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If the connection was not made properly, the network disconnection log is displayed (only for devices 
registered on the recording service).  Refer to 

Appendix – Network Disconnection Log

 (p. 143) for details. 

 

Report Toolbar 

 
The toolbar at the bottom of the panel allows you to search for the desired log entries. 
 

 

 

 From

To

: Set up the date and time of the log entry to search.  Enter a specific date and time or select 

First

 or 

Last

.  Clicking the 

1 Hour

6 Hour

Today

3 Day

 or 

1 Week

 button adjusts the time interval 

between 

From

 and 

To

.  Selecting 

First

 or 

Last

 searches log entries from the first or to the last. 

 

 (Condition): Selects a log type to search. 

 

 (Search): Starts searching log entries based on search conditions. 

 

 (Full Screen): Displays the Report panel in full-screen format. 

 

 (Export): Exports the searched log entries as a text file (.txt) or a CSV file (.csv).  System and service 

log entries can also be exported as an encrypted HTML file (.html) which will ask you to enter a password 
to view the file. 

 

 (Print): Prints the searched log entries. 

 More

: Displays more results. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for PNVR32-RMT

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Page 3: ...NERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSL...

Page 4: ...icing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 14 Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipmen...

Page 5: ...ng Recorded Video 18 Chapter 3 System Overview 19 3 1 Service Manager 19 Menu 19 Status Display 20 Service Database Backup Restore 21 Cascade 22 3 2 Setup 24 Service 24 Device 25 User 27 Recording Schedule 27 Event Management 28 3 3 Client 29 Menu 31 Site List 32 Panel 33 Menu Preference Settings 34 Chapter 4 Live Video Monitoring 41 4 1 Monitoring Video 41 Layout Monitoring 43 Layout Sequence Mon...

Page 6: ... Event Handling 81 7 1 Handling a Monitoring Event 81 Monitoring Video 81 Playing Video 82 7 2 Handling Event Recorded Video 83 Chapter 8 Device Status Monitoring 85 8 1 Health Monitoring 85 8 2 Device Check 86 8 3 Status Monitoring 87 Chapter 9 Log Search 89 Chapter 10 Streaming 91 Chapter 11 Device Management 93 11 1 Registering Devices 94 11 2 Managing Devices 98 Editing Device Information 99 C...

Page 7: ...27 15 2 Setting up Map 128 Chapter 16 Controlling With a Network Keyboard 131 16 1 Registering 131 16 2 Connecting 132 16 3 Operating 132 16 4 Network Keyboard Buttons 134 Chapter 17 Remote Monitoring 137 17 1 Installation 137 17 2 Uninstall 139 Appendix 141 Schedule Setup Examples of Event Recording Mode 141 OSD Information 143 Network Disconnection Log 143 Troubleshooting 144 Specification 147 I...

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Page 9: ...database file system The following are supported only for DVRs Playback of video recorded in DVRs Remote control of panic recording Number of devices that can be registered and channels that can be recorded and streamed Registration Maximum of 1 024 devices including devices which do not use the SiRiS protocol The devices which do not use the SiRiS protocol can be registered up to the maximum numb...

Page 10: ...e CD OpenSourceGuide OpenSourceGuide pdf or as a printed document included along with this document 1 2 System Diagram 1 3 Rear Panel Power In Connect a power cord USB Port Connect USB devices Network RJ 45 Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ 45 jack Refer to 2 2 System Setting p 10 for details about network setting Audio In mic Connect a microphone This is for two way audio communication Audio Out Li...

Page 11: ...r off the system Power LED Is lit when the unit is turned on HDD LED Flickers when the unit accesses to the hard disk drive DVD RW Used to save the recorded data on the CD RW or DVD RW media USB Port Connects the USB devices NOTE Windows may not operate properly when using the USB connectors on the front panel of the unit depending on the model type of the USB device In this case connect the USB d...

Page 12: ...ram Select the Administration Service in the service list 2 Click Option menu and select Update Package and then select Update Service tab Check the Use box and enter the IP address and port number of the update server Update Service Installation System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Vista Home Standard Business Ultimate Enterprise Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Profes...

Page 13: ...up folder of the software CD NOTE The User Account Control window might appear when using the Microsoft Windows Vista or later operating system Click Allow and install the software following the instructions 3 Select the language in which to run the program and then click OK NOTES To properly display the selected language your PC s operating system should be set to support the selected language To...

Page 14: ...stalled automatically and it may take some time This installation step will be skipped if the programs are already installed on your computer 7 When the following screen appears click the Close button to complete the installation Upgrade 1 Go to the Start Menu in the update server Click SiRiS Run the Update Manager program ...

Page 15: ... of the upgrade installation file Click the OK button 3 Click the Update button at the bottom of the Update Manager screen For a Client system with no SiRiS service program installed clicking the Update button upgrades the Client program For the NVR system connects to the update service periodically and automatically upgrades if necessary 1 6 Tuning On Off the System Pressing the power button on t...

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Page 17: ... to enter the name instead of the IP address of the NVR system when entering Service Address The name you enter should be the same as the name registered on the DVRNS server Refer to 2 2 System Setting DVRNS p 12 for details about the DVRNS function User ID Password Enter your user ID and password The default user ID is admin and default password is 12345678 You can change the user ID and password...

Page 18: ...g in to the NVR system and click SiRiS Service Manager from the System menu at the top left corner of the screen 2 2 System Setting Run the Setup program and set up the NVR system Click the System Setup button to display the system setup screen ...

Page 19: ... configured for a DHCP network it is best to use the DVRNS function because the NVR system s IP address might change frequently See DVRNS below for details about the DVRNS function DNS Server Enter the IP address of the DNS server If you set up the DNS server the domain name of the server can be used instead of the IP address during the DVRNS or time server setup Ask your Internet service provider...

