Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Table of Contents Chapter 1 ─ Overview................................................................................... 1 1.1 In This Manual ................................................................................... 1 1.2 DX-PC For View Features ................................................................. 1 1.3 Product Information ........................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ─ Installation ................
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Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Chapter 1 ─ Overview 1.1 In This Manual This manual describes installation and operation of DX-PC For View (Remote Operation Software) software, which is designed to be used with remote digital video recorders (DVRs). 1.2 DX-PC For View Features DX-PC For View program is an integrated software program that controls system management, video monitoring, video recording and image playback of multiple remote sites.
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Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Chapter 2 ─ Installation CAUTION: If an older version of DX-PC For View software is installed in your computer, you should uninstall the older version first. NOTE: In the Windows Start menu, go to Control Panel. Double click the Power Options to open the Management Properties dialog box. Under the Power Schemes tab, set both Turn off monitor and Turn off hard disks to Never. 1. Insert the installation CD. 2. Run the Setup.exe file.
User’s Manual 5. When the following dialog box appears, click Next. 6. Click Next. 7. Select whether or not to run DX-PC For View automatically when logging onto Windows, and then click Next.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) 8. Set the language option by selecting either Select language when starting DX-PC For View or Always start DX-PC For View using the language below. If you select Always start DX-PC For View using the language below, select the desired startup language from the list of available languages and then click OK. NOTE: To properly display the selected language, your PC’s operating system should be set to support the selected language. 9.
User’s Manual 10. Click Next. 11. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next. 12. Enter User Name and Organization, and click Next.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) 13. Select Install Now. 14. Click Finish to complete the MSXML installation.
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Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Chapter 3 ─ Configuration After installing the DX-PC For View software, you will find the DX-PC For View shortcut icon on the desktop. Run the DX-PC For View program by double clicking the icon. The DX-PC For View program consists of the screen, 12 docking panels, menu and toolbar. NOTE: Some panels will not be displayed on the screen in the default frame layout.
User’s Manual NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using Microsoft Windows Vista or later operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu → Accessories → Command Prompt → Click the right mouse button and select the Run as administrator option).
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Remote Sites Panel The Remote Sites Panel displays a list of remote sites registered during DX-PC For View System setup and a list of installed cameras at the remote sites. Entering the site name in the query box and clicking the icon allows you to find the remote site easily in the Remote Sites list.
User’s Manual The Map panel pops up another screen when alarm-in, motion or video loss events are detected or when you click the device icon according to the Map Editor settings. Change the popup screen location by clicking the left mouse button on the screen and dragging it to where you want it located. Clicking the right mouse button on the popup screen displays the following popup menu. x0.25 to x2: Sets the desired size of the Map popup screen.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) PTZ, Color and Alarm Out Control Panels Three panels allow PTZ control, color control, and alarm out control while live monitoring a remote site. NOTE: Refer to 4.1 Live Monitoring for more details. Image Processing Panel The Image Processing panel allows enhancing played back images. NOTE: Refer to 4.2 Playback and Search for more details.
User’s Manual Alarm-In On Object Detection Text-In Disk S.M.A.R.T. Disk Almost Full Panic Recording On Fan Error Off System Restart Audio Detection Alarm-In Off Video Loss Alarm-In Bad Disk Bad Disk Config Change Panic Recording Off System Boot Up System Shut Down Motion Detection Video Blind Recorder Bad Disk Full Disk Temperature Fan Error On System Alive Video Analytics Detection NOTE: Some event icons may not be supported, depending on the specifications and version of the remote DVR.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) The Report View panel displays the system status information of remote sites. DX-PC For View checks the remote site and reports system status. Clicking the icon on the panel reloads the data and clicking the icon prints the report out. Report Setup must be configured during DX-PC For View System setup for this feature to function. Refer to 3.3 Menu – System Menu for more details.
