Video Management System User’s Manual

Version 4.06
 Table of Contents

1 OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 1

1.1 Overview...........................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Environment .....................................................................................................................................1

2 INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE ....................................................................... 2

2.1 Installation.........................................................................................................................................2

2.2 Un-installation...................................................................................................................................4

2.2.1 Windows Menu ............................................................................................................................4

2.2.2 Start Menu....................................................................................................................................5

3 INTERFACE........................................................................................................ 5

3.1 Login Interface..................................................................................................................................5

3.2 Initialization Interface .......................................................................................................................6

3.3 Main Interface.................................................................................................................................6

3.4 Interface Button..............................................................................................................................8

3.5 Video Control Zone ........................................................................................................................9

3.6 Screen Display Mode.....................................................................................................................10

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3.7 Function Button ..............................................................................................................................10

3.7.1 Task ............................................................................................................................................10

3.7.2 Alarm Record .............................................................................................................................11
3.7.2.1 Alarm Record....................................................................................................................11
3.7.3 Playback.....................................................................................................................................12
3.7.3.1 Device Record ..................................................................................................................12
3.7.3.2 Link Record (Activation Record)......................................................................................14
3.7.3.3 Local Record.....................................................................................................................14
3.7.3.4 Download ..........................................................................................................................15
3.7.3.5 To Avi.................................................................................................................................16

3.7.4 Configuration..............................................................................................................................17
3.7.4.1 Password Modification .....................................................................................................17
3.7.4.2 Option................................................................................................................................18
3.7.5 Device Preview Output Config..................................................................................................20

3.8 Right Tool Bar ................................................................................................................................21

3.8.1 Device List..................................................................................................................................22

3.8.1.1 Device list main interface.................................................................................................22
3.8.1.2 General device operation.................................................................................................23
3.8.2 PTZ Direction Control................................................................................................................25
3.8.3 PTZ Advanced ...........................................................................................................................25
3.8.4 Tool s..........................................................................................................................................28
3.8.4.1 Begin/Stop record plan ....................................................................................................28
3.8.4.2 NVD Control......................................................................................................................28
3.8.4.3 Health Report....................................................................................................................28
3.8.4.4 Log Search........................................................................................................................29
3.8.4.5 Alarm Link Video (Alarm Activation Video).....................................................................30
3.8.4.6 Alarm Output Control .......................................................................................................31
3.8.4.7 Color Configuration ..........................................................................................................31
3.8.4.8 Volume ..............................................................................................................................31
3.8.5 Setting Manage..........................................................................................................................32
3.8.5.1 Scheme and Task (Task and Project) ............................................................................32
3.8.5.2 Record Plan Configuration...............................................................................................36
3.8.5.3 Alarm Manage ..................................................................................................................38
3.8.5.4 Alarm Record Plan ...........................................................................................................42
3.8.5.5 Decode Card Configuration .............................................................................................43
3.8.5.6 User Management ............................................................................................................45
3.8.5.7 Device Manage.................................................................................................................46

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Welcome
Thank you for using our Video Management System (VMS)!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for operation of your system.
Here you can find detailed operation information about VMS.

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1 Overview and Environment
1.1 Overview
VMS is an abbreviation for Video Management System.
It is software to manage small quantity security surveillance devices. It releases with the device
and does not support the products from other manufacturers.
It can view real-time video of several camera channels from various devices, and it can view the
playback video files from various devices. VMS can support multiple scheduled arms to realize
auto PC guard.
It can create individual configuration files for each user, which allows you maintain your own habit
and style.
Please note, there is only one running VMS in one PC.
The VMS can send out the device alarm information to the peripheral applications for extension
use.

1.2 Environment
 OS: Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows 2003/ Windows Vista/Windows 7.
 CPU: 2.4GHz or higher.
 Display card: Independent car and support directX 8.0c or higher.
 Memory: 1GB or higher for XP OS.
 Displayer: 1024*768 or higher.

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2 Installation and Upgrade
2.1 Installation
Please check the installation CD and make sure it includes the following files:
VMS_Normal_Setup_En.exe；
Double click the setup.exe to begin installation. See Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as below. Please select installation folder.
Default folder is C:\Program Files\Pro Surveillance System\.See Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 2-3. Please input a name.

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 Figure 2-3

Click install button, system begins installation. The interface is shown as in Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4

During the installation process, you can click cancel button to exit.
After installation, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-5.

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 Figure 2-5
Click finish button, you can complete the installation.

2.2 Un-installation
There are two ways for you to remove the VMS.
2.2.1 Windows Menu
From the control panel to the add/remove program, you can see an interface is shown as in
Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6
Click remove button, you can see a dialogue box is shown as in Figure 2-7.

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 Figure 2-7
Click Yes button to remove VMS.
2.2.2 Start Menu
From Start menu-> All programs->VMS, select VMS uninstall item.
System pops up the following dialogue box. See Figure 2-8. Please click yes to remove VMS.

Figure 2-8

3 Interface

Double click VMS icon , you can go to the login interface.

