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PPLICATION

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Summary of Contents for System4 LTC 2650/00

Page 1: ...LTC 2650 00 System4 Video Multiplexer Graphical User Interface User Manual Eng Philips Communication Security Imaging ...

Page 2: ...ak to a representative please contact the Philips Communication Security Imaging location nearest you The Americas 1 800 326 3270 Europe Middle East 31 40 278 1222 Asia Pacific Region 65 350 1859 or visit our Web site at www philipscsi com ...

Page 3: ... Server Devices to a Map Page 16 2 5 3 Seeding Icons 18 2 5 4 Window Options 18 2 5 5 Saving Configuration Files 20 2 5 6 Event Handler 20 2 5 7 Help 23 2 6 The Toolbar 25 2 7 Running Server Configuration Programs 26 2 8 Getting Started with Your System4 GUI 27 3 CONFIGURING YOUR System4 MULTIPLEXER SYSTEM 30 3 1 Description 30 3 2 Server Icons 30 3 2 1 The Icon Drop Down Menu 30 3 2 2 Connect Opt...

Page 4: ... Icons List Box 59 4 4 5 Action and Alarm Control 60 4 4 6 Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ Control 61 4 4 7 Monitor A Application Status Line 61 4 5 Monitor B Application 62 4 6 Monitor B Application General Menu Commands 63 4 6 1 Options Menu 63 4 6 2 Transfer Menu 63 4 6 3 Function Menu 64 4 6 4 Help Menu 64 4 7 System4 Monitor B Control Panel 65 4 7 1 Display Mode for a Duplex System4 65 4 7 2 Display Mode f...

Page 5: ... APPLICATION 72 6 1 Description 72 6 2 Active Zone Display Grid 72 6 3 Menu Commands 73 6 3 1 File Menu 73 6 3 2 Active Zone Menu 73 6 3 3 On line Menu 73 6 3 4 View Menu 74 6 3 5 Help Menu 74 LTC 2650 SYSTEM4 MULTIPLEXER GUI CONTENTS ...

Page 6: ...er connection and the other for the VCR Server connection 1 3 Package Contents Verify package contents of the LTC 2650 00 with the following checklist to make sure that the package is complete LTC 2650 Philips GUI System4 User Manual this book 3 5 inch disks A security key Software license agreement S1383 VCR Control Cable 9 Pin Female to 25 Pin Male Sys4 Console VCR RS 232 S1385 GUI Control Cable...

Page 7: ... LTC 2650 Program Group 1 7 Hardware Installation and Setup There must be a SERIAL PORT available on your PC for installation with the System4 hardware The RS 232 cable 9 pin DSUB female to 9 pin DSUB female provided with the software package is connected to the SERIAL PORT on the back of your PC and is then connected to the CONSOLE port on the back of the multiplexer Also provided is the VCR cabl...

Page 8: ...g box will appear When initially opening the GUI program the Installer User Name will appear Enter the correct password for the appropriate selection see General Information section A specific user name is found by clicking on the down arrow if one has been previously entered If this is the first time that the program is being run the Installer option should be selected Highlight the user name pri...

Page 9: ...er Name User Password and the User Group privilege level In the following example New User is an Operator An option to prohibit the Operator from exiting the GUI is enabled by clicking the checkbox If the User is either an Installer or Administrator this checkbox will not be available To change a user s password Select the Change Password option from the File menu The User Properties dialog box wi...

Page 10: ...Security Imaging factory representative Select the File menu and choose the New option A blank map page is displayed with the default name of Page name 0001 New Map Page Window The window can be maximized by clicking on the two square button at the top of the page window To add the first site map Select Import Map from the Edit menu The page name may be changed by clicking on the page title box hi...

Page 11: ...mat has been chosen the Philips GUI will automatically load it into a new page and display it in the new active window Drawing file formats that are supported are BMP HGL DXF and PLT Import Map Use this menu command to insert a map into the current active window This option is ONLY available when the current active page does NOT already contain a map When the current page already has an associated...

