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The installation of your DVX 1000 system consists of connecting the box to
its peripheral equipment (monitor, mouse, and so on). This chapter contains
specific instructions for the following:

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Installing DVX 1000

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Running the MasterControl application for the first time

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Accessing the MasterControl database and changing the SQL
password

Please pay special attention to the cautions and tips throughout the chapter.

Summary of Contents for Dvx 1000

Page 1: ...kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Integral Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual Integral Technologies 9855 Crosspoint Blvd Suite 126 Indianapolis Indiana 462...

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Page 3: ...ion Buttons 13 The Status Bar 14 MasterControl Configuration 15 About the Setup Page 16 Adjusting the Video Display 17 Configuring Hardware 18 Important Note About Day Night Autoswitching Cameras 20 Naming Cameras 21 Configuring Disk Usage 22 Defining MasterControl Users 23 Configuring Motion Detection 29 Understanding Motion Detection 30 Assigning Cameras to Alarms 34 Video Outputs and Touring 37...

Page 4: ...iguring a Dial up Connection 86 Running the RemoteView Software 89 Important Information About Passwords 90 Overview of the RemoteView Screen 91 The Servers Page 92 The Monitor Page 94 The Search Page 100 The Setup Page 105 How RemoteView Admin Changes are Applied 105 The Alarms Page 108 The Schedule Page 109 RemoteView Server Settings 110 Appendix A Plug ins and Utilities 111 Introduction to DVX ...

Page 5: ... solution to cover all your security needs This chapter introduces you to your DVX 1000 system and the structure of this manual Included in this chapter are the following A description of the main parts of your DVX 1000 system An outline of the chapters of this manual Again thank you for choosing a DVX 1000 digital event recorder for your high tech security needs ...

Page 6: ...ple configura tion instructions in this manual can help you set up MasterControl for unattended recording for extended periods RemoteViewTM is an application that allows you to download and view live and recorded video from DVX 1000 over a network or dial up con nection You can also connect to and even configure multiple DVX 1000 systems remotely TheDVXMonitor MotionAlarm andDVXNotify plug ins are...

Page 7: ...l MasterControl Operation explains the primary functions of MasterControl From viewing and capturing video to learning the impor tant scheduling feature this chapter shows you how to actually operate MasterControl for your daily security needs RemoteView describes the RemoteView software including details about downloading live and recorded video from a remote client PC AppendixA Plug ins and Util...

Page 8: ...me or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Caution Caution Caution Caution Caution RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN To reduce risk of electric shock do not remove the cover or back of the DVX 1000 system There are no user serviceable parts inside Re fer servicing to qualified personnel only Caution Caution Caution ...

Page 9: ...he box to its peripheral equipment monitor mouse and so on This chapter contains specific instructions for the following InstallingDVX1000 Running the MasterControl application for the first time Accessing the MasterControl database and changing the SQL password Please pay special attention to the cautions and tips throughout the chapter ...

Page 10: ...uts and two grounds On the MasterControl Alarms tab the inputs are named Board Alarm 1 Board Alarm 2 and so on Connect only to voltages below 42V DC external devices connected to the DVX 1000 system should be in a SELV non energy hazardous circuit 8 Connect your cameras to the rows of BNC connectors J 9 Optional Connect the video output K to an TV or VCR 10 For international use set the input volt...

Page 11: ...t contains fewer camera input connectors J M A B C E G D H J F K L REAR PANEL OF DVX 1000 16 INPUT SYSTEM INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7 INPUT 8 INPUT 9 INPUT 10 INPUT 11 INPUT 12 INPUT 13 INPUT 14 INPUT 15 INPUT 16 OUTPUT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 OUTPUT M A B C E G D H J F K L REAR PANEL OF DVX 1000 4 INPUT SYSTEM ...

Page 12: ...an external converter 7 Connect your cameras to the video input connectors on XMUX2 32 L 8 Connect Aux1 Aux4 M to television monitors VCRs or other analog devices if desired Aux1 is a multi camera output 9 Connect the 26 pin connector of the XMUX2 Cable R to I O Port on XMUX2 32 P 10 Optional Wire the alarms to the trigger block on DVX 1000 H and on XMUX2 32 N Connect only to voltages below 42V DC...

Page 13: ... N P Aux2 Aux3 Alarm Inputs N C C N O G N D Outputs Aux4 Aux1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 M I O Port XMUX2 CABLE INTEGRAL Q R Figure 2 The rear panel of a DVXe XM system and XMUX2 32 unit along with the XMUX2 cable The BNC located under the power supply switch is unused on DVXe XM systems The multi camera analog output is located in theAux1 position on XMUX2 32 Note ...

Page 14: ...ee the Enter Password window enter adminis trator for User and letmein for Password MasterControl then scans for con nected cameras and opens up to the Monitor page Now you are ready to config ure MasterControl for daily use Your DVX 1000 system has some of the same capabilities as a regular personal computer However it is recommended that you do not use your DVX 1000 system for anything other tha...

Page 15: ...on to Windows with Administrator permissions 1 From the C Program Files Integral MasterControl directory run ManageMCDB EXE 2 Click Next twice to view theAdministrator tab see Figure 3 3 UnderAuthorizedAccounts double click the Windows users that should have permission to run MasterControl Users listed with green checks are authorized to run MasterContol whereas users listed with a red X are not a...

