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1.3.5    Running the Keyboard Controller 

To control the Keyboard, you need to run the

 mcamctrl.exe

 program always at the 

background. 
 

1. Run 

mcamctrl.exe

 from the GV folder. 

         

 

Figure 1-9 

2.  The Keyboard & Joystick dialog box appears. 

         

 

                                       

Figure 1-10 

3.  Configure the Keyboard & Joystick dialog box. 

A.  At the top left, select 

DVR

 for GV-System. 

B.  Choose an ID number. 

C.  Name the GV-System. The name will be displayed on the Keyboard. 

D.  Select the COM port that the Keyboard is connected to. For the COM port 

information, see step 5 in 

1.3.4 Installing USB Drivers

4. Click 

 to start the service. The Keyboard is now enabled to control GV-System. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GV-Keyboard V3

Page 1: ...User s Manual GV Keyboard V3 Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use ...

Page 2: ...rs or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks used in this manual GeoVision the GeoVisi...

Page 3: ...ers 14 1 3 5 Running the Keyboard Controller 15 1 3 6 Using the Keyboard for Login 17 1 4 Advanced Settings 18 1 4 1 Setting Function Keys 18 1 4 2 Setting a Keyboard for Multiple GV Systems 20 1 4 3 Assigning Keyboards for Different Monitors 21 1 5 On Screen Display Menus 23 1 5 1 The OSD Menu in GV System 23 1 5 2 The OSD Menu in ViewLog 25 1 6 Shortcut Key Conflict Test 26 Chapter 2 GV Control ...

Page 4: ...board for Multiple GV Control Centers 41 2 4 3 Assigning Keyboards for Different Monitors 42 2 5 On Screen Display Menus 44 2 5 1 The OSD Menu in Matrix View 44 2 5 2 The OSD Menu in ViewLog 45 Chapter 3 Direct Connection to PTZ Cameras 46 3 1 Installing PTZ Cameras 47 3 2 Setting up PTZ Cameras 48 Chapter 4 Upgrading the Firmware 49 Chapter 5 Wall Terminal Block 50 Chapter 6 Basic Programming and...

Page 5: ...ommunications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense CE Notice This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures RoHS Compliance The Restriction of Haz...

Page 6: ...Naming and Definition GV System GeoVision Analog and Digital Video Recording Software The GV System also refers to GV Multicam System GV NVR System GV DVR System and GV Hybrid DVR System at the same time ...

Page 7: ... with GV System see Chapter 1 for detailed installation and operations GV Control Center If you use the Keyboard with GV Control Center see Chapter 2 for detailed installation and operations PTZ Cameras If you use the Keyboard to directly control PTZ cameras see Chapter 3 for detailed installation and operations Important 1 The Keyboard for GV System and for GV Control Center has a different butto...

Page 8: ...gital Matrix TV Quad and Spot Monitor applications can work with multiple Keyboards OSD panel supported Note The Keyboard also supports controlling any PTZ camera connected to GV System Click Here to see the supported IP cameras You can also find the supported PTZ cameras from Supported PTZ Protocol and Model Appendix DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD 1 1 1 Packing List GV ...

Page 9: ...System Requirements 32 bit Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2008 OS Supported 64 bit Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 System Supported GV System V8 4 or later Note Currently GV Keyboard V3 does not support embedded operating systems ...

Page 10: ...hlighted in the red square in above figure z Section A Yellow POWER LED RX Red RX LED Receive TX Green TX LED Transmit P1 Changes DVR ID P2 Select a PTZ camera to control P3 Configures the Keyboard parameters including password key beep and auto lock period P4 Sets up the PTZ camera settings P5 Displays the firmware version Locks the Keyboard F1 8 Function keys ...

Page 11: ...itches the screen divisions Plays next events automatically Starts Stops the scheduled recording Goes to the previous event Goes to the next event Plays Pauses a video event Rewinds Pauses a video event Moves one frame back Moves one frame forward Stops a video event Sets the starting and ending frames for auto playing Increases playback speed Decreases playback speed ...

