SYMPHONY USERS GUIDE
Control Panel Control Panel Details Camera Select buttons Status indicators MENU: access the Login Screen. VIEW: change the format of the displayed screen. Navigation buttons: move around the menu screens, control PTZ cameras etc. LIVE: return to displaying live images during playback. SEARCH: enter the search menu. ENTER: confirm and accept options. ZOOM: control the zoom in and out feature. EJECT: open and close the DVD drawer. COPY: access the copy menu. REW: rewind playback footage.
Remote Control Unit Remote Control Details The remote control has been designed to include all the features available on the DVR unit. PTZ ZOOM FRAME STEP Requires 2 x AAA (LR03) batteries. In situations where more than one DVR is used, the DVRs will have been given a unique ID (1 to 4) by the engineer to allow each unit to be controlled independently using the same remote. Press the relevant DVR Selection button on the remote control handset before use.
Log in Access the Control Panel For security reasons, most of the buttons on the control panel will only become operational after you have “Logged in” to the system. Press the MENU button to go to the Log in screen. Navigation Buttons user1 will be highlighted. Use the Navigation buttons to scroll up and down the List, highlight the user level assigned to you and press ENTER Press the down button select. to select.
Display View Each camera can be selected to display as a Full Screen image by pressing the corresponding camera button on the front of the DVR. Alternatively, to select the on screen format press VIEW Each time the button is pressed the display will change to the next available format. Repeat until the screen displays the cameras as required. e.g. Sequential - displays the image from each camera, full screen, sequentially.
Search Time Search Press SEARCH to access the search menu. Press ENTER to select and access the Time Search set up. Use the Navigation buttons press ENTER to highlight the ‘Day’ box, to select. The 2 digits denoting the Day will now be available for editing - the first digit will be highlighted. The LEFT and RIGHT Navigation buttons can now be used to move along and highlight the digit to be changed - when selected, the UP and DOWN buttons are used to increment that number.
Event Search Press SEARCH to access the search menu. Press the DOWN button highlight Event Search. Press ENTER to select and access the Event Search set up. Use the Navigation buttons to set the ‘Time Window’ of interest using the same method as described previously (see Time Search). Use the Navigation buttons to highlight any camera as required and press ENTER to select. (repeatedly pressing ENTER will ‘toggle’ between select and deselect).
Copy Copy to USB Insert the USB device into the USB slot of the DVR. Press COPY to access the Copy menu. Use the Navigation buttons to highlight any camera(s) required and press ENTER to select. (repeatedly pressing ENTER will ‘toggle’ between select and deselect). Use the Navigation buttons to set the ‘Time Window’ to be copied using the same method as described previously to input the settings (see Time Search). Use the Navigation buttons to highlight the Copy to USB option and press ENTER to select.
Copy to DVD Press the EJECT to open the DVD drawer, insert the CD/DVD disk and press the EJECT button to close Press COPY to access the Copy menu. Use the Navigation buttons to highlight any camera(s) required and press ENTER to select. (repeatedly pressing ENTER will ‘toggle’ between select and deselect) Use the Navigation buttons to set the ‘Time Window’ to be copied using the same method as described previously to input the settings (see Time Search).
Playing Recorded Images Playback Remember to Log in to the system. and the unit will start to playback all the recorded images. Press PLAY/PAUSE (from the the first available footage). Following selection of Time Search or Event Search, press PLAY/PAUSE unit will start to playback the recorded images for the period selected. and the Use the FF and REW buttons or the Jog Wheel at any time to Fast Scan forward or backward through the recorded footage. (speeds available: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and Max).
COP Player CD - DVD - USB Playback Insert the media containing the copied footage into a suitable windows based PC. Open the media and double click the COPPlayer.exe icon to open the application. Select screen format Select Camera Progress bar Player controls Status screen Click on the Load File icon. The image files from the media should be displayed in the window. Click on the relevant file to highlight and then click “open”. The images will be buffered and then played back on screen.
Convert File The recorded images can be converted and saved as an AVI file for playback on other types of media player. Note: The saved AVI file will not be Time and Date stamped. Click on the Save as AVI icon. Select the camera channel required and and tick the box to include audio if required. Click Next to continue. Choose a location and name the file to save. Save Image A Paused Image can be captured and saved to Disk as a JPG file. Note: a Full screen image will not be Time and Date stamped.
PTZ Control Pan Tilt Zoom Control Set the PTZ camera to be operated so that it is displayed on Full Screen. Use the Navigation buttons to control Pan and Tilt. UP PAN RIGHT PAN LEFT DOWN Use the Jog/Shuttle button to Zoom.
Web Browser Website Log in Open your web browser. Enter the site address of the DVR unit you wish to access e.g http://nn.nnn.nnn.nn:nn Your web browser will display the following message:This website wants to run the following add-on: ‘COP ActiveX Control Module’ from ‘Unknown publisher’. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to allow it to run, click here... You must allow this to run.
Live The Live screen displays the ‘live’ images from the site you are currently connected to. These images can be displayed in a split screen format or, alternatively, any camera can be selected to display full screen. A coloured indicator by the side of each camera channel indicates the current status of each camera (e.g. motion detected). If Audio is available at the site, this can be turned on or off as required.
Setup Changes to the configuration of the Symphony DVR can be made using your web browser. Click on the Setup tab and you will be presented with all the Setup options available to you as if you were programming at the DVR itself. The option menus have been designed to emulate those on the DVR unit enabling setup and configuration changes to be made easily using your keyboard and mouse. The Engineers Manual supplied with the unit can be referred to if required.
PTZ The Pan Tilt Zoom feature on any connected PTZ camera can be controlled over your web browser. Click on the PTZ tab and you will be presented with all the PTZ control screen. Click on the arrows to Pan and Tilt the camera. Click to open and close the Iris. Click to Focus (Far and Near). Click to zoom IN and OUT. Enter the number for a camera preset by clicking on the keypad. Click :Go to view the preset. Clear to remove the preset. Set to save as a preset.
Copy The recorded images on the Symphony DVR can be selected, downloaded and saved to your PC. Click on the Copy tab and you will be presented with the copy menu. Select the camera(s) from which the recorded footage is required. Set the Start and End times for the period of interest using the drop down menus. Click the Copy button. Follow the on screen instructions to download and save the Archived DVR file.
Cop Player To view the recorded footage from a Symphony DVR, the CopPlayer software will need to be installed on your PC. If not already installed, this can be downloaded from the Copy screen. Select ‘Download Player’ and follow the on screen instructions to install. Search The recorded footage available on the DVR can be searched through and replayed over the web browser. Click on the Search tab and you will be presented with the Search menu.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
