RAVS Remote Access Video Surveillance E-Series and I-Series User Guide & Installation Manual
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Table of Contents I. About Elite Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Primary Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I. About Elite Series For years CCTV system operators have worked with transmission media such as coaxial cable, fiber optics and microwave. Each of these is limited by distance and/or physical barriers and can be very expensive to install and maintain. O�en, a long distance transmission system, such as Elite Series, utilizing an internet or intranet connection is a simpler, more cost effective alternative.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Up to 16 video inputs Simultaneous recording, display, and transmission Alarm Inputs (optional) Local Video Recording Local Audio Recording Local Video & Audio Playback Motion Detection Remote Viewing So�ware Video File Management System (Local and Remote) LAN or PSTN communications P/T/Z and Focus control (Remote and Local) Relay control (Remote and Local) Time/Date Stamps Password protection Primary Functions Digital Video Recorder The Elite Series unit can be used simply as
II. Installing Elite Series This guide explains how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the Elite Series Surveillance Systems which includes the Elite Series and the Elite Series Client So�ware. Place the installation CD in the CD drive and follow the installation directions.
• Modem Cable • Speakers System Layouts Front of 16 Channel E-Series Unit 1) On/Off Switch 2) Power LED 3) HDD LED 4) CD-RW/ DVD-RW(DVD-RW optional) 5) Card Reader / Floppy drive (optional, drive not included) 6) 4-pin IEEE 1394 port 7) 4 x USB 2.
Rear of 4 Channel E-Series Unit 1) Voltage Selection Switch (115v/230v) 2) Serial Port 3) Video Output Connector 4) Video Input Connectors (1 thru 4) 5) AC Input 6) Mouse (above)/Keyboard (below) 7) LAN/Ethernet (above)/USB Connectors (below) 8) VGA Connector 9) Parallel Port Connector 10) Line Out (Green) 11) Line In (Blue) 12) Microphone (Pink) Front of I-Series Unit Access to the front of the I-Series unit is by key.
III. Elite Series Configuration Upon initial power up, if no cameras are connected, the following screen will appear for 4 channel units while 16 channel units display a 16 camera screen. Note: If cameras have been connected, the video images will appear in place of the camera icons.
Logging in/Beginning Setup (System Configuration) In order to begin system configuration, click the Setup icon. Doing so will bring up the set up screen and a log in screen as shown here. In order to proceed, a user name and password must be entered. For installation purposes, “admin” has been programmed as the default user name and “super” has been programmed as the default password. You will find ten main menu choices in the pull-down menu on the le�: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Auto Backup . . . . . .
FTP Here, you can program the system to perform an FTP Backup. To do so, check the “FTP Backup” box and fill in the desired server, user name, password and path. When finished, the back up will automatically be saved to these chosen se�ings. Note: The basic Elite units are furnished with one HDD only, although these can be partitioned to give virtual HDDs. Also, special systems may be supplied with multiple drives, or external drives can be used. CD-RW units may be used for back up.
that will appear on the display screen if you selected the “Camera Location” option in the “On Screen Display Mode” of Default Setup. c Capture Setting Mode Here you can choose the amount of frames to be captured and seen on screen and record onto the HDD. “Capture Frame” refers to the number of frames that will be seen on the screen and recorded. “Continuous Recording Frame” references the number of frames recorded on the HDD only in continuous or manual record mode.
h Camera Schedule Mode Here you can enable different recording options or program a specific recording schedule. 1) Represents the days of the week from Sunday-Saturday (top to bo�om). 2) Grid boxes, when checked, correlate specific days and times in order to create a recording schedule. 3) Represents the hours of the day from 12:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (le� to right). 4) Suppress: If the “Suppress” box is checked, the camera will NOT be viewable locally although the input WILL be recorded.
Color Setup The following screen will appear upon selecting “Color Setup”. a b a Select Camera Mode This slide bar allows you to select the specific camera your se�ings will be programmed to. Once selected, the changes to the se�ings can be seen/previewed on the screen below. b Color Camera Mode Here, the brightness, hue, and contrast can be adjusted for each camera. Use the slide bars to program your desired se�ings. The screen below shows you what your se�ings will look like as you make your choices.
