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TruVision DVR 40 User Manual

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Page 1: ...GE Security P N TVR40 uman EN REV R1 0 ISS 02MAY10 TruVision DVR 40 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...data sheet and user documentation for details For the latest product information contact your local supplier or visit us online at www gesecurity eu Certification and compliance European Union directives 1999 5 EC R TTE directive Hereby GE Security declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC 2002 96 EC WEEE directi...

Page 3: ...sing the mouse 13 Using the Web browser 14 4 Basic operations 16 Turning on the TVR 40 16 Logging in using PINs 17 Live mode 17 Selecting a monitor 19 Viewing in multiscreen 19 Manual recording 20 Searching and playing back recorded video 21 Control playback progress 22 Search recorded video 23 Playback recorded video 25 Archiving recorded files 26 Quick archive 26 Manually select files to archive...

Page 4: ... settings 58 Responding to full HDD 59 Using an external storage device for backup 60 Auto delete mode ADM 60 Modifying the recording parameters of a camera 60 Setting up a camera s recording schedule 63 8 Network settings 66 Network settings 67 E mail settings 68 Advanced IP settings 69 PPPoE dial up settings 71 DDNS settings 72 9 Alarm settings 75 Alarm relay outputs 75 External alarm input 76 E...

Page 5: ...he RS 232 97 Upgrading the firmware 98 Restoring factory default settings 99 Managing the hard drive 100 Viewing system logs 101 Rebooting the TVR 40 102 Viewing system information 103 13 Troubleshooting and support 105 Troubleshooting your system 105 Contacting technical support 106 Appendix 1 Specifications 107 Index 109 TVR 40 Menu Map 112 ...

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Page 7: ...ideo and recording The TruVision DVR 40 series embedded digital video recorder is a digital surveillance product It uses an embedded microcontroller TVR 40 MCU and an embedded real time operating system RTOS combining the most advanced technology in the information industry such as video and audio encoding decoding hard disk recording and TCP IP The firmware is burned into the flash making it more...

Page 8: ...ision DVR 40 s operating temperature 10 to 50 C and non condensing humidity specifications 10 to 90 before choosing an installation location Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may cause the TruVision DVR 40 to fail Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment Leave space between rack mounted units Moisture Do not use the unit near water Moisture can...

Page 9: ...ected to the TVR 40 the monitor shows a Video Loss message Check the connection and reconnect the camera if necessary B Connect monitor A main to the output VIDEO OUT Connect the audio output to AUDIO OUT if required You can use either analog or VGA output Both outputs will display the same video information Optional connections C Connect a spot monitor Mon B to the TVR 40 Connect the monitor vide...

Page 10: ...all devices are connected and turned on before you turn on the TruVision DVR 40 Connecting alarm inputs and outputs Figure 3 Connecting the external data and alarm I O cable Not used RS 485 T T Connect PTZ camera data Alarm output port 1 G to 4 G 4 relay ports Alarm input port G Common ground 1 to 16 Alarm inputs NO NC supported Connecting the TVR 40 to a PC Use a RS 232 cable to connect the unit ...

Page 11: ...ypad to the TVR 40 See Figure 5 below Figure 5 Connecting a TVR 40 to a PTZ dome camera Configure the PTZ protocols for GE Security cameras Before the PTZ cameras are assembled in their housings set their protocol and address DIP switches for the TVR 40 See Table 1 below for the different GE Security s PTZ camera configurations If you are using PTZ cameras from another company please refer to thei...

Page 12: ...tocol DIP switches 2 RS 485 communication DIP switches 3 Camera site ID DIP switches TruVision Dome 16 PTZ Protocol DIP switches 1011 Address DIP switches 0000 Baud rate 0000 1 Address switches 2 Baud switches 3 Protocol switches CyberDome Protocol DIP switches Auto Address DIP switches 0000000000 CyberDome II Protocol DIP switches 0000 Address DIP switches 0000 1 Protocol switches 2 Address switc...

Page 13: ...is recommended for normal applications Use a shielded CAT5 cable if the cables could be exposed to interference The maximum number of TVR 40s that can be installed in one bus is 31 with a maximum cable length of 1200 m Both can be expanded using a signal distributor Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm resistance to minimize line reflections See Figure 6 b...

Page 14: ...8 TruVision DVR 40 User Manual Monitor connections Connect the unit to the monitors via 75 ohm video coaxial cables with BNC connectors The unit provides a 1 Vpp CVBS signal ...

