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Digital Video Security System Start Up Guide

 

 

 
 

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3.3.11 Video 

Playback   

To replay previously captured video, use Digital Video Security System’s convenient Video 

Playback feature.  From the main window, select the 

 Video Playback icon.  The 

following window will open:  

 

 

 

On the left-hand side of the window, you will see a listing of all video files stored in your 
default directory. (For more details on Configuring your default video directory, refer to 
Configuration in the Reference section of the Help menu) To view the video capture, 
double-click on the video of your choice.  Video is played in the right-hand panel of the 
Video Playback window, using the embedded Window Media Player. 

 

 

 

When the video listing is in Detail mode, it automatically lists the date, 
start and stop times, and Local Video Surveillance camera that recorded 
the video. 

 

For more details on Video Playback and navigating the Windows Media Player, please 
refer to Video Playback in the Reference section of the Help menu.

Summary of Contents for DVM2050

Page 1: ...INTERNET VIDEO SECURITY MONITORING OWNER S MANUAL Document Version 1 20 145 Application Version 1 20 145 06 04...

Page 2: ...software upon installation Note This document is designed as a Starter s Guide For a more complete Digital Video Security System manual please print it from the Help menu Under the copyright laws neit...

Page 3: ...2 2 2 Connecting the Hardware 2 2 3 Setting Up Installing Your Video security Camera 2 2 4 Connecting your PC to a DVR using the Video Grabber 16 2 5 To Uninstall 2 3 Tutorial 2 3 1 Launching the App...

Page 4: ...emotely 2 3 3 11 Video Playback 2 3 3 12 Additional information on remotely connection viewing How to setup the local system 2 How to test a Remote IP connection 2 How to update the DVS software 2 How...

Page 5: ...devices to control lighting and other features available with X10 compatible systems Schedule Events Schedule video recording e mail notification X10 Home Automation and more based on a user defined...

Page 6: ...omment represents a feature or aspect of the Digital Video Security System that is particularly beneficial to the user Text in this note is italicized and bold This type of comment represents informat...

Page 7: ...DVM2051 A DO NOT PLUG THE VIDEO GRABBER INTO THE USB PORT OF YOUR COMPUTER YOU MUST FIRST RUN THE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE 1 4 Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the Digital...

Page 8: ...re available for technical support Type Contact Hours On line Support Please visit our website at www strategicvista com for free technical information anytime and weekly updates to the most frequentl...

Page 9: ...measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increases the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to switch the rec...

Page 10: ...or all Windows systems supported DO NOT PLUG THE VIDEO GRABBER INTO THE USB PORT OF YOUR COMPUTER YOU MUST FIRST RUN THE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE 2 1 Installing the Software Application To install the Di...

Page 11: ...ialog which will guide you through the installation process YOU MUST ACCEPT THE LICENSE AGREEMENT PANEL OR THE INSTALLATION WILL NOT CONTINUE The next two panels will require you to accept the license...

Page 12: ...g the installation process If this happens let the installation software proceed It is automatically configuring your Windows environment to determine what it needs to install in order for the Digital...

Page 13: ...tion automatically installs Windows Media Player 9 Series if it is not already on your system The Digital Video Security System is based on a Widows Media platform and WM9 offers improved streaming au...

Page 14: ...eatures of DirectX please refer to the following link http www microsoft com windows directx default aspx An advantage of having a Windows Media platform is that Windows Media software is constantly b...

Page 15: ...ss for the Digital Video Security System application software will resume When the installation is completed you will see the following window Once the installation of the Digital Video Security Syste...

Page 16: ...Video Grabber to the USB port on your computer using the supplied cable The Video Grabber is designed as a Plug and Play device The Windows device manager will automatically finds and recognizes the V...

Page 17: ...both the Audio and Video Drivers Select the CD ROM drive The New Hardware Wizard will locate the Drivers on the software CD The Audio and Video Drivers with both install sequentially one after the ot...

Page 18: ...EING DETECTED TRY UNPLUGGING AND REPLUGGING THE USB DEVICE OR RESTART YOUR PC SINCE DRIVERS ARE INSTALLED IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RESTART YOUR SYSTEM EVEN IF THE INSTALLATION DOES NOT REQUIRE IT PRIOR TO...

Page 19: ...oring system in minutes Continue to the next chapter and you will be watching video in another couple of minutes 2 4 Connecting your PC to a DVR Digital Video Recorder using the supplied Video Grabber...

Page 20: ...emove Program options in the Control Panel of Windows Click on the DVM System item to uninstall the main Digital Video Security System application The Digital Video Security System Uninstall program w...

Page 21: ...nitor how the cash register is closed down for the day Check on your store at random during the day from your home office Ensure that there are no intruders after business hours You can use the Digita...