User’s Manual 3.3 Menu System Menu Setup: Allows setting up the system operation and remote site configuration. System 1: Set up the date/time format for DX-PC For View, display option, and panic recording function.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Date/Time Format: Set the date/time format. Display Option: Set up the screen display, drag & drop popup option, display acceleration and OSD. – Screen Option: Select Watch Screen to use the screen for live monitoring only, Search Screen to use the screen for search only, or Watch and Search Screen to use the screen for both live monitoring and searching.
User’s Manual Recording Setup: Set up the Use (On or Off) of the panic recording function and overwriting option of the recording folder (On or Off). When using the panic recording function and overwriting option, DX-PC For View continues recording when the hard disk drive is full by overwriting the oldest video. Designate a recording folder path and set the recording folder size from 640MB to 2,048MB. Capacity shows the remaining space of the recording folder.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) System 2: Set up the modem connection information for remote access, system password, network option, report function and DVRNS server. Dial-up Network: Select Use modem if you want to use a modem for remote access. Security Options: Designate whether password confirmation is required Before setup, Before startup, or Before shutdown of DX-PC For View. Click the Change button to change the password.
User’s Manual Remote Site: Configures the connection list for remote access. Add: Click the Add button and enter the information about the remote site you want to add. – Reference Group: The site should be assigned to a Reference Group for effective management of multiple remote sites. Click the Add button to create a new reference group. – Device Setup: Select the system of the remote site to register. When registering an IP camera, select IP Camera.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) NOTE: When using DVRNS server, place a checkmark in the Use DVRNS box. The IP Address field will be changed to DVR Name, and you can enter the name of remote site registered on the DVRNS server. The DVR name you enter should match the name set during the DVRNS setup on the remote DVR. – Login Setup: Enter the user ID and password of the remote site to be accessed.
User’s Manual Favorites – Site Name: Select a registered Favorite site from the drop-down list. – ADD: Adds a new Favorite site. Clicking the button displays the Favorites dialog box. Enter the name of the Favorite site to add, and Select the desired screen layout used when the Favorite site is connected. – Change: Select the Favorite site to change from the Site Name list and click the Change button. Then change the site name or screen layout.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Sequence Site: Configure the sequence site. DX-PC For View connects to the registered sites sequentially allowing connection to more than one remote site. Register an Auto Sequencing group and add desired sites in the Group List to the Auto Sequencing group. Video from the sites added to the Auto Sequencing group is displayed on the screen in the preset sequence interval during the sequence monitoring.
User’s Manual Save Setup File: Allows saving the current settings of the System – Setup menu as a .xml file format. Saving the setup file can also be performed by clicking the button on the toolbar. Batch Job Setup: Allows upgrading or setting up multiple remote DVRs using the Batch Job Setup screen. Upgrade: Sets up the remote upgrade job for remote sites. First, select the remote sites to upgrade from the Group List, and add them to the Upgrade Sites list by clicking the Add button.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Setup: Sets up the remote setup job for remote sites. First, select the remote sites to set up from the Group List, and add them to the Setup Sites list by clicking the Add button. Then, click the Setup Now button to initiate the remote setup job for Setup Sites. Add: Select the site to add from the Group List and click the Add button. Remove All: Removes all the sites in the Setup Sites list. Setup Now: Performs the setup on the Setup Sites.
User’s Manual View Log: Displays the type of log and the number of log entries of DX-PC For View. Selecting a log type from the list displays all entries of the selected log type, and you can search for the desired log by setting up a search filter. Filter: Set up the search condition. – Search Time: Set up the time range to search within. Selecting Current Time and the desired period searches for logs from the current time and as far back as the selected time span.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Exit: Disconnects all current connections and exits DX-PC For View program. View Menu Displays or closes the toolbar and panels. Remote Menu NOTE: The Remote menu can also be activated by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the remote site on the Remote Sites panel. Remote Setup: Allows to change the setup of a remote DVR. Select the remote site on the Remote Sites panel, initiate the Remote Setup menu, and the setup screen displays.
User’s Manual From: Adjust the search starting date and time. When First is selected, it will search from the first logged item. To: Adjust the search ending date and time. When Last is selected, it will search to the last log. Find: Displays remote log entries within the selected period. Print...: Prints the log information. Save...: Saves the log information as a text or CSV file (UTF-8 encoded). Move Buttons: Moves to the first page ( ), previous page ( ), next page ( ) or last page ( ).