Page 12: ... Auto Focus button to select Auto Focus and press this button to decrease the focus on the camera Close Iris Press the Auto Focus button to select Auto Iris and press this button to decrease the aperture on the camera Press the button for 2 sec to switch between Auto Focus and Auto Iris Auto Focus Switch to Auto Focus and press the button again to enable Auto Focus Auto Iris Switch to Auto Iris an...

Page 13: ...to one GV System 4 RS 485 Port RJ 11 Through the supplied Wall Terminal Block the RS 485 port can connect to up to 16 GV Systems For details see 1 3 2 Connecting to Multiple GV Systems 5 Terminal Resistance Used in the last daisy chained GV System 6 Reset Resets the Keyboard when it does not respond to commands Note There is no such function of loading default in the Rest button ...

Page 14: ...l Block You can also connect multiple Keyboards for different monitors 1 3 1 Connecting to One GV System To connect the Keyboard to one GV System use USB port on the Keyboard Item required for connection z Supplied USB Cable GV System Figure 1 3 Note When you use the USB port on the Keyboard for connection it is not required to connect the Keyboard to a power supply ...

Page 15: ...quired for connections z Supplied RJ 11 Cable z Supplied Wall Terminal Block z Supplied Power Adaptor z RS 485 RS 232 interface converter e g GV NET Card GV NET IO Card GV Hub V2 and GV COM V2 Use the RJ 11 cable to connect between the RS 485 port on the Keyboard and the Wall Terminal Block Then connect the Pin 2 Black wire and Pin 6 White wire of the Wall Terminal Block to the RS 485 S 232 interf...

Page 16: ...ance limitation the distance between each Keyboard and the GV System must be within 600 meters 1968 5 feet 2 You can only use either USB port or RS 485 port on the Keyboard Don t connect the USB cable on the Keyboard when using RS 485 connection To set up the Keyboard to control multiple GV Systems and switch control among these servers see 1 4 2 Setting a Keyboard for Multiple GV Systems ...

Page 17: ... for connection z Supplied USB Cable z RS 485 RS 232 interface converter e g GV Hub V2 and GV COM V2 Figure 1 5 To assign a Keyboard for a spcific monitor control see 1 4 3 Assigning Keyboards for Different Monitors Note 1 For Digital Matrix function the maximum of 8 monitors can be applied for Spot Monitor function the maximum of 2 monitors can be applied for TV Quad function the maximum of 5 mon...

Page 18: ... CD This window pops up Figure 1 6 2 Select Install Geovision USB Devices Driver This dialog box appears Figure 1 7 3 Click Install to install the driver When the installation is complete this message will appear Install done 4 Click Exit to close the dialog box 5 To verify that the driver is installed correctly go to Windows Device Manager In the Ports COM LPT field you should see the entry for S...

Page 19: ...ick dialog box appears Figure 1 10 3 Configure the Keyboard Joystick dialog box A At the top left select DVR for GV System B Choose an ID number C Name the GV System The name will be displayed on the Keyboard D Select the COM port that the Keyboard is connected to For the COM port information see step 5 in 1 3 4 Installing USB Drivers 4 Click to start the service The Keyboard is now enabled to con...

Page 20: ... COM port connecting to the Keyboard Find the COM port number the Keyboard is using in the Ports field of Windows Device Manager Start the service Stop the service F1 F8 Define eight function keys on the Keyboard to control output modules display layout PTZs cameras and etc Print out a label for the eight function keys Note 1 To use the Keyboard to control multiple GV Systems see 1 4 2 Setting a K...

Page 21: ...lect System Configure select Password Setup and select Local Account Edit The Password Setup dialog box appears Figure 1 11 2 Select a user from the user list and select Export this ID for IR Remote Control GV Keyboard to export the ID and Password to the Login dialog box Click OK After you complete the above setting you can start to use the Keyboard to log into the GV System Click to log into the...

Page 22: ...to many functions follow the steps below 1 Click a function key F1 F8 to be configured If multiple Keyboards are connected first select one from drop down list This dialog box appears Figure 1 12 2 Select a desired function 3 Click OK to finish configuring the function key When the Keyboard service starts and you press a defined function key the camera view will be displayed or the output device w...

Page 23: ...s F1 F8 so that you can paste them on the Keyboard for instant reference 1 Click the Printer icon This displays the Printer Memo dialog box 2 Under every field from F1 to F8 type the information that you want to print on the labels The words you type will also appear on Preview fields for print preview 3 Click Print Figure 1 13 ...