Page 12: ... file Select Page from the View menu or click on the View Page icon in the toolbar Highlight the desired page from the dialog box and select Replace Active Window If you want to display the page in its own window select Open Another Window If the page is already displayed in its own window and Open Another Window is selected the existing window will become the topmost window a new window will not ...

Page 13: ...placed in any location within the map page Initially the linker icon will be labeled nowhere signifying that no link has been established to another map page Linker Icon and Associated Menu To establish a link right click with the mouse on the placed Linker Icon a Linker Icon menu box will appear Select Set Link from the resulting menu The list of existing pages from within the present configurati...

Page 14: ...isplay the Linker Control Properties dialog box allowing for icon customization After completing any changes click OK or press ENTER to put changes into effect or click CANCEL to discard the changes Clicking on APPLY allows viewing changes without exiting the Linker Control Properties dialog box From within the Icon Control Properties dialog box you can remove the caption from the linker icon and ...

Page 15: ...hen multiple servers are loaded Cut Cuts the applicable object from the page map and places it in Clipboard Only available when an object is highlighted Copy Copies the applicable object from the page map and places it in Clipboard Only available when an object is highlighted Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard to the map page location is arbitrarily chosen after which you can move the item...

Page 16: ... the name for the new configuration file The file will be used to store the applicable server s configuration data Existing configuration files can be opened by selecting them from the file list The subdirectory used to store the configuration files will depend upon the server and the directory chosen during installation The file extension for the configuration file depends upon the server A dialo...

Page 17: ...eeding of server icons into the configuration file map pages The Seedbar can be moved to any area of the window including the page area To move the icon Seedbar Click anywhere in the darker shaded gray area surrounding the icon buttons while holding down the left mouse button and dragging the seedbar until the desired location for placement is reached The seeded icons will represent the actual fie...

Page 18: ... seed into the system map pages Note that icons available on the seedbar vary depending on server purchased These icons can later be customized with the use of an icon editor program not included allowing the user to match the icons to their system s exact configuration Icons representing all physical devices installed in a system should be seeded into the map regardless of whether or not the devi...

Page 19: ...19 Cascaded Map Windows Horizontally Tiled Map Windows LTC 2650 SYSTEM4 MULTIPLEXER GUI GUI MAP APPLICATION ...

Page 20: ...pages for your site configuration file extension designation sc and the server configuration files e g Alg mux or vts 2 5 6 Event Handler The operator learns about alarm conditions through various methods If an alarm condition occurs from a device which is in the current active map page the associated device icon will begin flashing and an audible alarm will sound The Event Handler provides a meth...

Page 21: ...en the Event menu is selected If the window is already open but partially or fully obscured it will move to the top of the window order When all events are deactivated the Event Handler window will automatically close if Auto Open is enabled or it will stay open and display the message NO ACTIVE EVENTS if the Auto Open function is not enabled Event Menu with Auto Handler Open Option Selected When ...

Page 22: ... entitled Jump is also assigned to the icon By clicking on the hot button beneath the icon the operator can automatically jump to the map page that holds the alarming device icon This feature allows the operator to quickly identify the location s in alarm Any number of icons will be simultaneously placed in the Event Handler if multiple alarms occur simultaneously When the map page appears for the...

Page 23: ...mptied If an event log file has been specified the file can be opened for examination Select the Event Open Log File menu item or toolbar button This will cause the Windows Notepad to open with the log file loaded 2 5 7 Help The Help menu provides three menu options The Index option displays a listing of predetermined GUI help topics Click on any of the topics displayed to provide help for that to...

Page 24: ...ion provides you with a search engine to find predefined topics from within the entire Contents help listing Also available is a scroll feature allowing you to scroll through the list of available topics until you find the topic of interest The Find tab option allows you to search for help on any topic LTC 2650 SYSTEM4 MULTIPLEXER GUI GUI MAP APPLICATION Commands General File menu Access privilege...