Page 20: ...ss For the DVRNS function to work properly the NVR system should be registered on the DVRNS server When LAN settings are changed set up the DVRNS settings after saving your LAN changes by clicking the OK button You will need to get the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server from your network administrator You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you set up the DNS server during ...

Page 21: ...er authentication Sender Enter the sender s email address Email Test Click the button to test if the SMTP server information is correct Notification service connection Sends an email to the recipients below when any services are disconnected from the administration service Clicking the button at the bottom allows you to enter email addresses of the recipients 2 3 Registering Devices You must regis...

Page 22: ...he device uses the ONVIFTM Conformance protocol it is recommended that the device not be networked via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol If the device is networked via DHCP connection to the device may not be made properly depending on changes in the external network environment IP Address Allows you to enter the IP address of a device You can search more than one device at a time by enteri...

Page 23: ...twork video devices The device is registered on the recording service and the recording service performs recording according to a recording schedule The channel number of the recording service indicates the maximum number of cameras that can be registered and the name indicates the name of a recording service which was set during the Service menu setup When selecting the Do not record option the S...

Page 24: ... window appears Name Enter the device group name Location Select an upper group to which the device group will belong Select Devices Below Selected Device List Check the box beside cameras in the left panel and the selected cameras are added to the right panel Clicking the OK button completes the device group registration 5 Check that the device was added to the device group correctly Click Device...

Page 25: ...ab on the tab panel Select a site to connect to from the Site list and drag and drop it on the Live screen Live video from the selected site is displayed on the screen Refer to Chapter 4 Live Video Monitoring p 41 for details 2 5 Recording Run the Setup program Select the Recording Schedule menu and set up the recording schedule following the procedures below Refer to 5 1 Setting up Recording Sche...

Page 26: ...Preset or allows you to edit the selected Preset settings Clicking the OK button applies the settings 2 6 Playing Recorded Video 1 Check that the devices were added to a device group in the Site list 2 Click the Play or DVR Search tab on the tab panel Select a site to connect to from the Site list and drag and drop it on the Play or DVR Search screen Recorded video from the selected site is displa...

Page 27: ...g in to the NVR system Refer to 2 1 Connecting Login p 9 for details about the login Go to the System Menu Click SiRiS Service Manager Run the SiRiS Service Manager program Menu Allows you to control the operation of the services or display the system log Status Display Displays the status of services Menu Option Server Option You can change the Watchdog setting Timeout Min Set up the waiting time...

Page 28: ...ystem log Setting up the time range of the log and clicking the Search button displays the log information Selecting First displays from the oldest log entries regardless of date Selecting Last displays to the newest log entries regardless of date Status Display Service Displays the list of services supported by the NVR system Administration Service Manages information of services devices users an...

Page 29: ...le in the USB storage device Service Database Restore button allows you to apply the saved setting values to the current NVR system Run the SiRiS Setup program Service Database Backup Click the Service Database Backup button Enter the name of the setup file to save the current setting values When saving is complete the list of Services is displayed Service Database Restore Click the Service Databa...

Page 30: ... file will be applied automatically Click the Import button at the bottom The SiRiS Setup program restarts after applying is complete NOTE This is not supported in the following cases When the software version of the services to the right of the icon is later than that of the services to the left of the icon When the type of the services to the left and right of the icon differs Cascade If you use...

Page 31: ...re all reset and you have to check all settings and set up again If necessary write down the current device related settings and save it in a separate place before setting the slave NVR system Master Slave Select Slave This NVR system is registered on the master NVR system and it allows you to watch or search video of this NVR system in the master NVR system Master Enter the IP address and port nu...

Page 32: ...users or user groups Refer to User p 27 for details Recording Schedule Allows you to set up recording schedules Refer to Recording Schedule p 27 for details Event Management Allows you to set up event management schedules Refer to Event Management p 28 for details System Setup Sets up the NVR system Refer to 2 2 System Setting p 10 for details NOTE An alert message is displayed at the bottom of th...

Page 33: ...3 1 Service Manager Cascade p 22 for details Service List Displays list of services supported in the SiRiS program Clicking the arrow button beside each service displays the list and information about services registered in the SiRiS program Address Displays the IP address and port number Status Displays the connection status Incremental Search Allows you to search for a service registered in the ...

Page 34: ...ame displays the status of video in alarm in out and audio in out supported by the device Record During Time Lapse recording or Event Based recording Panic During Instant recording Idle Ready to record Incremental Search Allows you to search for a device or site registered in each group Selecting a group in the Site panel and entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to b...

Page 35: ...nel Displays the list and information about users registered in each group Incremental Search Allows you to search for a user registered in each group Selecting a group in the Group Panel and entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to be displayed Search results are displayed immediately as matching text is found within the selected group As you enter more text the resu...

Page 36: ...ing up Recording Schedule p 57 for details Schedule Table Displays the current recording schedule by day or week Clicking the button displays the today s recording table Clicking the button displays a calendar Incremental Search Allows you to search for a registered schedule Entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to be displayed Search results are displayed immediately...

Page 37: ...day s event management table Clicking the button displays a calendar Incremental Search Allows you to search for a registered schedule Entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to be displayed Search results are displayed immediately as matching text is found within the registered schedule As you enter more text the results narrow 3 3 Client The SiRiS Client program runs ...

Page 38: ...edule p 115 for details Event related functions may not be supported depending on the protocol that the device uses and device model supported protocols SiRiS protocol some versions of the Axis Panasonic WV DG ONVIFTM Conformance protocols Ask your dealer or distributor for details Live Popup List Displays the list of live popup screens currently displayed on the monitor Refer to 14 2 Managing Eve...

Page 39: ... Upgrade p 3 for details Login Logout Exit Logs in logs out or exits the SiRiS Client program Shutdown Turns off the NVR system View Save to User Layout Saves the current screen format Full Screen Displays the selected Live or Play panel in full screen format Full Screen Toolbar Displays the selected Live or Play panel in full screen format with a panel toolbar Screen Format Allows you to change t...

