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DVSR xU User Manual

Recording settings

Use the Recording menu to setup how the DVSR xU records information. The following options can be
configured:

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Handling information when the HDD is full

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eSATA record or backup

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Auto deletion

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Audio and/or video recorded

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Bit rate

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Frame rate

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Camera resolution

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Recording schedule of a camera

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Pre and post recording times for alarm recordings

Configuring the recording settings

The Recording icon

is located in the main menu. The following screen appears when you select

the Recording icon:

Summary of Contents for DVSR xU

Page 1: ...GE Security P N DVSR xU_EN REV2 23 ISS 04MAR09 DVSR xU User manual ...

Page 2: ...data sheet and user documentation for details For the latest product information contact your local supplier or visit us online at www gesecurity eu Certification and compliance European Union directives 1999 5 EC R TTE directive Hereby GE Security declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC 2002 96 EC WEEE directi...

Page 3: ...ing live view 14 Manual recording 15 Searching and playing back recorded video 16 Archiving recorded files 19 Controlling a PTZ camera 24 Overview of the menu structure 26 Turning off the DVSR xU 29 5 Display settings 30 Configuring the display settings 31 6 Camera settings 36 Configuring camera settings 37 7 Recording settings 49 Configuring the recording settings 49 8 Network settings 56 Configu...

Page 4: ...guring the user settings 78 12 System settings 82 Capturing text insertions 83 Configuring the system settings 85 13 Troubleshooting and support 94 Troubleshooting your system 94 Contacting technical support 95 Appendix 1 Specifications 96 DVSR xU Menu Map 100 ...

Page 5: ...deo and recording The DVSR xU series embedded digital video recorder is a digital surveillance product It uses an embedded microcontroller DVSR xU MCU and an embedded real time operating system RTOS combining the most advanced technology in the information industry such as video and audio encoding decoding hard disk recording and TCP IP The firmware is burned into the flash making it more stable a...

Page 6: ... xU s operating temperature 10 to 50 C and non condensing humidity specifications 10 to 90 before choosing an installation location Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may cause the DVSR xU to fail Do not install the DVSR xU on top of other hot equipment Leave space between rack mounted DVSR xUs Moisture Do not use the unit near water Moisture can damage the ...

Page 7: ...nnect the camera if necessary B Connect monitor A main to the output VIDEO OUT Connect the audio output to AUDIO OUT if required You can use either analog or VGA output Both outputs will display the same video information Optional connections C Connect a spot monitor Mon B to the DVSR xU Connect the monitor video to VIDEO OUT Connect the monitor audio if used to AUDIO OUT D Connect up to 16 audio ...

Page 8: ... the DVSR xU Connecting alarm inputs and outputs Figure 3 Connecting the external data and alarm I O cable Not used RS 485 T T Connect PTZ camera data Alarm output port 1 G to 4 G 4 relay ports Alarm input port G Common ground 1 to 16 Alarm inputs NO NC supported Connecting the DVSR xU to a PC Use a RS 232 cable to connect the unit to a PC Figure 4 describes the pin connections to use when connect...

Page 9: ... shows the number of HDDs installed then displays live views from each connected camera It automatically begins recording To get the unit into operation quickly 1 Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the DVSR xU See Figure 2 on page 3 2 Turn on the unit The unit automatically carries out a diagnostic test of the devices The video images then appear onscreen 3 To modify the preconf...

Page 10: ... Manual 3 Controlling the DVSR xU There are four ways to control the DVSR xU menu options Front panel control IR remote control Mouse control Web browser control These options are described in the following sections ...

Page 11: ... if PTZ is supported A Input method button In an alphanumeric window toggles through the different character types In live mode activates or deactivates the status bar PREV Preview button Cycle through the multiscreen displays Inactive cameras display NO VIDEO SIGNAL Switch from Cycles through the multiscreen displays Inactive cameras display No Video Signal Switches from any menu to return to vie...

Page 12: ...it is currently connected to a network Alarm Steady red indicates an alarm Link Green indicates that the unit is linked to a network G IR remote receiver This is the receiver for the IR remote control C Power Steady green indicates DVSR xU is operational Red indicates manual shutdown No light indicates that there is no power To silence the audible button feedback At any time press and hold down th...

