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Hard Disk Docking Station | User Guide

 

 

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3.3 Using HDPlayer 

A. 

Screen 

The Screen displays recorded video on the hard disk drive. 

HDP provides various multi-screen layouts; single-screen, 

quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4 and full-screen.   

 

To change the image aspect ratio displayed on each camera 

screen, select a camera on the screen and click the right 

mouse button. Selecting Aspect Ratio in the text menu screen 

displays the following menu. 

 

  Fit to Screen: Displays 

images by fitting to the 

screen size.  

  Original Ratio: Displays 

images by fitting to the 

screen size while 

maintaining their original 

ratio. 

  Half Size (x0.5) to 

Quadruple Size (x4): Select 

the desired image size. 

 

NOTE: Half Size (x0.5) to Quadruple Size (x4) will be enabled 

when the selected camera screen can display images in those 

sizes. 

 

The user can enhance image display quality on the screen by 

eliminating “stair stepping” (aliasing) effects in the enlarged 

image. Click the right mouse button on the screen and select 

Anti-Aliasing Screen from the menu. 

 

NOTE: When using a low-end computer, the image drawing 

speed might decrease while the anti-aliasing screen is 

activated. 

 

B. 

Menu 

Exit: 

Disconnect the current connection and closes the HDP 

program. Exit can also be performed by clicking the 

 icon on 

the toolbar. 

 

 

Apollo Video Technology 

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 Avenue Southeast – Bothell, WA 98021 

Toll Free: 888-AVT-USA1; Tel: 425.483.7100; Fax: 425.483.7200 

www.apollovideo.com 

 

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Page 1: ...Hard Disk Docking Station and HDPlayer Software Mobile Digital Video Systems User Guide and Instruction Manual Version 1 1 www apollovideo com ...

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Page 3: ...tions 6 2 3 Installation of the HDPlayer Program 7 3 0 HDPlayer Program 10 3 1 Description 10 3 2 Overview 11 3 3 Using HDPlayer 13 A Screen 13 B Menu 13 C Toolbar 16 D Google Map View Panel 17 E Speed Graph View Panel 18 F Search View Panel 18 G Search Event View Panel 23 Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 Tel 425 483 7100 Fax 425 483 7200 ...

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Page 5: ...rd and Adapter HDPlayer Software Installation CD User s Manual this document Additional rubber mounts quantity 4 provided for optional vertical desktop orientation 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 CPU Intel Pentium III 500MHz or higher RAM 128MB or higher 256MB recommended VGA AGP Video RAM 8MB or higher 800x600 24bpp or higher USB 2 ...

Page 6: ... computer using the Hard Disk Docking Station a Remove the hard disk drive from the DVR i Turn the DVR key to the OFF position ii Ensure the front panel LED lights are not illuminated iii Remove the hard disk drive b Insert the hard disk drive into the Docking Station 2 2 Notifications LED indicators located on the top of the docking station indicate the following HOST READY The amber LED is lit w...

Page 7: ...der version of HDPlayer program has already been installed on the computer you should uninstall the older version and then re install the new version 1 Insert the installation CD 2 Run the Setup exe file 3 The NET Framework and the Visual C Runtime Libraries are installed automatically 4 When the following dialog box appears select NEXT Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell W...

Page 8: ...layer and select the user s you want to able to use HDPlayer Then select NEXT 6 Select NEXT to confirm installation Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 Tel 425 483 7100 Fax 425 483 7200 www apollovideo com ...

Page 9: ...tallation 8 After installing the HDPlayer program the HDP icon can be found on the desktop Run the program by double clicking the icon Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 Tel 425 483 7100 Fax 425 483 7200 www apollovideo com ...

Page 10: ...nel Searching using Google map and Speed Graph if DVR was equipped with optional GPS Zoom Various image enhancements Video clip copying Current image saving and printing To search for and playback recorded video first make sure that the hard disk is connected to the computer through the docking station Then select the START menu in Windows and select HDPlayer to view the launcher Apollo Video Tech...

