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OPERA TION/CONFIGURA TION C2630M-B (4/08) Server Application Software DX8100 Series Digital V ideo Recorder.
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C2630M-B (4/08) 3 Contents Operation and Programming Welcome to the DX8100 Series DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 C2630M-B (4 /0 8 ) Adding Instant Recording to OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Starting and St opping Instan t Recording .
C2630M-B (4/08) 5 Clearing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 BookMarking and Export in g Multiple Channels .
6 C2630M-B (4 /0 8 ) Accessing the Ba ckup Configurat ion Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Adding a Backup Schedul e . . . . . . . . .
C2630M-B (4/08) 7 List of Illustrations 1 Front Panel and Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 DX8100 DVR Main Window .
8 C2630M-B (4/08) 60 Thumbnail Images Markin g Pixel Change s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 61 Bookmark Controls . . . . . . .
C2630M-B (4/08) 9 122 Frame Ra te Configuration Sc reen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 123 Setting Up DX8100 for Maximum IPS Re cording .
10 C2630M-B (4/08) 184 Modify Member At tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 185 Sending E-mails to Individuals .
C2630M-B (4/08) 11 List of T ables A Parts of the DX8100 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 B File Menu Commands .
12 C2630M-B (4/08) Operation and Programming Y ou are read ing DX8100 Ser ies digita l video reco rder (DVR) vers io n 1.2 documentatio n. Th e information in this manual describes how t o configure and use the DX8 100 system in your security application.
C2630M-B (4/08) 13 DX8100 W EB CLIENT The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video an d operate pan , tilt, and zoom ( PTZ) features of cameras att ached to DX810 0 DVRs. Using a standard W eb br owser , you can remotely mo nitor up to 16 cameras from up to five DX8100 DVR servers simul taneously .
14 C2630M-B (4/08) Getting Started with DX8100 DVR Software This section pro vides informatio n to help you get st arted using the DX8 100 DVR server soft ware.
C2630M-B (4/08) 15 HARDWARE UPGRADES Pelco provides hardware o ptions for upgrading the DX8100 memo ry , channel input, analog video output , aud io in put capacity , and hard disk storage. Fo r information about DX8100 upgrade o ptions, refer to the DX81 00 product specificatio n sheet.
16 C2630M-B (4/08) SHUTTING DOWN THE DX8100 Y ou must ha ve Power User or Administra tor access to shut down. For information on users’ secu rity le vels, refer to Definition of U ser Access Levels on page 193. To s h u t d o w n : 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , ch oose File > E xit.
C2630M-B (4/08) 17 Logging In to the DX8100 Application T o a ccess the featur es of the DX8 100 Series DVR, you must log in with a valid user name and p assword. The DX8100 comes eq uipped with a built-in use r account name d “Guest.” Each time the uni t is turned on , the Guest ac count is aut omatically act ivated.
18 C2630M-B (4/08) EXITING TO THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM Y ou must have Ad ministra tor user access to exit to Windows. Refer to Definition of User Access Levels on page 193 fo r informatio n on users’ security leve ls. Y ou must have a Windows passwor d to exit t o the Windows ope rating system.
C2630M-B (4/08) 19 LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE Logging out o f the local or a remote DVR do es not disco nnect you fro m that system. Logging out wil l return you t o the Guest acc ount. T o disconnect from a remote server , refer to Disconnect ing from a Remote Site on page 18 .
20 C2630M-B (4/08) Understanding the DX8100 Application Window This section describes the DX8 100 application window and its oper atio n. The application window is the central contro l center wh ere you can access to the DX8100 feat ures and functions.
C2630M-B (4/08) 21 The following figure shows the part s of the DX8100 main window . Figure 2. DX8100 DVR Main Window.
22 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table describ es the parts of the DX8100 a pplication wi ndow . T able A. Parts of the DX8100 Application Window Item Part Description T itle Bar Displays the DX 81 00 application title. Menu Bar Provides ac cess to drop -down menus.
C2630M-B (4/08) 23 DX8100 MENU BAR This section describes th e DX8100 menu ba r commands and includes the following t opics: • File Menu on page 23 • Edit Menu on page 24 • View Me nu on pa ge 2.
24 C2630M-B (4/08) Edit Menu The following table describes the DX 81 00 Edit menu commands. Vi ew Menu The following table describes the DX8100 View menu comman ds.
C2630M-B (4/08) 25 Export Menu The following table describes the D X8100 Export menu commands. Favorite Menu The following table describes the DX81 00 Favorite menu commands.
26 C2630M-B (4/08) DX8100 T OOLBAR This section describes the D X 8 100 toolbar . The following table describes the DX8100 toolbar bu ttons. T able H. DX8100 T oolbar Buttons Button Name Description L.
C2630M-B (4/08) 27 DISPLAYING THE DX8100 WINDOW FROM A PAGE T o disp lay the DX81 00 main wind ow fr om a Setu p dia l o g page: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click Live . DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING MODES The DX8100 Ser ies DVR has f our primary op erating modes: Live, Playbac k, Search, and Set up.
28 C2630M-B (4/08) 1. Select the index searc h mode. For informatio n about working in the index search mode, re fer to Working in Playback Mo de on pa ge 65. 2. Click to begin viewing video. 3. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . Index se ar ch video is displayed in full screen view .
C2630M-B (4/08) 29 The following table describes the view pane and panel as shown in the figure above. CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 ca n display up to 36 came ras simultaneously in a single panel. T o select a v iew panel division: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click .
30 C2630M-B (4/08) Navigating Between V iew Panels The DX8100 a llows you to mon itor up to 36 channels: each channel is a ssigned to o ne pane within the view pane l.
C2630M-B (4/08) 31 Pressing on e of the view panel divisio n buttons sets t he number of v isible channe ls displayed in the panel . The following figur e illus trates the view panel identifier . Figure 5. View Panel Id entifier The following table describes how the D X8100 view panes and panels shown in Figure 5 are orga nize d.
32 C2630M-B (4/08) • On the DX8100 to olbar , click Cycle V iews . The Cycle Views ic on turns blu e, indicatin g that the DX8100 is i n the automat ic cycle vi ew mode. Th e system will c ycle throug h each panel, displaying each pane l for the configured cycl e view dwell time.
C2630M-B (4/08) 33 1. On the DX8100 tool bar , cl ick the Channe l Mapping icon . The se tup page open s to the “Channe l Mapping for E xtended Monit or” ta b. Y ou can also access this page fro m the Setu p di alog box by clicking the Ext. Monitor icon.
34 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. Repeat step 2 to assign oth er cameras to the view . 4. T o move a came ra from one pane to another pa ne, do the following: a. T o mov e camera S01 C01, right-click S01 C01 and dr ag it to the new pane. One of two actions will occur: • Camera S01 C01 i s moved to a pane occupied by c amera S01 C04.
C2630M-B (4/08) 35 W ORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The site tre e provides acce ss to DX8100 r esources, such a s cameras, alar m inputs, and relay outputs. Objects can be selected by clicking the left mouse butto n once, and th en linked by d ragging and d ropping th e icon into a view pane or another sit e tree item.
36 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table describ es the site tr ee parts. This section describes ho w to work with th e Site tree and includes the followin g topics: • Assigning Camer as to View Panes.
C2630M-B (4/08) 37 3. Do one of the followin g: • T o a ssign a single ca mera to a view pane, drag t he camera from th e Site tree onto a view pane.