Page 25: ...e same manner as the menu commands previously discussed in this manual for detailed information on any item see the appropriate section of this manual Following is an illustration of the GUI Toolbar with available functions labeled your screen should appear similar Any time you place the cursor over any of the tool buttons a brief description of the tool buttons function will momentarily appear on...

Page 26: ...Server menu From the Server menu select the appropriate server name to open the server configuration of your choice Selecting a specific server will cause the appropriate server window to appear with the specified filename in focus This allows the viewing or editing of the server configuration tables see Configuring your System4 Multiplexer System for more detailed server information After selecti...

Page 27: ...e typed this in click on the OK button with the left mouse key or press ENTER NOTE You have now logged in using the default User Name Installer which has installer privileges and thus full access The User Profile option of the File Menu may be completed at a later time by the Installer or Administrator in order to assign different user names and passwords 2 Create a new Site Configuration Map Page...

Page 28: ...nfiguration using the mux extension Click on the OK button with the left mouse key or press ENTER The System4 Model Type Selection box will appear From this list of model types of System4 Multiplexers choose the model that you will be using to communicate with System4 GUI Map There are a total of 8 models to choose from Once you have chosen a model then the icon bar will be displayed alongside the...

Page 29: ...and releasing the mouse button This will seed the monitor icons onto the map From here you can seed the camera and auxiliary alarm icons used in your system onto your map by clicking on them with your left mouse button holding the button down dragging them onto the map page and releasing the mouse button 4 From any icon on the map by clicking your right mouse button on that icon you can open your ...

Page 30: ...ons The majority of the functions discussed in the following descriptions are only available to Installers or Administrators Operators cannot access the Configuration tables The device icons provided with the LTC 2650 software package are designed for use with the System4 Multiplexer The following illustrations show the representative icons and lists the devices to which they correspond For every ...

Page 31: ...the device s representative icon Select the Icon tab from the tabs available Select one of the icons provided with your server by clicking on the icon of your choice and clicking on OK or press the ENTER key You can also choose the Add button which allows you to import a custom bitmap graphic Choosing the Add button invokes the Select Bitmap File dialog box You can browse available directories for...

Page 32: ... the Title field with the left mouse button highlighting it then click on OK or press ENTER The selection box will disappear and the device icon will be displayed in the map area with the chosen title beneath it 3 2 3 Disconnect Option Once you have connected an icon to a physical device the Connect option in the icon drop down menu is replaced by a Disconnect option To disconnect Select the Disco...

Page 33: ...on when selected opens up the System4 Configuration tables which configure the settings for the multiplexer The Monitor Application menu option is only available when on line with the multiplexer and when selected it opens the Monitor Application The Icon Properties menu option allows you to change the format of the transmitter icon See the previous section for more information on icon properties ...

Page 34: ...ion General Menu Commands 3 3 1 File Menu The File Menu offers the following commands New Creates a new configuration file document Shortcut button Open Opens an existing document Shortcut button Close Closes an opened document Save Saves an opened document using the same file name Shortcut button Save As Saves an opened document to a specified file name LTC 2650 SYSTEM4 MULTIPLEXER GUI CONFIGURAT...

Page 35: ...st of up to four previously loaded file names Clicking on a file name opens that file Exit Exits System4 Configuration but doesn t exit the Philips GUI Map program 3 3 2 Edit Menu The Edit menu offers the following commands Undo Reverse previous editing operation Cut Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard Shortcut button Copy Copies data from the document to the clipboard Sho...

Page 36: ...u choose to upload a setting other than the one you are currently using another dialog box will appear Then you can choose whether or not you want to return to the current setup after the conclusion of the upload This option is only available after you have gone on line with the multiplexer Download This item allows you to transfer the settings from your PC to the multiplexer Shortcut button When ...

Page 37: ...n this dialog box must match the current settings in the multiplexer to establish communication Default for the multiplexer is as follows Baud Rate 9600 Handshake On Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 and Parity None The COMM Port is whichever serial connection that is hooked in on your PC Auto Download If the Auto Download feature is active each time the operator goes on line with the System4 unit a complet...