Page 11: ... or double click the selected hard drive to continue NOTE When running the HDP program for the first time it might take quite a long time to start the program if the connected hard disk drive has recorded text in data 3 2 Overview A Screen E Speed Graph View Panel B Menu F Search View Panel C Toolbar G Search Event View Panel D Google Map View Panel Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southe...

Page 12: ...el will move to its new position You can also move a panel so that it is associated with another panel To do this drag the panel over the panel you want it associated with and the icon with four position arrows will center over that panel Scrolling the cursor over the icon arrows will cause a transparent blue box to display where the panel will be located If you are satisfied with the position rel...

Page 13: ... x0 5 to Quadruple Size x4 Select the desired image size NOTE Half Size x0 5 to Quadruple Size x4 will be enabled when the selected camera screen can display images in those sizes The user can enhance image display quality on the screen by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image Click the right mouse button on the screen and select Anti Aliasing Screen from the menu NOTE ...

Page 14: ...ode Fast Drawing Default Displays image in normal speed Direct Draw Mode Fast Drawing YUV420 RGB32 Depends on the PC s video card performance and displays images in high speed Direct Draw Mode YUV420 RGB32 Overlay YUV420 RGB32 RGB565 Displays image in high speed Direct Draw Overlay Mode YUV420 RGB32 RGB565 Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 ...

Page 15: ...udio Option Enable or disable audio playback Startup Option Automatic Text In Export Select whether or not the text in data is automatically saved when start the HDP program start if connected hard disk drive has recorded text in data The saved text in data in txt file format can be found in the folder where the HDP program has been installed View Menu Displays or closes the toolbar and panels Ima...

Page 16: ... from the popup menu displayed by clicking the right mouse button NOTE The Layout menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls Help Menu Displays HDP version information C Toolbar The controls on the toolbar perform functions as described below Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar When changing the screen layout the selected camera on the current screen will be located...

Page 17: ...llite and Hybrid modes from Google Map will be provided You can check the speed information of vehicle you are searching for on the Speed Graph View panel Clicking the path of vehicle movement in a red line or dragging and dropping the marker in the desired position on the screen with the mouse displays recorded data from the time when the vehicle was passing by the selected location on the map NO...

Page 18: ...y You can check the location and movement path of vehicle you are searching for on the Google Map View panel Selecting the desired position on the Speed Graph View panel displays recorded data from the selected time NOTE Searching on the Speed Graph View panel will NOT be available during playback F Search View Panel The Search View panel consists of playback and search controls time lapse search ...

Page 19: ...e Search Mode HDP supports two search modes time lapse mode and event mode The time lapse search mode searches for recorded data by time and then plays back images found within the time parameters The event search mode searches for event log entries using specific conditions and plays back the images associated with those event entries These two modes have different panel configurations and search...

Page 20: ...en reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video segment in the same time range Select the Segment icon and select the video segment you want to search The active segment will be highlighted with blue and the inactive segment will be highlighted with gray on the timetable The recorded data of each camera channel are displayed by tim...

Page 21: ...arch Select the icon on the Search View panel to enter the event search mode Select the icon and set up the search condition in the following Event Search dialog box NOTE The Text In Event Search Text In tab search may not be supported depending on the specifications and version of the DVR Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 Tel 425 483 7100 ...

Page 22: ...yed on the screen as a bitmap file Selecting the icon on the Search View panel saves recorded video Save As Video Saves any video clip of recorded data in an AVI Audio Video Interleaved file format Set up the save parameters in the following dialog box Select START and then set the file name and the video compression codec NOTE When saving clips larger than 1GB clips will be saved in the unit of 1...

Page 23: ...mages Playing Recorded Audio HDP will play audio when it is in the single screen layout while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio The icon will display on the screen while recorded audio is played NOTE Interruptions of audio during playback are likely due to PC performance Apollo Video Technology 24000 35th Avenue Southeast Bothell WA 98021 Toll Free 888 AVT USA1 Tel 425 483 7100 F...

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