38 C2630M-B (4/08) Linking a Relay Output to a Camera The DX8100 a llows you to li nk relays to a camera. • Y ou can link multiple relays a single camera.
C2630M-B (4/08) 39 REMOVING LINKS This section describes how t o remove links and includes the following sections: • Removing a Linked Alarm Inpu t fro m a Camera on page 39 • Removing a Linked Re.
40 C2630M-B (4/08) W orking in Live V iew Mode This section describes ho w to use the D X8100 to view a nd record live video. All users can vi ew live video from the main window . Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can operate the on-scre en PTZ controls.
C2630M-B (4/08) 41 SETTING UP FAVORITES The DX8100 Favor ites menu allows you to organize and save ca mera views. For example, you might wa nt to display ca mera views tha t show the delivery gate ent.
42 C2630M-B (4/08) ORGANIZING FAVORITES IN FOLDERS As your list o f favorites g rows, you can keep them or ganized by creating folders. Y ou can organize your camera views by site na me, user name, and so fort h. For exampl e, you cou ld create a folder named D ay Shift fo r displaying camera views f or the day shi ft.
C2630M-B (4/08) 43 2. From the DX8100 menu ba r , cl ick Favorite > O rganize Favorit es. The Organize Favorites dial og box opens . A list of t he current fa vorites and folders is dis played in th e favorites ar ea. Figure 13. Organize Favorites Dialog Box and List of Favorites/Folders 3.
44 C2630M-B (4/08) LIVE VIEW ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ( OSD) The DX8100’ s OSD cons ists of camera and site information that is su perimposed on each view pane. Each display item in the OS D c an be customized for both live an d playback viewing. The following figure shows t he Live View OSD pane .
C2630M-B (4/08) 45 CUSTOMIZING THE ON- SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) Users with Guest User access and higher can add and delete on-screen display items. T o cust omize the on-scr een display: 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , ch oose View > OSD and th en select the items you want to add to or delete from t he OSD.
46 C2630M-B (4/08) Enabling Instant Recording T o enable the Inst ant Record in g mode : 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Set up dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click . 3. In the Camera Settings Pa nel, from the Inst ant Recording drop-down box, select Enable.
C2630M-B (4/08) 47 The following table describ es the reco rding indica tors. This section describes ho w to start and st op instant r ecording and i ncludes the following topi cs: • Starting Inst a.
48 C2630M-B (4/08) OPERATING THE PTZ CONTROLS T o operate the on-screen PTZ controls: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . 2. Select a PTZ-enabled camera from the Site tree . 3. Place the mouse pointer in the middle of the ca mera’ s view pane. The mouse pointer will ch an ge to a black cross when on-scree n PTZ control is a vailable.
C2630M-B (4/08) 49 ADJUSTING THE CAMERA LENS The keypad is hidden in the extended view mode. In this case, select the stan dard view mode to display the keypad. T o switch between the standard and extended view mode: • From the DX81 00 menu bar , choose View > Ex tended View .
50 C2630M-B (4/08) USING PC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPE RATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with PTZ access rights (Stand ard User by default) and high er can use a PC keyboard to operate PTZ a nd lens functions of c ameras that support suc h features. P TZ and lens functions ca n be controlle d in Live mode using the ke yboard.
C2630M-B (4/08) 51 PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user -de fined camera position using PTZ and fo cus commands the (camera’ s auto focus op tion must be turned off). On ly cameras that support po sitioning and p rogramming u sing D, P , Coaxitron, or su pported third-party proto cols can use this feature.
52 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. Using the PTZ keypad, select a nu mber for the new preset (for exam ple , select 1). 6. Click to store the preset in the selected memory loca tion . 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each preset yo u wa nt to program. 8. Click again to exit prog ra mming mode .
C2630M-B (4/08) 53 CLEARING A PRESET T o clear a preset: 1. On the DX8100 keypad, click to enter programming mode. 2. Click the number of the preset you want t o clear from the PTZ keypad. 3. Clic k . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple preset s.
54 C2630M-B (4/08) Start Programming a Pattern T o program a pattern: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . 2. Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel. 3. On the DX8100 keypad, click to enter programming mode. 4. Using the PTZ keypad, select a number for the pattern (1-4 ).
C2630M-B (4/08) 55 CLEARING A PATTERN T o clear a pattern: 1. On the DX8100 keypad, click to enter programming mode. 2. Select a pattern number (1-4) on the keypad . 3. Clic k . 4. Clic k . 5. Click again. 6. Click again to exit prog ra mming mode . Figure 28.
56 C2630M-B (4/08) The following figure shows the PTZ OSD Men u con tro l. Figure 29. PTZ OSD Menu The following table describ es the part s of the PTZ OSD Menu contro l. Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu The DX8100 a llows you to navi gate the remot e camera menu sy stem using any o f the following : • PTZ OSD Menu controls.
C2630M-B (4/08) 57 3. T o access remo te camera setu p mode, do on e of the foll owing: • On the DX8100 ke ypad, click from the keypad. • Click , 9, 5, and from the PTZ keypad. Figure 30. PTZ Control Panel 4. T o navigate up and do wn through camera menu choices, do one of the following: • Use the PTZ OSD Menu con trols.
58 C2630M-B (4/08) SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX8100 auxiliary featur e allows you to control ex ternal equipment co nnected to the aux iliary outputs of Spectra domes or Es prit positioning systems. The auxiliary function is implemented through the D protocol and P protocol.
C2630M-B (4/08) 59 CONFIGURING PRESET T O URS A preset to ur allows a camer a to move thro ugh a progr ammed sequen ce of PTZ pr esets. The D X8100 Series D VR can store up to four preset tours. While four to urs can be programmed, only one tour can be activated at a time.
60 C2630M-B (4/08) Adding Presets to a T o ur T o a dd presets t o a tour: 1. Access the “Preset tour g roup” dialo g box. For in formatio n on accessing th e “Pre set tour gr oup” dialog box, re fer to Accessing a Pr eset T our Group on page 5 9.
C2630M-B (4/08) 61 Deleting Presets from a T our T o delete presets from a tour: 1. Access the “Preset tour g roup” dialo g box. For in formatio n on accessing th e “Pre set tour gr oup” dialog box, re fer to Accessing a Pr eset T our Group on page 5 9.
62 C2630M-B (4/08) ACTIVATING A PRESET T OUR This section d escribes h ow to activate a preset to ur . Y ou can save a preset tour for la te r use without en gaging th e t our by n ot per fo rming st ep 5. Then, continue on to step 6 without clicking Apply .
C2630M-B (4/08) 63 USING THE KBD300A KEYBOARD The KBD300A allo ws you to operate certain DX81 00 live view display functions and control came ra PTZ operations from a keyboard, rath er than a mouse. When connect ed to the D X8100 ser ver , t he KBD300A su pports two modes: the Standard mode and the Shift mode.
64 C2630M-B (4/08) KBD300A SHIFT MODE OPERATIONAL FEATURES The KBD300 A Shift mode allows yo u to control certain DX8 100 operation feat ures in the Site tr ee from the keyboard . This section describes th e KBD300A Shift mo de features/f unctions. Th e Shift mode i s effective within the DX81 00 Site tree.
C2630M-B (4/08) 65 W orking in Playback Mode Recorded video ca n be played back one channel at a time on th e DX 8100. Like live video, recorded video is viewed from th e camer a vie w pane ls on the main screen. Refer to Switching Between Standar d and Extended Pan el Views on page 28 f or informa tion on view panels.
