Pelco DX7000 Series - Manual

6 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 1. Display Mode 1 Camera Name and Recording Status – The colored circle located to the right of the on-screen camera name indicates the recording status of the camera. RED indicates that the camera is recording continuously. If the circle is BLUE , camera recording was trigge...

8 C665M-C (5/03) SYSTEM SETUP To set up the DX7000 Digital Video Recorder, click the SETUP button located in the DISPLAY mode. The SETUP mode appearson the screen. To exit the SETUP mode and return to the DISPLAY mode click the EXIT button. WARNING: The DX7000 server will stop recording and all remo...

C665M-C (5/03) 9 Figure 2. Camera Setup Menu 1 CAMERA NAME Box – To name a camera drag the cursor over the text in the CAMERA NAME box and type in the newname. Up to 70 characters can be entered in the box. 2 SIGNAL TYPE – Set the NTSC/PAL signal to the correct camera setting for your location. NOTE...

10 C665M-C (5/03) COLOR SETUP If required, use this screen to adjust the contrast, brightness, and color level settings of a scene. Figure 3. Color Setup Menu 1 CAMERA Selection Box – Use the drop down menu to the right of the camera selection box to select a camera. 2 CON (Contrast) Slider Bar – Dr...

C665M-C (5/03) 11 4 RED Slider Bar – Drag the cursor on the RED bar to adjust the red color level of the viewed and recorded scene. 5 GREEN Slider Bar – Drag the cursor on the GREEN bar to adjust the green color level of the viewed and recorded scene. 6 BLUE Slider Bar – Drag the cursor on the BLUE ...

12 C665M-C (5/03) SCHEDULE SETUP The default recording schedule for the DX7000 is to continuously record all enabled cameras twenty-four hours a day, sevendays a week. Pelco recommends clearing the default setting before programming a schedule. To clear the default setting clickthe CLEAR ALL SCHEDUL...

14 C665M-C (5/03) HOW TO SET A SCHEDULE Example: Record 4 cameras with motion detection from Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM; and norecording on Sunday. Step 1 – Select GROUP 01 and set the START TIME to 8:00 and END TIME to 18:00. Step 2 – Check MON, TUE, WED, THU, a...

16 C665M-C (5/03) SPEED SETUP Use the Speed Setup window to program the recording rate for each camera and to program the pre-alarm function for motionand sensor recording modes. The total images per second available to be distributed for all enabled cameras varies by the modeselected. In duplex mod...

18 C665M-C (5/03) 1 3 2 MOTION SPEED MENU Figure 6. Motion Speed Menu 1 MOTION Button– Select the MOTION button to open the motion speed menu. Use this menu to set motion detection andpre-alarm recording speeds. 2 Motion Recording Speed Slider Bar –Use the slider bar to set the recording rate for mo...

C665M-C (5/03) 19 1 3 2 SENSOR SPEED MENU Figure 7. Sensor Speed Menu 1 SENSOR Button – Select the SENSOR button to open sensor speed menu. Use this menu to set the sensor detection andpre-alarm recording speeds. 2 Sensor Recording Speed Slider Bar - Use the slider bar to set the recording rate for ...

20 C665M-C (5/03) MOTION DETECTION SETUP Motion detection recording saves hard drive space and makes it easier to search and retrieve recorded data. Use the motiondetection menu to select the motion detection areas of a scene. See item 5 for details and limitations. Figure 8. Motion Detection Setup ...

C665M-C (5/03) 21 4 CLEAR ALL BLOCK Button – Deletes all motion detection area blocks for the selected camera. 5 Camera View - A red box indicates an area is set for motion detection. A maximum of 10 detection areas can be set percamera. HOW TO SET UP MOTION DETECTION AREAS a. Select a camera:1. Cli...

22 C665M-C (5/03) PASSWORD SETUP DX7000 features four levels of password protection to prevent unauthorized changes or use of the system. The following arethe four password levels: Administrator Full rights, able to access and setup all system features. Search User Has permission to view live video ...

24 C665M-C (5/03) PAN AND TILT SETUP Set the pan and tilt protocol for the DX7000 by scrolling through the selections in the RX TYPE box. Figure 10. Pan and Tilt Protocol Menu Do the following to set PTZ protocol: a. Click the arrow to the right of the RX TYPE box. b. Scroll through the available se...