Page 40: ...All Devices Displays the list of devices registered on the NVR system Clicking a device in the list and dragging and dropping it in the desired location on the screen allows you to monitor video from the cameras connected to the device or to play back recorded video from the cameras This is supported only for the users in the Administrator group Device Group Displays the list of registered device ...

Page 41: ...selecting an event in the event list and then clicking the right mouse button allows you to play back event recorded video and event associated video in the play screen Refer to Chapter 6 Recorded Video Playback Exportation p 69 for details Event History Displays log entries of events displayed on the Event Manager panel Refer to Chapter 14 Event Management p 115 for details Report Displays log en...

Page 42: ...splaying hiding a site list in the floating panel Clicking the right mouse button in the camera screen of the panel and selecting the Remote Site Panel from the screen menu displays or hides a site list in the floating panel This is supported for not every panel Menu Preference Settings You can set the basic settings of the Client program to meet your preferences Go to the System Menu Click Prefer...

Page 43: ...epending on the screen size See below about OSD information Camera Title Displays the camera name set in the SiRiS program Title Bar Separates the title display area from an image display area at the top Status Icon Displays status OSD Red During Time Lapse or Event Based recording Orange During Instant recording Purple In the PTZ mode In the camera sequence mode In the zoom mode In the two way au...

Page 44: ...ck Draw Video Analytics Actual Size x1 Displays images in their original size Color Space Select the color space standard to display video on the screen The color quality or display performance of video might be affected depending on the color space standard selected Deinterlacing Enhances image display quality of interlaced video on the screen by eliminating horizontal scan lines or noise in area...

Page 45: ...mber of results displayed on the list Set up the number of log entries to be displayed at once in the case of Device Log maximum 100 logs at once regardless of the setting Update Interval Set up the status update interval in the Device Check panel Instant Event Time Range Set up the length of time for an event notification to be displayed in the Instant Event List after notification of the event d...

Page 46: ... NVR system A message will be displayed on the camera screen when no video frame is transferred during the period Disconnection Message Allows you to change the text of the screen message which is displayed when a device is disconnected Click the Setup button check the box beside each message and change the text RTP Incoming Port Range Set up the port range if a device which transmits images using...

Page 47: ...l Set up the duration for video to be displayed on the map event spot screen Minimum monitoring dwell Set up the event monitoring dwell time for the current event when other events are detected while event detected video is displayed Video from other events is displayed after the preset time expires Instant Viewer Set up the duration for the instant view to be displayed Instant Viewer is displayed...

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Page 49: ...e list and drag and drop it on the Live screen Live video from each camera is displayed on the screen You can move a camera screen to the desired location on the Live screen without disconnecting the current connection while monitoring video Select a camera screen and drag and drop it on the desired location NOTE The system performance might seriously deteriorate when simultaneously monitoring or ...

Page 50: ...ot screen is surrounded by a red outline 1 Select a camera screen to set up as a hotspot screen on the current monitoring screen 2 Click the Hotspot button on the toolbar at the bottom of the Live panel and the current connection in the selected camera screen is released The hotspot screen is surrounded by a red outline 3 Select any camera on the screen Video from the selected camera is displayed ...

Page 51: ...surrounded by a gray outline 3 When an event is detected video from the event detected is displayed on the map event spot screen Map CAM3 An event is detected Layout Monitoring You can monitor video from multiple cameras in a predefined layout A layout should be registered on the NVR system for layout monitoring Refer to the following explanation for details about layout registration NOTE A layout...

Page 52: ...ed camera screen of the layout screen Remove Selecting a camera screen in the layout screen and clicking this button deletes the camera assigned to the camera screen from the layout screen Hotspot Selecting a camera screen in the layout screen and clicking this button sets up the camera screen as a hotspot screen Event Spot Selecting a camera screen in the layout screen and clicking the button set...

Page 53: ... button of the toolbar at the bottom of the panel stops or starts the layout sequence Example Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout Sequence Registering Layout Sequences 1 Go to the System menu and click SiRiS Setup and select the Device menu 2 Click Layout Sequence in the Site panel and then the button at the bottom of the Site List panel on the right The Add Layout Sequence window appears 3 If no layout to b...

Page 54: ...want to search for causes the search results to be displayed Search results are displayed immediately as matching text is found As you enter more text the results narrow Selected Layout Sequence List Displays the list of layouts registered for the layout sequence Duration sec displays the duration for each layout to be displayed on the screen Clicking the Apply all button applies the duration sett...

Page 55: ...Sequence list and drag and drop it on the Live screen Video from cameras added to the camera sequence is displayed on the screen sequentially 2 Clicking the Camera Sequence button on the camera screen control toolbar stops or starts the camera sequence Example Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera Sequence Registering Camera Sequences 1 Go to the System menu and click SiRiS Setup and select the Device menu 2 C...

Page 56: ...r the camera sequence Duration sec displays the duration for video from each camera to be displayed on the screen Clicking the Apply all button applies the duration setting to all cameras in the list Select a camera from Device List click the button and the selected camera is added to Selected Camera Sequence List Clicking the OK button completes registration of the camera sequence 4 2 Map Monitor...

Page 57: ... time some event icons may not be supported depending on the specifications and version of the device Unplugged Event Off Irregular Motion Video Blind Video Loss Object Detection Trip Zone Tampering Audio Detection Alarm In Alarm Out Event detection is displayed according to the event detection settings and Irregular is based on the system check settings on the device that the input output device ...

Page 58: ... stops camera sequence Refer to 4 1 Monitoring Video Camera Sequence Monitoring p 47 for details Listen Talk Receives audio from the device or sends audio to the device Text In Viewer Pops up the text in viewer window supported only when a text in event is detected The camera title bar is highlighted in blue when a text in event is detected Refer to Text In Viewer p 53 for details Instant Recordin...

