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S-Series Server / Client Manual 

Version 2.2.1 Rev 1/14/07 

www.cascadiadvrt.com 

Event Search 

Event Search is used to search for a specific event (Motion or Alarm Inputs) or a 

series of events. Event Search is opened from the Search Mode window. 

1.  Select Camera: Select a camera. 

2.  Select Event: Select the event type Motion / Alarm (DI) Input. 
3.  Calendar: Select a date. 

4.  Event Time List: Displays the events found for the selected parameters. 
5.  Search Event: Search for events and displays them in the “Event Time List”. 

6.  Play Event: Plays the event. 

7. Stop Event: Stops playing the event. 
8. Preview Window: 
Displays the recorded video. 

9. Exit: Closes the “Event Search” window and returns to “Search Mode”. 

Summary of Contents for S-Series

Page 1: ...v 1 14 07 www cascadiadvrt com Copyright 2006 Cascadia Video Products LLC All rights reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under copyright laws TM S Series Server Client Manual ...

Page 2: ...nd Preset Controls 9 Camera Display TV Out Relay Output Controls 9 Digital Clock 9 Camera Window Information 10 System Lock Password Lock 10 Search Mode Overview 11 Event Search 12 Object Search 13 Point of Sale Investigator POS Search 14 Point of Sale POS Display Live 14 Format CDRW 15 Backup 15 E Map 16 Saving Images JPEG Bitmap AVI 17 Printing Images Image Print 18 Bookmark Add 19 Bookmark Sear...

Page 3: ...Inputs 37 Digital Outputs Relay Outputs 37 PTZ Connection I O Card 37 Program Tools Capture Clear 38 Index Builder 38 DVSS4 Player 39 Watermark Verifier 40 Client Software Installation 41 Client Network Setup 42 Remote Connection of a DVRT through a Router 42 Port Forwarding 42 Dynamic IP Address 43 Static IP Address Changing Port Number 44 Main Screen 47 Client System Setup 48 View System Log Vie...

Page 4: ...nts Avoid extremely hot or cold areas Use a surge protector or an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS to protect the system from power spikes When installing the system support the BNC cables to protect the BNC board from being damaged Please read this manual carefully prior to installing and programming the DVRT Caution Removing the DVRT cover will void the warranty Introduction Thank you for purcha...

Page 5: ...on AC Power Cord Microsoft CD Keyboard Mouse Surge Protector Digital Video Recorder Transmitter DVRT S Series Server Client Manual Cascadia DVRT Software Driver CD System Restore CD RS 422 Data Cable Introduction cont Unpacking After unpacking verify the enclosed Packing List A few of the items are listed below Please read this manual carefully prior to installing and programming the DVRT DVRT Tow...

Page 6: ...unauthorized users from controlling the software When the sys tem is locked all features require an access code to be opened All users should be as signed their own individual User ID and Password by the System Administrator System Lock Left click the System Lock button to lock the system After locking the system a password will be needed to access any of the features This feature may be turned on...

Page 7: ...camera view Left click any screen division button or the rotation button again to stop the screens from rotating A V Switching Rotates the TV Out from one camera to the next Reset Screen Resets the screen to the default positions 13 Displays cameras 1 13 13 Displays cameras 1 13 16 Displays cameras 1 16 22 Displays cameras 1 22 25 Displays cameras 1 25 30 Displays cameras 1 30 36 Displays cameras ...

Page 8: ...ished Left click the System Setting Setup button to enter System Setup and custom configure the settings of the S Series DVRT Server Software Search System Setting Left click the Search button to enter Search Mode and review the recorded video Live Mode Emergency Recording Opens the Two Way Voice controls for the DVRT Server Software Instant Replay Voice Network Select the camera you wish to playb...

Page 9: ... Select the preprogrammed preset position by selecting the preset and left click the go button 4 Manually control the camera with the Pan Tilt Controls Camera Display Left click to display appropriate camera in screen division Relay Output Digital Out Display Left click to activate a Relay Output TV Out Display Displays activated cameras and selects a single camera spot monitor output Digital Cloc...

