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OPERATION/CONFIGURATION C2630M-C (7/09) Server Application Software DX8100 Series Hybrid V ideo Recorder.
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C2630M-C (7/09) 3 Contents Server Operation/Configuration Welcome to the DX8100 Series HVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 C2630M-C (7 /09) Live View On-Screen Display (OSD ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Customizing the On-Screen Display (OSD) .
C2630M-C (7/09) 5 Working with Special View a nd Search Me th ods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Viewing Video in the Deinterlaced Mode . .
6 C2630M-C (7 /09) Working with Multicasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Accessing Network Information . . . .
C2630M-C (7/09) 7 Emergency E-Mail Notification Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Accessing the Emerg ency E-mail Notification Setup .
8 C2630M-C (7/09) List of Illustrations 1 Front Panel and Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 Export Video Dialog Box .
C2630M-C (7/09) 9 60 Setting a Starting Bookmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 61 Removing a Single Bookmark .
10 C2630M-C (7/09) 122 Y ear View Calendar Shortcut Men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 123 Month V iew Page: Multi-Day Sc hedule .
C2630M-C (7/09) 11 184 Sending E-mails to Indiv iduals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 185 Sending E- mails to Grou ps .
12 C2630M-C (7/09) List of T ables A Parts of the DX8100 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 B File Menu Commands .
C2630M-C (7/09) 13 Server Operation/Configuration Yo u are re ading DX8100 Series hybr id video re corder (HVR) v ersion 2.0 documenta tion. The i nformation in this manual describes h ow t o configure and use the DX8100 system in your security application.
14 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 atta ched to DX810 0 HVRs. Using a standard W eb browser , you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras from up to f ive DX8100 HVR se rvers simultane ously .
C2630M-C (7/09) 15 Getting Started with DX8100 HVR Software This section pro vides informatio n to help you get st arted using the DX8 100 HVR server soft ware.
16 C2630M-C (7/09) HARDWARE UPGRADES Pelco provides hardware o ptions for upgrading the DX8100 memo ry , channel input, analog video output, audio input capacity , and hard disk storage. Fo r information about DX8100 upgrade opt ions, refer to the DX81 00 product specificatio n sheet.
C2630M-C (7/09) 17 DX8100 DOCUMENTATION Y ou can print selecte d technical documentation free , directly from the Internet. T o access technica l documentation: 1. Go to www .pelco.com/products/ . The Pelco Product s Web page is displa yed. 2. Scroll to the Control Site Equipment section an d click Vide o Recorders.
18 C2630M-C (7/09) Logging In to the DX8100 Application T o a ccess the feat ures of the DX8 100 Series HVR, 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.
C2630M-C (7/09) 19 EXITING TO THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM Y ou must have DX8100 Administrator use r access and a Wind ows password to exit to the Win dows operating syste m. Refer to De finition of User Access Levels on page 210 for inf ormation abou t users’ sec urity levels.
20 C2630M-C (7/09) LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE Logging out o f the local or a remote HVR do es not disco nnect you fro m that system. Logging out wil l return you t o the Guest a cc ount. T o disconnect fro m a remote server , refer to Disconnecting from a Remote Site on page 19 .
C2630M-C (7/09) 21 W orking with Dual Monitors DX8100 version 1.2 an d later units include a standard dual display card that provid es additiona l viewing of u p to 72 vide o chan nels simultaneousl y .
22 C2630M-C (7/09) 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-C (7/09) 23 Figure 3 shows the parts of the DX8100 main window . Figure 3. DX8100 HVR Main Window.
24 C2630M-C (7/09) T abl e A describes the parts of the DX8100 app lication wind ow . T able A. Parts of the DX8100 Application Window Item Part Description T itle Bar Displays the DX8100 ap plication title. Men u Ba r Provide s access t o drop-dow n menus.
C2630M-C (7/09) 25 DX8100 MENU BAR This section describes th e DX8100 menu ba r commands and includes the following t opics: • File Menu on page 25 • Edit Menu on page 25 • View Me nu on pa ge 26 • Export Men u on page 27 • Favorite Menu on page 27 • Help Menu on page 28 File Menu T abl e B describes t he DX8100 Fil e menu commands.
26 C2630M-C (7/09) Vi ew Menu T abl e D describes the DX8100 View menu comman ds. T able D. View Menu Commands (1 of 2) Command Description OSD Opens a submenu with the followin g choices: • Site n ame: A global setting t hat, when selected, displays a site’ s name in the respect ive view pane.
C2630M-C (7/09) 27 Export Menu T able E describes the DX8100 Expo rt menu commands. Favorite Menu T abl e F describes the DX8100 Men u commands. System Health View Opens a sub menu with the following choices: •S t a t u s V i e w •L o g V i e w Display De interlaced Image Selects the deinterlace mode fo r enhancing the display of video images.