Page 15: ...User Manual 9 3 Controlling the TVR 40 There are four ways to control the TVR 40 menu options Front panel control IR remote control Mouse control Web browser control These options are described in the following sections ...

Page 16: ...menu option is selected press the button to exit the option If a check box or list box of a menu option is selected press the button to exit the option and return to the Main menu Press again to return to live mode Any changes made will not be saved 3 Live Press to return to live mode 4 Playback Press to playback the oldest file in the system 5 Playback Pause Press to pause playback 6 Instant Play...

Page 17: ...nal Green Device is working correctly Red There are internal errors Alarm Green No external alarm Red indicates an external alarm status 12 Alarm indicator Flashes red when there is an alarm 13 Cameras Each camera has its own numeric button No light Camera is disabled Green Connected and working correctly Red flashing Camera is in alarm mode Red steady Video loss 14 IR remote receiver This is the ...

Page 18: ...creen views 7 Seq Start stop sequencing 8 Live Return to live mode 9 Menu Activate the main menu 10 In Menu mode Use left or right arrow buttons to select and up or down arrow buttons to edit entry In PTZ mode Use to control PTZ In Playback mode Use to control playback speed 11 OK Confirm selection 12 Zoom and Use to control zoom of camera lens 13 Preset Enter preprogrammed three digit code to cal...

Page 19: ...rts on the TVR 40 The mouse is immediately operational To use the mouse in live mode Scroll forwards and backwards between cameras When in full screen mode use the scroll button on the mouse to scroll forwards and backwards through the cameras Toggle between full screen and multiview When in multiview double click the left button of the mouse on a camera to open it in full screen view Double click...

Page 20: ...g on page 20 Status Bar Toggle the on screen status bar on off Swap Monitor Toggle between monitors A and B Using the Web browser The TVR 40 Browser lets you easily view record and playback video as well as manage all aspects of the system from any Internet location It has easy to use controls that give you quick access to the functions you require See Figure 9 below for the layout Figure 9 TVR 40...

Page 21: ...TruVision DVR 40 User Manual 15 To access the TVR 40 Browser Open Internet Explorer and type the IP address assigned to the TVR 40 In the Login screen enter the user ID and PIN User ID admin PIN 1234 ...

Page 22: ... on changing the standard see section Selecting video standard on page 39 The TVR 40 is equipped with a universal power supply that will auto sense 100 240 V 60 50 Hz Turn on the connected equipment When you turn on the TVR 40 it automatically displays all connected cameras The TVR 40 shows the number of HDDs installed then displays live mode from each connected camera It automatically begins reco...

Page 23: ...on User settings on page 87 Note You will hear an audible warning when an incorrect user name or PIN is entered After three incorrect entries the unit returns to live mode Live mode Live mode is the normal operation of the unit where you watch live pictures from the cameras The TVR 40 automatically enters live mode when powered up From live mode you can switch to playback mode or to the system men...

Page 24: ...r live mode or playback mode The color of the camera numbers displayed in the status bar represents the channel status It is consequently easy to see the current status of each channel during live mode The status color code is described in Table 3 Table 3 Description of the status color code Icon Icon color Status description 1 Blue No video signal 1 Yellow Camera tampered 1 Grey Recording disable...

Page 25: ...e and select Swap Monitor from the menu shown Viewing in multiscreen The 16 channel TruVision DVR 40 User Manual has five multiscreen display formats available including full screen The eight channel TruVision DVR 40 User Manual has four multiscreen display formats A cameo is any cell in a multiscreen display A camera picture can only be shown in one cameo at a time To change the order of cameras ...

Page 26: ...ode in the Display menu See section Multiscreen and sequencing on page 41 for further information Mouse Use the mouse wheel to scroll forwards and backwards through the live modes Manual recording When a channel is recording its corresponding camera LED on the front panel is green This recording status is also repeated in the Manual Record menu Manually start or stop a channel recording from the M...

Page 27: ... the mouse to activate a channel that is not recording Press or click again to de activate The camera status LED on the front panel and the camera number in the status bar on screen in live mode turn green 3 Select the next channel from which you want to start or stop recording 4 If you want all channels to start recording select Start All All the channel status LEDs on the front panel and the on ...

Page 28: ...re 12 below Figure 12 Playback status bar Option Description 1 Audio Press PLAY to silence the audio recording associated with this video Press PLAY again to reactivate the audio Audio in this example is on 2 Playback progress Shows how far you have progressed through the recorded file 3 Playback speed Move the joystick left or right to change the rate of playback Nine options are available Single...