Page 10: ...f Sale Application software Camera Window Information Live Mode Left click the System Lock button to lock the system System Lock After locking the system the software will prompt you for your User ID and User Password to access every feature Unlock the system by left clicking the System Lock button again enter your User ID and User Password and check the Stay As Current User box Note Default User ...

Page 11: ...d associ ates the specific video Object Search can search recorded video for areas of discreet motion POS Search searches for specific Point of Sale transactions and associates the specific video Bookmark Search allows you to search bookmarked video for viewing at a later time Calendar Exact Time Search Time Line Play Forward Play Backward One Frame Forward Stop Pause Playback Controls Global Sett...

Page 12: ...ect Camera Select a camera 2 Select Event Select the event type Motion Alarm DI Input 3 Calendar Select a date 4 Event Time List Displays the events found for the selected parameters 5 Search Event Search for events and displays them in the Event Time List 6 Play Event Plays the event 7 Stop Event Stops playing the event 8 Preview Window Displays the recorded video 9 Exit Closes the Event Search w...

Page 13: ... the time selected 5 Preview Window Displays recorded video 6 Add Left click to add a motion detection area draw with the mouse 7 Delete Left click to delete the motion detection area erase with the mouse 8 Delete All Deletes all motion detection areas 9 Motion Sensitivity Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection area 10 Motion Event List Displays the events found for the selected parameters...

Page 14: ...ols Search Result Search Terms Point of Sale Investigator POS Search Point of Sale POS Search Investigator is used to search a Point of Sale Database for a specific transaction and playback the video associated with the transaction Point of Sale POS Investigator is opened from the Search window Data can be searched even though it is not displayed when the video is recorded ...

Page 15: ...Select Camera Select the camera or all cameras and left click the Search button to build the table 2 Data All Today 1 Week 1 Month Quick search buttons 3 Select All Selects all of the files in the table 4 Pre View Plays the highlighted files 5 Select Backup Media Select the location and media type to save the files 6 Backup Starts the backup process 7 AVI Backup Creates an AVI File of the selected...

Page 16: ...he camera appear in it s own pop up window 2 Digital Out Icon Double Left click the Digital Out Relay Out Icon to activate the relay 1 E Map can is used to display live cameras and activate Digital Outputs E Map is opened from Live Mode If you have a second monitor the E Map and the Images from the cameras can be displayed on the second monitor 2 ...

Page 17: ...RW or DVD RW you must first format the media see page 15 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Destination Select the location where the images will be saved 2 Format Select the type of image or video file to be saved BMP JPEG or AVI 3 Save Info Check this box to display the Date Time etc on each image 4 Watermark Check this box to watermark the image applied to BMP image only 5 Move All Move Image Arrows move the se...

Page 18: ...Displays the recording date and time 2 Choose Printer Select the printer from the pull down list 3 Copy Count Select the number of copies to print 4 Image Border When selected creates border 5 Images Per Page Select the number of images to be printed on one page 6 Print Size Select the size of the image you want to print 7 Print Prints the images according to the settings 8 Cancel Closes the Print...

Page 19: ...button to add the bookmarked image to the bookmark list Images can be easily reviewed using the bookmark list Left click the Bookmark Search button to open the View Bookmark window Select all channels or a specific channel to search for bookmarks Select all days or a specific date range Left click the Search button to locate and add the bookmarks to the list Highlight the item and left click Go Th...

Page 20: ...recording and backup drives installed Left clicking the Disk Information Icon opens the Recording Drive Setup window 3 System Running Mode Normal Mode allows access to windows display icons on the desktop and allows you to close the program and access the desktop DVR Mode starts the system directly to the DVR locks all windows key functions and displays the Open Tools button from the System Setup ...

Page 21: ...ystem Setup cont The DVRT Hard Drives can be custom configured to be used to Record or Backup Data Recording Drive Setup 1 Left click and highlight the drive you would like to configure 2 Select the type of recording for the selected drive Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for all drives 3 Left click OK 3 2 1 ...