Page 13: ...REC button on the front panel M PLAY Same as the PLAY button on the front panel N VOIP MON Same as the VOIP button on the front panel O PREV Same as the PREV button on the front panel P SHOT Same as the REC SHOT button on the front panel Q AUTO Same as the PLAY AUTO button on the front panel R Reserved To insert batteries into the IR remote control 1 Remove the battery cover on the remote control ...

Page 14: ... button of the mouse on a camera to open it in full screen view Double click again to return to multiview To access the mouse control menu 1 In live view right click the mouse to open its control menu It has eight menu options which are listed in Table 1 Table 1 Mouse control menu Menu option Description Menu Jump to the main menu Camera Select a specific individual camera Multi Screen Select mult...

Page 15: ...e Figure 7 below for the layout Figure 7 DVSR xU Browser layout Live view shown A Viewer View live and recorded video B Navigation bar Access live and playback video Explore the DVSR xU internal log and carry out comprehensive remote maintenance C Navigator Access all DVSR xU cameras D Viewer controller View or edit the properties of the currently selected objects in the Navigator E Camera control...

Page 16: ...ks See section User settings on page 76 for information on managing users Note You will hear an audible warning when an incorrect user name or PIN is entered After three incorrect entries the unit returns to live mode Description of live mode In live mode you watch live video from a camera Live mode is the normal operating mode of the unit From live mode you can switch to playback mode or to the s...

Page 17: ...ive mode or playback mode The color of the camera numbers displayed in the status bar represents the channel status It is consequently easy to see the current status of each channel during live mode The status color code is described in Table 2 Table 2 Description of the status color code Icon Icon color Status description 1 Blue No video signal 1 Yellow Camera tampered 1 Grey Camera disabled 1 Gr...

Page 18: ...monitor A and B Front panel remote control Press the VOIP button to select between monitor A and B Mouse Right click the mouse and select Swap Monitor from the menu shown To view a full screen display Front panel remote control DVSR xU with 4 or 8 cameras Press the number button that corresponds to the camera number For example press button 2 to preview camera number 2 DVSR xU with 16 cameras Pres...

Page 19: ...een mode in the Display menu See section To change live view layout on page 33 for further information Mouse Use the mouse wheel to scroll forwards and backwards through the live views Figure 11 Manually cycle through live views Manual recording When a channel is recording its corresponding LED on the front panel is green This green LED is also repeated in the manual record menu You can start or s...

Page 20: ...n to de activate The channel status LED on the front panel and the camera number in the status bar on screen turn green The Start Stop button in the Manual Record screen displays a Recording now starts from the selected channel 3 Select the next channel from which you want to start or stop recording 4 If you want all channels to start recording select Start All All the channel status LEDs on the f...

Page 21: ...os to be searched See Table 3 Table 3 Video type options Option Search for recorded file types All All recordings All Time Only scheduled time recorded files Manual Only manually recorded files Alarm Only alarm recorded files Motion Det Only motion detected files Motion Alarm Only files where motion and alarm were detected at the same time Motion Alarm Only files where motion or alarm was detected...

Page 22: ...st recent file is listed first See Figure 15 for an example of a search result Figure 15 Example of a search result Note If you get a message saying that there are no recordings but you were expecting some to be listed check that you have selected the correct recorded file type option for your search 7 Press ESC or right click the mouse to quit playback mode and return to live mode To playback a r...

Page 23: ... top row of icons let you control how you playback the video and what portions to archive See Figure 16 The icons are controlled using the mouse The bottom row shows you the playback progress and speed See Figure 17 Figure 16 Description of the Playback toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Jump back 30 seconds in the playback video Start archiving the video Decrease the playback speed S...

Page 24: ...d 1 4x Quarter of actual speed 1 2x Half of actual speed 1x Actual speed 2x Twice actual speed 4x Four times actual speed 8x Eight times actual speed MAX Maximum speed Playback always starts from time zero The actual time of the recording is shown on the top of the screen Press the arrow buttons to jump backwards 30 seconds or to jump forwards 30 seconds Shows the duration of the recorded file In ...