Page 29: ...ayback speed See Figure 12 for the list of speeds available 8 Remove the Playback toolbar To make it reappear on screen right click the mouse and select Display 3 Pause playback 9 Digital zoom Double left click the mouse to zoom in Double left click again to return to normal view 4 Increase the playback speed See Figure 12 for the list of speeds available 5 Jump forward 30 seconds in the playback ...

Page 30: ...tes and times as follows Front panel Press the joystick to enter the edit box Move the joystick up or down to scroll through the numbers to select a number Move the joystick left or right to move to the next edit box IR remote control Use the arrows buttons to change the numeric value Press Enter when completed and move to the next edit box Mouse Click the edit box and select the number required f...

Page 31: ...ou must have playback rights to playback recorded images See Adding a new user on page 89 for more information To playback a recorded file 1 Search for the files to playback See Search recorded video on page 23 for further information 2 Select the playback option required Only selected files In the Search window select the video file required from the list displayed Press the joystick or left clic...

Page 32: ...kes precedence Note Avoid moving the external recording device when backing up information onto it Quick archive To quickly archive all recorded files 1 Insert the backup device into the TVR 40 2 Go to the Media edit box and select the backup device required 3 In live mode press the Archive button on the front panel of the TVR 40 or on the IR remote control or right click on the mouse and select A...

Page 33: ...kup device into the TVR 40 2 Press the Search button on the front panel or IR remote control or right click the mouse and select Search Enter your user name and PIN if requested The Playback screen appears The last two hours of videos recorded on the unit are listed 3 Search for the recorded files you want to copy See Search recorded video on page 23 The most recent file is listed first 4 Go to Me...

Page 34: ...rch Enter your user name and PIN if requested The Playback screen appears 2 Go to the Media edit box and select the option eSATA HDD on which to do the auto backup Note To be able to record video on a DVR eSATA DVD drive ensure that the eSATA option in the Recording menu has been set Record See Recording settings on page 58 for more information 3 Go to Backup and press the joystick or left click t...

Page 35: ...om live mode The PTZ camera can be controlled using buttons on the front panel and IR remote control as well using the on screen PTZ control icons accessed with the mouse However some functions are only available using the mouse See Figure 14 below for the on screen PTZ control icons accessed using the mouse Figure 14 Mouse PTZ control icons The autopan function is only available using the mouse T...

Page 36: ... 3 To quit PTZ mode press the Menu button on the front panel or the OK button on the IR remote control or right click on the mouse and select Exit To call up a PTZ preset number 1 In PTZ mode do one of the following Front panel Press the Preset button Enter a preprogrammed three digit preset number Preset starts immediately Remote control Press the Preset button Enter a preprogrammed three digit p...

Page 37: ...stop autopan Note This function is only available when using the mouse 1 In live mode right click the mouse and select PTZ control to enter PTZ mode Click the Autopan icon to start the panning Note If the PTZ is in autopan mode and you exit PTZ mode PTZ will continue in autopan mode You must re enter PTZ mode to stop the autopan 2 To exit PTZ mode right click the mouse and select Exit You will ret...

Page 38: ...ettings on page 36 Cameras Configure the camera titles video adjustment advanced camera settings time and date position and motion detection See Camera settings on page 44 Recording Configure the recording mode e SATA image resolution recording rates bits rates and pre and post recording settings See Recording settings on page 58 Network Configure the standard network settings e mail and advanced ...

Page 39: ...el Note Selecting OK in submenus confirms but does not save the changes made Changes are only saved when OK is selected in the main menu 5 Press the Live button on the front panel or the IR remote control or right click the mouse to exit the main menu and return to live mode Navigating through a menu screen The TVR 40 is delivered with default settings that can be easily changed from the menus You...

Page 40: ...lect an option Press OK to accept changes made in the list box Mouse Position the mouse cursor on the list box arrows and left click the mouse to scroll through the options Edit box An edit box lets you type characters to set the value of an option Click the box and an on screen keyboard will appear Depending on the type of information required the on screen keyboard will be numeric or alphanumeri...

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Page 42: ...e device ID If a PIN is required If the status bar appears on screen The menu timeout The video output standard The video scaling The menu transparency The VGA interface The brightness of the screen The system time and date The multiscreen format Daylight Saving Time DST The dwell time and alarm dwell time The Display menu icon is located in the main menu The following menu appears when you select...

Page 43: ...to select a language IR remote control Use the IR remote control arrow buttons to select the list box and press OK Use the up down arrows to scroll through the language and press OK to select a language Mouse Left click the mouse to select the required language The language on screen changes immediately The default language is English Note The last language used on the TVR 40 will be the unit s la...