3.1 Login Interface

Login interface is shown as in Figure 3-1.
User name: Input the user account
Password: Please input corresponding password to log in.
Login: Click this button, system can verify the account and then enter the software main
interface.
Exit: Click this button to exit login interface.
Note:
If it is your first time to run the VMS program, default user name is admin and its password is
admin too. Admin is a super administrator and can not be removed. It can add, modify or
delete other user.
For security reason, please modify your password after first log in.
You can memory your password, so that when you can log in the next time, you do not need
to input user name and password. Please note this function is for your convenient only. Do
not enable this function in public PC.

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Figure 3-1
3.2 Initialization Interface
Click Login button, system begins verifying user name and password and then go to the
initialization interface.
Please note it may take a little bit longer to initialize decode card, please be patient.
If it is your first time to use VMS, please go to chapter 3.7.4.2 Option to implement setup.

3.3 Main Interface

After initialization, system goes to the main interface. In the main interface, there are real-time
monitor interface and other operation and function menu.
The main interface of the general version is shown as in Figure 3-2 and Figure 3-3.

1 4 6

2 3 5

Figure 3-2

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 Figure 3-3

 Section 1: Current display window. It is circled by a green boundary. For video control
information, please refer to chapter 3.5 Video control zone.
 Section 2: Screen display mode. From the left to the right, there are video quality, real-
time/fluency level, and full-screen and 1-64-window mode. Please refer to chapter 3.6 for
detailed information.
 Section 3: Function buttons. Here you can view the following buttons: Task (chapter 3.7.1),
Alarm (chapter 3.7.2), Playback (chapter 3.7.3), Configuration(chapter 3.7.4) and Device
preview video output configuration (Chapter 3.7.6.).
 Section 4: Right tool bar. Here you can view the five buttons: Device list (chapter 3.8.1).PTZ
direction (Chapter 3.8.2), PTZ advanced (chapter 3.8.3), Tool (chapter 3.8.4), Setting
Manage (chapter 3.8.5).
 Section 5: For general version, it is the device health status. System can update the device
information, disk status information; decode alarm, record and other general alarm status.
Double click to go to the alarm record interface.

 Section 6: There are five buttons. Lock/Close/Minimize/Switch/Full menu. For

Close/Minimize/Switch button information, please refer to chapter 3.4 interface button. Click
full menu button; you can view a menu tree shown as in Figure 3-4.

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 Figure 3-4
When VMS is running, you can also see there is a littlie icon on your right tray menu. See Figure
3-5.

Figure 3-5
Right click mouse, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6

3.4 Interface Button

Please refer to the following sheet for interface button information.
SN Icon Function

1 Click it to display full menu.

2 Display sub-window.

3 Maximize/minimize, restore/switch button.

4 Lock/unlock sub-window.

5 Minimize

6 Close current sub-window.

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 7 Close current window.

8 Tray menu button.

9 Lock Click lock button, you can lock current application

to avoid vicious operation. You can see admin
has locked current application.

Click the unlock button, system pops up a

dialogue box.

You need to input the proper password to login

again.

10 These two button are usually in user

management or configuration interface.
Click Ok to save current modification and then
exit. Click Cancel to exit without saving current
setup.

3.5 Video Control Zone

On the video upper right, there are six icons. See Figure 3-7.

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Figure 3-7
Please refer to the following sheet for detail information.

1 Digital Click this button and then left drag the mouse in the zone to
zoom zoom in. Right click mouse system restores original status.

2 Change Resize or switch to full screen mode. You can double click
show mouse to change the mode.
mode

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 3 Local When you click local record button, the system begins recording.
record The recorded file is saved to system folder.

4 Capture You can snapshoot important video. All images are memorized in
picture system folder.

5 Audio Turn on or off audio.(It has no relationship with system audio

setup )

6 Close Close video in current window.

video

3.6 Screen Display Mode

Screen display mode interface is shown as in Figure 3-8.

1 2 3 4

Figure 3-8
From the left to the right, there are video quality, real-time/fluent button, full-screen button and 1-
64 screen modes.
Note:
In full-screen mode or the window is maximized, sometimes you may notice the height and width
of small window can adjust according to the displayer.

3.7 Function Button

Function button is show as in Figure 3-9.
It consists of the six buttons: Task/Alarm/Playback/E-map/Configuration/Device local preview
output configuration.

Figure 3-9
3.7.1 Task
Click Task button, the interface is shown as below See Figure 3-10.
Here you can enable/disable the task or project item.
Pause/restore button: Once you enabled one task/project, system display pause button.

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 Figure 3-10
3.7.2 Alarm Record

3.7.2.1 Alarm Record

Click Alarm Rec button, it will show the main interface of Alarm Record. The following Figure 3-11
is standing for the main interface of Alarm Record.

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Figure 3-11

Please refer to the following sheet for detail information.

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 SN Name Function
1 Alarm Type The alarm consists of six
types: All alarms/External
alarm/Motion detection/Video
loss/Camera masking/other
alarms.
2 All Devices You can select a device from
the dropdown list.
3 Search Here you can input the criteria
to search the corresponding
alarm record.
You can view the searched
results in pane 4.
4 Alarm record You can see alarm time and
alarm detailed information.