Page 25: ... DVSR eSATA DVD drive See section Recording on page 49 for more information 3 Go to OMB and press Enter or left click the mouse The Backup submenu appears 4 Select the cameras you want to back up The numbers of the selected cameras are highlighted 5 Set start and stop times of the cameras you want to backup 6 Go to Backup and press Enter or left click the mouse to start the backup A message will a...

Page 26: ... camera whose recordings are to be archived and also enable the check box beside the camera number box Do this for each camera s recordings to be archived 7 Go to the Archive Today list box to set the number of days back to be automatically archived Up to 6 days can be selected 8 Go to the Set Today s Time edit boxes and enter the period of time during the day to be archived Note Time has a 24 hou...

Page 27: ...ght click the mouse to quit playback mode and return to live mode To archive specific incidents in a recorded file 1 Press the PLAY button or right click the mouse and select Search Enter your user name and PIN if requested The playback screen appears See Figure 20 on page 23 2 Search for the recorded files you want to copy See To search for recorded video on page 17 The oldest file is listed firs...

Page 28: ... press ESC or right click the mouse to exit A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to copy the file Select OK 8 Press ESC or right click the mouse to quit playback mode and return to live mode Controlling a PTZ camera You can control the PTZ operation of the cameras It is entered from live mode It can be controlled using buttons on front panel and IR remote control as well using the...

Page 29: ...ontrol icons Description Pan left right and tilt up down INFO ZOOM VOIP ZOOM Z O OM Zoom in and out A FOCUS PREV FOCUS FO C U S Focus in and out EDIT IRIS PTZ IRIS Open and close the iris control REC SHOT SHOT Right click the mouse and select the Preset menu command Call up preset PLAY AUTO PLAY Call up autopan MENU WIPER MENU Wiper control ...

Page 30: ...ust to that preset number 3 To exit PTZ mode press ESC or Enter or right click the mouse and select Exit You will return to live mode and the camera will stay in its current position To start stop autopan in PTZ mode Autopan is the camera moving between two limits The function depends on the camera used 1 In PTZ mode do one of the following Front panel Press the PLAY button to start the PTZ auto f...

Page 31: ...age 56 Alarms Configures the alarm input type alarm rules alarm output type PTZ linkage notification settings See section Alarm on page 63 PTZ Configures the RS 485 PTZ protocols and PTZ addresses Comprehensive configuration of GE domes and basic setup of non GE devices See section PTZ on page 69 User Configures user rights See section User settings on page 76 System Configures the RS 232 Manage f...

Page 32: ... finished changing all the menu options required go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save the changes To abort all changes select Cancel and press Enter or ESC or left click the mouse You will return to the main menu screen Changing the menu settings The DVSR xU is delivered with default settings that can be easily changed from the menus Caution If there is a power failure you will...

Page 33: ...r in front of the cursor Press the Enter or ESC buttons to exit edit mode Mouse Left click the mouse and a numeric or alphanumeric onscreen display appears Select the characters required When complete left click the mouse on the edit box to accept changes Setup button You can execute a function or enter into the next submenu A setup button is inactive until its parameter option is enabled For exam...

Page 34: ...e language of the unit The device ID If a PIN is required If the status bar appears onscreen The menu timeout The video output standard The video scaling The menu transparency The VGA interface The brightness of the screen The system time and date Daylight Saving Time DST The Display menu icon is located in the main menu The following menu appears when you select the Display icon ...

Page 35: ...ain menu Note Selecting OK in submenus confirms but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is selected in the Display menu To select the language 1 In the Display menu go to Language and press Enter and use the arrow buttons or left click the mouse to select the required language The language on screen changes immediately The default language is English Note The last languag...

Page 36: ...eo standard DVSR can support PAL or NTSC video output PAL is the default format 1 In the Display menu go to the Video Standard list box and press Enter or left click the mouse Select either NTSC or PAL video output format Note If you are using default settings but the images on screen flicker there is a NSTC PAL mismatch Check the NTSC PAL option selected in the Display menu To adjust the screen s...

Page 37: ...on and press Enter or left click the mouse The Time date submenu appears 2 Go to the Date edit box and press Enter or left click the mouse and use the number buttons to enter the date The default date format is dd mm yyyy 3 Go to the Time edit box and use the number buttons to enter the time The time format is 24 hour format as hh mm ss 4 Go to the Enable Daylight Savings check box and press Enter...

