DVMS 1600/800 Duplex Getting Started Guide
Document 900.0144 Rev 3.00
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Contents
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Before you begin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Initial installation mandatory steps - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Connect to peripherals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Connect remotely - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Programming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Enter Program mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Exit Program mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
User permissions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Change user passwords - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Change user names and permission levels - - - - - - - - - 6
Clock setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Global system parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Global user preferences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Sequence dwell times for monitor outputs - - - - - - - - 8
Video text display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Transaction text ports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Remote access - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) control - - - - - - - - - - - -10
Storage drive partitions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Calculate disk space required - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
Calculate how many hours the disk will record - - - - - -11
Set drive partitions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11
Timelapse recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Holiday recording times - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13
Event recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Image quality, video loss, and system errors - - - - - - - -14
Point of sale interface - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -14
Motion event recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -15
Text event recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -15
Alarm event recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -16
Stop recording alarm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Pre-event recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -16
Reports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -17
Create a report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
Reset to factory defaults - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -17
Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Start or stop recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19
Live monitoring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -20
Control PTZ cameras - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -20
Search for clips or images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -21
Quick report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -22
Play back the last images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -22
Save (copy) clips to an archive drive - - - - - - - - - -22
Save (copy) images to a VCR - - - - - - - - - - - - - -22
Start sequencing mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -23
View current hard drive capacity - - - - - - - - - - - -24
Hot swap the removable drive - - - - - - - - - - - - -24
Format the archive drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Format the hard drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Reboot (restart) the DVMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Reset passwords - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Upgrade the DVMS firmware - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Contact information - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
About this manual
To make the installation and operation as simple as possible, this
Getting Started Guide has the following sections:
For detailed information, please refer to the DVMS 1600/800
Duplex DVMS Reference Guide on your CD or downloadable from
the Silent Witness web site.
Installation
Describes how to connect the DVMS 1600/800 unit
to local peripherals and to a computer (PC) for
remote operation.
Programming
Covers how to do the initial configuration setup.
Operation
Describes routine daily activities.