Page 38: ... the Action enable list and Alarm enable list based on the number of cameras present in the system It determines the number of cameras present in the system by scanning through all video inputs and checking for a VIDEOLOSS Unlike the current System4 menu option this not only sets up the alarm map BUT it also enables this Map This option is grayed out unless the multiplexer is on line On line AutoS...

Page 39: ...buttons to either simulate or deactivate Videoloss alarms that are present in the GUI map or Alarm Handler The multiplexer will act as if an actual Videoloss had occurred on the input channels that you selected On line Go On line Attempt to go on line with the System4 Multiplexer using the PC serial port parameters as currently setup in the Transfer Communication Setup dialog Shortcut button The p...

Page 40: ...to factory default and reboot the System4 Multiplexer On line System4 Software Versions This is used to open up a dialog box that lists the model number and versions of software present in the components of the System4 Multiplexer The only button in the dialog box is an OK button 3 3 5 Window Menu The Window Menu offers the following commands Window New Window Open another view window of the confi...

Page 41: ...Camera Alarm Sequence etc at the top of the Configure window When you first open System4 Configure the Camera tab will be selected so the Camera Configuration table will be displayed Use the scroll bar arrows on the right and bottom of the configuration window to view the entire configuration file The Configure window itself can be resized by placing the mouse pointer over the window border until ...

Page 42: ...R All associated field cells will now be filled with the same value and the status bar at the bottom of the configuration window will state Field Name modified successfully To use the Partial Fill function this function will only work on consecutive cells within a field With the left mouse button click on the first cell to be edited If filling cells with a value which already exists in a cell go t...

Page 43: ...ext for operators at a glance Camera titles can be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces and special characters The camera titles displayed on Monitors A and B will not change until the configuration tables are downloaded to the multiplexer The Color Enable field allows each camera input to be configured as color or black and white The color enable map will not be effective it will be gr...

Page 44: ...o have the text displayed on either Monitor A or Monitor B This is done by checking the appropriate box by either of those items The cameo border color is also selectable and can also be set in this table Here the user can select the setting of the text and menu colors from the drop down box with the following predefined color combinations White Clear White Black White Grey Clear Black Clear Grey ...

Page 45: ...onitor When you are editing the table the cameo that you are presently editing will be highlighted green in this graphical representation In the table itself you can set up the camera to cameos for each individual mode To select a certain camera to be assigned to a particular cameo just select the text box for the desired camera in the proper Display Mode column and a drop down box will appear wit...

Page 46: ...ription for each column of the Time Event Tab NOTE Time Events will not run if you are on line with the multiplexer The Time Event Table is broken down into two subtables Setup and CCL Command Strings Event This is a simple counter for the total number of time events entered Maximum is 64 Interval Here is where you can select the frequency of how often your particular time event will execute You c...

Page 47: ...or which you want the sequence to run click with the left mouse button on the Interval cell corresponding to the appropriate Event The cell will become highlighted and a drop down menu arrow will appear Clicking on the drop down menu arrow will display a list of available time intervals you can choose to program the time event schedule Select an option by clicking on the desired period with the le...

Page 48: ... the event will be scheduled to initiate by clicking on the desired check boxes for the appropriate day of the week An X or in the check box indicates the event will execute on that day of the week A blank check box indicates that the event will NOT initiate on that day regardless of the Interval field entry The Status field allows the user to deactivate events without removing them from the Time ...

Page 49: ...les are not editable You can enable or disable alarms by clicking the left mouse button in the Enable Detection box located in the Enable Detection column The polarity of the contacts for any particular alarm can be set in the Polarity column by clicking the left mouse button in the drop down text boxes and selecting the desired polarity either Normally Open or Normally Closed Alarms can also be s...

Page 50: ... has a 16x14 zone setup which is a total of 224 zones This column allows you to set up the of zones you would like to create an action alarm This must be a value between 1 and 150 The multiplexer will only allow 150 of the 224 zones to be active for this feature The Active Zone is defined as the area of the camera s scene for which motion detection is enabled To learn more about the Active Zone re...

