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3.2  Capturing Snapshots 

You can take snapshots of the live view and the snapshots will be automatically saved to the 
selected storage device (USB drive or SD card) in JPEG format.   

Before you start, be sure: 

 

You have inserted a USB drive or SD card for storage. 

 

You have at least 30 MB of space on your storage device. 

 

The storage type is configured as FAT32 format (or as NTFS format for GV-IP Decoder 

Box Ultra).   

 

You have assigned a storage device in the System Setting page (see below). 

Otherwise, the error icon 

 or 

  will appear when attempting to capture an image. 

 

1.  On the main menu, click the 

System Setting

 icon 

 or 

 and select

 System 

on 

the left.   

2.  Select a storage device from the 

Storage Device

 option to store the captured 

screenshots, and click 

Save

.  

3.  If the live view grid is still under looping mode, right-click the live view grid, select 

Camera 

Switch 

Play Mode

 and select the device number to stop the looping.   

4.  Right-click the live view grid again, and select 

Capture Snapshot

 

When captured successfully, a snapshot icon 

 or 

  will appear at the top right 

corner of the screen. 

 

Note: 

Capturing snapshots is not supported by GV-IP Decoder Box Lite.

 

 

Summary of Contents for GV-IP Decoder Box Lite

Page 1: ...GV IP Decoder Box Series and GV Pad Mini User s Manual DB Pad UM B Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use...

Page 2: ...d assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and sp...

Page 3: ...der Box and GV Pad Mini User s Manual This Manual is designed for the following models and firmware versions Model Firmware Version GV IP Decoder Box Lite V1 0 GV IP Decoder Box Plus V1 02 GV IP Decod...

Page 4: ...ame and password for that camera 1 Download and install GV IP Device Utility from GeoVision s website 2 On the GV IP Device Utility window click Search to search for your GV IP cameras 3 Double click...

Page 5: ...iii 5 Optionally click Upgrade all devices to use the same username and password on all other cameras...

Page 6: ...ling the GV IP Decoder Box Series 22 2 2 Connecting the GV IP Decoder Box Series 23 2 3 Connecting the GV Pad Mini 25 2 4 The Main Screen 26 2 5 Setting Up the Network 27 2 6 Adding IP Devices to Live...

Page 7: ...5 Display 53 4 6 Camera 54 Chapter 5 Advanced Applications 55 5 1 Upgrading the Firmware 55 5 1 1 Upgrading Firmware through a Storage Device 55 5 1 2 Upgrading Firmware through GV IP Device Utility 5...

Page 8: ...NVIF and is able to automatically search for ONVIF compliant third party IP devices under the same LAN To be used with only a monitor GV IP Decoder Box Ultra provides a cost effective solution for vid...

Page 9: ...Single 4 Divsion 8 Division and 9 Division View Display of Matrix view through GV Mobile Server Support for 10 100 Ethernet over LAN DC 12V PoE IEEE 802 3af HDMI video output resolutions up to 4K Cont...

Page 10: ...to automatically search for ONVIF compliant third party IP devices under the same LAN To be used with only a monitor the GV IP Decoder Box Plus provides a cost effective solution for video surveillanc...

Page 11: ...e dewarping in Single View and Grid 1 of Quad View Single View Quad View and 9 Division View in sequential display Display of Matrix view through GV Mobile Server Support for 10 100 1000 Ethernet over...

Page 12: ...ese third party IP devices under the same LAN To be used with only a monitor the GV IP Decoder Box Lite provides a cost effective solution for video surveillance as opposed to the traditional DVR and...

Page 13: ...devices Support for third party IP cameras that adhere to ONVIF Single View and Quad View in sequential display Support for 10 100 1000 Ethernet over LAN VGA or HDMI video output resolutions up to 108...

Page 14: ...rty IP devices under the same LAN With the built in monitor the GV Pad Mini provides a cost effective solution for video surveillance as opposed to the traditional DVR and PC setup The security admini...

Page 15: ...F IP devices Support for third party IP cameras that adhere to RTSP or ONVIF Single View Quad View and 9 Division View in sequential display Display of Matrix view through GV Mobile Server Support for...

Page 16: ...NVR VMS and access them through GV Mobile Server GV IP Decoder Box Plus GV Pad Mini 1 GV IP Camera and GV Video Server using H 264 codec 2 Third party IP devices that support H 264 and adhere to RTSP...

Page 17: ...Mini to decode and display analog cameras and IP cameras connected to GV DVR NVR VMS IP channels connected to GV Recording Server GV Video Gateway third party IP cameras through ONVIF 4 matrix views F...

Page 18: ...1 GV IP Decoder Box Plus 2 AC DC Adapter 12 V 3 A 36 W 3 Power Cord 4 USB Mouse 5 Download Guide 6 Warranty Card GV IP Decoder Box Lite 1 GV IP Decoder Box Lite 2 AC DC Adapter 12 V 3 A 36 W 3 Power...