Please go to chapter 3.7.4.2 Option to set “alarm record max amount”. Once the record is full,
system automatically overwrites the previous one.
In chapter 3.7.4.2 Option, you can also set alarm information management operation.

Please go to chapter 3.8.5.3 Alarm configuration to set alarm configuration information.

You can click the alarm type in pane 1 to view the alarm record in pane 4. You can also use the
search function to view the detailed information of one alarm record.

3.7.3 Playback
Here you can view the remote device you can control, and corresponding linkage (activation)
record, local record playback and download.
Please note the play control button at the bottom of the interface is for current video window only.

3.7.3.1 Device Record

Device record interface is shown as in Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12
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In this interface, you can search and download the file(s) from the managed devices. You can
specify the time to search the files and then double click the file to playback (Please makes sure
you network bandwidth is OK and you have proper right to playback.) See Figure 3-13.
The system will search the file(s) by date and list all the file information on the time axis. There
are time axis and day axis, you can drag to operate. Red stands for the alarm record. Green
stands for the general record. Yellow stands for the motion detect record.
You can click the download button to add the checked file(s) to the download task list. You can go
to the download interface (chapter 3.7.3.4) to view download process or cancel current download
operation. Double click the serial number column, you can select /cancel all files.

Figure 3-13
You can refer to the following interface for detailed playback information. See Figure 3-14.
SN Name Function
1 Pause /play Play or pause the record play in the
specified window.
2 Stop Stop the record play in the specified
window.
3 Fast play Play the record in the specified window in
fast speed.
4 Slow play Play the record in the specified window in
slow speed.
5 Time axis (1-60M) Here you can view the detailed play time
information (0:00-60:00. Unit is minute.) . It
is the indication information of the yellow
icon in the day axis (Button 6)
6 Day axis (0-24H) It is to display the searched results by time.
All the files listed below are in one day
(00:00-24:00. Unit is hour.)
Red is the alarm record file. Green is the
general record file. Yellow is the motion
detect record file.
7 Current play time The current play time of the file.
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 Figure 3-14
3.7.3.2 Link Record (Activation Record)
Activation record interface is shown as in Figure 3-15.
In this interface, you can search and playback the alarm activation record at the local-end.
Double click the file you can playback the video in current window. Click delete button, you can
remove the select file(s). Double click the serial number column, you can select /cancel all files.

Figure 3-15

3.7.3.3 Local Record

Local record interface is shown as in Figure 3-16.
Here you can search and playback all files at the local-end. Double click the file name you can
open the video in current window. If you select the image file, then system open the image. Click
delete button, you can remove the select file(s). Double click the serial number column, you can
select /cancel all files.

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 Figure 3-16
You can see the activation record in the activation record interface after you set the activation
setup for one type of the alarm in the alarm record configuration interface. You can also search
the activated channel record in the local record interface.

3.7.3.4 Download
Download interface is shown as in Figure 3-17.
In this interface you can see the download task process and record file information. You can click
stop button to cancel current operation.

Figure 3-17

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3.7.3.5 To Avi
To AVI interface is shown as in Figure 3-18.
In this interface, you can convert the AVI file so that these recorded files can play in general
player.

Figure 3-18
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

Parameter Function

Type Search general record, alarm record, motion detection

record and card record.

Alarm Search alarm record.

Motion Search motion detection record.

Detection

Card Search card record.

Start time Set the file start time.

End time Set the file end time.

Channel Select the channel from the dropdown list.

Search Click this button you can view the recorded file matched
your requirements.

Playback Select the file first and then click playback button to view
the video.
Double click serial number (SN) column you can select t
all files.

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 Download Download by file: Select the file(s) and then chick
type Download button.

Download by time: Download the recorded file(s) within

Your specified period
Download Select the file you need (multiple choices) and then
click download button, you can see system pops up a
dialogue box, please specify file name and path to
download the file(s) to your local pc.

Input the downloaded file name, specify the path and

then click OK button. You can see system begins
download and the download becomes stop button.
There is a progress bar for your reference.
Linkage You can search the alarm activated record in the local
record end. Double click the file name you can open the video in
current window.

Local Select local record to play.

record Double click serial number (SN) column you can select
all files.

Important
Please note record save path and download save path are not the same. Please refer to chapter
3.7.4.2 Option.

3.7.4 Configuration
Click Config button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-19.

Figure 3-19
3.7.5.1 Password Modification
Click Modify password button, system pops up the following interface. See Figure 3-20.

Figure 3-20
Please input the old password and then input new password twice to change the password.