Page 44: ...the main menu Press the Menu button to return to live mode Setting the PIN requirement A PIN is required by default to access the TVR 40 See Modifying a user s PIN on page 89 for information on PINs To setup the PIN requirement 1 In the Display menu go to the Log In PIN Required check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable or disable it 2 When you have made all the changes required ...

Page 45: ...fault settings but the images on screen flicker there is a NSTC PAL mismatch Check the NTSC PAL option selected in the Display menu 2 When you have made all the changes required in the Display menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Press the Menu button to return to live mode Video scaling You can change the settings of the monitor dis...

Page 46: ... of the options available 1280 1024 60 Hz 1024 768 60 Hz default 800 600 60 Hz 2 When you have made all the changes required in the Display menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Press the Menu button to return to live mode Setting system time and date You can setup the TVR 40 date and time as well as the Daylight Saving Time DST This ...

Page 47: ...board appears Click the time numbers required Left click the mouse again to exit edit mode Repeat for each time box 5 Go to the Enable Daylight Savings check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable Once enabled the dates become active 6 Select the month and day when Daylight Savings starts and stops 7 Go to OK and press the joystick or left click the mouse to confirm the changes and ...

Page 48: ...for the options available Table 7 Multi screen options available Number of TVR 40 channels Multi screen options 4 Full 4 way 8 Full 4 way 8 way 16 Full 4 way 9 way 12 way 16 way 4 Go to the Dwell Time list box The dwell time is the amount of time the unit stays on an individual camera before moving onto the next one in a sequence Select the desired dwell time from the drop down list Press Enter to...

Page 49: ... an alarm the video will pop up on this monitor 7 Go to the Alarm Dwell Time edit box This is the time delay before the alarm video appears on screen If there is more than one alarm there is also the delay switching between the alarm videos Select the time delay required Off 3 4 5 or 10 seconds 8 Go to Display Layout Select the sequence in which the cameras will be displayed in the main monitor Ca...

Page 50: ...osition of the camera name on screen The camera brightness contrast saturation and hue The display properties of each camera OSD The area on screen to be masked When to view a tamper alarm The video loss alarm The motion detection alarm The Camera icon is located in the main menu The following menu appears when you select the Camera icon Figure 17 The Camera menu ...

Page 51: ...done using the mouse 4 Left click the mouse to exit edit mode 5 When you have made all the changes required in the Camera menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Press the Menu button to return to live mode Positioning the camera title You can position the camera title anywhere on the screen To position the camera title on screen 1 In t...

Page 52: ...he mouse The Adjust Video menu appears 2 Go to the Brightness setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse A scroll bar appears at the bottom of the screen 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the brightness level The video camera changes at the same time 4 When you are satisfied with the real time video of the camera press Enter or left click the mouse 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the C...

Page 53: ...ick the mouse to confirm the entry 4 Go to the Position setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse A grey screen with the date time bar in white appears 5 Press F1 if using the front panel press the Analog button on the IR remote control or right click the mouse and select Format to select one of the formats displayed YYYY MM DD Day of the week 24 hour time YYYY MM DD 24 hour time MM DD ...

Page 54: ...u do not want to trigger recording such as a flag on a pole or a moving tree Figure 18 Example of motion detection setup screen 1 White square to mark out new activated motion detection zone 2 Existing motion detection zone 3 Area not selected for motion detection To setup the TVR 40 to respond to a motion detection alarm 1 To set the motion detection sensitivity level In the Camera menu go to the...

Page 55: ... is grey activated decrease the size of the transparent zone from down to up F2 IP Select the whole screen as a motion zone F2 IP Clear all motion zones Enter OK Save changes and return to the Camera menu Menu Menu Cancel setup and return to the Camera menu Move the white square to the area on screen that you want to mark as a motion detection zone Press F1 The square becomes transparent This show...

Page 56: ...ns in a right to left or down to up direction to over write the selected area The marked squares become transparent and are no longer selected as a motion detection zone Mouse Drag the mouse cursor in a left to right or up to down direction over the activated motion detection zone The activated squares are deactivated To clear all motion detection zones press the F2 button e Press Enter or right c...

Page 57: ... overlap d Go to the notification options and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable or disable how you want the TVR 40 to respond to a motion alarm during live mode Table 9 Notification options on how to respond to a camera tamper alarm Notification option Description Alarm Out Alarm Out is activated Up to four alarm outputs can be enabled Buzzer An audible alarm sounds TCP Alarm informati...