Page 59: ...o Select the proper image aspect ratio Fit to Screen Displays images by fitting them to the screen size regardless of the aspect ratio Fit to Screen Aspect Ratio Displays images by fitting them to the screen size keeping the aspect ratio This might cause top and bottom or left and right side of images to be cropped depending on the screen size This aspect ratio is not supported and Original Ratio ...

Page 60: ...nd click the OK button The current position is saved as the Preset name 3 Click the View Preset button on the PTZ control toolbar and the View Preset window appears Select the desired Preset and the PTZ camera moves to the position of the selected Preset Zoom Control Clicking the Image Zoom button on the control toolbar allows you to zoom in on the current video NOTE PIP is an abbreviation of Pict...

Page 61: ...t In Viewer Clicking the Text In Viewer button on the control toolbar displays the text in viewer window and allows you to check the text in data in real time supported only when a text in event is detected The camera title bar is highlighted in blue when a text in event is detected Clicking the title bar in the Text In Viewer window displays a text in popup menu All Attach Docks all text in viewe...

Page 62: ...ces When events are detected in more than one device consecutively the focusing moves to the later detected event after the preset time expires Refer to 3 3 Client Menu Preference Settings Map p 39 for details about the auto focusing setting Focusing Event Allows you to select a desired event for auto focusing Actual Size x1 Displays a map in its original size regardless of the map screen size or ...

Page 63: ...ol Toolbar p 54 for details List Displays the list of the previous or next connected maps Selecting a map from the list moves to the selected map Reload Reloads the connection of the current map Focusing Event Focusing Duration Allows you to set up auto focusing events and duration Refer to 3 3 Client Menu Preference Settings p 34 for details Remove Disconnects the current connection ...

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Page 65: ...ding service of SiRiS system only the first NVR system or recording server that is connected to the device records video Once a NVR system or a recording service connects to the device other NVR systems or recording servers will not record video from the device unless the connection of the first NVR system or recording service is released The SiRiS program performs recording with the settings of c...

Page 66: ... than one time range The higher the schedule position is in the Schedule Setup window the higher its priority is Condition Sets up the recording type You can set up more than one recording type for the same recording period The higher the schedule position is in the Schedule Setup window the higher its priority is Event related recording types may not be supported depending on the protocol that th...

Page 67: ...me by double clicking the Time Coverage schedule window and then selecting a desired Preset You can add a new Preset or edit a saved Preset by clicking the Add or Modify button Refer to the following explanation for setting up a schedule Name Enter the Preset name Color Click the button and select a desired color The scheduled time section will be highlighted with the selected color in the schedul...

Page 68: ...ly or a codec resolution frame rate and quality setting values network video transmitters only are allocated to each Preset The stream or setting values allocated to each Preset is different depending on the device Refer to 11 2 Managing Devices Editing Device Information p 99 for details Duration This is not supported for time lapse recording 4 Select the cameras to be recorded after double click...

Page 69: ...n one of recording services Event related functions may not be supported depending on the protocol that the device uses and device model supported protocols SiRiS protocol some versions of the Axis Panasonic WV DG ONVIFTM Conformance protocols Ask your dealer or distributor for details 1 Set the schedule time by double clicking the Time Coverage schedule window and then selecting a desired Preset ...

Page 70: ...Enter the Preset name Condition Type Select an event type User Alarm In Records video of a device when a user alarm in event is detected for the device in the SiRiS program Refer to Chapter 11 Device Management User Alarm In Event Setup p 94 for details about registering the user alarm in event Name Displays a list of user alarm in events registered on the administration service Event String Displ...

Page 71: ...added along with the selected device or camera to the list under All Devices on the right Device Group Select to record video when the user defined types of events are detected in the selected device group Click Device Group and the list of registered device groups is displayed Under Device Group click a device group to trigger Event recording and the list of event types is displayed in Event Type...

Page 72: ...ce list or device groups from the device group list from which to record video whenever any predefined event is detected Selecting the Same cameras that triggered an event option records video only from the camera where the predefined event is detected not supported for alarm in events and audio detection events The Same cameras that triggered an event option is not supported for Pre Event recordi...

Page 73: ... schedule with a different time range Adding a new schedule with the same time range Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Condition schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same time range Adding a new schedule with the same time range and target Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Action schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same...

Page 74: ...window the higher its priority is The Pre Event Recording has no priority over the Time Lapse Recording or Event Recording Setting up Instant Recording Instant recording can be manually started or stopped while monitoring video supported only for devices registered on one of recording services 1 Select the Device menu 2 Click a device group in the Site panel and then click a device in the Site Lis...

Page 75: ... camera screen on the Live screen on which video to record is displayed and click the Instant Recording button on the control toolbar The Instant Recording OSD is displayed at the top right corner of the camera screen and the system starts recording with the Preset selected in the Recording Schedule tab above Clicking the Instant Recording button again stops recording Recording might be delayed be...

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Page 77: ...rch tab on the tab panel Select a site to connect to from the Site list and drag and drop it on the Play or DVR Search screen Recorded video from the selected site is displayed on the screen You can move a camera screen to the desired location on the Play or DVR Search screen without stopping the current playback while playing back video Select a camera screen and drag and drop it on the desired l...

Page 78: ...s Removed Devices Allows you to search for a removed device and play back video from that device if video was recorded in the NVR system before the device was removed supported only for the Play panel Select Segment Allows you to select a video segment when the DVR s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than previously recorded video and there is more than one video segment in t...

Page 79: ...ng information for all cameras Clicking the button displays the recording information for the selected camera on the screen NOTE The timetable will differ depending on the model of the device Current Playback Date Time Indicates the video time for the current playback location on the timetable Recorded Period Displays the date and time period of the recorded data Clicking anywhere in the empty spa...

Page 80: ...uring Event recording DVR Search panel All events when searching for video recorded in a DVR and events only that occurred while recording on an SD SDHC memory card is enabled when searching for video recorded on an SD SDHC memory card Clicking an event from the list displays the event recorded video on the screen if the events were recorded during Event recording Clicking the button in the top ri...