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3.7.4.2 Option
Click option button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-21.
System basic setup
Language: VMS support Chinese and English. Please select from the dropdown list.
Mode: VMS supports the general mode
Verify password: Once you check the box here, you do not need to input the password when
you want to log out. System just allows you to log out directly.
Login all devices: User automatically logged in all devices after VMS booted up.
Load decode card when system boots up: Load the decode card automatically after you
logged in.
Auto start record plan: System automatically enables all record plans once you logged in.
Auto pop up alarm information dialogue box: VMS pop up the alarm recode when alarm
occurred.
Auto login the VMS: When VMS booted up, system uses the previous account to login the
VMS.
Auto runs VMS when system boots up: After you PC completely booted up, system
automatically runs VMS.
Hotkey Setup: Here you can set hot key for the operation button. Please note system default
debug hot key is F12. Do not set the debug key when you set the hotkey button.
Displayed items in the right bar: System show which operation button by default.
Preview picture: Open image mode when preview. If you check the box, then the picture will
be displayed in the system default program. If you do not check the box then it will displayed
in the VMS.
Display alarm item in the interface: Here you can specify you most concern alarm items.

Automatically register service listening port: You can input listening port value here.
Get all devices health report enable: You can check the box to get all devices health report
（chapter 3.8.4.3.）
Record basic setup
Snapshot picture path: You can specify image save default path.
Device free minimum space (MB): Once system reaches the threshold, system will overwrite
the old files automatically.
Picture file name rule: You can specify image name rule in the dialogue box.
Record Time (M): Please select from the dropdown list.
Recorded file path: You can specify the file save path.
Recorded file name rule: You can specify file name rule in the dialogue box.
Downloaded file path: You can specify the download file
Auto start monitor setup
Auto start project: The project to be run.
Project name: please input the project you wan to run automatically.
Auto start task: The task to be run.
Task name: Please input the task you wan to run automatically.
Last run: The previous task and project will become active after you successfully logged in
the VMS.
Save last monitor status: System will restore the previous monitor status when it boots up
the next time.
Synchronization time setup
Auto synchronizes the PC time to the device: System automatically synchronizes the time of
the front-end device.

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 Sync time: You can set the time for the synchronization function operation. (Please make
 sure you have enabled synchronization function.)
Auto restart device: Once the local PC time is earlier than the front-end device time, after the
synchronization, front-end device needs to reboot to get the new time activated.
Alarm record basic setup
Alarm record max amount: The max record amount in the alarm record window. System
automatically overwrites the earliest record once the record is full.
Refresh interval: Here you can specify device health status update interval. Please refer to
Chapter 3.9 device health status.
Use pop-up window for alarm activation video: Once you check the box, system will pop up
a new window to display the alarm activation video (not in the main interface). Please refer
to chapter 3.8.4.5 alarm activation video for detail information.
Alarm video window amount: You can specify the window amount for the pop-pup alarm
activation video window. Please refer to chapter 3.8.4.5 alarm activation video for detailed
information.
Add disarming alarm message to the alarm record: Enable this function, system can add the
disarming alarm message to the alarm record interface. Otherwise, system only displays the
armed alarm message.
Alarm information output port: After you checked the box here, all the alarm information from
the devices will be communicated with the peripheral applications via the port you set here.

Note:
You need to reboot the system to activate the items with *!

Figure 3-21

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3.7.5 Device Preview Output Config
After you set the corresponding output mode of the device, you can click the OK button to
preview according to your setup. This function mainly supports search, set and execute the DVR
local output and the matrix setup plan.
Click Dev Out.CFG button in the VMS main interface, you can see the following interface. See
Figure 3-22.

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2

○
1

○
3
Figure 3-22

SN Name Function
1 DVR list You can view the DVR available. Here we can view
and preview the local output setup of the device.
2 Output mode Here you can view the output mode option. It
includes: SPOT output and VGA/HDMI/BNC output
mode. You can select from these two modes and
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simulate the display.
3 Preview interface Here we can simulate all the setup plans we just
specified in this interface.
 Start tour: System can play according to your
setup plan in the pane 3: The enable tour button
is null when you open the local output setup
interface. It directly displays according to the
previous local preview setup. The enable tour
button is valid after you clicked the disable tour
button.
 End tour: Click it to turn off current tour
interface and the "enable tour" button becomes
 valid. Click the "enable tour" button again,
system begins to display in the pane 3 again.
 When you switch from the SPOT mode to the
VGA/HDMI/BNC output mode, system
automatically disable current SPOT plan and
begin the plan of the VGA/HDMI/BNC.

Output Configuration
Click it you can view the detailed setup information. See Figure 3-23.
 Select port: There are also two modes: SPOT output and the VGA/HDMI/BNC output. The
setup here is for the following tour setup plan. Once you select VGA/HDMI/BNC output, the
following tour setup and video mode is for VGA/HDMI/BNC output mode only. Your setup in
pane 2 of Figure 3-22 is for preview play mode only.
 Tour enable: After you enabled the tour function, you can select various modes to begin the
tour. There is only one status available if you have not enabled the tour function, other
operations are all null.
 Window-mode configuration: In pane 3 of Figure 3-22, you can view the local output effect. It
supports 1/4/9/16-window mode. You can select in the following interface.
 Resume default: Current setup can become the default mode after you clicked this button.

Figure 3-23

3.8 Right Tool Bar

System right tool bar is shown as in Figure 3-24.

