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6 C639M-A (6/04) IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the man...

C639M-A (6/04) 7 DESCRIPTION This manual provides instructions for operating your DX9100VS viewstation, which is your interface with the DX9000 andDX9100 digital video recorders. The viewstation offers many functions, including the following: • Simultaneous viewing of live or recorded video can be s...

8 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 1 . Log-In Dialog Box 2. Enter your “User name” and Password. 3. Click Login. The main window appears. Refer to Figure 2. GETTING STARTED The viewstation is already connected to the recorder and ready to operate. All you have to do is turn it on, log in, and then dragand drop...

C639M-A (6/04) 9 Figure 2. DX9100 Main Window Main Toolbar : The toolbar consists of seven operation buttons. Displays the cameras that are defined in the system by server or by name. Displays the latest events that have occurred in the system by camera or by time. You can define and view new event ...

10 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 3. Live Video Cameras Section NOTE: You can right-click a camera to see its properties. 3. Click to view live video. 4. Drag and drop a camera into one of the windows. NOTE: You can also click to select a window. It displays four drop-down buttons. Each button has a blue squ...

C639M-A (6/04) 11 Figure 4. Video Window Title Bar Moves to the previous video in memory that was displayed in this window. Shows the current camera name and site. Displays a drop-down box of the last 10 videos shown. The most recent video is at the bottom of the list. Moves to the next video in mem...

12 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 5. Recorded Video Cameras Section NOTE: You can right-click a camera to see its properties. 3. Click to view playback video. 4. Drag and drop a camera into one of the windows. NOTE: You can also click to select a window. It displays four drop-down buttons. Each button has a ...

14 C639M-A (6/04) VIEWING EVENTS Events are videos of specific occurrences that have been marked for your review. There are six types of events that can beidentified in the DX9100 viewstation. Each event type is assigned a star with a specific color for easy identification on the timeslider. Table A...

C639M-A (6/04) 15 Figure 8. Events Section Figure 9. Main Query Window PERFORMING A QUERY 1. Click . 2. Click . 3. Select the query parameters. NOTE: By default, the query includes all events, cameras, and dates and times.

16 C639M-A (6/04) SELECTED TIME RANGE You can select three different date and time periods: • Quick: Perform a quick search within the last x hours or x days. • Continuous: Search for events over a specified period. • Daily: Search for events every day during the specified dates, between the specifi...

18 C639M-A (6/04) RUNNING THE QUERY 1. Click Preview. The number of events found appears at the bottom of the Preview Window. The events are arranged in descending order byserver with the latest event at the top of the list. Up to 2,000 events can be displayed. The star color shows the event type. 2...

C639M-A (6/04) 19 Figure 18 . Large Screen Allows you to lock sections of the video and export sections to different media. Shows events. Shows the video on the entire screen. Marks and saves an event. The event is marked in black on the time slider. Increases or decreases the video playback speed. ...

20 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 20 . Sherlock Section 4. Select the Event Type. • Disappearance: The movement is marked as an event only if the marked object disappears completely from its currentlocation. • Any Movement: The movement is marked as an event if the marked object moves from its current locati...

22 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 24 . Window for Locking Video 3. Make sure the Video radio button is selected. 4. Select the Start/End date and time. The default is the date and time of the current video. NOTE: You can also use the time slider to mark a time period. Refer to Figure 29. 5. Click . The follo...

24 C639M-A (6/04) EXPORTING VIDEO 1. Click while viewing live or playback video. 2. Click . The following window appears. Figure 28 . Exporting Video Window 3. Select the Video radio button to save a section of video. 4. Select the Start/End date and time. The default is the date and time of the cur...

C639M-A (6/04) 25 EXPORTING A CURRENT FRAME 1. Click while viewing live or playback video. 2. Click . 3. Select the “Current frame” radio button. The following window appears. Figure 30. Exporting Current Frame Window 4. Export the frame. a. Click File to export the frame and save it in a BMP or JPE...

26 C639M-A (6/04) CAMERA RECORDING PROPERTIES Camera recording properties should be set by the system administrator during installation. Only system administrators andoperators with a Level 1 authorization can set or change camera recording properties. To set or change camera recordingproperties, yo...

28 C639M-A (6/04) CONTINUOUS RECORDING SCHEDULE 1. Select the “Continuous recording” radio button. This is the default setting and should be selected already when youselect a channel. Refer to Figure 33. 2. Click Apply. Recording is done at all times and no schedule is defined. The entire daily and ...

30 C639M-A (6/04) WEEKLY RECORDING SCHEDULE To make sure there is no delay during scheduled recording, begin the recording at least five minutes before the actual recordingtime. For example, schedule the recording at 7:55 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. 1. Select the “Daily recording schedule” radio butto...

