VP - 580
Digital Video Recorder
Software User Manual
Страница 1: ...VP 580 Digital Video Recorder Software User Manual...
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Страница 3: ...Pre Alarm 40 Playback 39 Playback list 40 Table of Contents Searching for a file 42 Locking files 43 Backing the data 44 System Shutdown 45 The LocalGUI 46 Introduction 46 Surveillance screen panel 4...
Страница 4: ...FTP upload 88 Back to home page 88 View video without plug ins 89 Appendix 90...
Страница 5: ...record and play back digital video simultaneously while continuing to display live video Video footage is saved to a removable hard disk Up to 8 cameras can be connected to a single VP 580 unit Full m...
Страница 6: ...nternet Explorer 1 3 Features Video and audio recording Up to 8 black and white or color cameras Up to 30 fps for each camera local monitoring Record playback and display simultaneously Built in QUAD...
Страница 7: ...page or RS 232 terminal The only client application required is a standard web browser Alarm functions Motion detection event trigger schedule pre alarm recording E mail Voice Call and FTP alarm notif...
Страница 8: ...4 1 4 1 The local GUI 1 4 2 The network GUI About the GUI...
Страница 9: ...ller Turn the VP 580 on using the power switch on the rear of the unit and the switch on the front panel The VP 580 will boot up in either IR control or mouse control running mode Note The default sta...
Страница 10: ...rom mouse running mode to IR remote control running mode 1 Click the SET UP button on the GUI to display the setup menu 2 From the list on the left of the screen click the Running Mode heading to disp...
Страница 11: ...to a network 5 Click OK The system will automatically reboot in IR remote control mode Follow these instructions to switch from IR remote control running mode to mouse running mode 1 Press the Menu b...
Страница 12: ...buttons to highlight the Control IR Control field 4 Use the left and right arrow buttons to toggle between Control IR and Control mouse 5 Press the OK button when the control field is set to mouse Ca...
Страница 13: ...e Press button A to display a single image on screen and use the Up Down Left or Right arrow buttons D to cycle through video inputs from all the connected cameras Alternatively use the Prev Page and...
Страница 14: ...o select 1 4 9 or 16 images on screen Use the arrow buttons E to cycle through all connected cameras Use the sequence button F to automatically cycle through all the connected cameras Use the numbered...
Страница 15: ...ol operation The VP 580 must be in IR remote control running mode for remote control operation to function 3 2 Main menu Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the main menu on screen...
Страница 16: ...System Setup menu Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight an option and use the OK button to confirm your choice You can move between pages using the Prev Page and Next Page buttons on the rem...
Страница 17: ...ss sets the user password Autolock After enables password protection after the specified time interval Lock Now enables password protection immediately To set the user or admin password 1 Use the Up a...
Страница 18: ...unction 1 Select the Enable option from the Password Protect menu 2 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes and No 3 Press the OK button to confirm your choice The autolock function...
Страница 19: ...at you do not set this to 100 to avoid a slower rate of video transmission and using up a significant amount of hard disk space Compression Boost enables you to compress the video signal to save disk...
Страница 20: ...rithms see Algo rithm on page 35 Local Display enables viewing the selected camera video signal on the local display If this option is set to Off the camera is still optional and its video can be reco...
Страница 21: ...e Add Disk screen is displayed press the OK button The Add Network Disk menu is displayed enabling you to set the IP address and volume size of the disk test its validity and save the disk parameters...
Страница 22: ...o highlight the Test option 2 Press the OK button to confirm the choice The test result will appear on the screen To save disk parameters 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to h...
Страница 23: ...e available options Press the OK button when parameters are set correctly 3 3 5 OSD text A line of text can be displayed with the video from each camera connected to the VP 580 Use the OSD Text menu t...
Страница 24: ...ext and press the OK button to choose them 5 When your text is complete press the Keypad button to remove the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to save the new text 3 3 6 PTZ setup Use the PTZ...
Страница 25: ...indicate that a camera of the device type displayed is connected 5 Repeat the procedure for all PTZ cameras connected to the VP 580 To set the timeout value for PTZ cameras connected to the VP 580 1 U...
