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3.  Make sure the cameras you want to add are selected and click 

Apply

. The cameras 

added are now listed in the IP Device List. 

 

 

Status icons available: 

 

Connected 

The camera is connected. 

 

Connecting 

GV-VMS is trying to connect to the camera. 

 

Connection Failed 

Unable to connect to the camera. Place the cursor on the 
red icon to see the error message. 

 

Inactive Camera 

The camera is inactive. Click the checkbox to connect. 

 

Started Monitoring 

The camera is under monitoring. 

 

Pre-Rec Enabled 

Pre-recording is enabled. 

 

4.  To adjust camera settings, click the 

Setup

 button 

 of a camera. Refer to 

5.2 

Configuring Camera Settings 

in the Quick Start Guide for details. 

5.  Close the dialog box by clicking X on the top-right corner. When adding cameras for the 

first time, the cameras will be automatically assigned to the live view grid. 

 

For details, refer to 

IP Camera Setup, 

Chapter 2, 

GV-VMS User's Manual 

(

C:\UserManual

). 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GV-Tower System V2

Page 1: ...tem V2 Rev D This guide is designed to assist the new user in getting immediate results from the GV Tower System V2 Rev D For advanced information on how to use the GV Tower System V2 Rev D please ref...

Page 2: ...ons 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 notic...

Page 3: ...Path 12 4 1 2 Adding IP Video Devices 14 4 1 3 Renaming the Camera 16 4 1 4 Choosing Recording Mode 17 4 1 5 Changing Recording Resolution 18 4 2 Setting Up a Recording Schedule 19 4 3 Playing Back V...

Page 4: ...VMS System V2 Rev D x 1 Key for Hard Disk Safety Lock x 2 Hard Disk Drive Screw x 16 AC Power Cord x 1 Documents Download Guide x 1 1 2 Recommend Hard Drive For system efficiency we recommend the foll...

Page 5: ...3 1 3 Front View Rear View Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No Name No Name 1 3 5 HDD Tray x 4 5 Not Functional 2 Power Button 6 Reset Button 3 Power LED Blue 7 USB 3 2 Gen 1 Port x 2 4 HDD Activity LED Red...

Page 6: ...Name No Name 1 Power Connector 6 USB 3 2 Port x 2 2 Audio Jack x 3 Line In Blue Line Out Front Speaker Out Green Mic In Pink 7 PS 2 keyboard mouse port 3 Not functional 8 DisplayPort x 1 4 USB 2 0 Po...

Page 7: ...twork 3 Connect speakers to the Audio Line Out port 4 Connect the mouse and keyboard to the USB port either USB 2 0 or USB 3 2 port or the PS 2 mouse keyboard port 5 Using the supplied power cord conn...

Page 8: ...trol The optional GV IR Remote Control provides easy control of GV Tower NVR VMS System V2 Rev D Its receiver should be plugged into any USB ports of the system For details see GV IR Remote Control Us...

Page 9: ...ves for video and audio data storage Before recording ensure to install your hard drives Follow the below steps to install the hard drive 1 Press the release latch The drawer handle pops up 2 Pull out...

Page 10: ...ystem V2 Rev D and push the latch until it locks 7 When the Power LED on the drawer shines blue the hard drive is now ready to use To format the hard drive see 3 4 Formatting the Hard Drive in GV Towe...

Page 11: ...tallation The Windows setup is preparing your computer for first use 1 After the Windows starts this setup screen appears Select your language and click Next to continue 2 Select your regional setting...

Page 12: ...hen the above setup process is complete Windows will finalize your settings automatically in the background and restart IMPORTANT In case that you cannot access Windows operating system and restore it...

Page 13: ...screen divisions 9 Access remote applications 3 Select a camera for full screen mode 10 Camera Name 4 Start stop recording 11 Date Time Storage Space 5 Set up recording schedules 12 Status indicators...

Page 14: ...art button click GV NVR and select Hot Swap HDD Tool The MediaMan Tools window appears 2 If a hard drive is already inserted right click it in the MediaMan Tools window select Add for recording and th...