Page 38: ... 1 screen 4 screens 6 screens 8 screens 16 1 screen 4 screens 6 screens 8 screens 9 screens 12 screens 16 screens 4 Go to the Dwell Time list box Select the desired mode from the drop down list Table 8 List of dwell time options Options Description off The live display will not automatically switch 5S The live display will automatically switch after 5 seconds 10S The live display will automaticall...

Page 39: ...d Off 3 4 5 or 10 seconds This is the time delay before the alarm video appears onscreen If there is more than one alarm there is also the delay switching between the alarm videos 8 Go to Display Layout Select in which order the cameras will be displayed by going to the first square and press the number button s that correspond to the number of the camera you want displayed first Continue for each...

Page 40: ...ion of the camera name on screen The camera brightness contrast saturation and hue The display properties of each camera OSD The area on screen to be masked When to view a tamper alarm The video loss alarm The motion detection alarm The Camera icon is located in the main menu The following menu appeas when you select the Camera icon Figure 27 The Camera menu ...

Page 41: ...ton or left click the mouse to enter into edit mode 3 Enter the camera title You can use numbers uppercase and lowercase letters and some special characters such as commas and colons The camera title can have up to 32 alphanumeric characters Front panel and remote control Press button A and then an alphanumeric button to change the character input type Press the A button 1 to 4 times to scroll thr...

Page 42: ...s Enter or left click the mouse The Adjust Video menu appears 2 Go to the Brightness setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse A scroll bar appears at the bottom of the screen See Figure 28 Figure 28 The Brightness option in the camera Adjust Video submenu 3 Use the arrow buttons to adjust the brightness level The video camera changes at the same time 4 When you are satisfied with the r...

Page 43: ...options for time and date Solid The text contrast automatically adjusts relative to the background Transparent The screen image appears through the text Not Displayed Nothing is displayed Default 3 Press Enter or left click the mouse to confirm the entry 4 Go to the Position setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse A grey screen with the date time bar in white appears 5 Press EDIT if u...

Page 44: ...el of sensitivity to motion where on screen the motion can be detected and specify which cameras can record the motion when a motion alarm is detected 1 To set the motion detection sensitivity level In the Camera menu go to Motion Detection list box and select the desired motion detection sensitivity level required There are seven levels to choose from 0 lowest to 6 highest as well as Off If Off i...

Page 45: ...rent zone downwards Decrease the size of the transparent zone from above PTZ Select the whole screen as a motion zone A Clear all motion zones Enter Save changes and return to the Camera menu ESC Cancel setup and return to the Camera menu b Move the white square to the zone on screen that you want to mark as a motion detection zone Press EDIT or left click the mouse The square becomes transparent ...

Page 46: ...rent Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the size of the black zone When finished press EDIT to clear this transparent zone To clear all motion detection zones press the A button f Press Enter or right click the mouse and select OK to confirm and return to the Camera menu 3 To setup the response rules to a motion alarm a Go to the Rules setup button and press EDIT or left click the mouse Th...

Page 47: ...ions and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable or disable how you want the DVSR xU to respond to a motion alarm during live mode Table 10 Notification options on how to respond to a camera tamper alarm Notification option Reponse Alarm Out Alarm Out is activated Up to four alarm outputs can be enabled Buzzer An audible alarm sounds TCP Alarm information is sent to the remote IP see section...

Page 48: ... Enter or left click the mouse The Advanced Settings submenu appears See Figure 34 Figure 34 Advanced settings submenu 2 Go to the Privacy Masking check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable The Zone option is activated Privacy masking is disabled by default Note No masked zone appears onscreen when Privacy Mask is disabled 3 Go to the Zone button and press Enter or left click the ...

Page 49: ...ed zones In the mark zone setup screen press the A button to clear all masked zones It is not possible to clear a specific masked zone To setup the viewing of a camera tamper alarm You can setup the system to alert you when someone has deliberately blocked a camera view such as by spraying paint on the lens also known as anti masking You can set it up so that a specific part of the screen can dete...