Page 58: ...a hidden by the privacy mask will not be viewed live nor recorded but will appear as a blank area on screen To setup a privacy mask 1 In the Camera menu go to Advanced Settings setup box and press Enter or left click the mouse The Advanced Settings submenu appears 2 Go to the Privacy Masking check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable The Zone option is activated Privacy masking is...

Page 59: ...ove the white square to the area on screen that you want to mark as a mask zone Press F1 The square becomes transparent This shows the selected square is masked Use the arrow buttons or drag the square with the mouse cursor in a left to right or up to down direction to extend the transparent square When you have finished marking out the transparent zone to be masked press Enter to exit and return ...

Page 60: ...er alarm Go to the Camera Tampering list box Select the sensitivity level required The options are Off Low Normal default High When Low Normal or High are selected the Zone and Rules setup boxes become active The Zone submenu allows you to select in which part of the screen a tamper can be detected and trigger an alarm The Rules submenu allows you to setup how to handle warning notifications such ...

Page 61: ...arm Out Alarm Out is activated Up to four alarm outputs can be enabled Buzzer An audible alarm sounds TCP Alarm information is sent to the remote IP see section Network on page 70 for more information Full Screen The alarm channel will be displayed on screen Email Alarm information is sent to an e mail address see section Network on page 68 for more information e When you have finished modifying a...

Page 62: ...and enter the time period for the response You can set up to four time periods for each day of the week Time is entered in the 24 hour format Note The four daily time periods cannotoverlap 5 Go to the notification options and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable or disable how you want the TVR 40 to respond to a video loss tamper alarm Notification option Description Full Screen On Alarm ...

Page 63: ...elect the camera to which you want to copy the settings 3 Go to Copy and press Enter or left click the mouse All settings will be copied to the selected camera Note Motion alarm zones cannot be copied 4 When you have made all the changes required in the Camera menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Press the Menu button to return to li...

Page 64: ...ing information when the HDD is full eSATA record or backup Auto deletion Audio and or video recorded Bit rate Frame rate Camera resolution Recording schedule of a camera Pre and post recording times for alarm recordings Configuring the recording settings The Recording icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Recording icon ...

Page 65: ...l HDDs 1 In the Recording menu go to the Record Mode list box and select one of the two options Option Description Continuous When all the HDDs in the TVR 40 are full the TVR 40 will overwrite the earliest written recorded files and continue recording No Overwrite When all the HDDs in the TVR 40 are full the device will handle the event as a Hard Disk Full condition and respond according to how th...

Page 66: ...nger accessible for exporting video 2 When you have made all the changes required in the Recording menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to live mode Auto delete mode ADM You can select the number of days that recordings from a specific camera are saved before being automatically deleted The default value is 30 days To setup the auto delete mode 1 In ...

Page 67: ...nt is selected as a setting all event parameters will be identical to those of normal events a If you want the recorded image parameters for alarm events to be different from those of normal events go to the Enable Event check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enabled the check box Press or click again to disable b Select which event type you want to set Option Description Normal Reco...

Page 68: ...S and NTSC is 30FPS 20 16 12 10 8 6 default 4 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 7 To select the maximum bit rate See Table 11 for the recommended bit rate ranges by resolution option The actual maximum bit rate must be calculated from your camera background and image quality requirements Table 11 Bit rate by resolution Resolution Default bit rate Recording speed 4CIF 896 Kbps 8 fps 2CIF 896 Kbps 12 fps CIF 1 0...

Page 69: ...Enter or left click the mouse The Schedule submenu appears 4 In the Day list box select the day of the week for which you want to set the recording schedule 5 For period 1 select the start and end recording times for that day Select Record Type and set the type of recording All time Motion Alarm Motion or Alarm Motion and Alarm or Command 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other required time periods ...

Page 70: ... select one of the time options listed Disabled 30S 25S 20S 15S 10S and 5S To set the post recording time for motion detection alarm and external alarm recordings Before you set the prerecording time you must first enable the TVR 40 to respond to a motion detection alarm see Motion detection on page 48 and or an external alarm see 8 When you have made all the changes required in the Alarms menu go...

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Page 72: ...he TVR 40 The following options can be configured IP address and settings Subnet mask Gateway IP DNS address Network communication port HTTP port E mail notification PPPoE DDNS The Network icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Network icon Figure 20 The Network menu ...

Page 73: ... enter the IP address Press Enter again or left click the mouse to exit edit mode 2 Go to the Subnet edit box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enter edit mode Using the numeric buttons on the front panel or the on screen keyboard enter the subnet mask number Press Enter again or left click the mouse to exit edit mode 3 Go to the Gateway edit box and press Enter or left click the mouse to...