Page 16: ... the sa account password for any reason com plete the following steps while logged on to Windows withAdministrator permis sions 1 From the C Program Files Integral MasterControl directory run ManageMCDB EXE 2 Click Next twice to view theAdministrator tab refer to Figure 3 3 Enter the new password and confirm it Close Manage MCDB when fin ished ...

Page 17: ...ay to navigate the program s many features Included in this chapter is basic information about the fol lowing aspects of the user interface The function buttons The operation area The status bar Also in this chapter are brief descriptions of the areas of MasterControl that the function buttons link to Detailed information about these areas can be found in the MasterControl Configuration and Master...

Page 18: ...ra inputs The middle section of the MasterControl screen is reserved for the op eration of the function selected from the top row of buttons This section can include view screens camera buttons list boxes and more depend ing on the function selected At the bottom of the MasterControl screen is a status bar that displays information about the current date and time the current status of each camera ...

Page 19: ...deo is recorded from each camera input Cameras can eas ily be set individually or in groups The Search page allows you to search for and view recorded video Just enter a time period and whether you want to search for all video or for events only The Setup page is the master page for configuring disk us age procedures hardware system users motion masks archiving PTZ and more The Help button allows ...

Page 20: ...Control Operation chapter for an explanation of recording modes and their associated colors The amount of disk space that is full see the Viewing Disk Usage sec tion of the MasterControl Operation chapter for more information The status of MasterControl operation either Live not recording or REC recording An icon tray that allows easy access to the MCNotify log RemoteView Server utilities and any ...

Page 21: ...n of MasterControl as you prepare it for its daily operation In this chapter the following topics are discussed Configuring hardware and disk usage Defining users Security features Configuring motion detection Assigning cameras to alarms Also included is information about adjusting the video display setting OSDs assigning video outputs archiving PTZ and more This chapter is fully illustrated to as...

Page 22: ...lso unavailable if a RemoteView user is connected to the DVX 1000 sys tem withAdministrator permission The Setup page is unavailable if an Administrator is logged on to the DVX 1000 system remotely However a local DVX 1000 user can dis connect a remote Administrator using RemoteView Server See the RemoteView chapter for more information about logging on to a DVX 1000 system remotely Note ...

Page 23: ...to the Setup page and choose the Display tab see Figure 6 First select a camera input button from the bottom of the screen and then adjust the slider bar for each setting You can return to the default for each setting by clicking the Default but ton beside each slider bar or you can return to the default for all settings by click ing theAll Default Values for the Currently Selected Camera button ...

Page 24: ...recording time you can program is limited by the recording rate and image size specified for all cameras set for prealarm recording For example if all cameras configured for prealarm recording are set for a 15KB image size and one frame per second you can divide up to 447 total prealarm seconds among all those cameras The Memory Used field indi cates the percentage of the prealarm memory that is a...

Page 25: ...ring alarm and motion events These options must be selected or deselected on a per camera basis Tip Figure 7 The Hardware tab allows you to configure DVX 1000 to capture video at various frame rates and image sizes You can also configure prealarm and postalarm recording The Maximum frame rate setting is a calculation of the maximum im age capture rate of the hardware divided by the number of conne...

Page 26: ...hen MasterControl will skip its scan during startup and activate all camera inputs you selected To return to having MasterControl scan for cameras during startup deselect Use as the Default Con figuration and then click Accept IMPORTANT NOTEABOUT DAY NIGHT AUTOSWITCHING CAMERAS If you connect a day night camera that automatically switches to black and white during hours of low light you must manua...

Page 27: ...3 and so on with the number referring to the input that the camera is hooked up to The camera s name is limited to 32 characters if you decide to change it However a relatively long camera name may automatically be abbreviated to fit into certain areas of the Monitor and Schedule pages Figure 8 The Camera Detection button calls up the Camera Detection window Use this window to inform MasterControl...

Page 28: ...the next and then back to the first drive after all disks have received a segment of data You can choose which disk drives MasterControl saves data to by selecting or deselecting it from the Enable Drive box Only selected drives are indicated in the bar graph Below the chart is a table that indicates how much free space is on the enabled drives and the average amount of space filled on all disks S...

Page 29: ...cess to DVX 1000 features Supervisor has full access to DVX 1000 features except for user ad ministration remote administration and RemoteView Server User can access only the Monitor Search and Help pages AUser also cannot exit MasterControl Disabled has no access to MasterControl Figure 11 The Users tab allows you to add or delete users and change their permissions It is recommended that you log ...

Page 30: ... s ID from the User Name drop down list make the change and click the Update button Tip MasterControl allows you to log in as a different user without having to exit To do this click the Integral Technologies button in the up per left corner of the screen and click Logon This is useful if you are operating with User permission recommended and you need to exit MasterControl or change information on...

Page 31: ... for and view recorded video from PTZ selects cameras for which the user can control PTZ functions Select a user from the User Name drop down list and then one of the tabs see Figure 12 Then select which cameras the user can view or control depending on the right designated by the selected tab To completely restrict the viewing of video from a camera for the selected user deselect the camera from ...

Page 32: ...n Exit lets you choose to have your system continue in Win dows shut down or restart when you exit MasterControl If you choose Continue in Windows users can access other parts of the system after MasterControl is shut down Restrict User Functionality disables several Windows and MasterControl functions while MasterControl is running Selecting this checkbox and clicking Restrictions opens a window ...

Page 33: ...open pop up menus on icons or the Windows Desktop Hide Taskbar hides the Windows Taskbar applicable only while MasterControl is running Disable Right Click on Taskbar disables the ability to open pop up menus on taskbar buttons or icons Restrictions or groups marked in the Restrictions window with a pound sign apply only while MasterControl is active Restrictions marked with a caret require a rest...