Page 22: ...d in the main Digital Video Security System window By default the layout is designed to fit an 800 x 600 pixel screen Whether you maintain the default layout or modify it to one that better suits your...

Page 23: ...s already been created for you Please refer to the next two sections for instructions on Opening Connections and Viewing Video Locally However before proceeding it is important to practice setting up...

Page 24: ...ave the Login information fields blank Select OK and the new connection is added It is that simple You will see your new connection listed in the Connections window as shown below Login information is...

Page 25: ...ystem allows you to schedule events or alarms A scheduled event is when you pre set a specified date and time For example if you want to record a picture every day at 9 00am you would schedule this ev...

Page 26: ...is lets you preview what will be transmitted remotely and enables you to adjust your camera appropriately for both local and remote viewing To stop the video camera from displaying in the window simpl...

Page 27: ...it is defaulted to OFF click on the icon and select the Motion Detection Setting as Active The screen will blink with a Yellow color when motion is detected Active You have the option to have motion...

Page 28: ...larm for Motion Detection click on the New Alarm icon in the Local Video Surveillance window The Motion Detection Alarm dialog will open as shown in the following screen DVM already has Record Video a...

Page 29: ...ase we will select the nighttime hours when the store is closed To change the times position your mouse in the hours minutes or AM PM field and use the up or down arrows to scroll to your desired sett...

Page 30: ...urrences of the same type of action This section of the tutorial reviews setting up one of each possible action Digital Monitoring System executes alarm actions simultaneously This means for example t...

Page 31: ...e the following dialog As with most e mail systems enter the address and fill in the subject and message fields However before testing or applying the Email Action you must first configure your Email...

Page 32: ...immediately send the e mail to the selected address so you can ensure it will be sent to the correct recipient in the case of an alarm All of the Action dialogs give you the option of testing your set...

Page 33: ...rief summary of the action so that you can easily identify it 3 3 6 2 Dial a Telephone or Pager To add an action that places an automated call to a telephone or pager as a result of motion detection s...

Page 34: ...ond to the numbers on the phone keypad i e 0 through 9 DTMF stands for Dual Tone Multi Frequency To ensure that the call goes where you intended use the Test feature This will place an immediate call...

Page 35: ...ions region of the Motion Detection Alarm window 3 3 6 3 Play Audio File The audio alarm allows you to be alerted by an audio sound when motion is detected at the camera s location The audio sound wil...

Page 36: ...at can serve as your audio alarm Press OK You have now established that in the event of motion detection during the hours of 9 00 PM and 8 00 AM during the week four actions will take place A 20 secon...

Page 37: ...t affiliated in any way with X 10 You will need to contact X 10 directly to purchase the Firecracker and other X 10 devices In order to use the X 10 capabilities you need to purchase a CM17A X 10 wire...

Page 38: ...ng that you have accurately entered the Codes you desired Press OK You have now established that in the event of motion detection during the hours of 9 00 PM and 8 00 AM during the week five actions w...

Page 39: ...Weeknights alarm icon 3 3 7 Adding Scheduled Events Let us now focus on the events that you may choose to schedule on a regular basis A Scheduled Event is a set of actions that are designated to occu...

Page 40: ...us walk through the two examples mentioned above which are setting the lighting at a pre designated time and recording the cash register every evening 3 3 7 1 Open Scheduled Event Dialog From the Loca...

Page 41: ...in a descriptive label ours reads Turn Off Lights Enter 10 00 PM in the Scheduled Time field by positioning your mouse in the hours minutes or AM PM field and using the up or down arrows to scroll to...

Page 42: ...vice Codes that in combination identify all of the lights in the store You may either input the code values using your keyboard or select the desired value from the drop down boxes to the right of eac...

Page 43: ...ed that every night at 10 00 PM all of the lights in the store will be turned off Press OK on the Scheduled Event Window to save these settings As shown below the Local Video Surveillance window will...

Page 44: ...Video Surveillance window shown above select the Schedule Event icon When the Schedule Event window opens enter the following information Event Label Cash Register Closing Scheduled Time 9 00 PM Sched...

Page 45: ...When the Video Record Action dialog opens input the following information Duration 20 seconds Continuous Record unchecked The Video Record Action Dialog will look like this Running Test will immediat...

Page 46: ...curity System will record a 20 second segment of video and store it for future reference The Schedule Event window will appear as follows Select OK to close the Schedule Event window Your Local Video...

Page 47: ...view the local video camera as described in the next section 3 3 9 Setting up a Remote Surveillance Connection In order for you to set up a remote location you must have the DVM software loaded on bot...

Page 48: ...re from a remote location you will find a dialog stating that No Video Device is detected This message appears because the same software CD is used for both Local and for Remote applications Simply cl...