Page 74: ...he joystick for Enter or left click the mouse The E mail submenu appears 2 If your E mail server requires a user name and PIN when sending an E mail select Authentication and press the joystick or left click the mouse to enable the check box The User and Password setup boxes are then activated 3 Go to the User edit box and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse Using the on screen al...

Page 75: ...alphanumeric keyboard enter the e mail address of the receiver 11 Repeat steps 8 to 10 if there is a second receiver 12 If jpegs will be sent with the e mails go to Attachment and press the joystick or left click the mouse to enable the check box The JPEG Capture Interval list box becomes activated 13 If jpeg images of a recording will be sent with an e mail you need to define the capture interval...

Page 76: ...mber and current IP to that fixed IP address This is called the Fixed Transfer Protocol IP FTP IP The IP server with that fixed Internet IP can receive DVR information and be used to resolve DVR dynamic IP Contact your local supplier to obtain the IP server software 5 Go to the Multicast IP edit box and press the joystick or left click the mouse Using the numeric buttons on the front panel or the ...

Page 77: ... changes required in the Network menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu PPPoE dial up settings Use this setting if using a direct connection to an ADSL To setup a PPPoE dial up setting 1 In the Network menu go to the PPPoE setup box and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse The PPPoE submenu appears 2 Go to the PPPoE che...

Page 78: ... the DDNS Service Provider 5 Go to the Host Name edit box and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse Using the on screen alphanumeric keyboard enter the DDNS host name 6 Go to the User Name edit box and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse Using the on screen alphanumeric keyboard enter the DDNS user name 7 Go to the Password edit box and press the joystick for Enter ...

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Page 81: ... internal alarm input Notification settings The Alarms icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the Alarms icon Figure 21 The Alarms menu Alarm relay outputs The 4 channel TVR 40 has 4 external alarm inputs and 4 alarm relay outputs The 8 channel TVR 40 has 8 external alarm inputs and 4 alarm relay outputs The 16 channel TVR 40 has 16 external alarm inputs and ...

Page 82: ...or NC Default is NO 3 Select the Alarm check box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enable the selected alarm input If the alarm input is enabled the Rules and PTZ Link setup buttons become activated 4 To set the alarm schedule a In the Alarms menu go to the Rules setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse The Alarm Input Rules submenu appears b Select the cameras from which you ...

Page 83: ... on page 67 Full Screen On Alarm channel will be displayed in full screen Email The alarm information is sent to an Email address see section E mail settings on page 68 e Select OK and press the joystick for Enter to return to the Alarms menu or select Cancel to abort and return to the Alarms menu 5 To set a PTZ link to the alarm a In the Alarms menu go to the Link PTZ setup button and press Enter...

Page 84: ...xternal alarm output You can configure how the alarm output should respond when an alarm in triggered You can set for example when the alarm output can respond to an alarm For example if you do not want a siren to sound during the night To setup an external alarm output 1 In the Alarms menu go to the Alarm Output list box Press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse to select one of the al...

Page 85: ...ntical to those of other days select Copy to and select the day of the week to which you want to copy this schedule Select All if the same schedule is used all week Select Copy and press Enter twice d Select OK and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse to return to the Alarms menu 4 To copy the settings to another external alarm input select Copy to Output in the Alarms menu Select ...

Page 86: ... drives are full only in No overwrite PAL NTSC Mismatch The input and output have a different video format Illegal Access Login failed on the unit Local as Remote IP Address Conflict Two devices on the network have the same IP address Network Failure Network connection is lost Video Exception A distorted video signal is connected to the video input 3 For each option on how to respond to triggers a...

Page 87: ...setup the RS 485 and PTZ parameters to match your PTZ protocol such as RS 485 parameters Baud rate data bits stop bits parity and flow control PTZ protocol PTZ address Preset parameters Preset tour function Shadow tour function The PTZ icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the PTZ icon Figure 22 The PTZ menu ...

Page 88: ...an save up to 16 sequences Note The PTZ used must be able to support a sequence function Shadow tour The ShadowTour function remembers the PTZ movement track Note The PTZ used must be able to support a ShadowTour function PTZ settings Use this menu to change PTZ settings They can be changed in any order To define PTZ settings 1 In the PTZ menu go to the Camera list box and select the PTZ camera wh...