Page 34: ...askbar Start Menu option from the Settings menu on the Start menu and disables the ability to open the Taskbar Proper ties window Hide Documents Menu removes the list of recently opened documents from the Start menu Hide Help Menu removes the Help option from the Start menu Hide Network Items disables the ability to run Network and Dial Up Connections from any location including the Start menu Hid...

Page 35: ...his Schedule On Startup selected on the Schedule page see the MasterControl Operation chapter With this level of security only a user logged in with Administrator permissions can access other areas of the DVX 1000 system If you implement all Windows restrictions using Restrict User Functionality you can access Windows by click ing the Integral Technologies logo logging in as Administrator and dese...

Page 36: ... this smaller image REFERENCEFRAME When recording begins from a camera with motion detection active the first image of video captured becomes the camera s reference frame which fol lowing images are compared to The reference frame is replaced periodically to prevent gradual and inevitable changes such as light levels during sun rise or sunset from being detected as motion The Number of Frames Betw...

Page 37: ...motion to be de tected Setting the PercentageArea smaller than 30 would require zero blocks to change for motion to be detected which means motion would be de tected all the time MASKING BLOCKS Any of the 330 blocks in a frame can be masked Whenever a block is masked it is completely ignored during the block by block comparison A masked block is never counted as one of the blocks that have changed...

Page 38: ...e a motion mask as large or as small as you want and in a virtually unlimited pattern To create a motion mask complete the following steps 1 On the Setup page select the Motion tab see Figure 13 Information on this tab is inaccessible while MasterControl is in recording mode 2 At the bottom of the page click the button for the camera you want to create the mask for Live video from the camera appea...

Page 39: ...ng Sensitivity the pixel value change required for MasterControl to rec ognize motion For example suppose you set a high Sensitivity level If each pixel of video changes only a little bit perhaps if it falls into a dim shadow recording is not triggered Number of Frames Between Reference allows MasterControl to con tinuously create a new reference image to compare future images to For example if a ...

Page 40: ... an alarm input select it from theAlarm drop down list By default alarm input names are based on the alarm input number After you select the alarm input click on its name in the Alarm field and enter a new name No matter what you name the alarm input its location appears in the box below the Alarm field when you select the input Figure 14 The Alarms tab allows you to determine which alarms trigger...

Page 41: ... this option unchecked 5 Set the maximum duration that the selected cameras should record video after an alarm trigger To do this use the up and down arrows in the Duration field the duration is measured in seconds In Alarm mode MasterControl records video until the alarm is returned to its normal state or until the maximum duration is reached whichever occurs first Adu ration of 0 causes recordin...

Page 42: ...g that can occur during that time period for that camera This is an appropriate method for those who do not need to record continuous video or motion events during such time periods Alarms tab When you use the Alarms tab to schedule alarm re cording for a certain time period you can still schedule continu ous or motion recording during that same time period This is appropriate if for example you w...

Page 43: ...ghest priority is displayed until the alarm is cleared Then the camera with the next highest priority that is capturing an alarm event is displayed on the output Motion displays cameras exhibiting motion on the output If multiple cameras exhibit motion simultaneously the camera with the highest pri ority is displayed until motion stops Then the camera with the next high est priority that exhibits ...

Page 44: ...Outputs tab in which case the tour is replaced by alarm or motion video until the trigger or activity ceases To configure a tour click on the tour button next to the drop down list for the output In the Multi View Tour window select the camera or multi camera view that you want to include in the tour and click Add and then select a Tour Interval Each camera or multi camera view is then displayed o...

Page 45: ... configurations To create a multi camera view complete the following steps 1 Select one of the six multi camera configuration buttons This displays a model of the configuration that shows its arrangement of video windows 2 Select a camera from the Camera Name list and drag it to a video window in the configuration model Repeat for each camera that you want dis played in this multi camera view 3 Cl...

Page 46: ...s tab See the MasterControl Operation chapter for more informa tion Note CONFIGURING ONSCREEN DISPLAY ON VIDEO OUTPUTS The OSD tab see Figure 17 allows you to control the text on an external monitor s onscreen display not available when displaying video from a single camera The tab contains a grid that lets you select where a camera s name the date and the time are located on the onscreen display ...

Page 47: ... and Time red 3 Click on the appropriate colored bar and drag it to the desired location on the screen Do not let any of the colored bars overlap 4 If you want all cameras to use this OSD setup click onApply toAll Cam eras Otherwise repeat steps 1 3 for the other cameras 5 Click Apply when you are finished setting the OSDs Note that the OSD set up here is unrelated to the OSD button on the Main ta...

Page 48: ...tant archiving notes ARCHIVE TAB TheArchive tab see Figure 18 is where you choose a drive and the time each day when video should be archived You can also format drives on the Archive tab The top half of the Archive tab contains the following configuration fields and buttons Drive Archive Name lists each drive its name and how full each drive is After formatting a storage drive is automatically as...

Page 49: ...res Auto Archive automatically archives captured video at a preset time every day Manual Archive archives on demand all video captured during any specified period The following sections contain step by step instructions for performing archiving Also see the Searching for Recorded Video section of the MasterControl Op eration chapter for information on searching for archived video ...

Page 50: ...n in the time field next to the Clear Log button 4 Select Enable Auto Archive Every Day All video captured after the time you enable auto archiving is automatically trans mitted to the selected drive at the time you entered view the Status box for cur rent archiving procedure information Video captured before you enable auto archving can never be auto archived it can be archived only manually Afte...