Страница 26: ...P parameters can be found in the hard ware manual 3 3 8 Account Use the Account menu to set up an administrator name and password as well as user name and passwords The default administrator name is W...
Страница 27: ...e OK button to confirm To set up additional users and their permission rights 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the More Users choice 2 Press the Right arrow button to confirm 3 Use the Ar...
Страница 28: ...t Yes to enable the user to hear the live audio from the selected cameras 3 3 9 Audio Use the Audio menu to set up the audio parameters for the VP 580 The configurable parameters areas follows Mic Gai...
Страница 29: ...ed for com3 The RS422 standard is used for com4 Use the Serial Ports menu to set the following parameters COM1 Device selects the type the serial device You can select external modems GPIO voice call...
Страница 30: ...ion Use the System Information option to display the System Information screen and view information about the boot disk TCP IP parameters the MAC ID of the device firmware version and date of installa...
Страница 31: ...0 case was opened or if there is a disk error Once the alarm is generated you can set the alarm notification through a beep a message a video popup voice call or E mail The Alarm menu has the followin...
Страница 32: ...after you set the Enable option to Yes 3 Select the Enable field and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes to enable the motion detection feature and No to disable it 4 Select th...
Страница 33: ...be sent when an alarm occurs To enter E mail details 1 Select the E Mail option from the Alarm menu 2 Press the Right button to confirm The E Mail submenu is displayed 3 In the E Mail menu use the Up...
Страница 34: ...ill make a call when the selected event such as a GPI or motion alarm or video lost from a camera occurs You must install a voice fax modem on one of VP 580 COM ports config ure the COM port as a Voic...
Страница 35: ...e option 13 Press the OK button to rename the current file to the file named in the Voice File field 14 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Record option 15 Press the OK button to make...
Страница 36: ...submenu for the event with the following options Message displays a message on your screen when the event occurs Beep sounds a beep when the event occurs E Mail sends an E mail to the specified addre...
Страница 37: ...ecify which of the 18cameras status is in the E mail 3 3 14 ISP If you are connecting to the Internet using dial up enter your ISP details using the ISP option from the System Setup menu Set up the fo...
Страница 38: ...n screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to confirm the new field 3 3 15 Registry server The Registry Server menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device If you are using a dynamic IP...
Страница 39: ...nd H 263 algorithms for compression For the JPEG and MJPEG algorithms the video quality is better but the data rate is also high The H 263 algorithm provides a lower video quality but the data rate is...
Страница 40: ...s 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change from the NTP menu 2 Press the Right button to confirm 3 Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboa...
Страница 41: ...DVR menu to set the DVR Digital Video Recorder mode Choose Cyclic Recording to keep recording on the hard disk continuously Choose Auto Stop to stop recording when the disk is full You can set an ala...
Страница 42: ...n to display the parameters for that schedule 3 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change from the following options Enable enables the recording schedule Mon through Sun enables r...
Страница 43: ...each camera 4 Use the Right and Left arrow buttons to change the value of that parameter 5 Use the Prev Page and Next Page buttons to move to the previ ous or next page 6 Press the OK button when all...
Страница 44: ...rrectly 3 5 Playback Use the Playback function to display a list of all recordings stored on the VP 580 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a recording to play back and press the OK button to...
Страница 45: ...asterisk before the date indicates that the file is locked 2 Press the OK button to confirm The chosen recording is played back 3 Press the Display button on the remote control to display various pro...
Страница 46: ...arrow buttons Motion Detection The yellow bars represent where motion detection was set of Searching for a file The VP 580 playback list can be searched for a specific file You can conduct the search...
Страница 47: ...to view the submenu for the selected option 4 Select each of the options such as Year Month Day and so on using the Up or Down arrows 5 Modify the settings as required using the Left and Right arrow...
Страница 48: ...eleted or over written The locked file is represented by an asterisk next to it To unlock a file follow the same procedure and select the Unlock File option from the menu 3 5 4 Backing up the data If...
Страница 49: ...red data has been collected the backup can begin 3 6 System Shutdown Use the System Shutdown option to shut down or reboot the system To shut down or reboot the system 1 Use the Up and Down arrow butt...