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Record Menu NOTE: The Record menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls. Starts or ends panic recording. Selecting Record Play initiates the RecordPlayer program and plays recorded video. Refer to 4.4 Panic Recording for more details. Image Menu NOTE: The Image menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls. Save: Saves the current image as a bitmap (.bmp) or JPEG (.jpg) file. Print: Prints the current image. NOTE: Refer to 4.
User’s Manual Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar. When changing the screen layout, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. When in one of the multiview formats, selecting Previous Cameras or Next Cameras will move to the previous or next page. In other words, when viewing Cameras 1 to 4 in the quad format, selecting Previous Cameras will display Cameras 61 to 64 and selecting Next Cameras will display Cameras 5 to 8.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Help Menu Displays DX-PC For View version information. 3.4 Toolbar The Toolbar allows convenient access to desired functions. The controls on the toolbar perform functions as described below: Disconnect Batch Job Setup Save DX-PC For View Setup Log Print Load Setup File Save Favorite Sites Panic Recording Save Setup File Auto Sequence Play Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar.
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Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Chapter 4 ─ Operation 4.1 Live Monitoring DX-PC For View provides remote monitoring functions for viewing video images in real time from either a single site or multiple sites. In addition, when events are detected at a remote site while in the live monitoring mode, DX-PC For View displays the event information on the Watch Event View panel.
User’s Manual If you want to send audio to the selected remote site, click the button and talk into the microphone. If you want to monitor live audio from the selected remote site through the attached speaker, click the button. Clicking both button and button allows two-way communication. Clicking the button disables audio communication. If the remote DVR allows you to select an audio channel to monitor from the DX-PC For View system, clicking the button displays the Select Audio Channel dialog box.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) NOTE: Using the mouse for PTZ control is supported. Click the left mouse button on the image and move that image in the direction you want to by dragging the mouse. Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. NOTE: Not all DVRs support the PTZ control at DX-PC For View. Refer to the user manual of the DVR. Alarm Out Control Control alarm out devices on the remote DVRs by clicking the ON or OFF buttons.
User’s Manual Search View Panel The Search View panel consists of playback and search controls, time-lapse search table, and event search table. The playback buttons on the Search View panel perform the following functions as described below: Go to the First Image Stop Fast Forward Play Fast Backward Play Play Go to the Last Image Go to the Previous Image Go to the Next Image NOTE: The speed of fast forward depends on network bandwidth and the number of images per second recorded.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Time-Lapse Search Click the button on the Search View panel to enter the time-lapse search mode. Selecting a date from the calendar initiates the time-lapse search. The dates for which recorded images are available are enabled. When first entering the time-lapse search, the latest date with recorded images will be selected (highlighted) in the calendar. Click the (Reload) button to reload the date information.
User’s Manual NOTE: The Event Search dialog box will differ depending on the specifications of the remote DVR. NOTE: The Text-In (Event Search – Text-In tab) search may not be supported, depending on the specifications and version of the remote DVR. Set up the search criteria for the event search in the Event Search dialog box, and click the Find button. The results will be displayed in the event list. A total of 100 results can be displayed at a time.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) DX-PC For View provides multiple screen layout for playback. The available formats are single-screen, quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 1+32, 6x6, 7x7 and 8x8 and full-screen. When in one of the multi-view formats, clicking the or button will move to the previous or next page. To view a specific image in the singlescreen mode, move the cursor to that image and double click the left mouse button.
User’s Manual NOTE: When more than one video segment exists in the same time range due to time overlap, a segment selection dialog box will appear and ask you to select the video segment you want to save from the segment list. Refer to the user manual of the remote DVR for details on time overlap. NOTE: When the data file reaches 2GB, you will be asked to continue saving by creating multiple files in 2GB units. If you do not want to be asked, select Don’t ask about file limit.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) NOTE: Motion Search is supported only in the single-screen mode. Record Period: Sets up the record period of images to search. Find Method: Selects a search method. – Motion Search: Searches for images with changes in the Detection Area between two consecutive images (for example, when there was movement).