C639M-A (6/04) 31 MOTION DETECTION 1. Click the DVMD tab. 2. Select the “Detector on” radio button. 3. Select the Preview checkbox. The video has blue squares over the entire area meaning the entire video has been selectedfor motion detection. 4. Click “Clear all” to remove all of the boxes, or clic...

32 C639M-A (6/04) CHANNEL SETUP This section describes how to set camera properties to get the best picture. 1. Click the Video tab. The Video page appears. Refer to Figure 39. 2. Select the Preview checkbox to see the video quality with the default settings. 3. Adjust the video quality by dragging ...

C639M-A (6/04) 33 Table B. Channel Setup Parameter Description/Action Channel Name Enter a new name for this channel. You can enter up to 20 characters. Brightness Drag the triangle to change the brightness value. The higher the value, the higher the bit rate. Theprevious value is displayed to the r...

34 C639M-A (6/04) DEFINING USERS Only system administrators can define user names and passwords for the DX9100 Viewstation. Other users trying to accessthis option will get the following message: Figure 40. User Access Message Box This option allows an administrator to add, delete, and change the pr...

C639M-A (6/04) 35 Table C. User Access Rights Video Locked Export Unlock Video/ Define Live Video/ Playback/ Video Lock Image/ Change Camera Users/Audit User Live Events Query/Sherlock Playback Video Video Settings Viewer Administrator ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Operator Level 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Operator Level 2 ✓ ✓ ...

36 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 42. Audit Viewer Login Dialog Box 2. Enter your “User name” and Password and then click OK. The following window appears. Figure 43. Audit Viewer Window ADVANCED FEATURES AUDIT VIEWER This is an external software application that is supplied with DX9000 systems. Before using...

C639M-A (6/04) 37 Table D. Audit Viewer Toolbar Icon Description This is the Create New Report icon. Click to modify columns, define filters, and sort columns. This is the Save icon. Click to save the audit report. You can save the report as an HTML, PDF, or TXT file type. This is the Refresh icon. ...

38 C639M-A (6/04) CREATING REPORTS You must define filters before you create a new report. You can define the category, user name, date and time, and computername. You can also modify columns and sort columns. 1. Go to File > Create Report, or click the Create New Report icon. The following page ...

42 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 53. Export Viewer Window 2. Click Open. The following dialog box appears. Figure 54. Open Video File Dialog Box 3. Select the file you want to view. EXPORT VIEWER The Export Viewer allows you to view exported videos without the DX9000 viewstation. 1. Go to Start > Program...

44 C639M-A (6/04) Figure 56. Video Originality Verifier Window 2. Enter the path name of the video file, or click Browse to locate the file. VIDEO VERIFIER This is an external software application that is supplied with DX9000 systems. It allows you to verify the authenticity ofrecorded video by iden...

46 C639M-A (6/04) Table E. Verifier Information Panel Name Description/Action Bit Exact Tests: File structure Checks the syntax of the video file. Integrity watermark Checks that bits in the video file have not been deleted or modified. Authentication watermark Checks the time and date inside the vi...

C639M-A (6/04) 47 Table F. Failed Test Information Name Description Bit Exact Tests: File structure Indicates that the test has failed. Tested File Info: Name Name of the tested video file. Size Size of the tested video file in bytes. Verification Information: Date Date of the test. Time Time of the...

48 C639M-A (6/04) MAKING A CD OR DVD You can use Nero® to copy data, such as exported video files, onto a CD or DVD. The following steps show how to copy afolder onto a CD. 1. Insert a blank CD into your CD-RW drive. 2. Double-click the Nero StartSmart icon on your desktop. The following window appe...

52 C639M-A (6/04) 10. Click Next. The following window appears. Figure 68. Exit Window 11. Click Exit.

C639M-A (6/04) 53 Figure 69. Server State 2. Select “All servers” to run the test on all recorders or Server to run the test on a specific recorder. 3. Click Configure. The following dialog box appears. SERVER STATE The Server State utility checks the status of the recorders that are connected to th...

54 C639M-A (6/04) 4. Select the refresh interval. The recommended setting is 60 seconds. Any setting less than 60 seconds will becomenetwork intensive because the viewstation constantly polls the recorders. 5. Click OK. 6. Check the “Auto-refresh” checkbox. The application checks the refresh interva...

C639M-A (6/04) 55 Figure 72. Online Storage Meter 2. Enter the Server name and the Channel number. 3. Select a specific time frame. 4. Select the graph type. 5. Click Show. ONLINE STORAGE METER The Online Storage Meter measures how much storage a group of cameras is using in a specific time frame. 1...

56 C639M-A (6/04) ® Pelco, the Pelco logo, Spectra, Genex, Esprit, Camclosure, and Legacy are registered trademarks of Pelco. © Copyright 2003, Pelco. All rights reserved. ® Nero is a registered trademark of Ahead Software. REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C639M 9/03 Original version. C639M-A...