Figure 3-24
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3.8.1 Device List
3.8.1.1 Device list main interface
Here you can view all the devices information you can configure. All logged in device channel
have open. See Figure 3-25.

Figure 3-25

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3.8.1.2 General device operation
Select one device and then right click mouse, you can see device operation
menu. It consists of six items: Main stream/Extra stream/Log out/Attribute/Audio talk
format/Advanced.
Please note the audio talk format and advanced is valid for logged in device only.

Figure 3-26
 Main stream: It is to open the real-time monitor channel of the device via the main stream. It
can select the real-time monitor amount according to the current window mode. For example,
system is in 4-window mode while the device has 8-channel. Click the main stream; you can
see the first to the fourth channel of the device will play via the main stream in the real-time
monitor window. If you are in 8-window mode now. You can see the eight channels (all
channels) are playing in current real-time monitor window via the main stream.
 Extra stream: The device channel will play via extra stream. The resolution may be low and
the video quality may be low.
 Log out: Log out current device.
 Attribute: Here you can view some basic device information such as title, IP and etc. See
Figure 3-27.

Figure 3-27

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 Audio talk format: System pops up the audio encode mode it supported. You can select the
audio encode mode. The circle means there is audio talk in process. You can also right click
mouse in one window to select the audio talk mode system supported.
 Advanced: It consists of synchronization PC/reboot/Device configuration.
 Synchronization device time: it is to synchronize device time with the PC.
 Reboot: It is to reboot current device.
 Device configuration: Please refer to corresponding device user’s manual for
configuration information.

Figure 3-28
Click “device config” button, you can see the intelligent setup interface. See Figure 3-29.

Figure 3-29

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3.8.2 PTZ Direction Control
If you want to use PTZ function, please make sure:
 Current device has PTZ function.
 You have proper right to control the PTZ.
If you still can not use PTZ function, please check device PTZ protocol is right or not.

Click the icon or the “PTZ Direction” title to open the interface.

The PTZ direction interface is shown as in Figure 3-30.

The step value ranges from 1 to 8. There are eight direction keys.
In the middle of the eight direction arrows, Click this button, system goes back to the single
screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. When the mouse move from
the up to the down, you can see the screen zoom in. When the mouse from the down to the up,
you can see the screen zoom out. Please note you need to use mouse to operate this function.
Here is a sheet for you reference.

Name Function function Function function

key key
Zoom Near Far
Focus Near Far
Iris close Open

Click the Lock icon you can see the PTZ direction interface is overlay current interface. You
can use this function to realize the PTZ direction control in one-window mode. Click the icon again;
you can lock it to the right tool bar frame.

Figure 3-30

3.8.3 PTZ Advanced

Click PTZ advanced, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-31.

Figure 3-31

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 Parameter Function
Scan Click auto scan button, You can set scan left limit and right limit and then
start a scan.

Move the camera to you desired location and then click left limit
button.

Then move the camera again and then click right limit button to set a
right limit.

Preset Use direction keys to move the camera to your desired location and
then input preset value.

Click add button, you have set one preset.

Tour Click setting button, Input auto tour value and preset value.

Click add button, you have added one preset in the tour.

Repeat the above procedures you can add more presets in one tour.

Or you can click delete button to remove one preset from the tour.

Pattern Click pattern button, You can input pattern value and then

click start record button to begin PTZ movement.

Please implement camera operation.

Then you can click stop record button.

Now you have set one pattern.

Aux For some special functions, you need to use Aux button.

Flip For camera supports flip function, system can turn video upside
down and then collect.
Light For most fixed cameras, it has its own light.

Wiper For most fixed cameras, it has its own wiper.

Click AUX button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 3-32.

Figure 3-32
In Figure 3-32, click Aux control, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-33
Here you can send out the aux command to the remote PTZ.
Please click the cancel button to exit the dialogue box.

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 Figure 3-33
In Figure 3-32, click menu control, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-34

Figure 3-34
PTZ menu is from the internal PTZ device for you to control the PTZ. Click the open menu button,
you can see the PTZ menu overlays the video window. See Figure 3-35.
Please make sure the real-time source device has the PTZ, and the PTZ has internal menu,
otherwise you can not see the following interface.

Figure 3-35
The up/down/left/right is to for you to select the option item. Click enter button to confirm your
current selection, execute corresponding function or go to the next menu.
Click back button to go back to the previous menu.
Click cancel button to close PTZ menu.

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3.8.4 Tool s
Click tool button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 3-36.

Figure 3-36
3.8.4.1 Begin/Stop record plan
After you set the record plan, you can click this button to enable it. Once there is running record
plan, the item becomes “stop record plan” button.

3.8.4.2 NVD Control

NVD is a hardware device. You can use NVD to output the video to the video wall or other
devices.

3.8.4.3 Health Report

Please note, you need to go to chapter 3.7.4.2 Option to check the “Get all devices health report
enable”. Otherwise you can not see the following interface.
Health report interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-37.
There are three sections.