Страница 50: ...n screen For more information on using the buttons in the Surveillance Panel see Viewing live images on the VP 5804 5808 on page 9 4 3 PLAY button Click the PLAY button to display a list of all the re...
Страница 51: ...5 I O button Click the I O button to display the I O panel When an alarm has been triggered the GPI and GPO that are connected will show the status of the input or output device GPI devices will show...
Страница 52: ...rrent recording The aqua line Data indicates recorded data over a one hour time interval The yellow bars Motion indicate the instances when motion was detected The GPI indicate when a GPI event was de...
Страница 53: ...Use the VIDEO button to display the video panel Use the sliders in the video panel to adjust the following parameters Brightness A Contrast B Saturation C Hue D Quality E VIDEO VIDEO button Video pan...
Страница 54: ...he zoom to provide a more closer or wider view of the subject FOCUS buttons adjust the focus of the camera Speed buttons Adjust the speed of the selected ptz camera Pan and tilt buttons Adjust the pan...
Страница 55: ...o recording The status of recorded data is displayed at the bottom of the screen The moving orange line indicates the current playback status Click any where on the Data Motion or GPI lines to start p...
Страница 56: ...in turn 4 11 1 System setup Password protect The Password Protect screen helps you to enable password protection set administrator and user passwords set the autolock period and lock the system immed...
Страница 57: ...ired to unlock it Click Lock Now to lock the system immediately Note If you do not have a keyboard connected to the system you can use the on screen keyboard to enter your passwords All the fields tha...
Страница 58: ...ters Select the camera from the Camera drop down box and fill in the details in each field as required using the mouse recommended or keyboard Video input Use the Video Input menu to assign a number t...
Страница 59: ...button to test if the drive is working correctly TV output Use the TV Output menu to configure the video output for the VP 5804 5808 The VP 5804 5808 can support standard VGA computer monitors or TV t...
Страница 60: ...0 and Y 0 would result in the text appearing at the top left corner of the camera image Increas ing the value of Y moves the text down the screen Increasing the value of X moves the test to the right...
Страница 61: ...this menu PTZ setup Use the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Setup menu to set the type of PTZ cameras connected to your VP 5804 5808 Refer to PTZ setup on page 20 for more information about PTZ camera setup Select...
Страница 62: ...set up an administrator name and password as well as the super user name and passwords You can also use this menu to set up to 256 additional users their passwords and their permissions on the system...
Страница 63: ...e the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all the fields and click OK to save changes Audio Use the Audio menu to set parameters such as Mic Gain Speaker Mic Timeout and Speaker Timeout You can...
Страница 64: ...two serial ports Refer to Serial ports on page 25 for more information about the various fields Use the keyboard or mouse to set all parameters and click OK to save changes System info Use the System...
Страница 65: ...time zone in the T Zone field Use the keyboard or mouse to set all fields and click OK to save changes ISP If you are using dial up access to the Internet use the ISP menu to enter details of your In...
Страница 66: ...AC address or server name You can also use the registry server to give a name to the VP 5804 5808 as described in Set names and on screen dis play on page 83 Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to c...
Страница 67: ...lgorithms Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete each field and click OK to save changes NTP setup Use the NTP Setup menu to enter details of the Network Time Protocol NTP server used to sy...
Страница 68: ...ult settings Click Restore Defaults Yes No to restore defaults Click Cancel or No to retain the current settings Revise firmware Use the Revise Firmware menu to upgrade the VP 5804 5808 firmware Click...
Страница 69: ...ick Cancel or No to abandon 4 11 2 Record Setup DVR setup Use the DVR menu under the Record Setup tab to set the Digital Video Recorder parameters Select either Auto Stop or Cyclic Recording Auto Stop...
Страница 70: ...menu Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to save changes GPI trigger Use the GPI Trigger menu under the Record Setup tab to enable record ing video from specified...
Страница 71: ...m menu under the Record Setup tab to determine how many frames are recorded before an alarm event occurs Each camera can be set separately and you can record up to 300 frames Use the keyboard or mouse...
Страница 72: ...sets the number of times the voice message is repeated on the voice call Rec Time sets the time for which audio is recorded Modem Speaker sets the internal or external speaker to be used Voice File se...