Page 19: ...ick V2 USB Type A to Type B Cable RJ 45 Cable Download Guide HDMI Cable Only available for GV IP Decoder Box Ultra Use the HDMI cable to connect GV IP Decoder Box Ultra with a HDMI monitor for high qu...

Page 20: ...r is supplied The green LED indicates the system is ready for use 3 IR sensor Receive signal from GV IR Remote Control for controlling the user interface at the maximum operation distance of 7 m 22 97...

Page 21: ...set the device to the default factory settings Use a pin to press the default button for about 10 seconds The system will then reset and reboot itself shortly See 5 2 Restoring Default Settings 3 USB...

Page 22: ...Function 1 DC 12V Connect to power by using the supplied power adapter 2 Audio Out Connect to a speaker 3 HDMI Connect to an HDMI compliant display device 4 USB 2 0 Connect to a GV Joystick V2 USB mou...

Page 23: ...Network Connect to the network 2 Audio Out Connect to a speaker 3 VGA Connect to a VGA monitor 4 HDMI Connect to an HDMI compliant display device 5 USB Connect to a GV Joystick V2 USB mouse or USB sto...

Page 24: ...ear Views 1 4 2 3 4 Figure 1 10 No Name Function 1 LCD screen Display the system settings of the device 2 Speaker Listen to the audio around the connected IP device 3 Ethernet Port Connect to the netw...

Page 25: ...storage of content and firmware upgrade 2 LED Indicators The red LED indicates the power is supplied The green LED indicates the system is ready 3 Stand By Press to enter the Standby Sleep mode In th...

Page 26: ...mouse or USB storage device for local storage of content and firmware upgrade 7 Line Out Port Connect to a headphone or speaker 8 Default Reset the device to the default settings Use a pin to press t...

Page 27: ...gure 1 12 No Name Function 1 Back Return to the previous page in the Main Screen 2 Menu Control Move up down right and left in the Main Screen 3 Volume Control Increase or decrease the volume 4 Mute M...

Page 28: ...on CH3 Enter in full screen mode CH4 Activate the audio out function PTZ Controls No Name Function 2 Menu Control Control PTZ movements pan and tilt on live view display when the PTZ function is enabl...

Page 29: ...Wall Mount Installation For wall mount installation you need to purchase the wall mount kit 1 Unscrew the 4 screws on the back panel of the GV IP Decoder Box Series Figure 2 1 2 Use the 4 small screw...

Page 30: ...Decoder Box Plus as an example 4 1 2 5 3 Figure 2 3 1 Connect the device to the LAN port using an RJ 45 cable 2 Connect a speaker to the audio line out port if needed 3 Connect a display device to VG...

Page 31: ...lution If you use a VGA monitor be sure to change the output resolution to VGA 1024 x 768 If you want to configure your GV IP Decoder Box Ultra to 4K resolution make sure your monitor is 4K capable an...

Page 32: ...elow to connect GV Pad Mini Figure 2 4 1 Connect the device to the LAN port using an Ethernet cable 2 Connect to power using the supplied power adapter 3 Connect a speaker headphone to the line out po...

Page 33: ...cables GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini will power on and the main screen will display on the monitor Note The user interfaces are different by models Find the relevant settings corresponding to y...

Page 34: ...erver it will be assigned a static IP address 192 168 0 100 1 Click the System Settings icon or on the main screen and select Network You will see the following window Figure 2 6 2 To configure the st...

Page 35: ...IP address by clicking the GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini and selecting Configure Note the compatible versions of GV IP Device Utility for the following products GV Pad Mini GV IP Device Utilit...

Page 36: ...he same LAN as GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini 2 6 1 Adding IP Devices through Automatic Search 1 Click the Camera IPCam Search icon on the main page 2 For GV IP Decoder Box Ultra click the Searc...

Page 37: ...ce to display before switching to the next one The default value is 30 seconds Login Information The default user name and password are both admin 4 Click Save to apply Note All the GeoVision IP devic...

Page 38: ...t once and change the layout to the single division click the Delete All button 10 Click Yes or Save to apply the settings The selected channels will be displayed on the monitor and be looped at an in...

Page 39: ...coder Box Series GV Pad Mini is unable to detect the IP device using the search function you can search for the device manually 1 Click the Camera IPCam Search icon on the main page 2 Click the Add Ca...

Page 40: ...ssword of the IP device if needed The default ID and Passwords are admin Camera Index Number the IP device for searching convenience Protocol For GV IP Devices select Geovision as the protocol For thi...