Page 51: ...he first option is to exclusively capture snapshots from the cameras reporting action or alarm The next option is to interleave the snapshots from the cameras reporting action or alarm Finally you can select to have no particular record mode during action or alarm Refer to the user s manual of the System4 multiplexer to learn more about the interleave and exclusive functions The Default List butto...

Page 52: ...th the GUI on the PC may no longer allow control of the multiplexer When changing settings a warning screen and explanation appears when you select to download Setup VCRs This table is used to set up the Record and Playback of the multiplexer Under the Configure VCR area of this table you are able to select one of three VCR setups in the Selected VCR drop down box to use with the multiplexer The V...

Page 53: ...or whatever condition is needed For the Action Alarm relays you can also choose how the internal relay is to be triggered This can be triggered by action detection an alarm both or by having the relay not activated by choosing Off For Videoloss you can select to have the relay enabled by checking the Videoloss Output Enabled box Also like the Action Alarm relays you can choose the video loss relay...

Page 54: ...r the status bar is a rectangle that gives the status of whether or not you are currently on line or off line If you are off line the rectangle will be red with Offline in bold letters If you are on line the rectangle will be green with Online in bold letters To the right of this are six buttons which each represent the six memory settings of multiplexer When an asterisk appears in the square and ...

Page 55: ...ed several ways From the System4 Alarm Handler click on the Monitor A Application button From the Philips GUI Application double click on the Monitor A Icon or select the Monitor A icon click the right mouse button and select the option to start the application You can also start the application from the Philips GUI by double clicking on a nonalarmed Camera Icon Or select the Camera Icon click the...

Page 56: ...vailable configure setups will allow you to select the active setup This command is available for Installer and Administrator level users 4 3 3 Function Menu The Function Menu offers the following commands VCR Test The VCR Test function will enable the VCR to go into test mode in the System4 hardware Default Assignment The Default Assignment command causes the Camera to cameo Assignment for the cu...

Page 57: ...nitor A would be currently displaying a 4x4 mode for a 16 channel multiplexer Directly underneath the Monitor A section which displays your current display mode you are able to select which display mode to view Starting from left and going right the display modes that are selectable are 4x4 12 1 8 2 3x3 4 3 quad and full screen To select one of these display modes to view click on the graphic with...

Page 58: ... and a Duplex LTC 2600 which can be in record mode while it is in either the playback or live modes NOTE For the Philips VCR to play back or record in any of the next six operational modes having the record option there must be a console port connection from your PC to one Philips VCR Refer to the LTC 2600 Series Video Multiplexers Instructions for use for hook up of VCRs Live Mode Monitor A and M...

Page 59: ...scription of buttons Reverse Playback Rewind Search Pause Stop Fast Forward Search Play 4 4 4 Camera Icons List Box This part of the control panel shows all the cameras in your multiplexer system 9 or 16 depending on what System4 model you are connected to When you move your mouse arrow over one of these camera blocks a tool tip will appear giving the title of that particular camera The tooltips c...

Page 60: ...Screen displays that camera on Monitor A in full screen mode and the Cameo Grid updates appropriately This option is grayed out if there is a Video Loss event for this camera If there are no active events for this camera all other options are grayed out Clear All will clear any active events for this camera Only those events that are currently active can be selected All others are grayed out Multi...

Page 61: ... closes the iris Focus If the camera displayed in the active cameo has a lens with remotely controlled focus and the System4 biphase output is wired to it this button focuses the lens far and near To select a pre position set in the dome camera select the Shot button A dialog box will open up letting you enter a value for the pre position To send Auxiliary Commands select either the On or Off keys...

Page 62: ...ex or Duplex and 9 or 16 channel Monitor B Application Screen for Duplex System4 The capabilities of this application are dependent on the Monitor A settings that the user has selected If both digitizers in the multiplexer are being used by the Monitor A application Record or Playback Record then Monitor B will function in analog mode In this mode the Monitor B application capabilities are analogo...