Page 50: ... menu 4 To setup the tamper alarm response a In the Advanced Settings submenu go to the Camera Tampering Rules setup button Press Enter or left click the mouse to access the Rules submenu See Figure 36 Figure 36 The camera tampering Rules submenu b Go to the Alarm Schedule list box Select the day of the week for which you want to set the response time schedule c Go to Period 1 and enter the time p...

Page 51: ...o confirm changes and return to the Camera menu 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each camera and then return to the Camera menu To setup a video loss alarm The video image can be lost if a video cable or camera develops a fault The unit can be setup so that an alarm is triggered when a video loss fault occurs However the video loss alarm is only triggered if it occurs during a programmed time schedule 1 ...

Page 52: ...eo loss tamper alarm Full Screen On Alarm channel will be displayed full Buzzer An audible alarm sounds TCP Alarm information is sent to the remote IP see Network section Email Alarm information is sent to an Email address see Network section Alarm Out When enabled the Alarm Out is activated Up to four alarm outputs can be enabled 6 Select OK to confirm changes and return to the Camera menu To cop...

Page 53: ...information when the HDD is full eSATA record or backup Auto deletion Audio and or video recorded Bit rate Frame rate Camera resolution Recording schedule of a camera Pre and post recording times for alarm recordings Configuring the recording settings The Recording icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Recording icon ...

Page 54: ... but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is selected in the Recording menu To setup how the DVSR xU will respond to full HDDs You can select how the DVSR xU responds when its HDDs become full and there is no longer sufficient space to save new data 1 In the Recording menu go to the Record Mode list box and select one of the two options Table 13 Options on how to respond t...

Page 55: ...ible for exporting video To setup the Auto Delete Mode ADM You can select the number of days that recordings from a specific camera are saved before being automatically deleted The default value is 30 days 1 In the Recording menu go to the Camera list box and select the camera whose settings you want to modify 2 Go to the ADM edit box and enter the number of days after which auto delete occurs 3 P...

Page 56: ...meters when Event is selected as a setting all event parameters will be identical to those of normal events a If you want the recorded image parameters for alarm events to be different from those of normal events go to the Enable Event check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enabled the check box Press or click again to disable b Select which event type you want to set Option Descript...

Page 57: ...he actual maximum bit rate must be calculated from your camera background and image quality requirements Table 16 Bit rate by resolution Resolution Default bit rate Recording speed 4CIF 896 Kbps 8 fps 2CIF 896 Kbps 12 fps CIF 1 0 Mbps Real time QCIF 256 Kbps Real time Go to the Max Bit Rate list box and select one of the options listed bps 32K 48K 64K 80K 96K 128K 160K 192K 224K 256K 320K default ...

Page 58: ... the DVSR xU to respond to a motion detection alarm on page 40 and or an external alarm see section To setup an external alarm output on page 67 The DVSR xU is recording all the time at a defined rate The prerecording time is the time before a motion or external alarm is triggered and which is included in the alarm data It is related to the bit rate The lower the selected bit rate the longer the p...

Page 59: ...he options listed Disabled 10 min and 5 min To copy the camera settings 1 Go to the Copy to Camera list box and select one of the cameras listed 2 Go to Copy press Enter or left click the mouse 3 DVSR xU will ask you if you want to copy the current camera settings to another Camera Select OK or Cancel ...

Page 60: ...SR xU The following options can be configured IP address and settings Subnet mask Gateway IP DNS address Network communication port HTTP port E mail notification PPPoE DDNS The Network icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Network icon Figure 41 The Network menu ...

Page 61: ...r the IP address Press Enter or left click to the mouse to accept the changes The DVSR xU will use a DHCP server to find a dynamic IP address when IP 0 0 0 0 is used If the DVSR xU uses a PPPoE function the unit dials up the internet and displays the dynamic Internet IP address To change the SubNet mask value 1 In the Network menu go to the Subnet edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Us...

Page 62: ...ouse to accept the changes The default value is 80 Note If you change the http port from the default value 80 then you must also enter the port value in the IE Browser address For example if the http port is 81 and IP is 192 168 222 12 then in the browser enter http 192 168 222 12 81 To setup E mail notification 1 In the Network menu go to the E mail setup box and press Enter or left click the mou...