66 C2630M-B (4/08) PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback cont rols to start playback, control directio n, an d adjust speed. Click at any ti me to return to live view. The playback controls are hidden in th e extended view mode. In thi s case, select the standard vi ew mode to disp lay the playba ck controls.
C2630M-B (4/08) 67 The following figure shows t he DX8100 playb ack speed an d volume cont rols. Figure 40. Playback Speed and V olume Controls The following table describ es the part s of the play back speed an d volume cont rols.
68 C2630M-B (4/08) PLAYBACK T IMELINE The playback timeline is us ed to select a day and time to begi n playback. The timeline includes a horizontal slide r that can be mov ed to select playback t ime over a 24 -hour peri od. T ime p eriods cont aining re corded video are represented as color -code d segments of the time line.
C2630M-B (4/08) 69 PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY T IM E This section describes how to pla y back video b y time. The time is displayed in 24-hour clock for mat.
70 C2630M-B (4/08) PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY EVENT Users with playback acce ss rig ht s ( Sta ndard User by defa ul t) and higher can search v ide o by eve nt s, such as motion detecti on or alarm activation. A senso r eve nt is identical to an alarm event.
C2630M-B (4/08) 71 ZOOM USING THE DI GITAL ZOOM CONTROL The digital zoom feature is accessible whe n the DX8100 is in the Pla yback or Search mode. For inf ormation on t he Playback mode , refer to Workin g in Playback Mode on page 65. For informatio n on the Sea rch mode, refe r to Working in Sear ch Mode on page 74.
72 C2630M-B (4/08) ZOOM USING THE MOUSE The DX8100 a llows you to u se the mous e to drag a se lection regi on (rectangle ) around a spe cific area o f a pane, a nd to zoom the s election in and out. A small rect angle about 0. 25 inches (6.4 mm) squa re provides a x6 zoo m factor .
C2630M-B (4/08) 73 PANNING A ZOOMED IMAGE This section describes how t o use the hand t ool and mouse whee l to zoom in and o ut. T o p an a zoomed po rtion of vid eo within the v iew panel: 1. T o place the DX 81 00 in the Playback or Search mode do one and of th e following: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click Liv e .
74 C2630M-B (4/08) W orking in Search Mode The DX8100 Ser ies DVR su pports four v ideo search methods: inde x, thumbnail, POS, and pi xel. For in formation ab out the user acce ss level required to sea rc h vid eo data, refer to Def inition of Us er Access Leve ls on page 193 .
C2630M-B (4/08) 75 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 wind ow in the Search mode. DISPLAYING A DEINTERLACED IMAGE IN THE SEARCH MODE If you are se arching for a n image that is recorded at 4CIF at a l ow frame rate per second, the viewed imag e might move o r tear .
76 C2630M-B (4/08) INDEX V IDEO SEARCH Index search allows a user t o search vide o by events, suc h as motion de tection or al arm activati on. Events ar e listed chron olog ically a nd by type .
C2630M-B (4/08) 77 10. Click to begin viewing. Figure 49. DX8100 DVR Index Search Screen THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEARCH Thumbnail sear ch allows users to visu ally search video that has been reco rded over a 24-hour pe riod. V ideo is p resented as a se ries of thumbn ail images.
78 C2630M-B (4/08) • Click again to change from 10-minute inte rvals to 1-ho ur intervals. 7. Click the thumbnail of the interval you want to search. 8. Click to view video. Double-clicking a thumbnail image will en large the image and begin playback.
C2630M-B (4/08) 79 This section describes how to use th e P OS search feature and includes the following top ics: • Understanding th e PO S Search View • Searching and D isplaying POS Dat a by Dev.
80 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table describ es the parts of the POS se arch view . T able Y . Parts of the POS Search View Item Part De scription Date Date range for which to se arch the video and data. T ime T ime range based on a 24-hour ti me period f or searching POS events.
C2630M-B (4/08) 81 SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING POS DATA BY DEVICE NAME Y ou can perfor m a general s earch for P OS transacti on data recor d for a part icular A TM/POS device an d its asso ciated camera. U se the date and time and A TM/POS device name as the search criteria.
82 C2630M-B (4/08) 7. Click Start Search. The POS Search T able is populated with POS transa ct ion d ata. Figure 52. POS T ransaction Search b y Device Name Displaying POS Data Di scovered by Device Name T o d isplay a POS tran sactio n and its associated video: 1.
C2630M-B (4/08) 83 6. Use the playback control to stop or pa use playback, reverse playback, and so fo rth. Figure 53. Display a POS T ransaction Search by Device Name SEARCHING BY POS T RAN SACTION NUMBER The DX8100 a llows you to se arch for a PO S event by t ransaction n umber .
84 C2630M-B (4/08) 9. On the playback contr ols, click Forwa rd Playback. The video reco rded for the transaction is displayed i n the Video window. Figure 54.
C2630M-B (4/08) 85 8. On the playback contr ols, click Forwa rd Playback. The video reco rded for the transaction is displayed i n the Video window. Figure 55.
86 C2630M-B (4/08) 6. Click Start Search. If the device name/channe l, da te, and time are valid , and if transa cti ons with exceptions w ere recorde d during th e time range, the transactions ar e displayed in the POS Sear ch T abl e. 7. In the POS Search T able, click a transaction.
C2630M-B (4/08) 87 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the follow ing: • In the DX8100 Site tree , click a camera that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, th e name of the A TM/POS devi ce linked to the selected ca mera/channel is displayed i n the Device Name text box.
88 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the follow ing: a. In the DX81 00 Site tree , click a camera that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, th e name of the A TM/POS devi ce linked to the selected ca mera/channel is displayed i n the Device Name text box.
C2630M-B (4/08) 89 SEARCHING VIDEO BASED ON CH ANGES IN SCREEN PIXELS DX8100 pixel video search is accomplished in two steps: • Searching recorded vi deo for cha nges in scree n pixels. After the search has been completed , the DX8100 displays a series of thumbnails below th e sea rch grid.
90 C2630M-B (4/08) VIEWING A V IDEO THUMBNAIL After the search has been comp leted, a seri es of thumbnails appear on the scre en below th e search grid. Ea ch thumbnail con tains the first image of recorded video fo r the listed time period. • Double-clicking a thum bn ail will cause it to begin playing.
C2630M-B (4/08) 91 V IEWING V IDEO IN THE DEINTERLACED MODE Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame ra te per se cond migh t mo ve or tear . In this case, you can use the View menu’ s Deinterlac ed Image option to enhance the displaye d image.
92 C2630M-B (4/08) Exporting V i deo Users with export access rights (Powe r Users and Administrators by default) can e xp or t sections of prerecorded video to ma gn eti c or opti cal media. The DX8100 must b e in th e Playback or Search mode to expo rt video.
C2630M-B (4/08) 93 5. Click . A red bookmark flag appears on the timeline. Figure 62. Setting a Starting Bookmark 6. Locate the timeline slider at the en d of the range you want to bo okmark. 7. Click . The bookmark flag and the region betwe en bookmarks turn gray .
94 C2630M-B (4/08) BOOKMARKING AND EXPORTING MULTIPLE CHANNELS The DX8100 allows yo u to bookmark a vide o region for one came ra and apply that book mar ked time window to multiple ch annels. Th is feature is used in conju nction with th e export feat ure.
C2630M-B (4/08) 95 b. Click Dupl icate Bookmark. T he Select Channe l dialog box op ens. Figure 66. Select Channel Dialog Box c. Click the check box for each channel to which you want to a ssign the bo ok mark region. d. Click OK. The time range for e a ch selected ch annel is displayed in the T ime Range table.