Page 51: ...ive All records found will be archived to the selected drive Even records previously archived to a different drive will be archived to the currently selected drive however records already archived to the currently selected drive will not be re archived during this procedure 5 Click Begin Archive Depending on the size of the date range archiving may take from several minutes to several hours You ca...

Page 52: ...b click Add select an unused drive letter enter the network path to the drive and enter any username or password required to access the drive see Figure 19 The logical drive is then available to the DVX system as an archive medium Figure 19 The Add Drive Mapping window allows you to map a drive for archiving This window is accessible by right clicking the Utilities icon in the icon tray selecting ...

Page 53: ...n archive directory named after the DVX 1000 system is created on that drive When you format the drive only the data in the archive directory is erased Checkboxes next to a drive are used only for auto archiving not for manual archiving or formatting You can perform manual archiving at any time except during an auto archiving session When video is archived it still remains on the DVX 1000 disk unt...

Page 54: ...ra Type from the drop down list in the Camera Settings area Only supported PTZ camera types are listed 4 Select the COM port that the PTZ camera is connected to from the drop down list in the Camera Settings area See the PTZ installation guide to determine which COM port the PTZ camera is connected to 5 Select the camera address from the Address drop down list The address is set directly on the ca...

Page 55: ...the right side using presets from the left side To add a preset to the pattern select the preset in the left list and click Add To remove a preset from the pattern select the preset in the right list and click Remove To reorder a preset in the pattern select it and click Move Up or Move Down A preset can be included in the pattern multiple times 3 Select a delay from 3 to 60 seconds This is the am...

Page 56: ...w the video window see Figure 21 The following RemoteView Server settings are available Enable Data Rate Throttling Selecting this activates the following two data rate throttling settings Max Data Rate Video from the DVX 1000 system is transmitted to re mote client computers at this rate The RemoteView Server icon in the MasterControl icon tray allows you to discon nect users that are logged on t...

Page 57: ...re The following topics are discussed Viewing live video Understanding recording modes Scheduling recording times Searching for and viewing recorded video Exporting images and video The primary focus of the chapter is the Schedule page MasterControl offers several easy scheduling methods to fit your needs A one time configura tion using color coded recording modes can realistically set your record...

Page 58: ...a connections contain a black num ber buttons for unused or inactive inputs are grayed out To display the name of the cameras in the video windows click OSD on the Main tab You can view live video in a single window in four windows configured 2 2 in nine windows configured 3 3 or in 16 windows configured 4 4 To switch to one of these modes click the appropriate button on the Main tab in the lower ...

Page 59: ...c camera input The window now has a white border 2 Click on the appropriate camera input button Video from that input ap pears in the selected window 3 Repeat these steps for each camera input choosing a different window each time 4 To change the location of a camera input that is already displayed select the window you want the camera to be displayed in and then select the camera input number The...

Page 60: ... if a camera is covered or the lens is painted black for example When scene loss occurs the camera indicator for that camera on the status bar displays a flashing question mark VIEWING VIDEO ON EXTERNAL MONITORS MasterControl allows you to view live video on an external monitor as configured on the Outputs and MultiOut tabs on the Setup page see the MasterControl Configuration chapter for more inf...

Page 61: ...ontrol a PTZ camera select its video window and then the PTZ tab see Figure 24 The tab allows you to control the pan tilt zoom functions of the camera by clicking and dragging arrows or the center joystick You can also control focus iris and zoom settings Figure 23 The Outputs tab allows you to manually select a camera for display on an external monitor The example on the right shows the output us...

Page 62: ...u to control the following features of a PTZ camera selected on the Monitor page Figure 25 The PTZ Settings tab on the Monitor page allows you to configure presets on your PTZ cameras The Camera Speed drop down box controls the speed at which functions occur when selected For example if you select Fast the camera will pan quickly when you click and drag an arrow or the joystick Five speeds are ava...

Page 63: ...26 The CoVi tab allows you to select one of the preset ZUPs for display in a video window Tip If you install a mouse with a wheel control you can wheel foward to zoom in and wheel backward to zoom out You can also make any type of mouse function like a joystick by hold ing the Ctrl key and clicking once on the center joystick You can then move the mouse without clicking to point the camera To canc...

Page 64: ...only the most noticeable activity or any slight movements This sensitivity can be adjusted on the Setup page see the Configuring Motion Detection section of the MasterControl Configu ration chapter Free green records video for the entire length of time you specify on the Schedule page For more information about the Alarms tab and special alarm schedules see As signing Cameras to Alarms in the Mast...

Page 65: ...era input 1 on top To view the schedule bars for additional cameras if available use the vertical scroll bar The timelines indicate the recording modes scheduled for each camera on the day indicated in the calen dar Please note that the schedule bars are measured in 24 hour format as follows Midnight Hour 0 6 a m Hour 6 Noon Hour 12 6 p m Hour 18 Midnight of the next day Hour 24 Manually drawing b...

Page 66: ...he box turns green indicating the Free recording mode 3 To adjust the starting and stopping times hover the cursor over the left or right wall of the schedule box you created When the cursor becomes a left right arrow click and drag to the left or right until the box is lined up with the desired time To move the entire box left or right hover over the middle of the schedule box and drag to the lef...