Page 63: ...ange 9 Go to the Name edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the name of the receiver that should appear in Email as the receiver If using the front panel or remote control press Enter to accept the changes 10 Go to the Address edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the e mail address of the receiver If using the front panel or remote control press Enter to accept the...

Page 64: ...ol IP FTP IP The IP server with that fixed Internet IP can receive DVR information and be used to resolve DVR dynamic IP Contact your local supplier to obtain the IP server software 5 Go to the Multicast IP edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Using the numeric buttons enter a D class IP address between 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 and press Enter This function is optional as not all syste...

Page 65: ...nges and return to the Network menu To setup a PPPoE dial up setting 1 In the Network menu go to the PPPoE setup box and press Enter or left click the mouse The PPPoE submenu appears 2 Go to the PPPoE check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable or disable the option 3 Go to the User Name edit box and press EDIT Enter the user name provided by the ISP If using the front panel or rem...

Page 66: ... to Server Port edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the desired port from the DDNS Service Provider 5 Go to the Host Name edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the DDNS host name 6 Go to the User Name edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the DDNS user name 7 Go to the Password edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse Enter the Password for ...

Page 67: ...nput Notification settings The Alarms icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Alarms icon Figure 45 The Alarms menu Alarm relay outputs The 4 channel DVSR xU has 4 external alarm inputs and 4 alarm relay outputs The 8 channel DVSR xU has 8 external alarm inputs and 4 alarm relay outputs The 16 channel DVSR xU has 16 external alarm inputs and 4 alarm relay ...

Page 68: ...ck the mouse to save all the changes To abort the changes select Cancel and press Enter You will then return to the main menu Note Selecting OK in submenus confirms but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is selected in the Alarms menu To setup an external alarm input 1 In the Alarms menu go to the Alarm Input list box and select one of the alarm inputs listed 2 Go to the...

Page 69: ...then for Period 1 enter the start and end time periods for the selected day Each day can have up to four time periods Note The time format is 24 hour d Select how the alarm should be indicated Enable or disable each option by pressing Enter or left clicking the mouse See Table 17 Table 17 Alarm indications Alarm Out When enabled the Alarm Out is activated Up to four alarm outputs can be enabled Bu...

Page 70: ...set or Preset Tour is enabled enter its pre programmed number See chapter PTZ settings on page 69 for further information Note Ensure that the PTZ you are using can support Preset Preset Tour and Shadow Tour functions An external alarm input can trigger one camera s PTZ linkages d Select OK and return to the Alarms menu 6 To copy settings to another external alarm input a In the Alarms menu go to ...

Page 71: ...ere will be an alarm output Acknowledge The alarm output will not stop until the menu option Alarm Output Stop is activated in the System menu See page 93 for further information Caution An alarm can only be acknowledged locally Do not select this option if the DVSR xU is controlled over a network 5 seconds 10 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 3 Go to the Alarm ...

Page 72: ...rs about copying the parameters Select OK to accept To setup the notification settings For each alarm notification type you can specify up to several ways to handle an alarm event 1 In the Alarm menu go to the Notification setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse The Notification submenu appears 2 Go to the Notify on list box and select one of the exceptions listed See Table 18 Table 1...

Page 73: ...p the RS 285 and PTZ parameters to match your PTZ protocol such as RS 285 parameters Baud rate data bits stop bits parity and flow control PTZ protocol PTZ address Preset parameters Preset tour function Shadow tour function The PTZ icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the PTZ icon Figure 49 The PTZ menu ...

Page 74: ...ort a sequence function Shadow tour The ShadowTour function remembers the PTZ movement track Note The PTZ used must be able to support a ShadowTour function Configuring the PTZ protocols of GE Security cameras Before the PTZ cameras are assembled in their housings set their protocol and address DIP switches for the DVSR xU See Table 19 for the different GE Security s PTZ camera configurations If y...

Page 75: ...ck the mouse The PTZ menu appears To save changes made in the menu 1 When you have made all the changes required in the PTZ menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all the changes To abort the changes select Cancel and press Enter You will then return to the main menu Note Selecting OK in submenus confirms but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is s...