General Setup c a d e b f g a Restart Mode With the Restart function, you can program the system to automatically close, restart, and resume functions at specific days and times. To do so, check the box(es) relative to the day(s) and time that you want the program to restart. Note: It is recommended that the system be set to restart at least once a week to restore/maintain memory and functioning capabilities.
c OSD (On-Screen Display) Mode In OSD mode, you can choose to display each camera’s location, number, and recording status on their respective on-screen display in addition to the video image. To do so, check the box or boxes for each detail you want displayed. Note: Go to the “Camera Setup” screen to enter each camera location (i.e. front door, cash register). It is this title that will be displayed should you select the “Camera Location” option here.
Digital I/O (Input/Output) Setup You will see the following screen upon selecting the “Digital I/O” bu�on. a b c d Note: While the Digital Input/Output setup screen is included in the so�ware for both the E-Series and R-Series, the se�ings and changes made only work for the I-Series units. Do not choose se�ings on this screen if you are using an E-Series unit as they will not be applicable. a Sensor Select Mode Pressing a numbered bu�on will activate that respective sensor and ready it for configuration.
Motion Setup The “Motion Setup” screen is as follows: a b c d e f a Select Camera Mode Slide the pointer to the number of the camera you want to program motion detector se�ings for. Once selected, you can set the options that will be saved for that camera only. b Select Sensitivity Mode This controls the level of sensitivity that triggers motion detection. The most sensitive level is 1; the slightest motion at level 1 will trigger the recording of that particular camera.
e Night Motion Mode The “Night Motion Mode” allows for different Motion Detection sensitivity se�ings for night use, as day se�ings may not be suitable. Click the box on the le� to enable the night motion option. In the “From” pull-down bar, select a start time, and select an end time in the “Till” box. Last, select a sensitivity level from the “Sensitivity” pull-down bar. Now, that sensitivity se�ing will be active during the night time hours set by you.
a Email Notification To enable the function, click the “Enable Email Notification” box. Next, fill in the necessary fields including email addresses, SMTP, User ID, and Password. b Notification Here you can make choices as to when the system sends you an e-mail notification. The system can send a notification e-mail when it looses a camera signal, detects motion, or both. Select either or both boxes per your preference.
b POS Text Color Here you program your POS se�ings. To enable POS, check the “Enable POS” box. Once checked, select from the “Text overlay” option, text color, font size, number of text lines you wish to include, and the “Text Alignment”, or where you want the text to be displayed, and port.. Again, the POS Setup box will only be included if your system is one with POS options. PTZ Setup a c b e d a Select Camera Mode Sliding the cursor selects the camera to configure and use PTZ se�ings.
d Patterns Here you can program PTZ camera pa�erns for the cameras to follow regularly. To do so, click the “Pa�ern Start” bu�on. Then, enter the pa�ern using the direction, zoom and focus bu�ons below. When you have completed the pa�ern, click “Pa�ern Stop” followed by the “Save” bu�on to save the pa�ern to the selected camera. e Presets Here you can add or delete presets which are pre-set directions/areas for the cameras to focus on and record.
IV. System Operation When the configuration is completed, click the “Exit”, and the following screen will appear. If the cameras are connected and the unit properly configured, operation will commence immediately. a b c e d f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Note: The above screen is what would appear if, in the Default Setup screen under “Start Mode”, the “Display Start-up” pull down bar had been set to four.