Page 67: ...ll the bars turn red and so on Even when using the quick setup you can individually adjust the boxes after you create them by clicking and dragging their walls you can also change the record ing mode for each box by right clicking and selecting a new mode from the pop up menu When you are finished creating the schedule simply click Apply and then the Record button to activate it This is a quick an...

Page 68: ...e Figure 28 4 ClickApply All weekdays that haven t yet been scheduled or have been scheduled as an ev eryday default should now have the schedule you just created Try clicking on another weekday Unless it s already been given a nondefault schedule it should reflect the new weekday schedule To create a weekend default schedule perform the following steps 1 On the Schedule page click the calendar on...

Page 69: ...st see Figure 28 4 ClickApply All days that haven t yet been scheduled or have been scheduled as another default should now have the schedule you just created Try clicking on another day Unless it s already been given a nondefault schedule it should reflect the new default schedule Tip Another way to create an everyday default is by creating the default schedule right clicking on the calendar and ...

Page 70: ...ction choose Custom from the drop down list and clickApply Now setting a default elsewhere will not affect this sched ule If you want holidays to follow a default schedule you can copy and paste as described in the next section Tip There is an easy way to see whether the currently visible schedule is a weekday weekend or everyday default or a custom schedule At the left side of the screen above th...

Page 71: ...ture is useful if you want to copy a weekend or holiday schedule to an other holiday However if you copy a default schedule to a day it is still consid ered a custom schedule meaning that its schedule will not be changed if the default is changed CHANGING ALL CUSTOM SCHEDULES TO DEFAULT SCHEDULES If you want to change all custom schedules to follow a default schedule perform the following steps 1 ...

Page 72: ...y choose Current Day Only copy the appropri ate default schedule from another day and paste it to the newly cleared schedule Figure 29 The three options in the Clear Schedule list box allow you to clear certain types of schedules or all schedules Tip There are two important features you should activate so that MasterControl will restart in the case it is improperly shut down such as in the event o...

Page 73: ...te this schedule you would perform the following steps PART I Setting the weekday default 1 Go to the Schedule page 2 If you have created any custom schedules that you no longer need go to the Clear Schedule area selectAll Custom Schedules and click Clear 3 Click on any weekday in the calendar 4 Draw schedule boxes to reflect the weekday schedule 5 In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekday Defau...

Page 74: ...tton in the Select Mode area and then click Set All Cameras This quickly sets all cameras to the Alarm mode for the entire day 3 In the Schedule Mode section choose Weekend Default from the drop down list 4 ClickApply Figure 31 This figure illus trates setting the weekend default schedule part II step 3 ...

Page 75: ...rop down list 5 ClickApply Repeat part III for all holidays Although it follows the weekend default the holiday is now a custom schedule If you later change the default weekend schedule the holiday s schedule will not change In that case you must again copy and paste the new weekend default to the holiday After you have set up the weekday weekend and holiday schedules click Record Figure 32 This f...

Page 76: ...type in your entries or you can use the arrows provided to change the numbers in crementally 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 in the To area to enter the stopping date and time for your search period 5 Click the Motion or Alarm boxes if you want to search only for video captured in Motion mode Alarm mode or both You can also select Scene Loss to search specifically for video segments that contain the loss o...

Page 77: ...egment containing all video captured by an individual camera input during the search period Events displays a single result for each one minute period that con tained a motion or alarm event Alarms displays a result for each camera that recorded each alarm event Results contain the alarm name the camera name the type of alarm hard ware or software and the times the alarm was activated and deactiva...

Page 78: ...ect the number of results displayed per page and then use the left and right arrows to view the different pages or select the double left or double right arrows to view the first or last page respectively You can choose from 5 to 500 results per page Tip The Authenticate button on the Search page allows you to verify that a video file has not been changed or tampered with in any way To authenticat...

Page 79: ...ame appears in the view screen 3 In the view screen use the cursor to paint blocks over the areas in which motion events should be played back All other areas will be ig nored in the SmartSearch To remove a block click it once more and then drag the cursor over any other blocks you want to remove To remove all the blocks click Clear Mask 4 Note the Number of Blocks slider bar Its indicator changes...

Page 80: ...vent continue playing the video from that point or click Search again to jump to the next frame that meets the defined parameters SEARCHING FOR ARCHIVED VIDEO USING THE SEARCH PAGE When you run a search any results that include video clips that have been saved to an archive device are listed on the Archive tab on the Search page with one result listed per one minute segment If you click on one of ...

Page 81: ...e of each selected video segment appears in the view screen and the VCR controls rewind play pause frame by frame ad vance and so on are activated below the view screen 2 Use the VCR controls to view the segment of the video that you want to see Below the view screen is a clock that indicates the time that the video was captured When viewing entire segments of Free mode video this clock runs unint...

Page 82: ...segment of video is indicated on the counter by the color white Tip You can digitally zoom into recorded video by placing the cursor over a video playback window and moving the mouse wheel forward and backward To return to the default unzoomed view double click the mouse When playing back video from multiple cameras you might want to use the Full Screen view See the next section for details ...

Page 83: ...the following options see Figure 36 Copy To Clipboard saves the displayed still image to the Windows clip board You can then paste the image in another imaging application Print prints the displayed still image Mark Selection marks only a portion of the displayed video file for export Place the playback indicator at the portion of the video segment that you want to export and then choose Mark Sele...

Page 84: ...the DVX system or double clicking the blue square icon on the MasterControl icon tray To configure Easy Evidence right click the Utilities icon in the MasterControl icon tray and select Easy Evidence Config Enter the following information in the Easy Evidence Configuration window see Figure 37 Copy Destination This is the drive letter and name of the CD RW DVD RW or non local network drive where t...