Page 81: ...he screen size while maintaining their original ratio Half Size x0 5 to Quadruple Size x4 Selecting the desired image size displays images in the selected size Options are enabled when the selected camera screen can display images in that size Save Still Image Saves the current image on the screen as an image file at its original size Remove Disconnects the current connection Snapshot on Motion Ev...

Page 82: ...ore sensitive it is Num of diff block Sets the minimum number of blocks that must be activated to be considered as a change Motion Search only Diff to ref image Sets the minimum proportion of blocks that must be activated to be considered as a change Object Search only Activation Time Sets the duration that the change must last to be considered as a change If a change is detected but does not last...

Page 83: ... displayed A B Export Video File Sets up the section of video to be exported by using the timetable Select A B Export Video File from the export menu Click the starting point in the timetable and drag to the ending point The Export Video File window appears and allows you to export video of the selected period as a self player file exe or an AVI file avi Refer to Exporting as a Self Player File p ...

Page 84: ...ys the playback image of the selected time on the screen Clicking the button exits the Player program NOTES It is suggested that the computer used for the Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III Intel Pentium Dual Core 2 2GHz recommended If your CPU is slower than this video clips recorded at maximum speed with very high image quality will be played back slowly Also DirectX 9 0 or higher...

Page 85: ...he image Image Processing Controls brightness blur and sharpness of playback images single screen format only Play Speed Control Changes the playback speed Play or fast forward backward playback speed FF RW Drawing Mode Selects the draw mode level If you are not sure about the best draw mode level for your system try each level until the image displays properly Screen Size Changes the screen size ...

Page 86: ...Select a storage device Include Audio Data Includes audio data when saving video with recorded audio This option is not available when more than one camera is selected Audio might not be saved properly when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips Codec Bitrate Quality Set up the desired values for compressing the file Encoding Based on Bitrate Encodes video based on the bitrate Selecting thi...

Page 87: ...s the maximum file size If this option is not selected it exports only as much as the maximum file size View Proceeding Frames Displays a popup window showing the video currently being exported Playing AVI File Run the video player program and open the exported AVI file If the codec selected during exporting video as an AVI file is not installed you will need to install the codec manually ...

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Page 89: ...list displays live and callback events from the registered devices The callback events are listed only when the remote callback function is set up in the device You can change the options of the event list display during Menu Preference Settings Refer to 3 3 Client Menu Preference Settings p 34 for details The description of event icons which are displayed in the event list is as follows some even...

Page 90: ...ected event occurred is displayed on the screen Playing Video Playing event recorded video is supported in the Play panel If the Play tab is not on the tab panel go to the System menu click New Tab and Play Click the Play tab on the tab panel Select a desired event from the event list and drag and drop it on the Play screen The event recorded video is displayed on the screen ...

Page 91: ...to sort data as you want 2 Double click the desired event in the Event panel the Play panel is displayed and the event video is displayed on the Play screen Clicking the right mouse button allows you to select a desired Play panel If other cameras were associated with the Event Recording recorded video from the associated cameras is displayed together on the screen Event Toolbar The toolbar at the...

Page 92: ...h Starts searching events based on search conditions Full Screen Displays the Event panel in full screen format Export Exports the resulting event search list as a text file txt or CSV file csv Print Prints the resulting event search list More Displays more results ...

Page 93: ...toring status of all devices registered on recording services in summary Total Displays the number of devices registered on recording services Problem Displays the number of devices where a problem is detected Unreachable Displays the number of devices that are not connected Healthy Displays the number of devices where no problem is detected Detailed List Displays the status of each device in deta...

Page 94: ...at are not connected Healthy Displays the number of devices where no problem is detected Detailed List Displays the status of each device in detail Status Displays the status Healthy No Problem detected Problem Video loss event is detected alarm in device error or recording error Unreachable The device is not connected Problem Displays details regarding the problem Group Displays the list of devic...

Page 95: ...information Event Displays the status of event detection When an event is detected the icon is displayed in corresponding color Hovering the mouse cursor over an icon displays the event type in a tooltip Alarm Out Displays status of the alarm out signals System Check Displays the function status of the device and recording Function Buttons Disconnect Disconnects the current connection on the Statu...

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Page 97: ...log entries from the SiRiS Client program Health Log Displays log entries of the system health monitoring for the registered devices Admin Service Log Displays log entries from the administration service Recording Service Log Displays log entries for each recording service for all registered recording services Streaming Service Log Displays log entries for each streaming service for all registered...

Page 98: ...or Last Clicking the 1 Hour 6 Hour Today 3 Day or 1 Week button adjusts the time interval between From and To Selecting First or Last searches log entries from the first or to the last Condition Selects a log type to search Search Starts searching log entries based on search conditions Full Screen Displays the Report panel in full screen format Export Exports the searched log entries as a text fil...

Page 99: ...he maximum number of simultaneous connections supported by the device NOTE Streaming is not supported for DVRs There is no difference in the way to monitor video whether or not the streaming service is running Refer to Chapter 4 Live Video Monitoring p 41 for details about monitoring Select the Service menu 1 Select a streaming service and click the button at the bottom The Setup Streaming Service...

Page 100: ... current streaming service is displayed Clicking the Device Setup button at the bottom allows you to register additional cameras on the current streaming service or removes a camera from the current streaming service 3 Video from the registered cameras on the current streaming service is streamed to the Client system ...

Page 101: ... the registered layouts You can monitor video from multiple cameras in a predefined layout Refer to 4 1 Monitoring Video Layout Monitoring p 43 for details Layout Sequence Displays the registered layout sequences You can monitor video from multiple cameras sequentially in more than one predefined layout Refer to 4 1 Monitoring Video Layout Sequence Monitoring p 44 for details Camera Sequence Displ...