28 C2630M-C (7/09) Help Menu T abl e G describes the DX8100 H elp menu command s. DX8100 T OOLBAR This section describes the DX8100 toolb ar . T abl e H describes th e DX8100 tool bar buttons. T able G. DX8100 Help Menu Commands Command Description DX8100 Help Opens the DX8100 Help system.
C2630M-C (7/09) 29 DISPLAYING THE DX8100 WINDOW FROM A PAGE T o disp lay the DX8100 main window from a Setu p dialog page: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Live b utton . DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING MODES The DX8100 Ser ies HVR has f our primary op erating modes: Live, Playbac k, Search, and Set up.
30 C2630M-C (7/09) Displaying Playback Video in Full Screen View T o display playback video in full screen view: 1. Select the playback mode. For information about workin g in the playback mode, refer to Working in Playback M ode on page 68. 2. Select a window division.
C2630M-C (7/09) 31 Figure 4 sho ws how the DX81 00 viewing area is structur ed. Figure 4. View Panes and Panel for 4-Division Display T able J describes the view pane and pa nel as shown in Figure 4. CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 ca n display up to 36 came ras simultaneously in a single panel.
32 C2630M-C (7/09) Navigating Between V iew Panels The DX8100 a llows you to moni tor up to 36 channels: each channel is a ssigned to o ne pane within the view pane l.
C2630M-C (7/09) 33 Pressing on e of the view panel divisio n buttons set s the number o f visible chan nels displaye d in the panel . Figure 6 sh ows the v iew pa nel identifier . Figure 6. Vi ew Panel Identifier T abl e L describes how the DX8100 v iew panes and pa nels shown in Figure 6 are o rganized.
34 C2630M-C (7/09) Starting an Automatic Cycle View Mode T o start the automatic cycle view mode: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Cycle V iews button . The Cycle Views ic on turns blu e, indicatin g that the DX8100 is i n the automat ic cycle vi ew mode.
C2630M-C (7/09) 35 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Channel Mapping b utton . The setup page open s to the “Channel Mapping for Exte nded Monitor” tab. Y ou can a lso access th is page from the Setu p dialog box by clicking the Ext. Monitor icon.
36 C2630M-C (7/09) V IEWING VIDEO ON TH E EXTENDED MONITOR T o display video on the extended monit or: 1. After you have mapped the channels, move the c ursor to the extended moni tor . 2. Click in the top-middle area of the extend ed monitor’ s display .
C2630M-C (7/09) 37 W ORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The Site T ree provides access to DX8100 resour ces, such as camer as, alarm inputs, an d relay outputs. Ob jects can be sele cted by clicking the left mouse butto n once, and th en linked by d ragging and d ropping the icon into a v iew pane or a nother Site T ree item.
38 C2630M-C (7/09) T abl e M describe s the Site T ree parts. This section describes how t o work with the Site T ree and includes the following topics: • Assigning Camer as to View Panes on page 39 • Setting Up Li nks on page 39 • Removing Links on page 40 T able M.
C2630M-C (7/09) 39 ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANES The DX8100 p rovides view p anes that are organized into v iew panels. Th e DX8100 in cludes 36 view panels that ca n display came ras from up to five connected HVR sites. For information about view panels, refer to Working with Vi ew Panes and Panels on page 30.
40 C2630M-C (7/09) 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-C (7/09) 41 Removing a Linked Relay Output from an Alarm Input T o u nlink a relay from an alar m: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Live button . 2. In the Site T ree, click the plus sign (+) next to the alarm input from which you wa nt to remove the relay output.
42 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 f rom the main wind ow . Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can operate the on-scre en PTZ controls.
C2630M-C (7/09) 43 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.
44 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 coul d create a fo lder named D ay Shift fo r displaying camera views f or the day shi ft.
C2630M-C (7/09) 45 Moving Existing Favorites to a Folder T o move an existing favorite to a folder: 1. Create a favorites folder (refer to Creating a Favorites Folder on page 44). 2. From the DX8100 menu ba r , cl ick Favorite > O rganize Favorit es.
46 C2630M-C (7/09) 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. Figure 15 shows the parts of the Live View OSD pane.
C2630M-C (7/09) 47 CUSTOMIZING THE ON- SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) Users with Guest User access and higher can add and delete on-screen display items. T o cu stomize the on-scr een display: 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , ch oose View > OSD and th en select th e items you wan t to add to or delete from t he OSD.
48 C2630M-C (7/09) Enabling Instant Recording T o enable the Inst ant Record ing mode: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click the Schedule butto n . 3. In the Camera Settings Pa nel, from the Inst ant Recording drop-down box, select Enable.
C2630M-C (7/09) 49 T abl e O describes the record ing indica tors. This section describes how t o start and st op instant r ecording and i ncludes the following topi cs: • Starting Inst ant Recordin.
50 C2630M-C (7/09) OPERATING THE ON- SCREEN PTZ CONTROLS Users with PTZ access rights (Stand ard User by default) and high er can operate PTZ lens fu nctions of camer as that sup port such features. PTZ function s can be contr olled on the screen in Li ve mode using the mouse.
