Audios
- 1.2.9 Setting Auto Reboot
- 1.2.10 Setting Text Overlay
- 1.3 Audio and Video Settings
- 1.4 Camera Monitoring
- 1.5 Account and Password
- 1.6 System Idle Protection
- 1.7 System Log
- 1.8 Recording Schedule
- 1.9 Schedule Center
- 1.10 Hotline Notification
- 1.11 E-mail Notification
- 1.12 PTZ Control
- 1.13 Pop-up Live Video on Triggered Events
- 1.14 Video Noise Solutions
- 1.15 Picture-in-Picture View
- 1.16 Picture-and-Picture View
- 1.17 Fisheye View
- 1.18 Shortcuts
- 1.19 Touch Screen Support
- 1.20 System Tools
- 2. Hybrid and NVR Solution
- 3. Video Analysis
- 3.1 Object Tracking and Zooming
- 3.2 Advanced Single Camera Tracking
- 3.3 Digital Object Tracking
- 3.4 Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm
- 3.5 Object Index
- 3.6 Automatic Video Snapshots
- 3.7 Face Detection
- 3.8 Face Count
- 3.9 Unattended and Missing Object Detection
- 3.10 Privacy Mask Protection
- 3.11 Scene Change Detection
- 3.12 Panorama View
- 3.13 Video Defogging
- 3.14 Video Stabilization
- 3.15 Advanced Motion Detection
- 3.16 Crowd Detection
- 3.17 Advanced Scene Change Detection
- 3.18 Advanced Unattended Object Detection
- 3.19 Advanced Missing Object Detection
- 3.20 Video Analysis Schedule
- 3.21 Specifications
- 4. Video Playback
- 5. Backup, Deletion and Repair
- 6. I/O Applications
- 6.1 I/O Device Setup
- 6.2 I/O Control Panel
- 6.3 Advanced I/O Applications
- 6.4 Input State Detection
- 6.5 I/O Enable Setting
- 6.6 Advanced I/O Panel
- 6.6.1 The Advanced I/O Panel
- 6.6.2 Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers
- 6.6.3 Configuring the Advanced I/O Panel
- 6.6.4 Setting Up Mode Schedule
- 6.6.5 Quick Link
- 6.6.6 Forcing Output
- 6.6.7 Editing Background Image
- 6.6.8 System-Wide Triggers
- 6.6.9 The “Advanced Logical Input Status in Multicam” Option
- 6.6.10 Managing a Group of I/O Devices
- 6.7 Visual Automation
- 6.8 Virtual I/O Control
- 7. Point-Of-Sale (POS) Application
- 8. Remote Viewing
- 8.1 Remote Viewing Using a Web Browser
- 8.2 WebCam Server Settings
- 8.3 Single View Viewer
- 8.3.1 Control Panel
- 8.3.2 Server List
- 8.3.3 Video Recording
- 8.3.4 Alarm Notification
- 8.3.5 Video and Audio Configuration
- 8.3.6 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream
- 8.3.7 PTZ Control
- 8.3.8 Visual PTZ Control Panel
- 8.3.9 I/O Control
- 8.3.10 Visual Automation
- 8.3.11 Picture-in-Picture View
- 8.3.12 Picture-and-Picture View
- 8.3.13 Image Enhancement
- 8.3.14 Remote Configuration
- 8.4 2-Window Viewer
- 8.5 Multi-Window Viewer
- 8.6 Multi View Viewer
- 8.6.1 Starting Multi View
- 8.6.2 Host List
- 8.6.3 Channel Status Information
- 8.6.4 Adding a Host
- 8.6.5 Combining Multiple Hosts into a Single Host
- 8.6.6 Video Recording
- 8.6.7 Camera Polling
- 8.6.8 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream
- 8.6.9 PTZ Control
- 8.6.10 Visual PTZ Control Panel
- 8.6.11 Output Control
- 8.6.12 Remote ViewLog
- 8.6.13 System Configuration
- 8.6.14 Camera Status
- 8.6.15 Host Information
- 8.6.16 Icon Image Change
- 8.7 Multicast and Audio Broadcast
- 8.8 JPEG Image Viewer
- 8.9 Remote Playback
- 8.10 Remote ViewLog
- 8.11 Event List Query
- 8.12 Download Center
- 8.13 Mobile Phone Applications
- 9. E-Map Application
- 10. Short Message Service
- 11. Useful Utilities
- 11.1 Dynamic DNS
- 11.2 TwinDVR System
- 11.3 Watermark Viewer
- 11.4 Twin View Display
- 11.5 Windows Lockup
- 11.6 Authentication Server
- 11.7 Fast Backup and Restore
- 11.8 Hot-Swap Recording
- 11.9 Backup Server
- 11.10 Backup Viewer
- 11.11 Bandwidth Control Application
- 11.12 Report Generator
- 11.13 Spot Monitor Controller
- 11.14 Quad Spot Monitor Controller
- 11.15 Digital Matrix
- 11.16 GIS Recording
- 11.17 GV-IP Device Utility
- 11.18 MCamCtrl Utility
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- A. USB Dongle Required for IP Device Applications
- B. Supported PTZ Protocols and Models
- C. Certified PTZ Models for Object Tracking
- D. Certificated PTZ Models for Full Degree Pan and Tilt Control
- E. Supported IP Device Brands
- F. Supported GPRS Models
- G. Custom Icon Naming Chart for Multi View
- H. Display Ratio Supported by Panel Resolution

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3. Type the connection information of the host, including Host Name, IP address, Port number, and
login ID and Password. You can optionally select Remember Account, or you can enter ID and
Password each time you connect the host using Address Book.
4. Select Server Type.
5. Click the Update button to request the number of cameras installed from the host.
6. Click OK to create the host account.
If you want to assign a group for the host, type a group name in the Group Name box. The group
name will be added to the Host List and also to the Group Name drop-down list. Next time when you
add a host, you can optionally select the created groups from the Group Name drop-down list.
You can also create a host account of GV-Backup Center and GV-Storage System by clicking the Add
GV-Backup Center and Add GV-Storage System buttons respectively, and following the above steps.
The Add a Host dialog box may look a bit different among these hosts.
Tip: Right-clicking the created host on the Address Book and selecting Connect can connect with
the host and display its events on the ViewLog.
4.5.2 Creating a Group
You can customize a group to pull up the maximum of to 32 camera videos from different hosts directly.
1. Click the Add Group button.
2. Drag the desired cameras form Host List to the created group.
Tip: By right-clicking the created group and selecting Connect, images from the selected cameras
will appear on the ViewLog player.