Page 102: ...Enter a text string to trigger a user alarm in event Clicking the Add button adds the text string buttons can be used to create the text string e g Door AND Open to be notified a user alarm in event when a text string includes both Door and Open Name Address Check the box beside devices in the left panel and the selected devices are added to the right panel Clicking the OK button completes the use...

Page 103: ...uring the software installation in Microsoft Windows Vista or later operating systems Also if the device uses the ONVIFTM Conformance protocol it is recommended that the device not be networked via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol If the device is networked via DHCP connection to the device may not be made properly depending on changes in the external network environment IP Address Allows ...

Page 104: ...p of the device Recording Service Select a recording service supported only for the network video devices The device is registered on the recording service and the recording service performs recording according to a recording schedule The channel number of the recording service indicates the maximum number of cameras that can be registered and the name indicates the name of a recording service whi...

Page 105: ...roup window appears Name Enter the device group name Location Select an upper group to which the device group will belong Select Devices Below Selected Device List Check the box beside cameras in the left panel and the selected cameras are added to the right panel Clicking the OK button completes the device group registration 4 Check that the device was added to the device group correctly Click De...

Page 106: ...must be enabled in the device and a port number and password for the VNC remote connection must be registered during the device registration at SiRiS program Refer to Editing Device Information Remote Desktop p 100 for details about registering the port number and password for the VNC remote connection at SiRiS program This function may not be supported depending on the specifications and version ...

Page 107: ...he device s address The name should match the one set during the DVRNS setup in the device Domain Name If the device uses the domain name service this allows you to enter the device s domain name registered on a DNS server when you edit the device s address Address Edit the device s address based on the selected address type above Port Edit the port numbers The port numbers you enter should match ...

Page 108: ...matically when the VNC remote connection is released Detailed Information It displays the device s registration information Group Service Displays the list of device groups and services that the device is registered on Device Type Displays the device type Record Preset It is supported only for network video transmitters Codec Resolution Frame Rate Quality Select the compression codec resolution fr...

Page 109: ...Setup It supports the text in function for the device by connecting a text in product to the NVR system via TCP networking not supported for devices which support text in function and for DVRs Selecting a camera from the list and clicking the button allows you to enable the text in function for the camera When the text in function is enabled the NVR system considers text input as a text in event a...

Page 110: ...f the text strings are case sensitive If the text in product distinguishes between upper and lower case letters make certain this is enabled Timeout Set the length of time to wait for a new text string The NVR system will consider a transaction complete if no new text is entered during the time out period after the last text input even though the transaction end text string is not entered NOTE The...

Page 111: ...re of several devices at the same time Clicking the Multiple Firmware Upgrade button above the Site panel displays the following screen supported only for devices which use the SiRiS protocol Click the button at the top right corner and select an upgrade file If the device is a PC based DVR check the PC Based DVR box and click the button The list of available devices is displayed Selecting Show al...

Page 112: ...ected audio channel will be recorded when video from the camera is recorded Associated Device Select a camera channel to associate with the alarm in or audio in device for display on the event spot screen supported only for an alarm in or audio in device Video from the selected camera channel will be displayed on the event spot screen when an alarm in or audio in event is detected 11 3 Remote Setu...

Page 113: ...emote setup is closed when the system restarts Reset Returns all the settings of the system to the original factory settings Except Network Information Returns all the settings except network settings to the original factory settings Include Network Information Returns all the settings including network settings to the original factory settings The SiRiS remote setup is closed when the network set...

Page 114: ...g the Apply button applies the change and the changed information is displayed the next time it is connected This may not be supported when the device s IP address is set to Set Manually DDNS Update Type Updates the device s IP address information in the NVR system automatically when the device s IP address is changed No Update Does not update the device s IP address information automatically Devi...

Page 115: ...etup program too Refer to 11 2 Managing Devices Editing Device Information p 99 for details WS Discovery Scope Parameters Click the button and add the scope parameters of WS Discovery Web Services Discovery protocol if necessary Discovery Mode Sets whether or not to permit discovery of the device When Non Discoverable is selected the Auto Scan function is not supported for the devices which use th...

Page 116: ...ee More button allows you to check the details of the selected audio encoder configuration Refer to Audio p 109 for details about the audio encoder configuration PTZ Select a PTZ setting When None is selected PTZ control of the device will not be supported Video Source Configuration Displays the source configuration information Configuration video source Name source name Use Count the number of pr...

Page 117: ...it rate Sample Rate Select the sampling rate The higher the value is the better the sound quality and the larger the data size I O Mode Set the relay mode for the input and output devices Monostable After setting the idle state the relay returns to its idle state once the delay time expires Bistable After setting the idle state the relay remains in this state Delay Time Set the delay time until th...

Page 118: ...om in a certain position If the position cannot be zoomed the operation fails Relative Pan Tilt Translation Select the movement setting to move in a certain direction based on the current position Relative Zoom Translation Select the zoom setting to zoom in in a certain direction based on the current position Continuous Pan Tilt Velocity Select the movement setting to move continuously in a certai...

Page 119: ...y for all functions and the authority settings are not editable Run the SiRiS Setup program Select the User menu 1 Click the button at the bottom of the user group list The Add User Group window appears Information tab Enter the user group name Device Access Authority tab Grant or limit authority for the access to each device Authority tab Grant or limit authority for each function ...

Page 120: ...iod you will be informed of it when you log on Monitoring Group Displays the user who will be forwarded notification of events when events occur Clicking the Modify button allows you to edit the users Refer to 14 2 Managing Events Event Acknowledgement p 124 for details about the event forwarding E Mail Enter the email address of the user if you want to notify event detection to the user via E mai...

Page 121: ...recording server The total amount of storage for one NVR system cannot exceed 50 000 GB max 2TB per partition The C drive is not used as storage The NVR system automatically allocates storage for recording to all hard disk drives except the C drive when system boots 1 Select a recording service and click the button at the bottom The Setup Recording Service window appears Select the Device Setup ta...