Section1: Detail running information of all devices.

Section2: Once you enable auto refresh function, system can auto update list regularly.

Section3:

Refresh: Click refresh button to view latest running status.

Export: click it to export current running status to the specified file.

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2 ○
3

Figure 3-37
3.8.4.4 Log Search
System displays the log information according to the filter (such as user, time, type and etc.) you
set. See Figure 3-38. There are max 1000 logs in one page.
 User: Select the user name here. Please note admin can select log of all users while the
ordinary user can only search its own log.
 Date: Here you can specify the log date.
 Log type tree: Here you can select the log type you want to view.
 Export: Click you can specify the path to save the log files to your local PC.
 Previous page: Click it to view the previous 1000 logs.
 Next page: Click it to view the next 1000 logs.
 Cancel: Click it to exit log search interface.

Figure 3-38
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3.8.4.5 Alarm Video
Please note the following interface is a pop-up window to display the alarm activation video. See
Figure 3-39.

Figure 3-39
Please go to chapter 3.7.4.2 Option to enable this function and set the corresponding window
amount.
See

The alarm activation video will be displayed in the pop-up small window one by one. If there is no
idle window, the new alarm activated video will replace the previous one.
You can see the following interface if there is displayed activated video. See Figure 3-40.

Figure 3-40
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Copy video information: Click copy video information button first, then go to the main window
and NVD control interface and right click mouse. Now you can see there is an option allows
you to paste video information button. Select the paste video information; you can see the
alarm activation video in the corresponding window.
 Output current window to the extension screen: There are several extension screen names.
You can click the corresponding name to output the current window to the specified
extension screen. (Important: Please make sure you have added the extension screen,
otherwise you can not see this item.)
 Output all windows to the extension screen: There are several extension screen names. You
can click to output all windows to the specified extension screen. (Important: Please make
sure you have added the extension screen, otherwise you can not see this item.)
 10.12.8.24 and 10.12.8.20 (The IP address here is for example only. Please make sure you
have connected to the decoder or the SNVD, otherwise you can not see the corresponding
item.): These are the decoder and SNVD name that has logged in. You can select the
connected screen name of the corresponding device from the dropdown list to output the
alarm activation video to the specified screen.

3.8.4.6 Alarm Output Control

Click the alarm output control button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-41.
Here you can enable or disable the alarm output ports of all logged in devices.

Figure 3-41
3.8.4.7 Color Configuration
Color setup interface is shown as in Figure 3-42.
Here you can adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue of the specified window in the main
interface.
You can click default button to restore default color setup.

Figure 3-42
3.8.4.8 Volume
The volume interface is shown as in Figure 3-43.
There are three function buttons:
Sound box volume control, microphone volume control and close alarm audio.

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Close alarm sound function is to disable sound when there is device alarm.

Figure 3-43

3.8.5 Setting Manage

Setting manage menu is shown as below. See Figure 3-44.

Figure 3-44
3.8.5.1 Scheme and Task (Task and Project)
Monitor task is a series operation to open the video. If current camera supports PTZ, then system
can go to specified preset.
Monitor project: It consists of several tasks.
Please note you need to create task first and then create a project.
In the task list column, you can view all configured task names.
In monitor item column, you can view the detailed information of selected task.
Please note, when system is in modification mode, you can not modify the task name.

Task
Task interface is shown as in Figure 3-45.
 Task list: Here you can view task name. Select one name, you can view corresponding
information on the right side.

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 New: Click it you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-45. Here you can create a new
task.
 Modify: Modification interface is shown as in Figure 3-45. Please note you can not edit task
name.
 Delete: You can click it to remove one task.
 Import: You can import task from specified XML file.
 Export: You can export current task to a XML file.

Figure 3-45
Task edit interface is shown as in Figure 3-46.
 Task Name: Please input task name here if you want to create a new task. Please note, if
you are going to edit the task. You can not modify the name.
 Window amount: Here you can input the window amount you want to see in the monitor
interface when you enabled current task.
 Window: Window serial number. It means the current monitor item is in which window.
 Camera name (can not be modified.) and camera ID: You can drag the channel name in the
device list section to the current column.
 Stay time(s): You can input stay value here.
 Preset: When you open the monitor, system can go to the specified preset. The default
preset value is N/A
 Bit stream type: if device supports extra stream, you can set the bit stream when open the
video.
 Monitor item: Here you can view task detail information. System begins task from number 1
to number 2 and then go on. You can use Up/Down button to adjust the monitor task
sequence.

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 Figure 3-46
Project
Monitor project interface is shown as in Figure 3-47.
 Project list: Here you can view all set project names.
 Project item: Here you can view selected task detailed information.
 New: Click it you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-48. Here you can create a
new project.
 Modify: Modification interface is shown as in Figure 3-48. Please note you can not edit
project name.
 Delete: You can click it to remove one project.
 Import: Import the saved project XML file to current list.
 Export: Export current project list to specified xml file.