Page 49: ...puters IP address go to the menu bar and select help From the drop down menu select About Digital Video Security System Your IP address will be shown Press OK That s it Your Remote Surveillance Connec...

Page 50: ...y camera footage live press the Connect Icon The video will play in the right side of the Remote Surveillance Window first allow for 100 Buffering and then wait about 10 15 seconds for the streaming v...

Page 51: ...on Configuring your default video directory refer to Configuration in the Reference section of the Help menu To view the video capture double click on the video of your choice Video is played in the...

Page 52: ...ows XP NOTE In order for one computer to connect to another both computers must have access to the Internet Key Terms Local host System The PC that has the physical camera attached Remote System The P...

Page 53: ...posted a If this is the first time that you are running the DVS software follow the setup instructions on how to install and setup the camera and the software b If you have had the system up and runni...

Page 54: ...ct to another both computers must have broadband access to the Internet 10 There are currently two possible ways for you to connect a remote site to the local host system a Fixed IP address b Yellow P...

Page 55: ...the section titled How to test a Remote IP below To setup a Yellow Pages entry You must be connected to the Internet to compete the following steps i From within the DVS software click on File and th...

Page 56: ...h the label name in the Yellow Pages is up to the individual user If you choose to accept the default setting and leave the Publish Label item checked then every DVS Yellow Page users will be able to...

Page 57: ...connect via IP to the local host system Once again we have provided a tutorial on how to setup a remote station in the Help Topics that is provided with the DVS software To access it click on Help Hel...

Page 58: ...read step 10 above and the Broadcast Local Surveillance section on Help for the differences on Fixed IP and Yellow Pages 17 If you select Remote Fixed IP enter the IP address of the local host site O...

Page 59: ...Digital Video Security System Start Up Guide 56 19 The Browse Yellow Pages dialog box will appear Scroll down until you find your entry Click OK...

Page 60: ...em or the remote system is connected to the Internet via a slow broadband or dial up connection please read the section on Advanced Connection settings below 21 Click on OK 22 You are now back at the...

Page 61: ...o the local host system for a few seconds and then disconnects he problem is usually the connection speed setting on the local host system Read the Advanced Connection Settings section later in this d...

Page 62: ...nfo as follows l On the local host system in the Digital Video Monitor System DVS software click on Help About Digital Video Security System ll In the About Digital Video Security window you will see...

Page 63: ...e IP address on your computer falls into the Auto IP range it means that your computer is not properly connected to any network Auto IP 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 If either of your computers the loca...

Page 64: ...ic firewall features section later in this document NOTE IP Addressing and IP connectivity issues can be very technical and complicated If you are unsure or are having problems testing a ping between...

Page 65: ...is Internet ready and the video from the local host site can be transmitted over the internet to a remote system As you read above there are two methods provided to enable this connection Remote Fixed...

Page 66: ...Security System Start Up Guide 63 ii From the drop down menu select Edit Connection iii The Connection dialog box will open iv Click on the Advanced button v The Advanced Connection Information dialog...

Page 67: ...have setup the local host system started the Main Camera or if you created a different connection on the local host system and have started the remote entry in the Connection window on the remote syst...

Page 68: ...uide 65 ii From the drop down menu select Edit Connection iii The Connection dialog box will open iv Click on the Advanced button v The Advanced Connection Information dialog box will open v Click on...

Page 69: ...mote video connection It is important to note that this method will NOT use the DVS software and therefore will NOT allow you access to any of the features provided by the DVS software This is just fo...

Page 70: ...ill attempt to connect to the local host system vi Once again this connection is not utilizing any of the advanced features available in the DVS software including the bandwidth optimization Troublesh...

Page 71: ...ystem does not connect to the local host system and you see that not only does the Connect button remain blue and the Disconnect button is grey but at the bottom of the Windows Media Player window is...

Page 72: ...0 Windows XP Video Card Any VGA Compatible Video Card Display 800 x 600 VGA Sound Card Built into Color Camera with DVM2101 A DVM2051 A Built in sound Card to most computers Disk Space 40 MB available...

Page 73: ...supplied Operating Temperature 10 c to 45 c 14 F to 113 F ALWAYS USE DISCRETION WHEN INSTALLING VIDEO AND AUDIO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS PRECEIVED PRIVACY INQUIRE REGARDING FEDE...

Page 74: ...Security System will stream video from this location to the internet thus it is sometimes referred to as the host computer Local TCP IP Host A Local TCP IP Host is the computer that is hosting a camer...

Page 75: ...l Support Please email your queries to us at support strategicvista com If you are experiencing a technical problem you can also send the configuration file to us for assistance Allow 24 Hours Mon Fri...

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