Page 122: ... automatically delete data recorded earlier than the user defined period Click the Auto Deletion box and check the Use box to set up the period For example you can set the period to 30 days and the NVR system will automatically delete data older than 30 days from the current day on a daily basis Reconstruct Abnormal Recorded Timetable When the network connection between the NVR system and the devi...

Page 123: ...tocol some versions of the Axis Panasonic WV DG ONVIFTM Conformance protocols Ask your dealer or distributor for details 14 1 Setting up Event Management Schedule First check the following Devices should be added to a device group Refer to Chapter 11 Device Management p 93 for details Run the SiRiS Setup program Select the Event Management menu and set up the event management schedule following th...

Page 124: ...ction for the same event condition Target Sets up the users to manage the events NOTE In the schedule setup Preset indicates a single setting in which the setting values of Time Coverage Condition or Action are saved 1 Set up the schedule time by double clicking the Time Coverage schedule window and then selecting a desired Preset You can add a new Preset or edit a saved Preset by clicking the Add...

Page 125: ...rval period Events will be notified to the preset users at the designated interval during the interval period 2 Set the event condition by double clicking the Condition schedule window and selecting a desired Preset of event condition You can add a new Preset or edit a saved Preset by clicking the Add or Modify button Clicking the Add or Modify button displays the following setup screen Name Enter...

Page 126: ...yed in Event Types below Select the desired event types and the selected event types are added to the list under Event from any device on the right All Devices Select to notify events when user defined types of events are detected from the selected device or camera Click All Devices and the list of registered devices and cameras is displayed Under All Devices click a device or camera to trigger ev...

Page 127: ... the SMTP server information for sending email SiRiS Setup program Service menu System Setup button and enter the email address of the Client user to be notified Refer to Chapter 12 User Management p 111 for details about entering the email address of the Client user to be notified Click the System Setup button in the Service menu to enter the SMTP server information SMTP Server Port Enter the ema...

Page 128: ... Priority Select the priority of the event The priority will be displayed in the event log Move PTZ Select to move the PTZ camera to a Preset position when an event is detected based on the event condition setting supported only for devices which use the SiRiS Axis Panasonic WV DG or ONVIFTM Conformance protocol and which supports the PTZ Preset function Select PTZ Camera Select cameras to move Th...

Page 129: ...essage Enter the text string to be sent Target Address Click the button at the bottom and enter the IP address and port number of the device to receive the text string NOTE If you want to associate User Alarm Out with a user alarm in event enter the IP address of the NVR system to trigger a user alarm in event and the alarm in port number of the monitoring service of the NVR system to trigger a us...

Page 130: ...lows you to add a new schedule with the same time coverage Adding a new schedule with the same time range and target Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Action schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same time range and target Deleting a Schedule Clicking the button in the upper right corner of any schedule window deletes the schedule Changing Schedule Position Cl...

Page 131: ...on displays a tooltip for the button Refer to 4 3 Controlling Cameras Control Toolbar p 50 for details about the toolbar buttons When clicking the right mouse button on the popup screen a popup screen menu is displayed The screen menu allows you to change the popup screen settings or to control the camera Items related to controlling a camera in the menu function the same way as those in the live ...

Page 132: ...ally when the Client system is notified of an event New Events Displays events that the Client system is notified of but not yet acknowledged Acknowledge Event Acknowledges the selected event in the list and the selected event is moved to the Acknowledged Events list Event Forwarding Forwards the event to all users or the users defined in the Monitoring Group setting during the User setup Only use...

Page 133: ...6 Hour Today 3 Day or 1 Week button adjusts the time interval between From and To Selecting First or Last searches log entries from the first one or to the last one Condition Selects a log type to search Search Starts searching log entries based on the search conditions Full Screen Displays the Event History panel in full screen format Load Preset Applies the column sorting saved in the current sy...

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Page 135: ...ersions of the Axis Panasonic WV DG ONVIFTM Conformance protocols Ask your dealer or distributor for details 15 1 Registering Map 1 Run the SiRiS Setup program Select the Device menu 2 Click Map in the Site panel and then the button at the bottom of the Site List panel on the right The Map Editor window appears 3 Select an input output device connected to a device or a sub map in the Site panel an...

Page 136: ...ame Synchronizes the input output device s name based on the settings in the device Background Image Inserts a background image on a canvas Status Color Sets up a unique color for each event detection or status of input output devices Delete Selecting an input output device icon or a map link on the canvas and clicking this button deletes the icon or link from the canvas Property Sets up the prope...

Page 137: ...utput Device Sets the properties of the input output device icon Name Sets the name of the device icon Icon Ratio Sets the image and ratio of the device icon X Coordinate Y Coordinate Width Height Sets the position and size of the device icon You can also sets the position and size by using the mouse drag and drop on the canvas Associated Camera Associates the device with a camera supported only f...

Page 138: ... path sequence during map monitoring Reverse Reverses the direction of the path sequence Associated Device Displays the list of cameras set for the path sequence Video from cameras in the list is displayed on the screen sequentially for the Duration period Clicking a camera in the list and the Disconnect button deletes the camera from the path sequence Event Action You can set up event actions to ...

Page 139: ... register a device Refer to 11 1 Registering Devices p 94 about registering a device 2 Register the Client system on the network keyboard Refer to the network keyboard user manual for details ID Client system ID The network keyboard assigns the ID automatically when the Client system is registered and you can change the ID The ID is used to distinguish the Client system from other Client systems w...

Page 140: ...oard LCD Display 1 Press the Client system ID on the network keyboard 2 Press the DEV button The network keyboard connects to the Client system When the connection is succeeded a unique ID is displayed on each camera screen and panel tab as follows 3 Pressing the SHIFT and DEV button at the same time releases the connection 16 3 Operating Monitoring Video 1 Press the Live tab ID on the network key...