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 Figure 3-47
Click modify button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-48.
Please note, in modification mode, you can not modify project name.
 Monitor project mode: It includes two modes: schedule mode and tour mode.
 Schedule mode: In this mode, the monitor task will begin activated in the time you
specified.
 Tour mode: In this mode, you can specify the monitor task interval time. The system
will begin the task one by one according to the period you specified and in accordance
with the sequence you arranged. System will repeat the procedure again and again
once it completed the last task.
 Task name: Please select the task to be run.
 Start time: Please select the task start time (For schedule mode only).
 Interval: please select the task running time (For tour schedule mode only).
 Up and down button is to adjust the monitor task sequence.
Please click save button to exit.

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 Figure 3-48
3.8.5.2 Record Plan Configuration
The record manage interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-49.
 Pack duration (m): System can generate a recorded file when record plan is running. You
can input pack duration here.
 Record plan list: The record schedule in the record plan.
In the below, you can view the valid record period of current camera.
Double click time bar or the list column, you can modify schedule period for current camera.
Please note, if you want to modify the plan, you can not modify the device information and
channel information
At the bottom of the interface, the green period means there is record plan in the specified time.
Double click it to see the record plan edit interface.

Figure 3-49

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Edit Schedule Template
In Figure 3-49, click edit schedule template, you can see an interface is shown as below. See
Figure 3-50.
You can select schedule template here. Please note you can not modify or remove empty
template/all day template.
You can view detail template information on the left side.

Figure 3-50
In Figure 3-49, click add button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-51.
 Device: You can select from the dropdown list.
 Channel: You can select from the dropdown list.
 “<-one week” is to apply the selected schedule setup to the whole week.
 “<-” is to apply the selected schedule to the corresponding date(Sun to Sat.)
You can select one template on the right and then click edit schedule template button to modify it.

Figure 3-51
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3.8.5.3 Alarm Configuration
Here you can set corresponding alarm setup. It includes four interfaces.
 Global configuration: Here you can set detailed arm information such as enable/disable
audio, add the alarm to the alarm record and etc.
 Arm/disarm: Here you can enable/disable arm according to the alarm type or the device
channel.
 Activation Strategy: Here you can set activation operations in the corresponding window
when the specified alarm occurs in one channel.
 Alarm information output:: Here is to output various alarm information to display.

You can go to chapter 3.7.4.2 Option to set the max alarm record amount. See Figure 3-52.

③ ④

Figure 3-52
Global Configuration
Global Configuration interface is shown as in Figure 3-52.
Section 1
 Enable sound: Please draw a circle to enable sound function and then click browser button
to select corresponding sound file.
 Add to alarm manage: Display in alarm information window: You can enable this function to
add alarm message to alarm record window (Chapter 3.7.2 Alarm).
 Alarm activation has the higher priority: Please note once there is new alarm, alarm
activation video will be switched to display the new one no matter the previous alarm display
interval is over or not. You can check the box to enable current function.
Section 2 Other option
 Modify the amount of the video window when alarm activates the video: When the alarm
activation window index is more than the monitor window amount, system cam automatically
change the window amount to display the activation video. Please note this function is

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 invalid if you have checked the box in chapter
3.7.4.2 Option.
 Output alarm activation video to: This function allows you to output the alarm activation
video to the specified output device (besides display in the VMS interface). Please check the
box to enable this function first. Then you can select a device(NVD/SNVD) and monitor from
the dropdown list respectively. Please make sure you have enabled

in chapter 3.7.4.2 Option, otherwise this

function is disabled.
 Alarm sound continuous time: Here you can check the box first to enable this function and
then input the corresponding last time. The input value ranges from 5o to 30 seconds. The
alarm sound can last for the specified time if you enabled this function. You need to cancel
the alarm sound manually once you disabled this function here.
Section 3
 Apply: Click it to apply current setup.
Section 4
 Alarm arm enable: You can enable this function to use alarm setup. Otherwise the alarm
setup is null.

Arm/Disarm
Arm/disarm interface is shown as in Figure 3-53.
Section 1: You can see arm has four types: Motion detection/video loss/Camera
masking/External alarm.
Section 2: Here you can set the alarm arm to the corresponding channel. You need to check the
box to enable the function; otherwise you can not see the corresponding operation you set in
Global configuration
You can select corresponding setup to the specified channel.
Section 3: Apply: Click it to apply current setup.
Section 4: Alarm arm enable: You can enable this function to use alarm setup. Otherwise the
alarm setup is null.

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See Figure 3-54

Activation Strategy

Activation interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-54.

Section 1
 Alarm device: In the alarm device list, you can view the alarm sourcing device. You can set
several activation operations for one alarm sourcing device. For example, the camera can
generates the motion detect, video loss, camera masking alarm. The alarm device can
generate the external alarm.
Section 2
 Type: You can select the activated alarm type from the dropdown list.

 Resume previous video after alarm ended: The activation alarm can open the video in the
specified window. The video stays for the specified time and then restore previous video.