C665M-C (5/03) 25 QUIT TO EXPLORER The DX7000 uses a Windows-based operating system. To set a network address, add hardware, or change clock settings, clickthe Quit To Explorer button. IMPORTANT: Consult your network administrator to avoid possible network conflicts and to obtain the information req...

26 C665M-C (5/03) FOR FUTURE USE PRESETBUTTONS CAMERA 01193 Figure 11. PTZ Menus HOW TO OPERATE PTZ To control pan, tilt, and zoom functions and to set patterns, preset tours, and presets, click the PTZ button located in theDISPLAY mode. The PTZ mode appears on the screen. To exit the PTZ mode and r...

C665M-C (5/03) 27 PTZ CONTROLS To operate pan/tilt/zoom functions on controllable systems, do the following: a. Select a camera. • Move the cursor to a camera screen view. Double-click the left mouse button. • A single camera view appears on the screen and the camera number (1 through 16) appears in...

28 C665M-C (5/03) PATTERNS A pattern is a user-defined, viewable camera path with a definite beginning and end. The pattern can consist of any standardpan and tilt or lens commands. Once defined the pattern is easily activated with the press of an on-screen menu button. Thepattern will run continuou...

C665M-C (5/03) 29 PRESET TOURS A preset tour is a programmed sequential execution of preset positions. HOW TO PROGRAM A PRESET TOUR a. Click the PTZ button in the DISPLAY Mode. The PTZ Mode appears. b. Click PRESET. c. Select a camera by moving the cursor to the desired camera view and clicking the ...

30 C665M-C (5/03) SEARCH To search recorded data on the hard disk drive or secondary device, click the SEARCH button located in the DISPLAY mode. TheSEARCH mode appears on the screen. To exit the SEARCH mode and return to the DISPLAY mode, click EXIT. Figure 13. Search Mode 1 Year and Month to Searc...

32 C665M-C (5/03) DATE/TIME SEARCH a Press the Camera button. b Use the arrow buttons to select the year and date to search. c Select the day to search. Days with recordings are highlighted with a yellow circle. The selected day is highlighted with agreen circle. d Use the arrow buttons to select th...

C665M-C (5/03) 33 INDEX SEARCH a Click the INDEX SEARCH button. b The Index Data List appears. Select the event type (motion or sensor) to search. Enter the START TIME and END TIME of search. Click the Camera button. Select a camera to view. Depending on the amount of data it may take several minute...

34 C665M-C (5/03) HOW TO COPY TO A BACKUP DEVICE To backup data to an external device, click the COPY button located in the DISPLAY mode. NOTE: The COPY button appears only if a backup device is installed and BACKUP mode, located in the SPEED SETUP menu, is selected. INITIATE DX7000 COPY BUTTON IMPO...

C665M-C (5/03) 35 BACKUP WINDOW Figure 17. Backup (COPY) Window 1 SELECT DRIVE Box – Lists drives with files available for backup. 2 STORED ITEMS Box – Lists all files stored in the selected drive. 3 ADD Button – Adds stored files to ITEMS TO BACKUP box. 4 ITEMS TO BACKUP Box – Lists files selected ...

36 C665M-C (5/03) HOW TO BACKUP (COPY) TO THE CD-RW DRIVE a. From the DISPLAY mode of the DX7000, click the COPY button. The SETUP mode appears. NOTE: If the COPY button is not available, it has not been initiated. Refer to the Initiate DX7000 Copy Button section of this manual. b. Click the COPY bu...

C665M-C (5/03) 37 REMOTE SITE SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION Free remote site software is included with the DX7000 to provide remote site viewing of live and recorded video. The softwareis compatible with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6. Figure 19. DX7000 Series Remote ...

38 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 20. Setup Screen 1 Date and Time Indicator – Displays current date and time on the local machine. 2 SITE NAME Box – Enters the name of the site. 3 ADDRESS Box – Inputs the IP address or phone number of site. 4 PASSWORD Box – Use only if the DX7000 registered site is CLIENT U...