96 C2630M-B (4/08) INSTALLING A USB FLASH DRIVE This section de scribes how to i nstall a USB flash drive. T o install a USB flas h drive into t he DX8100: 1. Insert the USB drive int o the USB 2.0 port on the D VR’ s fron t panel. Figure 68. Installing a USB flash drive 2.
C2630M-B (4/08) 97 ENABLING THE DEINTERLACING FILTER Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second might move or tear . The DX8100 pro vides a global option for enablin g dei nterlacing filtering t o enhance the exp orted image f or 4CIF recorded channels.
98 C2630M-B (4/08) 7. Click Finish. The newly ma pped drive i s added as a re mote drive and is displayed i n the Device area. The mapp ed drive can no w be accessed just like a l ocal drive. Figure 70. Export Video Dialog Box DISCONNECTING A NETWORK DRIVE T o d isconnect a n etwork drive : 1.
C2630M-B (4/08) 99 PERFORMING THE EXPORT This section describes how to expo rt data and includes the following topics: • Starting an Expor t Pr ocess • Changing a Bookmarked T ime Range on page 10.
100 C2630M-B (4/08) 9. Clic k Export. Figure 71. Exporting Selected V ideo CHANGING A BOOKMARKED T IME RANGE T o change a bookmarked time range or create a new time range to be exported: 1. Select the desired row in the T ime Range table . 2. Double-click the Start Day field, and then use the spinner bu ttons to set the start date for the expo rt.
C2630M-B (4/08) 101 6. Select the check box next to each time range you would like to export. Figure 72. Export T ime Range ASSIGNING A CUSTOM EXPORT VIDEO FILE NAME By default, the DX8100 assigns a file na me to each time range. When the video channel select ed is export ed, the fil e is assigne d the na me appearing in th e Na me colu mn.
102 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. Click Apply . The Apply button updates the Name field. Figure 74. Renaming Export T ime Ranges SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT The DX8100 a llows you to se lect the expor t format. T he following table shows t he available export form ats.
C2630M-B (4/08) 103 EXPORTING A SEQUENCE OF STILL IMAGES Still image formats ex port the first frame of a bookmarked region, and then a single frame for ea ch time interval until the num ber of images specified h as be en exported.
104 C2630M-B (4/08) recorded a t 1 fps will play ba ck in two seconds in real time. Figure 76 illustra tes the two vid eo streams: 1 ) one padded wit h null frames t o match the ac tual time dur ation and 2) another stream withou t null frames. Figure 76.
C2630M-B (4/08) 105 Logs and Health Status This section describes how to wo rk with the system log and syst em health status feature and includes the following topics: • Viewin g Logs from the Appli.
106 C2630M-B (4/08) 6. Click Start Update. If the system logged even ts for search criteria , tho se events are displayed in the Log V iew window . The following figure shows a ll the event s that occurr ed for user I D Admin. Figure 80. User ID Log Events_C2630MB The next fi gure shows th e log event s that occurr ed for System On/Off.
C2630M-B (4/08) 107 W ORKING WITH SYSTEM HEALTH STATUS VIEW T o a ccess the System He alth dial og box: 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , cl ick View > System Health View . Figure 82. System Health View Submenu 2. On the submenu, select Status Vie w .
108 C2630M-B (4/08) W ORKING WITH SYSTEM HEALTH LOG VIEW The System H ealth Log al lows you to vie w a histor y of the event s that have occurred. A ca lendar fun ction allows you to use a da te range to display he alth status ev ents. T o access the Syst e m Health Lo g: 1.
C2630M-B (4/08) 109 Setting Up the DX8100 Only a single user with Administrator or Power User access is a llowed to access a DX8100’ s Setup mode at one time . Wh en connect ed t o a network suppor ting multipl e DVRs and/or cli ents, users with Administrato r access overr ide and block P ower Users.
110 C2630M-B (4/08) UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP DIALOG BOX The Setup dialog box o pens in the DX81 00 view panel to the def a ult Camera page. E xcluding the video visible through the Camera page Motion Zone window, you cannot see v ideo from any of the ot her setup pages.
C2630M-B (4/08) 111 CAMERA SETUP Depending on your system’ s curre nt configuration, up to 32 video ca meras can be connecte d to a single DX8100 . The following sec tion illustrates basic camera config uration. Y ou must be logged in as an Administrator or Power User to conf igure cameras.
112 C2630M-B (4/08) f. Do the following: (1) In the PTZ Locking Auto-t imeout drop-d own box, select an appropri ate timeout value. T imeout values can be s et between f ive and 60 seconds.
C2630M-B (4/08) 113 MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to five motion detection pro files ca n be defined for each camera. When th e DX 8100 is set to record motion detection, any mot ion sensed in the selected zone will be recorded on that channel. Mo tion detection can also be used to tr igger relays, PTZ presets, and the r ecording of multiple camera s.
114 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. Clic k Apply . Figure 90. Camera Motion De tection Setup AUDIO SETUP The DX8100 supports two a udio config urations: s tandard audi o and opti onal expand ed audio. Bo th of these configuratio ns allow yo u to configure individual camera channe ls to listen to and record live audio.
C2630M-B (4/08) 115 This sections describ es ho w to setup the audio feature and is org anized into the following section s: • Setting Up t he Standard Au dio Options • Setting Up t he Expanded Au.
116 C2630M-B (4/08) Setting Up the Expan ded Audi o Options T o se t up the ex panded audi o option: 1. Do the following: a. Install th e optional DX8108-AUD/DX8116-AUD a udio card (i f necessary).
C2630M-B (4/08) 117 Listening to Live Audio from a Remote DX8100 System T o li sten to live audio at a re mote DX81 00 server or c lient system: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click Setup . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Check the Channel Inf ormation sec tion to verif y that the audio option i s installed a nd available.
118 C2630M-B (4/08) T o set up video l oss detection: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . Th e Setup dialo g opens to th e Camera page. 2. In the Video Loss Detection sectio n, do one or both of the following: • Click the “Loss of synchron ization” check bo x.
C2630M-B (4/08) 119 CONFIGURING BASIC RELAY AND ALARM SETTINGS The DX8100 can support up to 32 alarm inputs and 24 relay outp uts. Eig ht- channel DVRs include 8 alarm and 8 relay terminals, wh ile sixt een- channel DVRs in clude 16 of each.
120 C2630M-B (4/08) Configuring Basic Alarm Inp ut Ope ratin g Properties Most applications will not re quire you to change relay and alarm sett ings from their default states. T o co nfigure basic alarm input o perating prope rties: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click .
C2630M-B (4/08) 121 3. Click the Event-Relay Lin k Settings ta b. 4. In the Motion Dete ction Link Set tings section, do the fol lowing: a. Select a camera channe l fr om the Camera Channel drop -d own box. b. Click the bu tton for each relay you want to link to the selected camera.
122 C2630M-B (4/08) 4. In the A TM/POS Link Se ttin gs section, do the following: a. Select an A TM/POS address from the A TM/POS Address drop-down box. b. Click the button for each relay you want to link to t he select ed A TM/POS address. Y ou can also drag rela ys onto A TM/POS devices in th e Site tree while in Live mode (main screen).
C2630M-B (4/08) 123 Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Motion Events T o link multiple ca meras to record in response to motion detection events: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Linking page is dis playe d.
