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NVR 3.0

User’s Manual

2013/12/20

For Version 3.0.08

Summary of Contents for NVR 3.0

Page 1: ...NVR 3 0 User s Manual 2013 12 20 For Version 3 0 08...

Page 2: ...tes or release information about this software and this document Content Overview This manual provides information needed for monitoring the whole system and playback recordings Its content consists o...

Page 3: ...t system installation and configurations for System Administrator System Administrators and End Users who would like to obtain the instructions on NVR system setup please acquire the latest ACTi NVR 3...

Page 4: ...type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice Tip The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly ach...

Page 5: ...ish version of this document is the official one for all purpose All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or differences created in the translations of any other lan...

Page 6: ...imer 5 Copyright 5 Trademarks 5 3 Table of Contents 6 4 Overview 9 ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture 9 5 Log in to the System 10 Access via Internet Explorer Browser 10 Login 11 A Enter Account Pass...

Page 7: ...e View 18 Watch Live View 19 Select a View 19 Select a Camera 20 Device List 20 Remove a Channel 21 Remove All Channels 21 Enable View Patrol 22 8 Monitor the System 23 Acknowledge System Alerts and C...

Page 8: ...ayback UI Introduction 35 How to Do Playback 36 Add Video Source 36 Remove Unwanted Channels 36 Search on Time Bar 38 Display Event Types 38 Event Type Highlight Colors 38 Playback Controls 38 Turn On...

Page 9: ...reside on the same computer with server program as from local or on another computer as from remote Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer where it is installed boots up and operat...

Page 10: ...computer This section will include the said methods to access your NVR 3 0 system Access via Internet Explorer Browser The computer where NVR server is installed is called Server Computer You may acc...

Page 11: ...ture Check Remember Account Password then Auto Login to skip the Login page If your computer may be accessed by someone without proper authority please DO NOT use either of these functions To cancel a...

Page 12: ...d to NVR Server via network Double click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation application Login Fill in the following fields then click Login to log in to the system The login...

Page 13: ...hree main module screens Live View Playback and Setup you may choose one where you would like to enter after logging in Default is Live View screen E Language Choose a UI language from dropdown list F...

Page 14: ...ser Profile You can maintain your own account information on NVR interface without System Administrator s help On NVR screen click Update Profile You may change the email address or password and then...

Page 15: ...a lot of time and hassle going from one page to another Once you log in to the system you may switch to any of the main function modules Live View Playback and Setup on any screen Live View Playback...

Page 16: ...s of user s behavior on this server This is only available when your User right has permission to access it About Us displays the software version number and required ActiveX Control version number Yo...

Page 17: ...rform PTZ operations with mouse or Joystick view system log receive alert on the Event panel setup view layouts perform manual recording or take a snapshot You may find and playback existing recording...

Page 18: ...tab to enter live view screen View Info displays the information Current View name Focused Channel name Video Source Panels View List panel and Device List panel provide two types of video source for...

Page 19: ...is assigned to a certain channel on the layout style selected by creator To watch a saved View simply click on it on View List panel Above the View List panel title will display Current View name Devi...

Page 20: ...tails of which are managed by the System Administrator To pull in video sources to the display area From Device List panel double click on a device or drag it to Display area By double clicking on All...

Page 21: ...source Remove All Channels You may disconnect all devices by clicking in title bar and selecting Remove All Tip Full Screen On system title bar click then select Full Screen to enter full screen mode...

Page 22: ...n Instant Patrol which will only temporarily take effect during your current login To configure the instant patrol please 1 Define the Global Dwell Time between the views If you want to set different...

Page 23: ...ower failure or internet connection interruption NVR server may lose the connection with devices and hence you might lose the important video evidence Channel Status The title bar of each channel wind...

Page 24: ...is important to check out the messages pushed into Event panel all the time These messages are arranged in a reverse time order newest on top oldest on bottom The messages notify you of the following...

Page 25: ...rth to search Click to play video to pause or to play live view video On time bar click the blue mark or which indicates the event s occurrence and then to playback this event Click to start manual re...

Page 26: ...d You may double click on any entry to see its live view or playback the event This window would automatically disappear after a while and you may still look these events up in the Event panel Hot Spo...

Page 27: ...s or navigate the whole scene on the maps Show Mini Live View Windows on a Map You may open mini live view windows of all devices on a map channel to get an overview of what is happing on this map Cli...

Page 28: ...e audio in volume control To mute the channel audio click To activate the channel audio click To adjust audio volume drag on the volume meter Send Audio Signal To talk to the audience through speaker...

Page 29: ...channel right click to bring up the quick menu the DO icon will appear available if the corresponding DO device is connected Click DO to trigger it click again to stop triggering As a channel is focus...

Page 30: ...earchable in Playback You may switch to Playback screen to find this clip please refer to the section in this manual Search by Filter on page 42 for instructions To do manual recording do one of the f...

Page 31: ...urn blue After the picture is taken the indicator will then turn grey As a channel is focused click on Live view Control panel to take a snapshot Digital PTZ Operation Regardless of the device models...

Page 32: ...two buttons will modify Iris level Pan Tilt Zoom Speed Controls Click on the speed meter to define the speed of PTZ movement 8 directional PTZ navigation controls Click to control PTZ movements Digita...

Page 33: ...ilt speed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel back...

Page 34: ...ngle right click to bring up channel menu and then click Reset Note By changing a the fisheye modes to the following five modes Dewarping Panorama Double Panorama Panorama Focus and Quad the live stre...

Page 35: ...w or device to Playback Display Area to view the recordings Playback Display Area You may have multiple channel synchronized playback in this area Time Bar Area The time bar of the video source in Pla...

Page 36: ...ll display in Time Bar area Your playback operations and search will be based on these selected channels In the meanwhile you may change the layout styles from Layout Selection Bar on title bar Remove...

Page 37: ...www acti com NVR 3 0 User s Manual 37 To remove all channels at one time on title bar click to bring up the most used playback related commands menu and select Remove All...

Page 38: ...hat if your mouse doesn t provide a scroll wheel this function can also be achieved by adjusting the Time Bar Scale in the Control panel 2 To find specific later time spot drag the cursor to the left...

Page 39: ...Saving Time Function NVR Server will detect and display your client computer local time on Live View and Playback screen Once you apply Daylight Saving Time rule on your computer NVR server will autom...

Page 40: ...hlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view a...

Page 41: ...ct a fisheye camera channel right click to bring up the channel menu Fisheye Mode select one view mode In a view mode where ePTZ operation is available e g Quad mode you may explore the region of inte...

Page 42: ...the video clips that match your criteria 1 On Control panel click to bring up the Search filter settings window 2 Set the criteria Set Time Duration Put the start date time and the end date time the...

Page 43: ...d search result will be kept in the Search panel on the left screen You may focus on specific result view while watching the playback in the mean time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Choose different thumbnail layo...

Page 44: ...e to bring up quick menu and then click Snapshot 2 Click the on Control panel to take a snapshot of the focused channel You may take a snapshot on a channel live image on Live view screen The snapshot...

Page 45: ...computer They can be found over the internet at the following sites http sourceforge net projects ffdshow http www divx com en software divx Define the Section of Exported Video on Time Bar You may de...

Page 46: ...f the total size is over 2 GB or the video encoder type frame rate resolution of this channel s stream once altered during the selected Time Duration this file will be divided 3 Choose the video forma...

Page 47: ...rding that exists no video data if the status shows Fail it may be that your disk drive does not have enough space for video files please make some space and click again to re execute this export task...

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