Page 85: ... exported only if the camera is enabled and recorded video from that input is stored on the system Bookmark the Copied Video This automatically bookmarks the entire range of exported video on the Bookmark tab on the Search page You can then quickly view the video on the Search page by double clicking the bookmark on that tab Begin a Video Copy Immediately when OK is Pressed This begins an export b...

Page 86: ...k space used by the video that meets the search parameters To access the bookmarked search double click the bookmark on the Bookmark tab The search results are then displayed on the rest of the tabs on the Search page If you purge video for a specific date range using the Disk tab bookmarked video in that date range is not deleted However if you perform a full purge all bookmarked video is deleted...

Page 87: ...p page and click the Disk tab Abar graph refer to Figure 10 indicates how much of each disk is full You can also use the Disk tab to purge captured video At the bottom of the Disk tab are two drop down calendars Enter starting and stopping dates all video captured on or between these dates will be deleted select Purge By Date Range and then click the Purge button You can also purge video from all ...

Page 88: ...by the date they occurred the user that performed the action and a description of the action To view all actions performed by a specific user select the user from the User Name drop down list only those users with appli cable log entries are listed You can also limit the number of actions listed on each page changing the Records Per Page value the minimum is 10 To view additional pages of actions ...

Page 89: ... RemoteView and connecting clients and servers Downloading and viewing live video Searching for and viewing recorded video Setting passwords increasing download speed exporting video and more RemoteView is a useful application that is easy to install and operate How ever configuring the remote client and server can be difficult if you do not understand IP addresses network connections and other re...

Page 90: ...gn IP addresses Install the software RemoteView Server is already installed on the DVX 1000 system but you must install RemoteView on the remote client To do this insert the RemoteView CD and choose the RemoteView option If the CD does not auto run manually run SETUP EXE from the CD The most difficult part is connecting the remote client to the server It is recom mended that you let a trained info...

Page 91: ...iew alarm video in RemoteView instantaneously RemoteView Schedule Configuration Page is used to set up recording schedules on the DVX 1000 system Integral Media Player is used to play back individual XPV files the video files recorded by DVX 1000 that you can export to any accessible storage location You can also save bitmaps or print still images using Integral Media Player Transactional Data Int...

Page 92: ...erver to accept incoming connections complete the following steps on the DVX 1000 system 1 Exit MasterControl 2 From the Start menu select Settings Network and Dial Up Connec tions and then Make New Connection 3 If prompted enter your location information and confirm it 4 When the Network Connection Wizard starts click Next 5 SelectAccept Incoming Connections and click Next 6 In the Connection Dev...

Page 93: ...d deselect all other users and click Next 10 Select Internet Protocol TDP IP and click Properties 11 In the Incoming TCP IP Properties window deselectAllow Callers Access to My Local Area Network Then select Specify TCP IP Addresses and enter the following information when finished click OK and then Next From 192 168 0 1 To 192 168 0 10 12 Click Finish Restart the DVX 1000 system The DVX 1000 syst...

Page 94: ...or TCP IP Deselect all other checkboxes 6 ClickOK USING THE DIAL UP CONNECTION To connect to the DVX 1000 system complete the following steps on the client computer 1 Double click the icon for the dial up connection you created in the previ ous procedure 2 Enter the user name and password configured on the server 3 Click Connect Wait for the client computer to connect to the DVX 1000 system See th...

Page 95: ...ke to add a server If you click Yes you are asked to enter the following information see Figure 41 Server Name a name for the DVX 1000 system This name is used only by the client computer on which the name is entered The name can be any combination of numbers letters and symbols IPAddress the TCP IP address of the DVX 1000 system or its com puter name on the network Username a user ID configured o...

Page 96: ...ccess the Setup page in MasterControl you must log on to RemoteView with User permis sions The Setup page is unavailable in MasterControl if anAdministrator is logged on remotely Default Scale the default quality of video displayed for this server Find opens the Find Servers window See The Servers Page for a complete description of this feature After you enter this information click OK to add the ...

Page 97: ... and playback utility Setup a set of tabs used to configure the DVX 1000 system Alarms video windows for the viewing of recent alarm events Schedule a remote scheduling utility These pages are described in the following sections RemoteView contains an additional page if you installed the transac tional data interface and you are connected to a DVX 1000 server with the transactional data server sof...

Page 98: ...pass word every time you try to connect to this server 3 Select a Default Scale level video quality 4 Click OK to add the server to the Servers column Refer to the Running the RemoteView Software section of this chapter for more detail about the Server Configuration window To establish a network connection with a server select the checkbox next to its name in the Servers column If a connection is ...

Page 99: ...ll DVX 1000 systems detected in that IP range are then listed by address Select any system to view configuration and identification information about the system The Timeout setting indicates how long in milliseconds that RemoteView will search for DVX 1000 systems On slower networks you might want to set the Timeout to a higher value Figure 44 The Find Servers window allows you to locate all DVX 1...

Page 100: ...olbar The Monitor page contains the following sections see Figure 45 A toolbar with a choice of 10 video window configurations A tree that lists all cameras on all servers you are currently connected to Video windows organized in the configuration selected from the toolbar Figure 45 This is one of several video window configurations you can display on the Monitor page in RemoteView ...