Page 22: ...irm the Password for the New User ID and left click OK 3 User Level Select a User Level See the next page for Details 4 User Shared A User should be shared if more than one user is going to be assigned the same User ID and Password 5 Current User Left clicking beside the new user in the Current User column assigns the New User ID and Password to the Current User upon exiting User Setup 6 User Fixe...

Page 23: ...DVRT can be set to automatically reboot Select the interval and the time Left click OK User Registration cont User Levels are predefined access settings for Administrator General Manager and 27 additional Custom Levels Check the box to authorize the user to use the feature User Levels can be defined using the following parameters ...

Page 24: ...p window There are three separate functions of Camera Setup 1 General Setup 2 Motion and Color Setup and 3 Pan Tilt Setup 1 Camera One 1 is activated and selected Color is pink 2 Cameras Two 2 Three 3 and Four 4 are activated Color is light blue 3 Cameras Five 5 through Sixteen 16 are not activated Color is dark blue 4 Cameras Seventeen 17 through Thirty two 32 are not available Grayed out 5 Gener...

Page 25: ...on to toggle On Off the audio from Live Mode If this button is not enabled live audio cannot be turned on from Live Mode 5 Video Loss Surveillance Video Loss Settings a Sound Alert Beeps through PC Speaker on Video Loss b E Mail Alert E mail Notice on Video Loss See E mail Setup c Phone Alert Calls a Phone Number on Video Loss See Dial up Setup 6 Alarm Out List Associates a Digital Relay Output on...

Page 26: ...s the ChrU Levels e ChrV Control Controls the ChrV Levels 4 Motion Sensitivity Adjusts the Motion Detection Sensitivity 5 Motion Setting Tools a Display Motion Areas Left click to display the motion detection area b Draw All Left click to draw motion detection in all of the camera view c Erase All Left click to erase all of the motion detection areas d Brush Size Tools Adjusts the size of the moti...

Page 27: ...h connects to the converter 3 RX Address Select the Address from the drop down list to match the Pan Tilt camera 4 Pan Tilt Invert Check to make the Pan Tilt direction reversed 5 Zoom In Out Invert Check to make the Zoom In Out reversed 6 Display RX Button Check to display the Camera s Address on the image Each camera can be custom configured for specific applications Camera Setup is where each ca...

Page 28: ...isplay Displays the setting of each hour and day 6 Resolution Select the resolution 7 Compression Type Select the compression type 8 Video Quality Adjusts the video quality 9 Recording Option Motion Audio Recording Options and Actions Details on next page 10 Recording FPS Sets the recording rate for continuous recording 11 Event Recording Settings Sets the recording rate for event recording a Pre ...

Page 29: ... Motion Surveillance Schedule window Select the preferred action when motion is detected b Event Recording Settings are also activated when Motion Detection is used Pre event Non event and Post event Recording can only be used when Motion Detection is used b 13 Emergency Recording Setup Emergency Recording is used to activate recording from the schedule when the Emergency Record Button is activate...

Page 30: ... beep on the PC speakers upon a motion event 6 E Mail Alert Sends an E mail to a registered address upon a motion event See E mail Setup 7 Phone Alert Calls a registered phone upon a motion event See Dial up Setup 8 Pop Up Displays the active camera full screen upon a motion event 9 Alarm Out List Activates Digital Out Relay Output upon a motion event 4 5 6 3 2 1 7 8 9 Each Digital Input Alarm Inp...

Page 31: ...work Check this box and select a COM Port to use a serial port e Audio Port Setting Set the Audio Port for audio communication 2 Network Image Setting The Image Quality Slider Bar adjusts the video quality and the Total Speed Limit adjusts the image transmission speed 3 Dynamic DNS Check this box if using a Dynamic IP Address details on next page 4 Voice Network Check this box to enable Two Way Au...