Page 76: ...Techwin DM DynaColor EVI D30 DennardDome Samsung DeltaDome Siemens BBV Philips 3 Tyco AD Philips 2 AD Philips Pelco D Panasonic Pelco P To set the PTZ address 1 In the PTZ Addr box enter a number for your PTZ address If using the front panel or remote control press EDIT to delete a preceding number and Enter to confirm the entry If using the mouse an onscreen numeric keypad appears To set camera p...

Page 77: ... 5 Repeat steps 2 to 5 for each preset number 6 When all the preset numbers have been saved select Done and press Enter or left click the mouse to return to the PTZ menu To delete camera preset settings 1 In the PTZ menu go to the Preset setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse The Set Preset submenu appears See Figure 50 2 Select the Preset edit box and press EDIT or left click the mo...

Page 78: ...f steps A step consists of a preset number a dwell time and an auto pan speed Note The PTZ camera used must be able to support a preset function 3 To add a step go to Step For each of the step settings step number preset number dwell time number and auto pan number add the number and press Enter or left click the mouse When completed select to Add 4 Select Confirm to save the step settings into th...

Page 79: ...used must be able to support a ShadowTour function 3 When you are satisfied with the PTZ track press Enter or left click the mouse to save it and to return to the Set Shadow Tour submenu 4 Go to Test and press Enter or left click the mouse The PTZ track will be repeated until you select Stop 5 Go to Done and press Enter or left click the mouse to return to the PTZ menu 6 To copy settings to anothe...

Page 80: ...ttings This section describes how to Change user PINs Add new users Add or modify operational rights of users The User icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the User icon Figure 53 The user menu ...

Page 81: ...hem their own PINs or they can use a default PIN All new users must be given user rights as these are not given automatically by the system Users can be given local rights to do playback remote playback and view logs You can also give them more extensive rights that cover both local and remote rights Local rights allow you to do local operations of the DVSR xU such as using the front panel and the...

Page 82: ...ers should be able to modify menu settings 1 In the User menu select the user whose PIN you want to change The user name is highlighted Note When a user s name is highlighted the PIN and Verify boxes display If there are no symbols displayed in these boxes the selected user does not have a PIN 2 Go to the Set PIN edit box 3 Using the number buttons enter the new PIN A PIN can have up to 16 numbers...

Page 83: ... Enter or left click the mouse to save the changes and return to the main menu To add or modify user operational rights 1 In the User menu select the user you want to delete from the list 2 Select the Default Privileges button and press Enter or left click the mouse The user is then allocated default rights Default rights allow local playback remote playback and viewing logs 3 To allocate more det...

Page 84: ...rn to the user menu Go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save the changes and return to the main menu To setup a MAC address The MAC address is not the DVSR xU address but that of the PC which will access the DVSR xU If you setup a MAC address only the PC with that MAC address can access the DVSR xU 1 At the PC in DOS prompt use the ipconfig command to get the PC MAC address 6 bytes...

Page 85: ...r or left click the mouse to save the changes and return to the main menu To delete a user Only the system administrator can add or delete users 1 In the user management screen select the user you want to delete 2 Go to Delete User and press Enter or left click the mouse The Delete pop up dialog box appears 3 Go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to delete the user or select Cancel and ...

Page 86: ...le transaction information Configure RS 232 settings Upgrade the firmware Restore factory defaults Reboot the DVSR xU Manage HDD View logs Reboot the DVSR xU View system information Power off Acknowledge an alarm The System icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the System icon ...

Page 87: ...on live video recorded and played back The function is largely used for ATMs The following instructions describe how to setup the parameter for different links to ATMs and POS ATM includes NCR DIEBOLD WINCOR NIXDORF Siemens OVLIVETTI FUJITSU Hitachi etc and POS support through GE ProBridge The transaction types include query withdraw deposit PIN modification and money transfer etc The DVSR xU perm...

Page 88: ...tion to the bank center the DVSR captures the data package through the network and analyzes the data format The DVSR xU will then overlay the corresponding text onto the live video Network receive For future use Data received from ATM through the serial port To setup the DVSR xU you need to enter the following information Type of ATM machine Transaction type and code The network connection is as f...