Page 89: ...e on screen numeric keypad if using the mouse to enter the number If using the front panel press the joystick for Enter 5 When completed select OK to return to the PTZ menu 6 When you have made all the changes required in the Alarms menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Using preset positions The preset position is the function to pro...

Page 90: ...t Done and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse to return to the PTZ menu To delete preset settings 1 In the PTZ menu go to the Preset setup button and press Enter or left click the mouse The Set Preset submenu appears 2 Select the Preset edit box and press the joystick for Enter or left click the mouse Enter your preset number between 1 and 16 and press Enter or left click the mou...

Page 91: ... steps A step consists of a preset number a dwell time and an auto pan speed Note The PTZ camera used must be able to support a preset function 3 To add a step go to Step For each of the step settings step number preset number dwell time number and auto pan number add the number and press Enter or left click the mouse When completed select Add 4 Select Confirm to save the step settings into the se...

Page 92: ...hen you are satisfied with the PTZ track press Enter or left click the mouse to save it and to return to the Set Shadow Tour submenu 4 Go to Test and press Enter or left click the mouse The PTZ track will be repeated until you select Stop 5 Go to Done and press Enter or left click the mouse to return to the PTZ menu 6 To copy settings to another external alarm input a In the PTZ menu go to Copy to...

Page 93: ...er settings This section describes how to Change user PINs Add new users Add or modify operational rights of users The User icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the User icon Figure 23 The user menu ...

Page 94: ...heir own PINs or they can use a default PIN All new users must be given user rights as these are not given automatically by the system Users can be given local rights to do playback remote playback and view logs You can also give them more extensive rights that cover both local and remote rights Local rights allow you to do local operations of the TVR 40 such as using the front panel and the IR re...

Page 95: ...x 3 Using the number buttons on the front panel or the on screen numeric keyboard enter the new PIN A PIN can have up to 16 numbers When finished press Enter or left click the mouse to exit edit mode 4 Go to the Confirm edit box and re enter the new PIN When finished press Enter or left click the mouse to exit edit mode If the two PINs entered are identical the PIN is saved and becomes effective i...

Page 96: ...he changes and return to the main menu Modifying operational rights To add or modify user operational rights 1 In the User menu select the user you want to delete from the list 2 Select the Default Privileges button and press Enter or left click the mouse The user is then allocated default rights Default rights allow local playback remote playback and viewing logs 3 To allocate more detailed user ...

Page 97: ...o to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save the changes and return to the main menu Setting up a MAC The MAC address is not the TVR 40 address but that of the PC which will access the TVR 40 If you setup a MAC address only the PC with that MAC address can access the TVR 40 To setup a MAC address 1 At the PC in DOS prompt use the ipconfig command to get the PC MAC address 6 bytes 2 In t...

Page 98: ...use to save the changes and return to the main menu Deleting a user Only the system administrator can add or delete users To delete a user 1 In the User menu select the user you want to delete 2 Go to Delete User and press Enter or left click the mouse The Delete pop up dialog box appears 3 Go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to delete the user or select Cancel and press Enter to abor...

Page 99: ...rameters such as Handle transaction information Configure RS 232 settings Upgrade the firmware Restore factory defaults Reboot the TVR 40 Manage HDD View logs Reboot the TVR 40 View system information The System icon is located in the main menu The following screen appears when you select the System icon ...

Page 100: ...on live video recorded and played back The function is largely used for ATMs The following instructions describe how to setup the parameter for different links to ATMs and POS ATM includes NCR DIEBOLD WINCOR NIXDORF Siemens OLIVETTI FUJITSU Hitachi etc and POS support through GE ProBridge The transaction types include query withdraw deposit PIN modification and money transfer etc The TVR 40 permit...

Page 101: ...insertion to the bank center the DVR captures the data package through the network and analyzes the data format The TVR 40 will then overlay the corresponding text onto the live video Network receive For future use Data received from ATM through the serial port To setup the TVR 40 you need to enter the following information Type of ATM machine Transaction type and code The network connection is as...

Page 102: ...he values using the on screen keyboard or the numeric buttons on the front panel When finished press Enter or left click the mouse to exit edit mode Select OK when completed and return to the System menu b Network Receive Go to Local Port and press Enter or left click the mouse to enter edit mode Enter the values using the on screen keyboard or the numeric buttons on the front panel When finished ...

Page 103: ...go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Configuring the RS 232 The following procedure shows how to change the RS 232 settings from the RS 232 submenu The pre populated default values are for GE ProBridge The RS 232 settings can be changed in any order To configure the RS 232 1 In the System menu go to the RS 232 setup box and press Enter or...