Page 32: ...ate Now button Setup Mode Network Setup cont Dynamic DNS 1 DDNS ID Request an ID replaces IP Address 2 ID Check Left click to see if it is available 3 Password Displays the Password 4 Email Use the Email address to retrieve your forgotten User ID and Password 5 DVR Name Name of the DVRT 6 DVR Location Location of the DVRT 7 Retrieve DDNS Left click and enter a Password to complete the registration...

Page 33: ...y Output 7 Audio List Check the Audio box and associate the appropriate camera to activate audio recording Exit Setup and re enter Camera Setup turn on Display Audio Left click the Audio button displayed on Live Mode to listen to Live Audio 8 E Mail Setup Left click the E Mail Setup button details on next page 9 Send E Mail Upon System Start End Check this box to send an E mail when the system reb...

Page 34: ...l be sent through 2 Authentication Method Select the Authentication Method 3 Account Name Enter the Account Name 4 Account Password Enter the Account Password 5 Encoding Method Select the Encoding Method 6 User Mail Address Enter your E Mail Address 7 E Mail List Add recipients to the E Mail list Check the box to receive E Mail when the selected event occurs 8 Cancel Closes the E Mail Setup window...

Page 35: ...2 DVR Port Select the Port the DVR is going to communicate with the POS devices 3 Display Setting Check the Show box to display the transactions in Live Mode 4 Font Setting Select the Font Color Size and Weight 5 Text Area Designate where the text will be displayed on Live Mode 6 POS Setup Select the POS Device Module type and Duration of the transaction 7 TCP IP Type the IP Address of the POS Dev...

Page 36: ...re configured This is the Backup Setup Tab 1 Perform Backup Check this box to activate an automatic backup 2 Every Day Every Week Every Month Select the automatic backup time interval 3 Option Select the Before Option to select the frequency of the backup 4 Select Backup Channel Select the Channel 5 If hard disk is full delete old file Check this box to delete old files when the hard drive is full...

Page 37: ...ted zone light will turn on These alarm inputs can be used to activate the Digital Outputs Relay Outputs and or start the recording of the DVRT Left click the Digital Output Icon from the Server or the Client Software to manually activate a Digital Output Relay Output Connect one wire to the desired alarm input number and then connect the other wire to the GND port Sensor Input Terminals Relay Out...

Page 38: ... Mode and restart the DVRT When the DVRT restarts enter System Setup from the System Setting Tab and left click the Open Tools button Capture Clear Capture Clear is used to remove the drivers from the DVRT Call technical support before using this feature Index Builder Index Builder is used to rebuild the index files if the files can not be viewed from the search menu Simply open the program double...

Page 39: ...n the DVRT s desktop to open the Browse for Folder window Left click the minus sign beside the drive containing the backup file to display the data folders Highlight the BackupFile and left click OK to open the Player Select the Camera Number or All Cameras left click Search to display the files Highlight the file or files and left click Play MMV File to open the MMV Player The file will begin pla...

Page 40: ...atermark Verifier is used to verify Bitmap Images which were watermarked from previously recorded video Watermark Verifier is located on the DVRT s desktop Double left click the Watermark Verifier Icon to open the Watermark Verifier Left click Check to verify the image If approved Watermark Approved will display 3 2 1 ...

Page 41: ...folder for the Client Software on the Software and Driver CD provided Open the folder and double left click the Setup exe icon This will launch Install Shield Wizard follow the steps below 4 5 6 3 2 1 When the software is loaded the following Icon will appear on the desktop Double left click the DVSS4Client Icon to start the program ...

Page 42: ...llow the procedures below DVR 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 3 Router ADSL Cable Modem Internet LAN Public IP ex 66 177 175 243 Port Forwarding Forward the necessary ports to the DVRT from the router or firewall Ports 80 8100 are essential 80 is for web server port 8100 is for video streaming port 8100 is for communication port with Dynamic IP Server 8200 is for Live Audio 8500 is for voice communication T...

Page 43: ...dvr will show up Check the box for Shared IP and press Dynamic IP Update Button Note The last two options are required to be checked even if the IP is static or dynamic to ensure connection through the router Client Setup Dynamic IP Address registered with the DDNS Server Next in the Client Setup from Server List Management Setup 1 Enter the Server Name The name you want to call it when you connec...