V. Search and Playback Clicking on the archives (search) bu�on will bring up this search screen. a b c d e f Search and View Playback works in two different modes: Search and Viewer. In Search Mode, you can look through and watch any previously recorded video saved within the system. In Viewer Mode, you can put a backup CD with recorded images into the CD drive to look through and view the images just as if it were Search Mode.
c Image Adjustment / Enhancement Softens recorded video images Enlarges a video image up to 4x (200x200) Sharpens recorded video images Adjusts brightness Resets recorded images to default Adjusts contrast Back to previous mode Enlarges display size (works only in single display mode) Default display size/normal viewing size d Video Control Play: Initiates playback Frame by Frame: forward Stop: Stops playback Pause: Pauses playback Reverse: Plays playback in reverse Frame by Frame: backward G
Search Mode A�er pressing the “Archives” bu�on, you will see the screen shown on the previous page and will be in Search Mode. Here, Recorded images can easily be searched for by date. If image data has been saved to your hard drive for a particular date, its’ calendar square will be colored in green with a red “B” in the corner.
When you want to view a different time within the chosen hour block, simply press “pause” and drag the time scale marker to the time you choose to view. Press “pause” again to begin the playback at the chosen time. You can also playback more than one camera. Be sure the video playback screen size is set to “1X”. Next, select the appropriate screen division: 1 screen, 4 screen, 9 screen, or 16 screen. Then, on the camera/hour grid below, select the boxes for the cameras and times you wish to view.
On this screen, you can choose a single camera, multiple cameras, or all cameras to include in the backup. You then select the time frame containing the video you want included in the backup. Next, select the drive to save the backup on. Last, two options are available: “Include Viewer” and “Save as MPEG-2”. Checking the “Include Viewer” option will backup the video in a manner that makes the information remotely accessible in “Viewer Mode” (to be discussed below) on any other computer.
to save or print can be made easier by slowing down playback to ¼ or ½ speed with the “Play Speed” control in the upper right corner of the control panel.) Once the image is paused on the screen, press the “Water Mark” bu�on and a window will open giving you the option to save or print the image in addition to adding the date/time and keeping the watermark in the image. The boxes need to be checked or cleared before saving or printing. Pressing save will bring up the screen shown below.
Quick Backup The “Quick Backup” option is only available in Search Mode and allows you the option to backup the video playback you watch. With the video on the screen, click “Pause” during the playback followed by the “Quick Backup” icon. A screen will appear where you will select the camera number, and the drive its’ images will be saved to. Clicking okay will conclude the process and the quick backup is complete.
VI. Client So�ware (Remote Access) General Information The remote program allows for monitoring videos and controlling PTZ cameras from a remote site(s), saving monitored videos and playback in a remote site(s), as well as searching for recorded videos in the main Elite Series site. The remote program will only be able to connect to an Elite Series unit if the “Enable Network” box in the “Default Setup Mode” screen in checked. Thus, before installing the Remote Program, be sure the box is checked.
a c b d e f g h m n o p q i j k l r Monitored Video and PTZ Camera Controls If you have installed a PTZ camera with your main Elite Series system, you can also control the PTZ cameras remotely. The following are the controls you can access found on the main screen: a If the connection is not successful, the “Connect” icon will show in the upper left corner of the screen. Clicking it will initiate the connection again.
g Video Adjustment/Enhancement Auto Pan: This option programs the device to pan automatically. Near/Far: Pan/Tilt focus controls for near/far videos. Softens recorded video images Note: These options are only available if you have installed a PTZ camera that supports these functions. Zoom In Near/Far: Pan/Tilt focus controls for near/far videos. Zoom Out h Speed and Direction Keys: controls Pan/Tilt movement.
Searching for and Playing Saved Video from the Main Elite Series System To search image boxes for recorded video in the main Elite Series System, click on the “Archive” bu�on. The system will display the image box information from the main system on a screen that looks like this. Shaded boxes contain saved video, white boxes are empty.
This screen is a grid of the selected day. Separated into hours and minutes, each box represents a specific time of the selected day during which video was recorded. As with the calendar above, the shaded boxes contain video, white boxes are empty. Double click on the box representing the time of the video you wish to view. The images will play on the viewing screen and can be manipulated with the control panel on the right. Controls function in the same way as the previous screen.
VII. Additional Product Information Return Policy Returned merchandise is subject to a 15% restocking charge. Merchandise must be returned within ten days. Opened so�ware cannot be returned, unless defective. This includes hardware items with bundled so�ware and/or drivers. Products that have become discontinued may not be returned.