40 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 21. Online Mode 1 Date and Time Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 SEARCH Button – Plays back and searches recordings by date and time. 3 PTZ Control Button – Controls pan, tilt, and zoom functions. 4 CONNECT/DISCONNECT Button – Connects to the domain site or disc...

42 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 22. PTZ Controls DOWN CAMERA RIGHT UP LEFT 00949 REMOTE SOFTWARE PTZ CONTROL MODE To operate pan/tilt/zoom functions on controllable systems, do the following: a. Select a camera. • Move the cursor to a camera screen view and double-click the left mouse button. • A single ca...

C665M-C (5/03) 43 PATTERN A pattern is a user-defined, viewable camera path with a definite beginning and end. The pattern can consist of any standardpan and tilt or lens commands. Once defined the pattern is easily activated with the press of an on-screen menu button. Thepattern will run continuous...

C665M-C (5/03) 45 Figure 23. Pattern and Preset Bars PATTERN BAR PRESET BAR FOR FUTUREUSE PRESETBUTTONS CAMERA 01196 PRESET TOURS A preset tour is a programmed sequential execution of preset positions from the DX7000 DVR. HOW TO RUN A PRESET TOUR a. Click the PTZ button in the DISPLAY Mode. The PTZ ...

46 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 24. Search Mode 1 Date and Time Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 Search Date Selection Boxes – Selects month and year to search video. 3 Search Time Selection Boxes – Selects the time (hour and minute) to search video. 4 Selected Camera Selection Box – Reviews v...

48 C665M-C (5/03) SELECT DATE AND TIME a. Enter the year and month in the SEARCH DATE selection boxes. Click the up or down arrow buttons to make a selection. b. Enter the hour and minute in the SEARCH DATE selection boxes. Click the arrow buttons up or down to make a selection. c. Select drive. d. ...

C665M-C (5/03) 49 Figure 25. Emergency Agent Window Emergency Agent software alerts the remote site client of any triggered alarm at the surveillance site. When an alarm istriggered, a pop-up widow appears on the monitor of the remote site client. The window displays a detailed list (date and time)o...

50 C665M-C (5/03) HOW TO INSTALL THE EMERGENCY AGENT SOFTWARE a. Start Windows. b. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs. c. Insert the Remote Users Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. d. The Windows Setup wizard starts. Follow the instructions that appear. e. The DX7000 Series softwa...

C665M-C (5/03) 51 BACKUP VIEWER SOFTWARE Use the Backup Viewer software to search images stored on backup media, DAT tape, or DVD disc. HOW TO INSTALL THE BACKUP VIEWER a. Start Windows. b. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs. c. Insert the Remote Users Software CD into the CD-ROM ...

52 C665M-C (5/03) Figure 26. Backup Viewer 1 Date and Time Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 Year and Month Selection Boxes – Displays the year and month to search. Use the up and down arrows to select a date. 3 Day Search Selection Box – Days with recordings are highlighted with a yello...

54 C665M-C (5/03) b b c c d d e e a a BACKUP VIEWER DATE/TIME SEARCH a Press the Camera button. b Use the arrow buttons to select the year and date to search. c Select the day to search. Days with recordings are highlighted with a yellow circle. The selected day is highlighted with agreen circle. d ...

C665M-C (5/03) 55 a b BACKUP VIEWER INDEX SEARCH a Click the INDEX SEARCH button. b The Index Data List appears. Select the event type (motion or sensor) to search. Enter the START TIME and END TIME of search. Click the Camera button. Select a camera to view. Depending on the amount of data it may t...

56 C665M-C (5/03) WATERMARK TOOL The Watermark tool allows you to verify if an original image has been altered. The Watermarking Viewer software is availableon the Remote Site Software CD. If the image has not been altered the following message will appear in the lower left cornerof the window: “The...

58 C665M-C (5/03) SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL/VIDEO Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC switchable, 50/60 Hz Signal System: NTSC/PAL CPU & RAM DX7008: Celeron ® , 128 MB DX7016: Pentium ® III, 128 MB Resolution NTSC: 320 x 240 PAL: 384 x 288 Compression: M-JPEG Compressed Image Size: 352 x 240; average 6 K...

C665M-C (5/03) 59 WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without charge, any merchandise proved defective in material orworkmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty areas noted below: • Five years on Pelco manufactured c...