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

Configuring Main System
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1.3.5 Hard Disk Calculator
Before actual recording, the Hard Disk Calculator allows you to know the required hard disk space and
frame size for different types of codecs and quality.
1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to A/V Setting, select Video Attributes,
and then click Advanced. The Advanced Video Attributes dialog box appears.
2. Click the HDD Calculator button at the right bottom. The HDD Calculator dialog box appears.
Figure 1-26
Select Camera: Select cameras to be used for recording.
Select Video Compression Codec: Check the desired codec(s) to be used for recording.
You can choose more than one codec to compare their performance.
~ Software Compression: Check the desired codec(s) to be used for recording. You can
choose more than one codec for performance comparison. This option appears dimmed
when GV-3008 or GV-4008 is installed.
~ Hardware Compression: Check the desired codec(s) to be used for recording. This
option is available when GV-3008 or GV-4008 is installed.
Select Recording Quality: Check the desired quality value(s) for recording. You can choose
more than one quality value for comparison.