Page 24: ...ch GV System 2 Set up the Keyboard Controller by following step 3 in 1 3 5 Running the Keyboard Controller And you must define a different ID and name on each GV System Figure 1 14 3 You can also set up hot keys for instant access to many functions See 1 4 1 Setting Function Keys section above 4 Click to start the service The Keyboard is now enabled to control GV System To switch control among GV ...

Page 25: ...Run mcamctrl exe from the GV folder 2 Set up the Keyboard Controller by following step 3 in 1 3 5 Running the Keyboard Controller And you must select all the COM ports that multiple Keyboards are connected with Note Be sure to verify the driver installation of each Keyboard in the Ports field of Windows Device Manager If the driver of any Keyboard is not installed properly select Install or Remove...

Page 26: ...TV Quad and select its monitor number using the drop down list Figure 1 16 4 Click each Device tab to define every Keyboard 5 You can also set up hot keys for instant access to many functions See 1 4 1 Setting Function Keys section above 6 Click to start the service Every Keyboard is now enabled to control the designated monitor ...

Page 27: ...AF Auto Focus and Hide PTZ Panel Monitor Starts Stops monitoring all or some cameras Schedule Enables Disables the schedule Camera Scan Enables Disables the rotation through screen divisions Network Enables Disables remote applications including Modem Server TCP Server Multicast Server Connect to VSM Twin Server WebCam Server and Connect to Center V2 POS Enables Disables Switches multiple POS Live...

Page 28: ...ain to disable POS2 Spot Monitor Configures settings such as scan and zoom by selecting Spot1 to configure channels 1 to 16 or Spot2 to configure channels 17 to 32 Changing the OSD Options To change the OSD options with the Keyboard follow the steps below 1 Press the OK Menu button to open the OSD Figure 1 17 2 Use the direction buttons to select a menu you want 3 Press to open the menu 4 Use the ...

Page 29: ...ed time can t be located the previous or next video event available will be displayed View Mode Changes the view modes including Single View Thumbnail View Quad View and Multi View Playback Mode Changes the playback modes including Real Time Frame by Frame and Just Key Frame Changing the ViewLog OSD Options To change the ViewLog OSD options with the Keyboard follow the steps below 1 Press to open ...

Page 30: ...with certain shortcut keys of other applications 1 Run GvKeyTest exe from the GV folder This dialog box appears Figure 1 19 2 Click the Test button If there are shortcut key conflicts a message box similar to the one below appears Figure 1 20 3 Disable the shortcut key settings of another application ...

Page 31: ...ViewLog can work with multiple Keyboards OSD panel supported Note The Keyboard also supports controlling any PTZ camera connected to GV Control Center Click Here to see the supported IP cameras You can also find the supported PTZ cameras from Supported PTZ Protocol and Model Appendix DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD 2 1 1 Packing List GV Keyboard x 1 Power Adaptor DC Outpu...

Page 32: ...m Requirement 32 bit Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2008 OS Supported 64 bit Windows 7 Server 2008 System Supported GV Control Center V8 5 or later Note Currently GV Keyboard V3 does not support embedded operating systems ...

Page 33: ... highlighted in the red square in above figure z Section A Yellow POWER LED RX Red RX LED Receive TX Green TX LED Transmit P1 Changes GV Control Center ID P2 Select a PTZ camera to control P3 Configures the Keyboard parameters including password key beep and auto lock period P4 Sets up the PTZ camera settings P5 Displays the firmware version Locks the Keyboard F1 8 Function keys ...

Page 34: ...layers Switches the screen divisions Force all output devices in Advanced I O List of I O Central Panel to be triggered Turns the microphone on off on single view Goes to the previous event Goes to the next event Plays Pauses a video event Rewinds Pauses a video event Moves one frame back Moves one frame forward Stops a video event Sets the starting and ending frames for auto playing Increases pla...

Page 35: ...Out Press the Auto Focus button to select Auto Focus and press this button to decrease the focus on the camera Close Iris Press the Auto Focus button to select Auto Iris and press this button to decrease the aperture on the camera Press the button for 2 sec to switch between Auto Focus and Auto Iris Auto Focus Switch to Auto Focus and press the button again to enable Auto Focus Auto Iris Switch to...