User’s Manual Print Clicking the button on the toolbar prints the image currently displayed on the screen on a printer connected to your computer. By placing a checkmark in the box beside Include Image Info, text information about the site will be included when printing the image. Screen Menu Selecting a camera on the Watch or Search screen and clicking the right mouse button display the popup menu. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name displayed on the screen.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) If you want to play back video saved in another recording folder, run the Record Player program first. Move to the Start menu in Windows. Then, select RecordPlayer from the DX-PC For View options and select the recoding folder path you want. Recorded video can be saved as a bitmap or as an executable file using the save function of the Record Player.
User’s Manual NOTE: Refer to the manual for each applicable remote DVR for more details on system setup. Remote System Log: Displays the system log information of the remote DVR connected to the Status View panel. Remote Event Log: Displays the event log information of the remote DVR connected to the Status panel. NOTE: Refer to 3.3 Menu – Remote Menu for more details on the Remote System Log and Remote Event Log.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Appendix A ─ Reviewing Video Clips You do not need to install any special software on you personal computer to review video saved as Self-Player files. The file contains a Player program. Double-clicking the target file starts the Player program. NOTE: It is suggested that the computer used for the Clip Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III (Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.2GHz recommended).
User’s Manual Click to go forward one frame of the video clip. Click to play the video clip in fast forward. Click to go to the end of the video clip. Click to show the previous camera group if there is recorded video in the previous camera group in the current screen mode. Click to cycle through the screen layouts. It cycles through 2x2, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 4x5, 5x5 and 1+32. NOTE: 4x5, 5x5 and 1+32 screen modes might not be supported depending on the number of saved camera channels.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) NOTE: If the VGA card or monitor does not support 800x600 video resolution, Full Screen might not display properly. If this happens, press the ESC key on your PC keyboard to return to the normal screen mode. Click the slider bar and move it left or right to move through the video clip.
User’s Manual Appendix B ─ DVR Name Service (DVRNS) Overview Using Static IP addresses in LAN/WAN networks requires high management overhead and increases the cost burden to users. Therefore, it has become essential for DVRs to support Dynamic IP addresses in ADSL/VDSL networks using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). This reduces cost burdens and increases cost effectiveness for system users. Use the following steps to set up a system using DVRNS.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Appendix C ─ Map Editor The Map Editor program allows you to create maps of remote sites. With the drag-and-drop and link function, you can create and edit the map easily and efficiently. Run the program by selecting MapEditor from the DX-PC For View options under the Start menu in Windows. Background Image Setting First, prepare the image in a bitmap or JPEG file format. Click the and select the background image of the map.
User’s Manual Option Menu Click the Option menu to set up the remote site information, device status display and remote site name to display. Site Information Setting: Select the Site Information Setting… in the Option menu to set the information about the remote site connections, and the following Site Information setup window appears. Click the Add button, and the following Site Item box appears.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Check the box beside Color Use and select each status box to use. Click each selected status box and select the desired color. When done, click the OK button. Unplugged: Either connection to the remote site has failed, or Device No. for the device is not supported by the remote site. Event off: Event detection function is not set up. Irregular: The device is not working properly.
User’s Manual Equipment IP Address/User/Password/Port: Each field is filled in automatically with the information (user ID, password, and port number) set in Site Information Setting…, or you can enter it manually. Device No.: Set the device number (1 ~ 32) for each device. If the selected device is a camera, Device No. changes to Camera No.. DVRNS Use: Select Yes to use DVR Name Service, and the DVRNS field appears.
Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View) Go to the Property [Link] tab and set the properties of the selected link box. Name: Enter a name of the link box. Image: Double click the field and select an image to insert in the link box. Link Document: Double click the field and select a map to be linked with the link box. Ratio: Adjust the image size within the link box. X Coordinates/Y Coordinates: Adjust the position of the link box on the screen by clicking each field and changing the numbers.