Page 104: ... accept the changes and return to the System menu 3 When you have made all the changes required in the System menu go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to save all changes and return to the main menu Upgrading the firmware When you upgrade the firmware you keep all your existing settings Only the new features are added with their default settings To upgrade the firmware Note If upgradi...

Page 105: ... click the mouse to start the upgrade Note The firmware must be downloaded to the USB main directory and the file named digicap 4 After successfully upgrading the firmware press Menu or right click the mouse to return to the main menu 5 Press OK to reboot the TVR 40 Restoring factory default settings To restore factory default settings 1 In the System menu go to the Factory Defaults restore button...

Page 106: ...tus b When completed select Done to return to the System menu 3 To format the HDD Caution Before formatting the HDD stop all recording Once formatting is completed you must reboot TVR 40 as otherwise the unit will not function correctly a Go to the HDD list box and select the HDD required b Go to HDD Format button and press Enter or left click the mouse A dialog box appears showing that formatting...

Page 107: ...larm In Notification All DCDLost IP Conflict HardDiskFull HardDiskError IllegalAccess Operation All SaveToSATADISK EndSaveToSATADISK EndSaveToIDECDRW EndSaveToUSBCDRW EndSaveToUSBHD EndSaveToUSBDISKK change Altered File End Time File Start Time Net PTZ Net Time Play Net File Play Net Upgrade BiComStop BiComStart Net Reboot Alert Off Alert On NetGetStatus NetGetConfig NetGetPara NetStopTrans NetSta...

Page 108: ... Enter or left click the mouse to exit edit mode Note Time is written in the 24 hour format b Go to the End Time edit box and press Enter or left click the mouse to enter edit mode Enter the values using the on screen keyboard or the numeric buttons on the front panel When finished press Enter or left click the mouse to exit edit mode 5 To search for the logs Go to the Search Log button and press ...

Page 109: ...em information 1 In the System menu go to the System View edit box and press Enter or left click the mouse The System View menu appears 2 Go to OK and press Enter or left click the mouse to return to the System menu 3 Press Menu or right click the mouse to return to the main menu ...

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Page 111: ... TVR 40 has hardware problems and must be sent in for repair Please contact your local supplier When using VOUT no images appear on the monitor when TVR 40 is turned on The cable connected to the monitor is damaged Check the cable TVR 40 has hardware problems Please contact your local supplier The system cannot find the hard disk in reboot process The HDD cable is damaged The power cable of the ha...

Page 112: ...ing technical support For assistance installing operating maintaining and troubleshooting this product please contact your local supplier Our web address is www gesecurity eu Note Be ready at the equipment before calling for technical support ...

Page 113: ...istance 1 KΩ Audio output 1 channel BNC Linear Electrical Level Resistance 600 Ω Audio compression Ogg Vorbis Audio compression rate 16 Kbps Bi directional audio 1 channel BNC Linear electrical level resistance 1 kΩ Communication interface 1 RS 232 serial port RJ45 1 RJ 485 Screw terminal strip 1 Network port 10M 100M self adaptive Ethernet interface 1 e SATA port 1 USB port VGA interface 1 VGA in...

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Page 115: ...itioning on screen 45 setting 45 Camera parameters brightness and contrast 46 time and date displayed 47 Date and time setting 40 DDNS 72 Device ID configuring 38 Display parameters configuring 37 Dwell time setting 41 E mail notification setup 68 External alarm input alarm handling schedule 76 setup 76 External alarm ouput setup 78 F1 F2 buttons selecting motion detection zones 49 selecting priva...

Page 116: ...ing 19 Network settings defining 67 Network setup connect to ADSL 71 DDNS 72 multicast IP address 69 PPPoE dial up 71 remote host IP and host 69 Network sniff 95 NTSC PAL changing 39 On screen camera status icons Record Alarm status 17 Password setting 38 Passwords adding new users 88 changing user passwords 89 default password 88 PINs default PINS 88 logging in 17 PINs setting 38 Playback playbac...

Page 117: ...stem security creating new users 89 creating PINs 89 deleting PINs 89 deleting users 89 92 modifying user operational rights 90 Tamper alarm selecting response type 55 setup for viewing 54 Time and date setting 40 Transaction information confirguring 96 Turning off the TVR 40 34 Turning on the TVR 40 16 VGA resolution configuring 40 Video loss alarm setup 56 Video recording 61 Video scaling changi...

Page 118: ...TVR 40 Menu Map See page 36 See page 44 See page 58 See page 66 See page 75 See page 81 See page 87 See page 93 ...

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