Page 41: ...channels Note The compatible version of GV IP Device Utility must be V8 6 6 0 or later for GV Pad Mini and V8 7 2 0 or later for GV IP Decoder Box Ultra Before you start make sure that all the IP dev...

Page 42: ...d from GeoVision s Website When the GV IP Device Utility window appears it will automatically search for all the GV IP Devices under the same LAN Figure 2 14 2 Click the IP address of your GV IP Decod...

Page 43: ...d remove or configure a selected camera in the Camera List 5 Under Connection Information select a live view layout 6 Add channels to the Connection Information column A Drag and drop the camera from...

Page 44: ...the login ID and password for all GV IP Devices are admin Figure 2 17 7 Click Save The cameras in the Connection Information column will be updated to the GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini and loop...

Page 45: ...indow Figure 2 16 This dialog box appears Figure 2 18 2 Type the IP address user name and password of the device 3 Select Protocol for Brand and one of the following protocols for Device Name Type the...

Page 46: ...The RTSP protocol uses a UDP port for data streaming from the IP camera Note GV IP Decoder Box Light does not support RTSP connection 4 Click OK The camera is added to the list 5 Add channels to the C...

Page 47: ...ve view grid the camera live views are displayed on the main screen Right click a live view grid to access the following options Note The user interfaces are different by models Find the relevant sett...

Page 48: ...t a device number to fix the live view grid to the selected device A looping icon or will appear on the live view grid if you select Loop Note To fix the live view grid to a selected device for GV IP...

Page 49: ...bles the audio out function You can only enable the audio out function of one device at a time Note the following live view specifications The resolution of the added device must be lower than the max...

Page 50: ...1944 Supported Grid 1 2048 x 1944 Supported 4 Division Quad View Other 3 Grids 1920 x 1080 Not supported 9 Division 1280 x 720 Not supported GV IP Decoder Box Lite Screen Division Maximum Resolution...

Page 51: ...see below Otherwise the error icon or will appear when attempting to capture an image 1 On the main menu click the System Setting icon or and select System on the left 2 Select a storage device from...

Page 52: ...owing fisheye settings are available Image Alignment Align the red circle with the inner edge of the camera image if needed You can adjust the red circle by dragging and by scrolling the mouse Camera...

Page 53: ...sponded to each button on GV Joystick V2 are listed below Button Function F1 Focus In F2 Focus Out F3 Auto Focus F4 Home F5 F6 No functions Note For PTZ control GV SD200 and third party cameras must b...

Page 54: ...stem Settings icon or to access the following setting pages System Network Date Time Account Display and Camera Note The user interfaces are different by models Find the relevant settings correspondin...

Page 55: ...On the System page you can change the device name interface language resolution or the designated storage device for storing snapshots Note Capturing snapshots is not supported by GV IP Decoder Box Li...

Page 56: ...a resolution for your monitor The default is HD 720P If you are using a VGA monitor select VGA 1024 x 768 Storage Device Select the storage device you want to use for storing captured snapshots Load D...

Page 57: ...n configure the date and time of the GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini Figure 4 3 Date Time Click to adjust the date and time NTP Server Switch the Enable option to ON or Select Enable NTP and type...

Page 58: ...configure the login account of the GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini The default user name and password are both admin You will need the login information if you want to access the GV IP Decoder Bo...

Page 59: ...Ultra Plus GV Pad Mini you can specify the following functions to be locked or unlocked after the specified time period Enter the User Name and Password again to unlock the functions Camera Switch Lo...

Page 60: ...Name Select to display the personalized camera name IP Address Display IP Address Select to display the IP address of the camera on the live view Camera Count Display Camera Count Select to display th...

Page 61: ...Camera On the Camera page you can change the ID and password of the IP device which automatically applies to all IP devices The default ID and Passwords are admin Click Save to apply the settings Figu...

Page 62: ...rted by GV IP Decoder Box Lite 5 1 1 Upgrading Firmware through a Storage Device 1 Copy the firmware file to the root folder of a USB drive or an SD card 2 Insert the storage device to the GV IP Decod...

Page 63: ...h GV IP Device Utility 1 Run the GV IP Device Utility All GV IP Devices under the same LAN are searched Figure 5 2 2 Click the IP address of your GV IP Decoder Box Series GV Pad Mini and select Config...

Page 64: ...o locate the firmware file saved at your local computer Figure 5 4 4 Click Upgrade to start upgrading The system will restart itself when the upgrade is completed Note The default user name and passwo...

Page 65: ...there are two ways to restore the device to default settings 1 Use the pin to press the load default button on the front side panel for about 10 seconds 2 Use Web interface to configure the setting Fo...

Page 66: ...IP Decoder Box Plus Lite GV Pad Mini click the System Settings icon on the main screen and click the Load Default button on the bottom of any of the setting pages Figure 5 6 The system will restore d...

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