Страница 73: ...al speaker Up to 60 voice messages can be recorded and stored on the VP 5804 5808 and used for different alarm events Messages recorded for the voice call function must be between 5 and 10 seconds Kno...
Страница 74: ...ired GPI from the GPI drop down box and complete all fields For each action you can specify the time interval over which the GPI is monitored for an alarm to be generated For the Voice Call option spe...
Страница 75: ...ion detection from the Camera drop down box and complete all fields as described in GPI alarm on page 71 Click OK to save changes Video lost Use the Video Lost menu under the Alarm tab to set what act...
Страница 76: ...arm through a message beep voice call video popup or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields as de scribed in G...
Страница 77: ...nges 4 11 4 Motion detection Use the Motion Detection page to set motion detection parameters for each camera Each small square on the displayed grid can be set to detect motion Use the left mouse but...
Страница 78: ...le or xDSL modem to the Internet Refer to the hardware manual for more information about making connections using the RJ 45 Ethernet LAN port Make sure that the VP 580 is configured for Network runnin...
Страница 79: ...to download and install the new plug in The download status is displayed and you are prompted for an installation location Click OK to complete the installation The following message will appear When...
Страница 80: ...en panel The Surveillance Screen Panel is very similar to the one on the local GUI See Surveillance screen panel on page 47 There is no Sequence button on the network GUI This feature is only availabl...
Страница 81: ...List All to display the entire list Click on a video recording to play it in a separate browser window Play a recorded video from a specific time and date by entering the time and date in the From fie...
Страница 82: ...ring the dates in the To and From fields and clicking Query 5 5 PTZ panel The network GUI PTZ panel is exactly the same as the local GUI PTZ panel See PTZ panel on page 51 5 6 System Setup Click the S...
Страница 83: ...lick the System Information link to display the System Information page No information on this page is changeable 5 6 2 Camera setting Use the Camera Setting page to change the video settings for each...
Страница 84: ...580 Refer to Audio on page 24 for more information about the various parameters The VP 580 supports two way audio transmission between the device and the PC But audio can only be recorded from the VP...
Страница 85: ...me zone the system will reboot 5 6 5 Set NTP server Use the Set NTP Server page to set parameters for a NTP Network Time Protocol server to synchronize the device time with the atomic clock Select a s...
Страница 86: ...re details Set Video Compression Algorithm Resolution sets the video compression algorithm See Algorithm on page 35 for more information Set Camera Control sets PTZ control for the cameras See PTZ set...
Страница 87: ...Set User s Authority page to set the individual privileges of up to 256 users Enter the user number in the User field Assign a name and password in the respective fields To restrict users from viewing...
Страница 88: ...10 Record schedule Use the Record Schedule page to set up to 16 automatic recording schedules For each record schedule select the day and start and stop times for recording For each camera select off...
Страница 89: ...rid to enable or disable motion detection The red rectangle in the upper left corner indicates that motion is being detected See Alarm on page 27 for more information about the motion detection featur...
Страница 90: ...lay it back The file plays back in the browser window with the status at the bottom Specify the resolution in the Dimension field Select the camera whose video you want to watch in the Camera field an...
Страница 91: ...mail to be sent in the Type field by choosing Motion Detect or GPI Fill in the start and stop times for monitoring the alarm the recipients subject and content of the E mail Enable a snapshot of the c...
Страница 92: ...P Enable a snapshot of the camera s video to be uploaded by selecting cameras in the Snapshot option Note If you specify a file name each time a file is uploaded it will overwrite the previous file wi...
Страница 93: ...ins necessary for full functions Click the View Video Without Plug ins link to view the video page without plugins You will need to enter an administrator user name and password to view without plug i...
Страница 94: ...P address assigned to the VP 580 is not a valid local IP on the network allocate a valid local IP address to the VP 580 or disable MS Proxy Client from the Control Panel If you can ping the IP address...
Страница 95: ...ard HTTP protocol and port 80 It might be necessary to enable video MIME types video x nficwmh263 and video x nficwmhjpeg for the VP 580 to be granted access by your firewall or proxy server Also chec...