Page 89: ...lecting OK in submenus confirms but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is selected in the System menu To setup how to handle transaction information 1 In the System menu go to the Text Insertion setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse The Text Insertion submenu appears 2 Select one of the four text capture types from the drop down list see Table 23 Network s...

Page 90: ...nter the values Select OK when completed and return to the System menu c Receive data sent by ATM through serial port Go to the Protocol list box and select the protocol parameter GE ProBridge is default Go to the Start String edit box and press EDIT or left click the mouse to enter edit mode Enter the values Select OK when completed and return to the System menu See Figure 59 ...

Page 91: ...0 The Text insertion capturing options Receive the command sent by ATM POS through serial port To configure the RS 232 The following procedure shows how to change the RS 232 settings from the RS 232 submenu The pre populated default values are for GE ProBridge The RS 232 settings can be changed in any order 1 In the System menu go to the RS 232 setup box and press Enter or left click the mouse The...

Page 92: ...ATM machines or GE ProBridge for point of service POS systems 3 Select OK to accept the changes and return to the System menu To upgrade the firmware When you upgrade the firmware you keep all your existing settings Only the new features are added with their default settings Note If upgrading using USB mode disconnect the mouse beforehand You cannot use the mouse if upgrading via the USB port 1 In...

Page 93: ...use to start the upgrade Note The firmware must be downloaded to the USB main directory and the file named digicap 4 After successfully upgrading the firmware press ESC or right click the mouse to return to the main menu 5 Press OK to reboot the DVSR xU To restore factory default settings 1 In the System menu go to the Factory Defaults restore button and press Enter or left click the mouse The fac...

Page 94: ... all recording Once formatting is completed you must reboot DVSR xU as otherwise the unit will not function correctly a Go to the HDD list box and select the HDD required b Go to HDD Format button and press Enter or left click the mouse A dialog box appears showing that formatting is in progress c When formatting is completed select OK The Hard Disk menu appears d Select Done to return to the Syst...

Page 95: ...iComStart Net Reboot Alert Off Alert On NetGetStatus NetGetConfig NetGetPara NetStopTrans NetStartTrans NetStopRecord NetLogout NetLogin LocalFileCopy LocalUpgrade Panel Set Time PanelPTZ LocalStopRec LocalStartRec PanelTimePaly PanelConfig PanelLogout PanelLogin AbnormalShut Shutdown PowerOn Date and time Logs can be searched by date as well as start and end recording times 1 In the System menu s...

Page 96: ...t click the mouse 5 To search for the logs Go to the Search Log button and press Enter or left click the mouse to start the search When the search is completed the DVSR xU will list all matched log information in the window underneath 6 If you want to see further information on the logs such as local or remote users select Expand Details Select again to return to the original log window 7 Go to OK...

Page 97: ...will turn off Note If you turn off the power by pressing the POWER button on the front panel and the PIN enable option has been enabled in the Display menu see page32 you will need to enter your PIN before the DVSR xU will turn off To acknowledge an alarm 1 In the System menu go to the Alarm Output stop box and press Enter or left click the mouse Note This option applies only when Alarm Output has...

Page 98: ...VSR xU has hardware problems and must be sent in for repair Please contact your local supplier When using VOUT no images appear on the monitor when DVSR is turned on The cable connected to the monitor is damaged Check the cable DVSR xU has hardware problems Please contact your local supplier The system cannot find the hard disk in reboot process The HDD cable is damaged The power cable of the hard...

Page 99: ...echnical support For assistance installing operating maintaining and troubleshooting this product please contact your local supplier Our web address is www gesecurity eu Note Be ready at the equipment before calling for technical support ...

Page 100: ...ce 1 KΩ Audio output 1 channel BNC Linear Electrical Level Resistance 600 Ω Audio compression Ogg Vorbis Audio compression rate 16 Kbps Bi directional audio 1 channel BNC Linear electrical level resistance 1 kΩ Communication interface 1 RS 232 serial port RJ45 1 RJ 485 Screw terminal strip 1 Network port 10M 100M self adaptive Ethernet interface 1 e SATA port 1 USB port VGA interface 1 VGA interfa...

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