124 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. Click the Event-Recording Link Settings ta b. 4. In the A TM/POS Record Lin k Settings section, do the following: a. Select an A TM/POS address from the A TM/POS address drop-down box. b. Click the button for each camer a yo u want to begin recording in response to an A TM/POS event.
C2630M-B (4/08) 125 Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Motion Events T o li nk two cameras so that motion detected on one results in the repo sitioning of a nother: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2.
126 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. T o select a PT Z preset or p attern for the linked came ra, in the Linked PTZ Sett ing section, do one of the following: • T o f orce the linked c amera to move to a PTZ pres et in response t o an alarm in put detected by the source camera: (1) Clic k the Linked Camera Preset button to select this option.
C2630M-B (4/08) 127 6. Clic k Apply . Figure 106. Event-PTZ Link Settings: Linking Pres ets and Patterns to A TM/POS Events Linking Presets and Patterns to V ideo Loss Events T o li nk a video loss event t o a camera so th e detected video loss event resul ts in a repo sitioning of that camer a: 1.
128 C2630M-B (4/08) SCHEDULE SETUP The DX8100 p rovides exte nsive schedul ing capabilit ies. Flexible recording sc hedules can be establish ed for daily, weekday , week end, or individual da y recording.
C2630M-B (4/08) 129 The following table describes the par ts of the Sche dule page. SETTING UP THE CAMERA RECORDING MODE The DX8100 a llows you to sc hedule each camera to reco rd in a single or multiple-event mode across a 24-h ou r timeline. Users wit h Power Us er access or hig her can sche dule video rec ording for on e or more camer as.
130 C2630M-B (4/08) T o schedule a record mode for one or more channels: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click . The Setu p dialog box opens to th e Camera page . 2. Click . The Schedule page is displayed. 3. Click the check box for the record mode you want to apply to a channel.
C2630M-B (4/08) 131 Clearing Recording T imes for a Specific Record Mode T o cl ear the sche duled record ing times for a specific reco rd mode for one or more channe ls: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click . The Setu p dialog box opens to th e Camera page .
132 C2630M-B (4/08) CREATING Y EARLY RECORDING SCHEDULES The DX8100 a llows you crea te and save various record ing schedule s. This sectio n describes how to creat e yearly rec ording schedu les and .
C2630M-B (4/08) 133 4. Select Copy from the quick-me nu. Figure 113. Y ear View Calendar Quick-Menu 5. Right-click the day on the calendar yo u want to apply the copied schedule a ttributes.
134 C2630M-B (4/08) 11. Click the Apply button at the bottom o f the Schedule page. Figure 114. Month View Page: Multi-Day Schedule Creating Single-Day Schedul es This section describes ho w to create.
C2630M-B (4/08) 135 11. Select the recording mod es and times for ea ch camera you want to schedule. Ref er to Setting Up the Camera Record ing Mode on page 129 for instru ctions. 12. Clic k Save. 13. Click Apply . 14. Click the Apply button at the bottom of th e screen.
136 C2630M-B (4/08) 4. Select Copy from the quick-me nu. Figure 116. Month View Calendar Quick-Menu 5. Right-click on the calendar day to which you want to apply t he copied schedule attributes. 6. Select Paste from the quick-menu. 7. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the scr een.
C2630M-B (4/08) 137 9. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the scr een. Figure 117. Month V iew Page Deleting an Existin g Schedule Profile T o delete a schedule profile: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page .
138 C2630M-B (4/08) 9. Clic k Apply . Figure 118. Month V iew Page W ORKING WITH CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS This section describes how to co nfigure customized camera settings an d includ es the following.
C2630M-B (4/08) 139 8. Clic k Apply . Figure 119. Custom Camera Settings Panel Examples of Custom Camera Settings The DX8100 allows you to conf ig ure customized camer a se tt in gs fo r the following rec or di ng modes : •N o r m a l •M o t i o n •A l a r m •A T M / P O S The following figure shows camera settings f or the supported modes.
140 C2630M-B (4/08) The following tab le descr ibes the settin gs fo r th e supported mo de s. CONFIGURING THE FRAME RATE The DX8100 can recor d at frame rates up to 480 ips by National T elevision System Committee (NTSC) st andards and 400 ip s by Phas e Alternating Line (P AL) standards.
C2630M-B (4/08) 141 T o set the frame rate values for came ras: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. In the Setup dialog box, click . The Schedule page is displayed. 3. In the Camera Settings s ection, click Frame Rate Conf iguration.
142 C2630M-B (4/08) Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate Both resolution and frame r ate settings ca n be adjust ed using the Fr ame Rate Conf iguration dia log box. For information on acces sing the Frame Rate Configu ration dialog box, refer to Accessing the F rame Rate Config uration Dial og Box on page 140.
C2630M-B (4/08) 143 8. Click Apply when you retu rn to the Sche dule Setup scre en. Figure 122. Frame Rate Configuration Screen .
144 C2630M-B (4/08) Understanding DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording The DX8100 ca n record at f rame rates up to 480 IPS NTSC and 400 IPS PAL. The total frame r ate capacity i s distribute d among 8/1 6/24/32 channels, dep ending on the conf iguration o f your unit.
C2630M-B (4/08) 145 b. For th e camera you wan t to enable , verify that the Disable c heck box is no t selected. c. For the remaining ca meras in the group, click the Disable check box to disa ble the respective camera. 3. Repeat step 2 for Groups 2, 3, and 4 (if appli cable).
146 C2630M-B (4/08) 8. Do the following: a. Using t he ALL frame r ate settin gs slider , set the fr ame rate to 3 0 ips. The recording r ate for each enabled c amera is changed to 30 ips. b. For the ALL resolution sett ing, from the drop-down box, select 704 x 48 0 from the drop-down box.
C2630M-B (4/08) 147 SETTING UP ADVANCED RELAY OUTPUT Relays work much like switches . When trigg ered, relays ca n activate e xternal device s such as sire ns, light fi xtures, and door l ocks. The DX8100 Series DVR allows Administrators and Power users to link rela ys to ca meras and ala rms.
148 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table descr ibes the avail able opti ons. Configuring Advanced Alar m-Activated Relay O utput T o co nfigure an al arm relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2.
C2630M-B (4/08) 149 The following table descr ibes the avail able opti ons. Configuring Advanced A TM/ POS-Activated Relay Output T o co nfigure an A TM/POS-ac tivated rel ay output: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page .
150 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table descr ibes the avail able opti ons. Configuring Advanced V ideo Loss-Activated Relay Output T o co nfigure an ad vanced video loss-activate d relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page .
C2630M-B (4/08) 151 The following table descr ibes the avail able opti ons. SETTING UP NETWORK PROPERTIES The DX8100 networ kin g cap ab ili ty allows you to network up to five DX81 00s.
152 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. Enter a unique System ID for your DVR in the System ID field. (System I Ds must start with a letter , must be 15 characters or less, an d cannot include spaces or special charac ter s.) Y our DVR’ s site n ame is used to ide ntif y yo ur syste m to clie nt s and other DX8100 serve rs.
C2630M-B (4/08) 153 Setting Up a Static IP Address The DX8100 a llows you to set up a static IP address. T his informatio n can be obt ained from your n etwork admini strator . Access the Netw ork pa ge to set up the static IP address. For information on accessin g the Network page, refer to Setting Up DX8100 Network Access on pag e 151.
154 C2630M-B (4/08) W ORKING WITH MULTICASTING The DX8100 support s a layer 2 multicast feature that allows the multicast and u nicast mode to co -exist. In this case, the DX810 0 Web Clie nt a nd DX8100 Client sof tware can co nnect to a DX8100 server s imultaneously.