Page 15: ...4 Click OK to automatically configure the hard drive to the recording path 5 In the MediaMan Tools window if the hard drive is successfully added to store data its Status field should display Standby...

Page 16: ...g an IP camera in the system 1 On the main screen click the Configure button select System Configure and click IP Camera Install 2 To automatically add an IP camera on the LAN click Scan Camera To man...

Page 17: ...lution setting on GV IP camera Camera list Select a camera number Port Keep or modify the default video streaming port 10000 Stream Type You may have the option of single or dual streaming depending o...

Page 18: ...should display Connected Click OK For details refer to Hybrid and NVR Solution Chapter 2 GV DVR User s Manual on Software DVD C UserManual 4 1 3 Renaming the Camera 1 Click on the main screen click Sy...

Page 19: ...ure 2 From the Camera Name drop down list select one camera 3 In the Rec Control field select Rec Video and use the drop down list to select Motion Detect Round the Clock or Day Night 4 If you select...

Page 20: ...vidually 1 Click on the main screen click System Configure and select IP Camera Install 2 Right click the camera and select Change Resolution 3 Select the desired video resolution from the drop down l...

Page 21: ...reen and select Schedule Edit 2 Select or enter the Start and End time of the schedule 3 Select day s 4 Select Rec and use the drop down list to select Round the Clock or Motion Detect for recording m...

Page 22: ...me 1 Click on the main screen and select Video Audio Log 2 Select the camera you wish to view 3 Select a date folder from the date tree 4 Select a time from the Video Events list 5 Click to begin play...

Page 23: ...top 11 Frame by Frame Real Time Playback 5 Play 12 Playback Scroll 6 Frame by Frame Forward 13 Audio on off 7 Forward to End Using the Zoom Zoom in Click the Zoom in button and then click on the area...

Page 24: ...er the Start Time and End Time for backup 7 Select the desired camera s for backup The number of video and audio files of each camera is indicated respectively e g Camera 3 39 0 means the camera 3 has...

Page 25: ...23 Playback Controls Open the backup folder run EZViewLog500 exe and then follow the instructions in the Play Back Video section...

Page 26: ...hide volume indicator and set up Object Index Configure Set up camera recording system schedule video processing and I O devices Content List Access live view layout camera list I O device list and P...

Page 27: ...A To add a new folder in the first storage group click the Add button on the right pane and select a folder Each partition can only contain 1 storage folder e g only 1 folder in D drive B To add a ne...

Page 28: ...ears automatically after you launch the system 1 Click Automatic Setup to see the list of IP cameras detected on the LAN 2 The default login information for cameras is admin admin Double click the cam...

Page 29: ...nactive Camera The camera is inactive Click the checkbox to connect Started Monitoring The camera is under monitoring Pre Rec Enabled Pre recording is enabled 4 To adjust camera settings click the Set...

Page 30: ...ttings Click the Setup button of an active camera in the IP Device List Home Toolbar Configure Camera Install In the Video Setting you can change the camera name the display ration and resolution of t...

Page 31: ...bar and selecting Content List 3 Click Layout in the Content List click the Add button and select Add Layout to create a new layout or select Import from Live to import existing layouts from live view...

Page 32: ...s You can scroll the mouse to zoom in and out on the timeline 7 Use the playback control buttons to play back recordings Place the cursor on the buttons to see the name of the function For details ref...

Page 33: ...iles using Hard Disk CD DVD BD or OS Burning The supported software for burning to CD DVD BD is Nero Burning Rom version 9 or before 4 To include the ViewLog player to the backup files select Include...

Page 34: ...rding files saved on the GV Tower NVR VMS System V2 Rev D since it only reformats the partition C and all your files are still stored on other partitions 1 Remove or turn off the power of any connecte...

Page 35: ...tition you want to recover click Start Restore and click Yes when the following message appears to start restoring 8 Once the restoration is complete click Finish to leave the recovery system and rest...

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