Page 101: ...ee the following section for details Tip SCALE LEVELS The Scale Level setting increases the image display rate of live video by decreas ing the size of the images as they are downloaded from the server to the client computer Increasing the Scale Level value degrades the quality of the video but reduces the image size thus increasing the rate at which the images can be down loaded To change the Sca...

Page 102: ...electing it on the right and clicking Move Up or Move Down You can remove a view by selecting it on the right and clicking Remove 4 Enter a tour name 5 Select a time interval 6 ClickOK To start a tour select Tours from the Config menu select a tour and click Begin To pause a tour click the Pause button on the Tour bar at the bottom of the screen see Figure 46 this does not freeze video To resume t...

Page 103: ... display windows For ex ample you can select Dbl ClickTarget on a large window and then double click a small window to show its camera on the larger window You can repeat this action on the large window until you deselect Dbl Click Tar get or select that option for a different window The Stop button on the window configuration toolbar freezes live video in all windows To unfreeze the video click t...

Page 104: ... displayed When the playback bar is open you can also print the current image in the video windows by clicking the down arrow and selecting Print Figure 47 The playback bar allows you to view recorded video from multiple cameras PTZ BAR The PTZ bar allows you to control a pan tilt zoom camera the camera must be displayed in the top left video window To use the PTZ controls select PTZ Bar from the ...

Page 105: ...cumentation for details To see the preset camera view at any time do one of the following Click the numbered buttons to see pre sets 1 through 6 Type a preset number and click Shot Otherwise the camera automatically pans to all presets from 1 to 6 and then repeats You can temporarily override the automatic panning at any time by selecting a PTZ control or a preset button Auxiliary This is unused w...

Page 106: ...era tree select all the cameras whose video you want to search If all cameras are left blank RemoteView will search all of them 5 Select the Search Type Normal lists video captured in all recording modes during each hour Alarm Video lists all alarm events that occurred during each hour Alarm Events lists each alarm events separately Motion Events lists each motion event separately Alarm Timeout in...

Page 107: ... of the camera that captured it its size in bytes its number in the sequence of images and the date and time the image was captured 2 You can move the video forward and backward more quickly by drag ging the box on the slider bar right or left You can also click the arrows on the slider bar to view the video image by image or click and hold to watch continuous video Use the VCR buttons to further ...

Page 108: ...on of the MasterControl Operation chapter The Search page also contains an Image Enhancement tab which allows you to control the brightness and contrast during playback of recorded video You can also print the current image in the video window by clicking the down arrow next to the VCR buttons and selecting Print Figure 50 SmartSearch gives greater control over the playback of a video segment ...

Page 109: ... in the view screen 2 Play back the video segment until you locate the image you want to ex port 3 Click Export The Export Video window appears see Figure 51 4 Select an Export Size 5 Select either Bitmap bmp or JPEG jpg in the Save As Type field Choose a location and type a File Name Click Save when you are fin ished The image is now saved in the location you specified Figure 51 The Export Video ...

Page 110: ...ort The Export Video window appears 4 Select an Export Size 5 Select a video type XPress Video xpv AVI File avi or Self Ex tracting Executable exe in the Save As Type field Choose a loca tion type a filename and click Save 6 If you chose AVI enter a Frames Sec rate The video segment is now saved in the location you specified If a video segment is very large you might want to edit it before you exp...

Page 111: ...ied immediately The changes are applied when a one minute file of recorded video is completed on the server which could occur anywhere from 1 to 60 seconds after the changes are implemented in RemoteView In MasterControl the RemoteView Server icon in the icon tray flashes to indicate that changes have been made in RemoteView but have not yet been applied to the DVX 1000 server All changes made to ...

Page 112: ...t a PTZ preset for a camera to pan to upon the occurrence of an alarm SERVER SETUP TAB The Server Setup tab contains four sections pertaining to system maintenance and monitoring see Figure 52 Info a list of DVX 1000 version numbers This includes an overall prod uct version number along with system software and server software ver sion numbers Throttle an option that allows you to limit the bandwi...

Page 113: ...0 system along with the time and date of the connection Click ing Download Log File allows you to save the file locally or elsewhere on the network Server Time a date and time configurator The date you set here be comes the local time for the DVX 1000 system When you change the DVX 1000 date and time click Update to apply them You must select a connected server from the Servers list to view inform...

Page 114: ...click Play the left video window displays the event video while the right video window displays live video from the same camera If there are no alarms currently displayed in the video win dows the next alarm that occurs is automatically displayed along with live video To delete events from the list highlight one or more events and press Delete on the computer keyboard To configure the amount of pr...

Page 115: ...stem THE SCHEDULE PAGE The Schedule page in RemoteView see Figure 54 is nearly identical to the Sched ule page in MasterControl The only difference in RemoteView is the lack of the Auto Run Schedule option For a complete description of this page see the MasterControl Operation chapter in this manual ...

Page 116: ...TINGS The Setup page in MasterControl on the DVX 1000 system allows you to control several RemoteView connection options See the RemoteView Server Settings section of the MasterControl Configuration chapter for more information ...

Page 117: ...Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Plug ins and Utilities Plug ins and Utilities Plug ins and Utilities Plug ins and Utilities Plug ins and Utilities ...

Page 118: ...00 output trigger when a motion event occurs within user defined parameters DVXNotify This plug in sends an email and activates the DVX 1000 out put trigger when certain user defined events occur on the DVX 1000 sys tem These plug ins are described in the following sections If a plug in is installed the MasterControl Plug In Loader icon appears in the MasterControl icon tray see Figure 55 When you...