C2630M-B (4/08) 155 4. Do one of the followin g: • Click Y es to restar t the DX8100. • Click No to cancel the restart action. If you exit the Networ k page, you are not pr ompted to apply th e previous settings. If y ou open the Network page again, the Enable Multicasting ch eck box is selected.
156 C2630M-B (4/08) W ORKING WITH T IME SYNCHRONIZATION The DX8100 su pports the Simple Network T ime Pr otocol (SNTP), which allows the DX8100 to acce ss Network T ime Protocol (NTP) serv ers to synchronize DX8100 clocks. The DX81 00 allows you to manually or automatically synch ronize its ti me to a NTP t ime server .
C2630M-B (4/08) 157 c. T o sele ct the NTP s erver , do one of th e following: • Do nothin g and accep t the defa ult SNTP Serv er option button. In this case , a NTP serv er is used to provide time synchro nizatio n. • Click the DX8100 NT P Server option button to select the DX8100 to provide time synchronization for the network.
158 C2630M-B (4/08) 7. Click Edit. The Add / Edit NTP Server dialog box o pens. 8. Make the desired change. 9. Clic k OK. 10. Click Apply . Deleting a NTP Server T o delete a NTP time server: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . Th e Setup dialo g opens to th e Camera page.
C2630M-B (4/08) 159 Manually Synch ronizing the DX8100 T ime Y ou can manuall y synchronize the DX8100 t o an extern al time sourc e. Y ou do not ha ve to enabl e the NTP serv ice, but you do need access to a NTP time ser ver . T o manually synchronize the DX 8100 to an external time server: 1.
160 C2630M-B (4/08) Enabling Database Overwrite In the even t that the DX8 100 time is re set to a pe riod earlier than the cu rrent time, th e DX8100 allo ws you to do o ne of the fo llowi ng: • Da.
C2630M-B (4/08) 161 SETTING UP PORT AND DEVICE COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES The system must be powered on, and you must be logg ed in as a P ower Us er or A dministrator t o configur e communica tion port sett i ngs. Refer to the instructions th at came with you r peripheral de vice for correct settings.
162 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table describ es the part s of the Por t Device page . The following table lists the ports and the associa ted serial data communication standard they supp ort. • For COM1: RS-232 is the default serial da ta standard.
C2630M-B (4/08) 163 SETTING UP A TM/POS DEVICE COMMUNICATION PORTS The DX8100 a llows you to u se both the COM 1 (RS-232 ) port and Po rt 1 to Port 4 (RS-422/RS-485) to connect A TM/POS devices. T ypic ally , Port 1 to Port 4 are used to con ne ct the KBD300A and dome devices.
164 C2630M-B (4/08) T o co nfigure Port 1 to Port 4 properties : 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Por t/D evice pa ge is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select th e port number you want to co nfigure. 3. In the device drop-down box, select a device .
C2630M-B (4/08) 165 • Baud rate •P a r i t y • Data bits • Stop bits Figure 143. Multi Mode Communication Port Settings 4. In the Port/Device page, do the fo llowing: a. In the Communicatio n Port Configuration section, click Co nfigure. The Device Configuratio n d ialog box opens.
166 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. In the Device Configuration page, do the fo llowing: a. Click Data F ormat. The Data F ormat List page is d isplayed. By def ault, the ER-6 50 data forma t is displayed. Y ou can modify th e ER-650 data format or create a new one.
C2630M-B (4/08) 167 7. Using the information fr om the transaction record or othe r source, set the parameters for th e following Data Format sect ions (as applicable): • T ransaction Format • Monetary Format • T ime Format • Character Fo rmat 8.
168 C2630M-B (4/08) Figure 148. Assigning the Data Format A TM/POS Devices 12. Click Linking . The Linking setup page is displayed. 13. Click Event-Recording Link Settings. The Eve n t-Recording Link Settings page is displa yed. Figure 149. Event-Recording Link Settings Page 14.
C2630M-B (4/08) 169 15. Click Schedule . The Schedu le setup page is displayed. 16. Create an A TM/POS schedul e for the c amera you link ed to the A TM/POS add ress.
170 C2630M-B (4/08) Understanding the Data Forma t Page The DX8100 allows you to cr eate a devic e data format for each A TM/POS device. You can assign a unique n ame to each de vice data forma t template . The following figure shows the Data Format page.
C2630M-B (4/08) 171 The following table describ es the part s of the Data Format page . The following table describes th e t ransaction start and end parame ter s. T able A T . Parts of the Data Format Page Item Command Description Data Format Name T ext box where a specific name for the d ata format template is created.
172 C2630M-B (4/08) Using Custom Device Filters The DX8100 allows you to use a custom device filter to re move unwanted char acters fro m the data inp ut port.
C2630M-B (4/08) 173 Deleting a Data Format T o delete an existing data format: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Por t/D evice pa ge is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select a port (Port 1 to Port 4). Th e device mode option is n ot available for COM1.
174 C2630M-B (4/08) • Click OK to confirm se lection and return to t he Port/Device page. Figure 152. Assigning a Data Format to an A TM/POS Device Setting Up A TM/POS Exceptions An exception is a predef ined transact ion filter us ed to detec t a specific da ta structure within the A TM/POS transa ction data.
C2630M-B (4/08) 175 Using Action Codes T o use an action code to search transa ct ion data, the action code must be created, befo re re cording the transaction data. If th e transaction data is recorded before the action co de is de fined, the action code will not find the data structure within the transaction data .
176 C2630M-B (4/08) Creating an A TM/POS Exception T o crea te an A TM/POS exception: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Por t/D evice pa ge is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select a port (Port 1 to Port 4).
C2630M-B (4/08) 177 7. In the Exception T able section, click Add. The Exceptions dialog box opens. Figure 154. Exceptions Dialog Box 8. In the Exceptions dialog box, do the follo w ing : a. In the Exception Na me text box, enter a name or description for the exceptio n (up to 20 characters).
178 C2630M-B (4/08) Editing an A TM/POS Exception T o edit an A T M/POS exception: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Por t/D evice pa ge is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select a port (Port 1 to Port 4).
C2630M-B (4/08) 179 • Click Cancel to exit th e Exc ep tio n di alog box and not save the cha nges. Figure 155. Assigning an Exception to an A TM/POS Device V erifying the A TM/POS Communication Connection T o verify that the A TM/POS connection is working correctly: 1.
180 C2630M-B (4/08) 7. Do the following: a. Verify that transacti on data is displayed in t he A TM/POS Raw Data View area. b. Verify that tran saction da ta (as inter preted by the DX8100 ) is displayed in the Result Box.
C2630M-B (4/08) 181 d. (Optional) Configure th e A TM/POS PTZ link settings. 3. In the DX81 00 application window , do the following: a. Assign a camera to a vie w pane. b. Assign t he A TM/POS device to th e camera des ignated to record A TM/POS ev ents.
182 C2630M-B (4/08) Configuring KBD300A Communication Settings This section describes how t o configure t he KBD300A communica tion settings . The KBD300A is interfaced to the DX8100 using Port 1 to Port 4. These port s support conn ectivity to the DX8100 us ing the RS-422 d ata communicatio n standard.
C2630M-B (4/08) 183 KBD300A Shift Mode Operational Features The following table describes the KBD 3 00A Shift Mode operational feat ures. INSTALLING OR UPDATING DEVICE PROTOCOLS The DX8100 uses dynamic-lin k library (DLL) files to support t he var ious A TM, dome, and keybo ard device pr otoc ols.