Page 63: ...nsure the Monitor B application stays on top of all other applications even if it does not have input focus The default is checked Exit Exit the Monitor B application 4 6 2 Transfer Menu The Transfer Menu offers the following commands Upload If the current user has authorization the real time information such as Display mode Operational mode etc will be uploaded from the System4 hardware into the ...

Page 64: ...and the user can accept the PC s time date or edit them The data is then downloaded to the System4 hardware This function does not affect any date format that is configured in the System4 hardware System4 Software Revisions This is used to open up a dialog box that lists the model number and software revisions present in the System4 multiplexer hardware Once you have viewed this information select...

Page 65: ...t camera will go into Digital Zoom mode When a camera is in Digital Zoom you are able to move about in that entire frame from which your camera is zoomed into To do this the PTZ control section of the Control Panel is displayed The up down left and right arrows are blackened for the user to click on with the left mouse button This allows movement within that frame of the camera which is in Digital...

Page 66: ...set up in the System4 Configure application under the Action Table and Alarm Table If one or both of these lists are set up in the System4 Configure application and an alarm or action occurs in one of your cameras the PC will begin to beep and the camera in alarm or action will display that state in the Cameras In System display You can manually clear actions alarms by selecting the corresponding ...

Page 67: ...s that have been previously in alarm These cameras will highlight blue in the Cameras In Display section Once either of these two buttons have been reset all history will be erased until new alarms occur For the History to work these buttons must not be pressed until actions or alarms occur NOTE History must be enabled in the Configuration Action and Alarm Tables When an alarm is triggered from ei...

Page 68: ... On or Off keys and type in the corresponding auxiliary command that you want only up to four characters allowed To create a pre position from the Control Panel move the camera to where you would like to create the pre position select the Set button and enter in a number for the pre position that you want to create 4 7 5 Monitor B Application Status Line The status line indicates the current Opera...

Page 69: ... control panel is entered the Clear buttons that are active will depend on which hot button was used to enter the Alarm Handler control panel and which conditions are reporting an event Those buttons associated with nonactive events will be grayed out When all of the events are cleared the System4 Alarm Handler closes the Hot button is removed from the Philips GUI Event Handler the icon stops blin...

Page 70: ...on you want the camera to move As you get closer to the edge of the Pan and Tilt field the faster the camera will move The second method is done by clicking anywhere in the PTZ field The ball will move to that spot and the camera will move in that direction Once again the further you get to the edge the faster the camera will move On the zoom iris and focus buttons select using the left mouse butt...

Page 71: ...m4 Configure application It can contain any site specific instructions for the guard such as Call 911 Shoot to kill etc The Close button closes the Alarm Handler window and returns you to the Philips GUI The Alarm Handler window will close automatically when all the events of this camera are cleared NOTE The Alarm Handler will stay open regardless of whether or not the dwell time of the action ala...

Page 72: ...lication NOTE If the user changes the camera name at a later date the filename does not change 6 2 Active Zone Display Grid The display area is split into a 16x16 grid The grid lines are displayed by default Initially all the individual motion detection zones grids are marked inactive An active zone consists of several motion detection zones grid squares that are marked active red sections in the ...

Page 73: ...s the following commands Active Zone Display Grid Shortcut button This option toggles the grid lines Active Zone Mark Center Zones Active Shortcut button This option sets the motion detection zones to the default System4 setting of All On except with the outer two rows on all sides disabled Active Zone Mark All Zones Active Shortcut button This option enables all the individual motion detection zo...

Page 74: ...rdware to the current file The currently selected Action Number is used to acquire the data This selection is grayed out if the application is not on line 6 3 4 View Menu The View Menu offers the following commands View Toolbar This option toggles the Toolbar display View Status Bar This option toggles the Status Bar display 6 3 5 Help Menu The Help Menu offers the following commands Help Contents...

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