Page 119: ...if DVXMonitor is enabled MasterControl fails RemoteView Server fails There are several events that can cause the system to trigger the alarm output but do not cause a system restart These events must be selected on the DVXMonitor tab Two of the events that can cause a restart MasterControl and RemoteView failing are also included among the events that can trigger the alarm output Im ages not being...

Page 120: ...elected event occurs The alarm is trig gered for a longer amount of time only if the alarm event duration ex ceeds the minimum latch time ResetAlarm Output forces the trigger to its normal state closed This overrides the Minimum Latch Time Latch Until Forced causes the alarm output to remain activated when a selected event occurs until Reset Alarm Output is selected Alarm Scheduling a schedule of ...

Page 121: ...ed an error in the Windows event log with Disk or NTFS as the source MasterControl is Dead The MasterControl application locked up This also causes a system restart RV Server is Dead The RemoteView Server application locked up This also causes a system restart Disable Logging disables logging to the DVXMonitor log file Maximum Number of Entries limits the number of entries logged to the DVXMonitor...

Page 122: ... MasterControl is started When started an MCPlugin icon is located in the sys tem tray refer to Figure 55 Double click on the icon to reveal the Plugin Proper ties window For each camera that you want the plug in to monitor for motion events complete the following steps you must be logged on to MasterControl with Administrator or Supervisor permissions 1 Open the Plugin Properties window by clicki...

Page 123: ...e camera input Now when a motion event occurs on the selected camera for the specified number of consecutive images the alarm output is triggered for the specified Minimum Latch Time or for the duration of the motion event whichever is longer A camera must be scheduled for motion recording and recording must be activated for MotionAlarm to monitor its input for motion events Figure 59 The MotionAl...

Page 124: ...if the latch time is disabled or if you want to acknowledge an alarm before the latch time expires Disable Latch Time causes the normally open alarm output to latch indefinitely when triggered To deactivate the alarm output click Reset Alarm Output All changes entered on the MotionAlarm tab are applied immediately To close the Plugin Properties window click Done ...

Page 125: ...fer to Figure 58 The output provides a dry contact closure and the circuit is normally open The plug in runs via MCPlugin exe a program that starts automatically when MasterControl is started When started an MCPlugin icon is located in the sys tem tray refer to Figure 55 Double click on the icon to reveal the Plugin Proper ties window and then select the DVXNotify tab see Figure 60 Figure 60 The D...

Page 126: ...ify tab deselect Disable Email Notification 2 Click Add Group Type the name of the group and click OK 3 Click Edit Group This opens the Edit Group window see Figure 61 4 Click SMTP Server Settings to open the SMTP Group Properties win dow Enter a name this will identify the email to recipients and the email address of the server Then enter a mail server that the DVX 1000 system can connect to and ...

Page 127: ...nless seconds required to restart the count of motion images Other Events Select from several other events or actions for DVXNotify to monitor including MasterControl startup or exit sys tem restart recording start or stop and successful or failed login Now you can configure how often and which days email can be sent to each ad dress in the group To do this select the email address in the Email Se...

Page 128: ...ntly Note 2 Select the Interval which is the days of the week that email messages can be sent to the address Options are Daily Monday Friday Mon day Saturday Weekends Sat and Sun and Never Disabled 3 Select the time of day that email can be sent to the address The default time range is the full 24 hours Messages for events that occur outside the selected range are never sent to the address However...

Page 129: ...rm output will be triggered when the selected events occur If the event is shorter than the Minimum Latch Time the alarm output is trig gered for the duration of this setting or until you click Reset Alarm Out put if the event is longer than the Minimum Latch Time the alarm out put is triggered for the duration of the event Alternatively you can se lect Manual Reset Required which requires you to ...

Page 130: ...ed to the camera input Video Scene Loss Select the camera inputs for DVXNotify to moni tor for scene loss which means that the video signal is still present but the camera sees only one consistent color if it is covered or the lens is painted black for example If the Minimum Latch Time equals zero the alarm output is triggered until the camera is returned to normal operation Other Events Select wh...

Page 131: ...idence Configuration win dow The Easy Evidence feature allows you to quickly export a predefined amount of the most recent video to a CD RW DVD RW or network drive by pressing the blue square button on the front of the DVX 1000 system or double clicking the blue square icon in the MasterControl icon tray See the Using Easy Evidence section of the MasterControl Opera tion chapter for details View E...

Page 132: ...o access the drive Network This tab allows you to rename the DVX 1000 system and as sign it to a workgroup You can also select the network adapter change the IP address and keep certain TCP and UDP ports open see Figure 64 Printers This tab allows you to configure Printers using the Windows Add Printer Wizard DUA This tab allows you to select a local update server to update Win dows on a regular i...

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Page 134: ... menu open Programs Accessories and Command Prompt 2 Type the following in Command Prompt pressing Enter at the end net time setsntp sourcecomputer where sourcecomputer is the IP address or computer name of the source or master source computer 3 From the Start menu open Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools and Services 4 Scroll down to Windows Time If the service is already started you MUST...

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Page 136: ...ilable The version number of MasterControl click the Integral Technologies logo in the application to see this number A complete description of the problem including error messages and in structions for re creating the error Peripheral equipment you use with the DVX 1000 system including cam eras cables and so on Send the report to Integral Technologies 9855 Crosspoint Blvd Suite 126 Indianapolis ...

Page 137: ...on or radio receiving antenna and or relocate the compression board and the radio or TV with respect to each other If necessary users should consult the manufac turer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Users may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems which ...

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