184 C2630M-B (4/08) DATA BACKUP SETUP Vide o data recorded on the DX8100 can be backed up t o a variety of media. The b ackup proces s involves sele cting a speci fic time rang e for archival and the type of media to be used .
C2630M-B (4/08) 185 The following table describ es the part s of the Backup schedule pa ge. ACCESSING THE BACKUP CONFIGURATION PAGE For informat ion on the Backup schedu le page, ref er to Data Backup Setup on page 184. T o access the Backup page: 1. On the DX81 00 toolbar , click .
186 C2630M-B (4/08) ADDING A BACKUP SCHEDULE The DX8100 allows you to configur e the start time and time range for backin g up data. The backup schedule can be configure d to run on a d aily basis, at a s et time, and for a specif ied time range . Or , yo u can set up the backup sch edule(s) to run on selec ted days of the week.
C2630M-B (4/08) 187 6. (Optional ) In the Device Selection section , map a networ k drive for b ackup by performi ng one of the following: a. Click the “M ap a networ k drive” butto n. The Windows M ap Network Dri ve dialog bo x opens. For more inform ation about ma pping a network drive, refe r to Mapping a Network Device on page 189.
188 C2630M-B (4/08) DELETING AN EXIS TING BACKUP SCHEDULE T o delete an existing schedule: 1. On the DX81 00 toolbar , click . The DX8100 setup screen is displayed. 2. Click . The backup confi guration scre en is displaye d. 3. In the “Backup schedu le” table, cl ick the backu p schedule yo u want to de lete.
C2630M-B (4/08) 189 (5) Click OK. The backup starts immed iat e ly. Figure 161. Instant Record Backup Now Dialog Box MAPPING A NETWORK DEVICE The DX8100 allows you to map to or disconnect from a network drive. Y ou ne ed to know the drive le tters, as well as the path to the folder to which you want to map.
190 C2630M-B (4/08) SELECTING A BACKUP MEDIA DEVICE Y ou can back up video to a local or remot e networ k device. De pe nd ing on your syst em configur ation, backup de vices may include a n optica l drive such as a CD-R o r DVD-R, an exte rnal drive, or a network driv e.
C2630M-B (4/08) 191 The following figure shows the User page . Figure 162. User Page .
192 C2630M-B (4/08) The following table describ es the part s of the User page. BUILT-IN USER ACCOUNTS There are two built-in user accounts that come pr e configur ed with the DX 8100, which ca nnot be delet ed or changed . • Guest: The Guest account provides limited acce ss to the system.
C2630M-B (4/08) 193 DEFINITION OF USER ACCESS LEVELS There are fo ur predefine d user access lev els or groups. User access level s range from th e Administrator group to the Rest ricted group. By def ault, the system st arts up with a default G uest accou nt.
194 C2630M-B (4/08) Click the user group butto ns to ena ble/disab le the access right fo r each access cate gory . The access right category is enabled when the butto n’ s text is red (p ermission gra nted), and it is disabled whe n the button ’ s text is wh ite (permission n ot granted).
C2630M-B (4/08) 195 8. Clic k Apply . Figure 163. Add New User Dialog Box MODIFYING USER PROPERTIES Follow the steps below to change user attributes, such as user name and gr oup affiliation. Users with Admin or Power User acces s can change name and des cription pr operties of lo wer level use rs.
196 C2630M-B (4/08) CHANGING USER PASSWORDS Administrato rs and Power Users can ch ange or reset an existing user’ s pass word. T o ch ange a user’ s password: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click .
C2630M-B (4/08) 197 ASSIGNING AUTOMATIC LOGIN PERMISSION TO A USER The DX8100 allo ws one user to auto matically log in t o the DX8100 appl ication. The ad ministrator must assign au tomatic login p ermission to th e user .
198 C2630M-B (4/08) 6. If necessary, do the following: a. Enter a new base por t number (90 02 is the de fault). Unless there is a conflict on your network, you should not chan ge port numbers fro m their default values. Make sure any changes to port numbers are made consistently acro ss all DX 8100 servers and clients on a network.
C2630M-B (4/08) 199 4. Enter an IP address range to sear ch for DVR sites. a. Enter t he first three octe ts of the IP r ange you wa nt to search (for example , 10.10.1). b. Enter the beginn ing value for the searc h range in t he fourth o ctet (for e xample, 001 ).
200 C2630M-B (4/08) FINDING ACTIVE REMOTE CAMERAS After connect ing to a re mote site, you s hould query the server to see which cameras are active. Some D VRs have eight channels, while o thers have 16, 24, or 32. T o refresh the screen to verify which cameras are ac tive : 1.
C2630M-B (4/08) 201 MODIFYING A REMOTE SITE This section describes ho w to modify a re mote site and i ncludes the following top ics: • Editing a Remote Site on page 201 • Deleting a Remote Site on page 201 Editing a Remote Site T o change the attributes of a remo te site: 1.
202 C2630M-B (4/08) ACCESSING THE SYSTEM PAGE T o access the System page: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page .
C2630M-B (4/08) 203 6. Click Export Now . Figure 167. Exporting DVR Settings Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export T o save curren t DVR settings: 1. From the DX8100 menu bar , ch oose Edit > Ex port Setup. The DX8100 Set up File Expo rt Dialog bo x opens.
204 C2630M-B (4/08) 6. Clic k Apply . Figure 168. Import DX8100 Server Configuration Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Import T o import a settings file from a specific dr ive or folder: 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , choo se Edit > Impor t Setup. The DX8100 Set up File Import Dialog box open s.
C2630M-B (4/08) 205 The following table lists DX8 100 activitie s and Windows O S log views. The log views are available fr om the View menu in the app lication window . Viewing a Log File T o view a log fil e: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a pa ge.
206 C2630M-B (4/08) b. T o vi ew OS log inform ation, do t he following: (1) Click OS Log View . The Window Log Viewe r opens. (2) Clic k a button to select a category Figure 171. Window Log V iewer Dialog Box 5. Do one of the followin g: • Click OK to close the log dialog box.
C2630M-B (4/08) 207 3. Make sure the DVR operating system's regional an d lan guage sett ings have been properly set up . Refe r to the installation manu al for information o n regional setup. 4. In the Language se ction, select t he following appropriat e language fr om the Sele ct Language drop-down bo x.
208 C2630M-B (4/08) 4. Clic k Apply . Figure 173. System Setup T ime W orking with Standard and Dayligh t Saving T ime The DX8100 ensures t hat no data is lost when t he system clock is chan ged to reflect Da ylight Saving T ime or Standard T ime.
C2630M-B (4/08) 209 Using Ctrl+Alt+Del Y ou must enable the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination and verify your actua l keyboard mapping. In some cases, the DX81 00 keyboard is remapped and the actual Ctrl, Alt, and Delete key function is assigned to other keys.
210 C2630M-B (4/08) 5. Do one of the followin g: • T o restart the DX8100 to use the new settings, click Y es. The DX8100 restarts. • T o canc el th e new settings, click No. The curren t ti me l imit sett in g i s res to re d an d the system does not re start.
C2630M-B (4/08) 211 Setting Up Automatic Camera Mapping Automatic came ra mapping off ers a simplif ied method for configuring t he Capture Car d analog ou tput. Video from ea ch camera sour ce will be automaticall y cycled across the monitor’ s view panels.