Page 141: ...ton The live screen menu is displayed 7 Moving to the desired item by using arrow buttons and pressing the enter button selects the item in the menu or releases the selection If you want to exit the current item setting press the Menu button and releases the selection 8 Refer to 16 4 Network Keyboard Buttons Buttons for Client System Control p 135 for the explanations about other functions Playing...

Page 142: ...ard Buttons Buttons for Client System Control p 135 for the explanations about other functions 16 4 Network Keyboard Buttons The following is an explanation of the network keyboard buttons used to control the Client system Refer to the network keyboard user manual regarding buttons for PTZ control Buttons for Operation Commands Button Designation Operation Number 1 to 9 ID MON PANE DEV Selects a m...

Page 143: ... alarm out 1 of the device connected to the selected camera screen Alarm out device No Activates the selected alarm out Alarm Out Off Camera Screen ID SHIFT Deactivates alarm out 1 of the device connected to the selected camera screen Alarm out device No SHIFT Deactivates the selected alarm out Display Allows you to change a screen format Select a screen format by using arrow buttons and enter but...

Page 144: ... the zoom size when in the zoom mode Arrow Buttons Navigates through items in the screen menu of the selected camera screen Moves the zoomed in area when in the zoom mode Jog Dial Functions only when in the playback mode Plays video forward or backward image by image by turning the jog dial clockwise or counterclockwise when playback video has been paused Shuttle Ring Functions only when in the pl...

Page 145: ...ium IV 3 0 GHz or faster RAM 1 5 GB or more VGA ATI RadeonTM HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 ATI recommended 1024x768 24bpp or higher Hard Disk Drive 350 MB or more free space LAN 10 100 Mbps Ethernet or faster NOTE The SiRiS program operates under 32 bit operating system When you install it under 64 bit of Microsoft Windows Vista or later operating system it is installed and operates in 32 bit c...

Page 146: ...een installed select Language Selector in the SiRiS Utility folder of the Start menu before running the SiRiS program 4 When the following screen appears click Next 5 Designate the folder path to install the Client program Clicking the Disk Cost button shows the available and required disk space for each hard disk drive for the installation Then click Next 6 When the following screens appear click...

Page 147: ...omputer 7 When the following screen appears click the Close button to complete the installation NOTE The following Utility programs are provided Go to the Start Menu Click SiRiS and then Utility ProblemReport You will use it following the directions of your dealer or distributor when your dealer or distributor request LanguageSelector Use it to change the SiRiS program s language 17 2 Uninstall 1 ...

Page 148: ...e All or Do not remove button when the following screen appears Clicking the Remove All button deletes all saved data including recorded video and previous settings in the system Clicking the Do not remove button uninstalls the software without deleting any saved data in the system and keeps all saved data in the system NOTE The deleted data cannot be restored once the data is deleted 5 Click the ...

Page 149: ... Event Recording Mode NOTE Event recording is supported only for network video devices which use the SiRiS protocol Example I If motion detection events are detected at camera 1 on the Inside 1 device and you want to record video from that camera set up as follows ...

Page 150: ...ct All Devices Inside 1 and CAM1 in order Event Types Select Motion Detection Action preset Select a desired Preset Target preset Select the Same cameras that triggered an event option Example II If motion detection events are detected at camera 1 on the Inside 1 device and you want to record video from that camera and camera 1 of the Inside 2 device set up as follows ...

Page 151: ...right corner of the screen Red Is displayed during Time Lapse Recording or Event Based Recording Orange Is displayed during Instant Recording Indicates video is being recorded in the NVR system upper right corner of the screen Zoom In Indicates video is zoomed in upper right corner of the screen Date Time Indicates the date or time of the NVR system bottom of the screen Event Alert Indicates an ev...

Page 152: ...on is supported only for a device registered as admin user Check the recording status of the device If the same device is registered on another NVR system or a recording service of SiRiS system only the first NVR system or recording server that is connected to the device records video Once a NVR system or a recording service connects to the device other NVR systems or recording servers will not re...

Page 153: ...Recorder 145 Problem Possible Solution A logo appears and then freezes or sometimes the screen is black There is a problem with the Main Board Reboot the NVR system If it happens often ask your dealer or distributor ...

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Page 155: ...ary Storage SATA hard disk drive Expandable up to 5 Exporting Storage Internal DVD RW USB storage device GENERAL Dimensions W x H x D 17 3 x 7 0 x 18 2 440mm x 177mm x 462mm Unit Weight 33 7 lbs 15 3kg Shipping Weight 44 1 lbs 20 0kg Shipping Dimensions W x H x D 23 2 x 13 7 x 27 6 590mm x 350mm x 700mm Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating Humidity 0 to 90 Power AC 100 240V 50...

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Page 157: ...Control Toolbar 54 Map Event Spot 43 Map Screen Menu 54 Menu 30 Monitoring Service 20 P Panel 30 Panel Toolbar 41 70 Path Sequence 49 PIP 52 74 Play Screen Menu 72 Popup Screen 123 Preference 31 Preset 52 59 116 R Recording Service 20 Remote System 1 Report Toolbar 90 S SiRiS Client 19 SiRiS Service Manager 19 SiRiS Setup 19 Site 27 Site List 30 Site List Panel 26 Site Panel 26 Snapshot on Motion ...

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Page 159: ... read the Owner s Manual before installing the device x Never place the Equipment in a confined space eg bookcase built in cabinet unless proper ventilation is available It is advised to leave a 10cm space around the unit x To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the Equipment to water Ensure that objects filled with liquid eg vases are not placed on or near the Equipment x Avoid keeping or ...

Page 160: ... must return the Equipment to Pacific Communications The consumer will be responsible for the collection and freight costs of returning the Equipment to Pacific Communications or to any designated Pacific Communications Authorised Service Centre for repair or replacement The consumer will also be responsible for the freight costs to deliver any new or repaired Equipment to the consumer e This warr...

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