QUICK START GUIDE Endura® Workstation with WS5000 Advanced System Software C1628M-F (10/07)
About This Guide Thank you for purchasing Pelco’s Endura® workstation with WS5000 advanced system software. This guide provides basic instructions on how to connect your Endura workstation, start the WS5000 advanced system software, monitor live video, and work with recorded video. For detailed instructions on installing, programming, and using your Endura workstation, refer to the installation and operation manuals included with your unit.
Logging On and Off Before starting, ensure that the Endura workstation is configured to work on an Endura network. For information on network requirements, consult the Endura Network Design Guide. To start the application, double-click the Endura icon on the desktop. A login dialog box appears. If the system manager (SM5000) is online, enabling the authentication of users and devices, a small key icon appears in the lower right-hand corner. Logging on loads your user profile, including language preferences.
Title Bar: The Endura name appears here, along with the name of the user currently logged on. Menu Bar: Use drop-down menus on the menu bar to access application features: • • • • • • File Workspace Tools Views Setup Help Toolbar: Click buttons on this bar to access the application screens and workspaces. If a toolbar button has a lighter background color and a gray border around it, that feature is currently active.
Quick Reference To do this: Take this action: On-screen button Get help with Endura Click the Help button in the toolbar. Or go to the Help menu and then select Help. Log off Go to the File menu and then select Exit/Logout. Shortcut F1 Work with Cameras Select a workspace (a set of cameras) Click a workspace tab. Select a camera for live view Click a camera in the Navigation panel and then drag the camera to a video pane. Or right-click a video pane and then select Select Camera by Number.
To do this: Take this action: On-screen button Shortcut Adjust the Display Change the cameras displayed in the Navigation panel Modify camera filters. Or use an “Arranged by” option in Explorer view. Enter extended view (hide toolbars and menus) Click the Extended View button in the toolbar. Or go to the Views menu and select Extended View. CTRL + E Exit extended view (return to main screen) Press the ESC key. Or right-click and select Exit Extended View.
To do this: Take this action: On-screen button Shortcut Manage Events Respond to an alarm Click Snooze or Acknowledge on the Alarm Manager tab. Click Comments to read instructions for responding to the selected alarm. Click Log entry to add a message about an alarm. Click the Send button in the Details area to view all video associated with the alarm in a workspace.
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