212 C2630M-B (4/08) This section describes how t o set up manual camera mapping and includes th e following topi cs: • Creating Mo nitor Sequence Instances • Loading an Existing Sequen ce List on .
C2630M-B (4/08) 213 Loading an Existing Sequ ence List T o load an existi ng sequen ce list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Clic k . 3. In the Manual Camera Mapping Mode section, do the following: a.
214 C2630M-B (4/08) c. Select a screen division. d. Drag camer as from the Sit e tree onto eac h view panel, unt il all panels have been assi gned a camera . e. From the Min and Sec dr op-down boxes, select the amount of ti me the sequen ce instance will rema in on the monitor .
C2630M-B (4/08) 215 7. Click Apply at the bot tom of the External Mo nitor page . Figure 179. Delete a Mapping Sequence Appending an Existing Seq uence List T o append an existing sequence list to the cur rent list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page .
216 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. Select the type of event that will be allowed to over ride the monitor output: • Alarm input • Motion dete ct ion 4. Set the dwell time an event will be allo wed to override t he screen (1-60 seconds). 5. Clic k Apply . USING THE EXTERNAL MONITOR OPTION T o assign a sequence profile to an externa l analog monitor: 1.
C2630M-B (4/08) 217 ADDING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS TO BE NOTIFIED After client s have been added, camera s must be con figured to n otify indivi dual clients o f an event.
218 C2630M-B (4/08) 3. Do the following: a. In the Emergency Agen t Set up section, select a client from the list. b. Click Delete. The select ed client is de le ted. 4. Clic k Apply . LINKING CAMERAS TO CLIE NT EMERGENCY AGENTS After clien ts have been a dded, cameras mus t be configur ed to notify individual clients about an event.
C2630M-B (4/08) 219 NOTES: • T o us e emergency e-mail notificati on, the DX8100 Series DVR must b e connected to a LAN) that main tains an SMTP ma il server . Th e network must al so be connecte d to either an intr anet or the Int ernet depend ing on the loca tion of the e-ma il accounts to which you want to send notifi cations.
220 C2630M-B (4/08) 6. Enter the address of your local SMTP mail server . Obtain this information f rom your network administrator . 7. If your e-mail server requires you to log in, do the following: a. Select the check box labeled My E- mail Server Requir es Authenticat io n.
C2630M-B (4/08) 221 7. Enter the following server settings if necessary: • Server addr ess (This a ddress should b e the same a s the SMTP serve r address y ou entered ab ove.) •U s e r n a m e • Password 8. Clic k T est E-mail Notification. Figure 181.
222 C2630M-B (4/08) 4. In the Frequency se ction, select t he frequency interval from the drop -down box. Op tions for send ing an e-mai l notificati on in clude once every •1 m i n u t e • 10 min.
C2630M-B (4/08) 223 4. In the Notification Items section, do the following: a. Click the Ala rm check box. b. In the Sele cted Channels f ield, click on ce to the righ t of the word Alarm.
224 C2630M-B (4/08) Adding an E-mail Notification Group T o add an e-mail notification group: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Notifica tion page is displayed . 3. Click the Emergency E-mai l Notification Setup tab.
C2630M-B (4/08) 225 Adding Members to an E-ma il Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e -mail gr oup. T o a dd e-mail addre sses to a grou p: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Notifica tion page is displayed .
226 C2630M-B (4/08) Deleting Members from an E-mail Group T o delete a user from a group: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Notifica tion page is displayed . 3. Click the Emergency E-mai l Notification Setup tab.
C2630M-B (4/08) 227 Modifying E-mail Group Me mber Attrib ute s T o mod ify a user’ s e-mail addres s or group affiliation : 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Notifica tion page is displayed .
228 C2630M-B (4/08) SENDING E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS This section describes ho w to send e-mail notificatio ns and incl udes the foll owing topics: • Sending E-mai l Notificati ons to Individu als on pa.
C2630M-B (4/08) 229 Sending E-mail Notific ations to Groups T o co nfigure e-mail notificatio n to send e-ma il alerts to a group of indi viduals: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page . 2. Click . The Notifica tion page is displayed .
230 C2630M-B (4/08) Administering and Maintaining the DX8100 This section describes how to perform DX81 00 system administrati on and periodic maintenance, inc luding the following topics: • Updatin.
C2630M-B (4/08) 231 3. Click Browse. The Open dialog box opens. Figure 189. Open Dialog Box 4. Select the update file. 5. Click Open. The Select Upgrade Packa ge dialog box becomes active. Figure 190. Upgrade Package Information 6. Click Next. The Select Server dialog box opens.
232 C2630M-B (4/08) • T o update a remote DVR, select it s site name from the Se lect Se rver list, and then cl ick Connect. Refer to the Select Serve r d ialog box on the right in the following figu re. Figure 191. Selecting the Local DVR (left) and Remote DVR (right) Update 8.
C2630M-B (4/08) 233 4. In the Multiple Configuration Uplo ad dialog box, do the following: a. Click Browse. T he DX8100 Set up File Import dialog box opens. b. Select the configuratio n file you wa nt to use to u pdate the DX81 00 servers. c. Click Open.
234 C2630M-B (4/08) T o recover a lost or forgotten Admin p assword: 1. From the DX8100 menu, choose File > Pa ssword Recovery. The Password Recover y dialog box ap pears. Figure 195. Password Recovery Dialog Box 2. Contact Pelco Product Supp ort with the following information: a.
C2630M-B (4/08) 235 5. Using your finger , reach be hind the fro nt panel an d grab the fi lter asse mbly tag. Pu ll the filte r assembly (1) out. Figure 197. DX8100 Filter T ab Location 6. Remove the fi lter (2). Figure 198. Removing the Filter 7. Do the following: a.
C2630M-B (3/08) 236 A access levels Administrator 17 logging into DX80 00 17 logging out of DX800 0 17 user 17 accounts access levels 17 access levels, defi nition of 193 Administrator 17 built-in use.
C2630M-B (3/08) 237 A TM/POS event, linking mult iple camera s to record 123 motion event, linking mult ip le cameras to record 123 video loss event, linking mult iple cameras to reco rd 124 lens, adj.
238 C2630M- B ( 4/ 08 ) emergency agen t no ti fication 117 accessing Emergency Ag en t Setup page 216 camera, linking to client emerge ncy agents 218 clients adding 217 changing emerg en cy ag en t p.
C2630M-B (3/08) 239 informatio n port 153 instant recording ind icator 44 instant recording mo de 45 interfac e mo de 164 K keypad 49 L language selecting 14, 15 linking alarm input, removing fro m ca.
240 C2630M- B ( 4/ 08 ) Instant Recording POS PTZ Select All Site Name Vide o Recording operating mod es function 2 7 Display Search Setup instant re cord, starting and stoppi ng 46 instant recording .
C2630M-B (3/08) 241 post-A TM/POS 140 pre-A TM/POS 140 pre-A TM/POS frame r ate 140 pre-A TM/POS image qu ality 140 instant 45 instant, disabling 46 instant, enabling 46 motion, camera settings sup po.
242 C2630M- B ( 4/ 08 ) data bac kup 184 Ext. monitor setup 210 how to open Setup dia lo g b ox 27 motion sensitivity , setting 113 multiple cameras alarm events , linking ca meras to recor d 123 A TM.
C2630M-B (3/08) 243 overview 204 viewing a log file 205 overview 201 system time setting 207 standard a nd daylight sav ing time 208 video format selecting 208 system time 14, 207 T TCP/IP p orts (def.
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