Page 44: ...up in the Client see below Web Client enter http the static IP dvssweb htm example http 69 29 0 12 dvssweb htm from a web browser Changing Port Number Web port Go to Network Setup on DVSS4 Server Program Check on Port Setting next to WEB option Enter an alternate port number other than 80 After changing the port to 5555 for example the user can gain access from http 211 188 xxx xxx 5555 dvssweb ht...

Page 45: ...168 1 1 Router DSL Cable Modem LAN Real IP Virtual IP Info List 192 1 1 1 211 188 27 25 192 1 1 2 201 162 36 77 192 1 1 3 177 188 85 65 Client PC WAN Port 80 8100 WAN Receives real IP virtual IP information Connects to dynamic IP server and gets real IP information WAN Sends and receives video images Remote Connection to the DVRT through a Router cont ...

Page 46: ...rmation 2 Register DNS Pressing this button connects to dynamic IP server then DNS appears with which user can connect without checking a changed IP 3 Shared IP Checking this option when the DVRT is behind the router connects the DVRT to the dynamic IP server every hour The dynamic IP gets the real IP information through the connection and sends the real IP information to the DVRT This updates the...

Page 47: ... channel to listen to the audio from the Client 6 Connect to Server Opens the Connect window 7 Disconnect from Server Disconnects the Server 8 Search Opens the Playback Setup window refer to Searching Video from the server 9 System Setting Client Setup Opens the Client System Setup 10 Video Recording Records Streaming Video as setup in Client Setup 11 Voice Network Two Way Audio Left click to open...

Page 48: ...ecording Drive and Type Select the recording type 3 View System Log Opens the Open the Log File window details on next page 4 View Event Log Opens the Event Log Viewer window details on next page 5 Use Smart Update Executes Smart Update when the Client is re opened 6 Execute Smart Update Now Executes Smart Update now 7 Exit Closes the Client System Setup window 4 5 6 3 7 2 1 ...

Page 49: ...ftware 3 View System Log 4 View Event Log Select the Log File Left click Open to view the file Select the Event Type Select the Start and End Date and Time to search for the events Left click Search Log Events will display in the list Left click the event to play the video System Setting cont ...

Page 50: ... Network Check this box and enter a user name to activate two way voice 6 Transmit voice upon 1 1 voice call Check this box to activate two way voice automatically 7 Recording Type Select recording option for recording when recording is activated 8 Event Alarm Select the camera from the drop down list and check the appropriate box to select the action when motion is detected 9 Auto Login After Dis...

Page 51: ...nd serial 3 Server Name Double left click this box and enter the name of the DVRT 4 TCP IP Information Double left click the box and enter the IP Address or DDNS ID Enter the Ports for Connection Audio and Voice If using DDNS check the DDNS box If using Dynamic IP check the DynamicIP box 5 Delete Server from List Left click to delete the server from the list 6 Exit Closes the Server List Managemen...

Page 52: ...n the Connect window 2 Disconnect Server Left click to disconnect from the current server 3 Server Select the server from the drop down list 4 ID Enter the USER ID 5 Password Enter the Password 6 Connect Left click the Connect button to connect to the server 7 Cancel Closes the Connect window Client Software Connecting to a DVRT 5 4 3 1 6 7 2 ...

Page 53: ...layback Video from the Remote PC b Client Record Data Check this box to Playback Video from the Local PC 4 Video Information Toggles on off what information is displayed on the video when it is played back 5 Recording Classification This is the Legend for the Recorded Time Chart 6 Check Audio A V Sync vary according to the network Synchronizes the audio to the video played over the network automat...

Page 54: ...This window also displays the recorded video and the type of recording 3 Record Source a Network Record Data Check this box to Playback Video from the Remote PC b Client Record Data Check this box to Playback Video from the Local PC 4 Video Information Toggles on off what information is displayed on the video when it is played back 5 Recording Server List List of IP Addresses with video recorded t...

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