Page 36: ...er 4 RS 485 Port RJ 11 Through the supplied Wall Terminal Block the RS 485 port can connect to up to 16 GV Control Centers For details see 2 3 2 Connecting to Multiple GV Control Centers 5 Terminal Resistance Used in the last daisy chained GV Control Center 6 Reset Resets the Keyboard when it does not respond to commands Note There is no such function of loading default in the Rest button ...

Page 37: ...erminal Block You can also connect multiple Keyboards for different monitors 2 3 1 Connecting to One GV Control Center To connect the Keyboard to one GV Control Center use USB port on the Keyboard Item required for connection z Supplied USB Cable GV Control Center Figure 2 3 Note When you use the USB port on the Keyboard for connection it is not required to connect the Keyboard to a power supply ...

Page 38: ...ns z Supplied RJ 11 Cable z Supplied Wall Terminal Block z Supplied Power Adaptor z RS 485 RS 232 interface converter e g GV NET Card GV NET IO Card GV Hub V2 and GV COM V2 Use the RJ 11 cable to connect between the RS 485 port on the Keyboard and the Wall Terminal Block Then connect the Pin 2 Black wire and Pin 6 White wire of the Wall Terminal Block to the RS 485 S 232 interface converter which ...

Page 39: ...stance limitation the distance between each Keyboard and the GV Control Center must be within 600 meters 1968 5 feet 2 You can only use either USB port or RS 485 port on the Keyboard Don t connect the USB cable on the Keyboard when using RS 485 connection To set up the Keyboard to control multiple GV Control Centers and switch control among these servers see 2 4 2 Setting a Keyboard for Multiple G...

Page 40: ...eyboards can be connected to control 8 assigned monitors for Matrix View and or ViewLog applications in the GV Control Center Items required for connection z Supplied USB Cable z RS 485 RS 232 interface converter e g GV Hub V2 and GV COM V2 Figure 2 5 Note Because RS 485 communication has distance limitation the distance between each Keyboard and the GV Control Center must be within 600 meters 196...

Page 41: ... the background Follow the steps below 1 Run mcamctrl exe from the GV Control Center folder Figure 2 6 2 The Keyboard Joystick dialog box appears Figure 2 7 3 Configure the Keyboard Joystick dialog box A At the top left select CMS for GV Control Center B Choose an ID number C Name the GV Control Center The name will be displayed on the Keyboard D Select the COM port that the Keyboard is connected ...

Page 42: ...d set up the control mode Device 1 8 Select the COM port connecting to the Keyboard Find the COM port number the Keyboard is using in the Ports field of Windows Device Manager Start the service Stop the service F1 F8 Define eight function keys on the Keyboard to control output modules display layout PTZs cameras and etc Print out a label for the eight function keys Note 1 To use the Keyboard to co...

Page 43: ...stant access to many functions follow the steps below 1 Click a function key F1 F8 to be configured If multiple Keyboards are connected first select one from drop down list This dialog box appears Figure 2 8 2 Select a desired function 3 Click OK to finish configuring the function key When the Keyboard service starts and you press a defined function key the camera view will be displayed or the out...

Page 44: ... Labels The Print Memo option allows you to print out the labels for the eight function keys F1 F8 so that you can paste them on the Keyboard for instant reference For details see the same topic in 1 4 1 Setting Function Keys ...

Page 45: ...camctrl exe in each GV Control Center 2 Set up the Keyboard Controller by following step 3 in 2 3 5 Running the Keyboard Controller And you must define a different ID and name on each GV Control Center Figure 2 9 3 You can also set up hot keys for instant access to many functions See 2 4 1 Setting Function Keys 4 Click to start the service The Keyboard is now enabled to control GV Control Center T...

Page 46: ...he GV folder 2 Set up the Keyboard Controller by following step 3 in 2 3 5 Running the Keyboard Controller And you must select all the COM ports that multiple Keyboards are connected with Note Be sure to verify the driver installation of each Keyboard in the Ports field of Windows Device Manager If the driver of any Keyboard is not installed properly select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Dr...