 Display alarm prompt in the video window: The icon pops in current alarm window
when alarm occurs. (On the top left).
Section 3
 Channel: You can select the activated channel when alarm occurs.
 Window: You can select the monitor window serial number. The activated channel video will
be displayed in the specified window.
 Stay time(s): The activated video duration.
 Preset: If current channel connected to the PTZ, and you have set the preset, then system
can go to the specified preset once alarm occurs.
Section 4
Here you can view current existed actions. It is the alarm activation list of the channel of the
device you selected.

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Alarm Information Output
The alarm information output interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-55.
 Alarm information tree: Here you can view the alarm sources of all devices.
 Additional information: Here you can set the additional information when output the alarm
information. It is very useful for the peripheral devices to recognize and process the alarm.
 Add: After you selected the alarm source(s) on the left panel, you can click the add butt to
add the alarm source(s). Please note when you add multiple alarm sources at the same time,
the additional information is the same.
 Existed action: You can view alarm source setup here. You can check the device and set the
additional information, click the add button, you can see the corresponding action here.
 Delete: After you selected an item (or items) in the existed action panel, you can remove the
setup from the list.
 Alarm information output rule: Here you can set the string format of the alarm information.

Click the button , the interface is shown as in Figure 3-56. Usually we recommend the
name such as device name+channel name+alarm information. The record type here is
invalid since it is the alarm type.
 Enable other alarm type information output: Once you checked the box here, all the other
alarms (such as HDD alarm) will be output to the peripheral applications.
 Additional information for other alarm type information: Here you can set the additional
information for the other alarm type.

Figure 3-55

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 Figure 3-56
3.8.5.4 Alarm Record Config
Alarm record plan interface is shown as in Figure 3-57.
Here you can set various alarm activation records for he same arm period. You can use the
schedule templet to set conveniently. You can view there is a circle for the selected channel.
Please go to playback interface to search the alarm record (chapter 3.7.3 Playback-linkage
record.). You can see there is a red cross below the corresponding channel name if there is
activation operation.

Figure 3-57

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The schedule templet interface is shown as in Figure 3-58.
 Title: Please input a temple name here.
 Period: There are six periods in one day (00:00). The start time shall be earlier than the end
time.
 Add: Add current time temple to the time temple list on the right pane.
 Modify: Modify selected time templet.
 Delete: Remove the time templet from the list.

Figure 3-58

3.8.5.5 Decode Card Configuration

The decode card is one of our series products. The decode card can greatly reduce CPU
resources.
Before setup, please makes sure you have installed encode card, and you have enabled the
“loading decode card when VMS booted up” in the configuration interface. Please refer to chapter
3.7.4.2 Option for detail information..
The decode card manage interface is shown as in Figure 3-59.
You can see there are five sections.
Please refer to the following sheet for detail information.

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 SN Item Function
1 Window SN The video displayed window
serial number.
Area mode Display window split mode.
(The drop down list may vary
according to the different
decode card series.) See
Figure 3-59.
2 Display channel It is a decode card TV output
serial number.
Binding Binding decode card TV
output serial number and PC
video displayed window.
TV/VGA There are two options. You
can output to the TV device or
VGA device.
3 Output video offset When decode card is output,
sometimes the image may
offset. Please adjust the left
and right limit to locate it in the
middle. The pan value ranges
from 0 to 800 and the tile
value ranges from 0 to 600.
4 Decode card binding This interface is for reference
information list only.
5 Brightness You can adjust decode card
bright value.

Figure 3-59
Important
The limit setup and the brightness setup become active immediately!
You need to reboot to view the binding setup.

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Figure 3-60
3.8.5.6 User Management
Important
Only the admin can go to the following interface.
User manage interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-61.
 User information list Here you can view all user information.
 ID: The account name you log in the VMS.
 Password: The password you input to log in.
 Confirm password: Please input password again to verify.
 Name: User name information or other.
 Sex: female or male.
 Information User note information.
 System path: Here you can specify use configuration save path.
 Right: You can draw a circle to enable corresponding information.

Figure 3-61

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Click OK button, system pops up the following dialogue box, please click yes button to save
current information. See Figure 3-62.

Figure 3-62
3.8.5.7 Device Manage
The device manage interface can be divided into two parts. The device information list part is
shown as in Figure 3-63.
In the device information list, you can view the added device information.
You can select a user to see different devices since various users have different rights. Admin
can view all devices.

Figure 3-63
 Search device: You can click it to view all the devices available. Please note if the
device does not support search function, you can not view it in the list.

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 Figure 3-64
Add management: When you select one device in the list, you can input the user name
And the password to log in the device. See Figure 3-64.You can also click Relieve management
to relieve the device.
Manual add: if the device does not support search function, you can click the manual add
See Figure 3-65. You have three types to add the device.
Title: you can enter any name to note the devices
Type: choose the device DVR
Single device: this type is for IP, you need to input IP address of the device such
as 192.168.1.51.
Domain name: this type is for domain, you need to input the domain such as www.yahoo.com.
Register ID: this type just need to input S/N of the device.
After input anyone of this three type , then input the TCP port, User name and Password, then click Add.
Device group: you can modify the group in this interface

Figure 3-65

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