Page 47: ...t a matrix to be controlled using the drop down list Figure 2 11 4 Click each Device tab to define every Keyboard 5 You can also set up hot keys for instant access to many functions See 2 4 1 Setting Function Keys section above 6 Click to start the service Every Keyboard is now enabled to control the designated monitor ...

Page 48: ...ables Disables PTZ camera Preset Go Auto Auto Pan AF Auto Focus and Hide PTZ Panel Camera Scan Enables Disables a rotational display of each channel Using the OSD Menu To change the OSD options with the Keyboard follow the steps below 1 Press the OK Menu button to open the OSD Figure 2 12 2 Use the direction buttons to select a menu you want 3 Press to open the menu 4 Use the direction buttons to ...

Page 49: ...GV Control Center 45 2 2 5 2 The OSD Menu in ViewLog For details see the same topics in 1 6 2 The OSD Menu in ViewLog ...

Page 50: ...ou can connect up to 32 PTZ cameras to the Keyboard directly for PTZ control For supported PTZ protocols and brands see Supported PTZ Protocols and Brands Appendix Figure 3 1 Note A mix of different camera brands together for control is not allowed ...

Page 51: ...Keyboard through RS 485 or RS 422 wiring Items required for connection z Supplied RJ 11 Cable z Supplied Wall Terminal Block z Supplied Power Adaptor Figure 3 2 Note Because RS 485 communication has distance limitation the distance between the Keyboard and PTZ cameras must be within 600 meters 1968 5 feet ...

Page 52: ...d press 5 Press or numeric buttons to set up the PTZ ID and press 6 After the above settings you can press P2 and press or to select a PTZ camera that you want to control Alternatively you can press P2 enter a two digit number and press OK to select a PTZ camera 7 To bring up the OSD menu press To close the OSD menu press the Cancel button Note 1 The number of preset points supported varies among ...

Page 53: ...ease contact your sales representative and send your device back to GeoVision for repair 1 Using the supplied USB cable connect the Keyboard to the local computer 2 Insert the Software CD and select Run Firmware Update Utility This dialog box appears Figure 4 1 3 Select the COM port that the Keyboard is connected 4 Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file img saved at your local compute...

Page 54: ... Wall Terminal Block 3 2 1 4 5 6 1 6 Pin Function 1 PTZ RS 485 2 3 4 5 6 RJ 11 Cable Wall Terminal Block 1 Blue 2 Black 3 Red White6 Yellow5 Green 4 DVR RS 485 PTZ RS 422 PTZ RS 422 PTZ RS 485 DVR RS 485 Figure 5 1 ...

Page 55: ... For details on the PTZ camera setup see 3 2 Setting up PTZ Cameras Function Procedure Getting started Press any key and enter a password The default password is 0000 Changing GV System Control Center ID Press P1 and enter a two digit GV System Control Center ID Changing password 1 Press P3 enter a password and press to browse the options on the LCD display 2 When Password Change appears press and...

Page 56: ...ng GV System Control Center ID Chapter 6 Basic Programming and Operatio Check that the COM port setting in Keyboard Joystick Controller is correct See Step 5 of 1 3 4 Installing USB Drivers If multiple GV Systems GV Control Centers are daisy chained together 1 check connections among GV Systems GV Control Centers and 2 turn on Terminal Resistance to increase frequency response If you are using the...

Page 57: ...Z RS 485 PTZ RS 485 Connection PTZ RS 422 PTZ RS 422 Connects to PTZ cameras RS 485 9 600 bps between the keyboard and GV System GV Control Center Communication RS 485 422 2 400 115 200 bps between the keyboard and PTZ cameras Power DC IN DC 12V 1A Operation temperature 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F Environmental Conditions Humidity 5 95 non condensing Dimensions L x W x H 161 x 300 x 45 mm 6 34 x 11 81 x 1...

Page 58: ...board COP 53 COP 55 DongYang Dynacolor Lilin Messoa D Messoa P Pelco D Pelco P Samsung Sensormatic VIDO Visca Note The GV Keyboard V3 only supports original factory models Other brands of cameras claiming of the same protocol compatibility may not work properly with GV Keyboard V3 GeoVision takes no responsibility of such incompatibility ...

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