C2630M-C (7/09) 51 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 .
52 C2630M-C (7/09) USING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERA TE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with PTZ access rights (Sta ndard User by default) and higher can us e a computer keyboard to operate PTZ an d lens function s of camer as that support such fe atures.
C2630M-C (7/09) 53 PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user -defined camera position using PT Z and focus commands the (camera’ s auto focus option must be turn ed 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.
54 C2630M-C (7/09) 5. Using the PTZ keypad, select a number for the new preset (for exa mple, select 1). 6. Click the Preset button to store the preset in the selected memory location. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each preset yo u want to program. 8. Click the Set button again to exit programming mo de.
C2630M-C (7/09) 55 CLEARING A PRESET T o clear a preset: 1. On the PTZ keypad, click the Set button to enter prog ramming mode. 2. Click the number of the preset you want t o clear from the PTZ keypad. 3. Click the Clr button . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clear multiple preset s.
56 C2630M-C (7/09) PROGRAMMING A PATTERN This section describes how to pr ogram a pattern. Cert ain PTZ devices, such as Pelco’ s Spec tra series domes, will display an on- screen message stating the a mount of re maining memory ava ilable for p attern progra mming.
C2630M-C (7/09) 57 ACTIVATING A PATTERN When activated, a patter n will repeat indefinitely until it is cleared, anot her patter n is set, o r the on-sc reen PTZ co ntrol is moved. T o a ctivate a pattern: 1. On the PTZ keypad, click a pattern number (1-4) on the keypad.
58 C2630M-C (7/09) ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEAT URES OF REMOTE CAMERAS Y ou can use the PTZ funct ion to program fe atures of remote cameras, such as Pelco ’ s Spectra or Esprit ® . Only cameras that support remote programming th rough D, P , Coaxitron, or sup ported thir d-party pr otocols can u se this featu re.
C2630M-C (7/09) 59 T abl e Q describes the parts 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.
60 C2630M-C (7/09) 5. T o select an option from t he camera’ s on -screen menu , do one of th e following: • On the PTZ OSD Menu, click Enter . • On the keypad, click the iris (+) button. 6. Clic k the iris (-) button to cancel an option or select the Exit command.
C2630M-C (7/09) 61 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.
62 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 H VR can store up to four preset tours. While four to urs can be programmed, only one tour can be activated at a time.
C2630M-C (7/09) 63 Adding Presets to a T our T o a dd presets t o a tour: 1. Access the “Preset tour group” dialog bo x. For information about acc essing the “P reset tour g roup” dialo g box, refer t o Accessing a Preset To u r G r o u p on page 62.
64 C2630M-C (7/09) Deleting Presets from a T our T o delete presets from a tour: 1. Access the “Preset tour group” dialog bo x. For information about acc essing the “P reset tour g roup” dialo g box, refer t o Accessing a Preset To u r G r o u p on page 62.
C2630M-C (7/09) 65 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 later use without enga ging the tour by not per forming step 5. Then, continue on to step 6 without clicking Apply .
66 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 , the KBD300A sup ports two mode s: the Stan dard mode and the Shift mode.
C2630M-C (7/09) 67 KBD300A SHIFT Key Mo de Features The KBD300A SHIFT key allo ws you to control certain DX8100 op eration features in the Sit e T ree from the keybo ard. This section describes the KBD300A SHIFT key features. The SHIFT key is ef fective within the DX8100 Site T ree .
68 C2630M-C (7/09) W orking in Playback Mode Recorded video can be played back on e channel at a time on the DX 8100. Like live video, recorded video is viewed from the camer a view pane ls on the main screen . Refer to Switching Between Sta ndard and Extended Pane l Views on page 30 for in formation abo ut view panels.
C2630M-C (7/09) 69 PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback cont rols to start playback, control directio n, and adjust speed. On the playback co ntrol, click the Stop butto n at any time to return to live view. The playback controls are hidden in th e extended vie w mode.
70 C2630M-C (7/09) Figure 39 shows the parts of the D X8100 playback speed and volume controls. Figure 39. Playback Speed and V olume Controls T abl e U describes the parts of the playbac k speed and volume contro ls. T able U. Parts of the Playback Speed and V olume Controls Item Part Description Normal Playba ck speed is at normal rate.
C2630M-C (7/09) 71 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 time over a 24-hour pe riod. T ime peri ods containing recorded video ar e represented as color-coded segments of the ti me line.
72 C2630M-C (7/09) 3. In the Ti meline s ection, do the following: a. In the Date Selection drop- down box, select the day you want playback to begin. b. Use the sp inner butt ons to select the time. 4. On the playback control, click the Forward but ton to begin viewing.
C2630M-C (7/09) 73 PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY EVENT Users with playback access rights (Stand ard User by default) and higher can search video by events, such as moti on detection or alarm activation. A senso r event is identical to an alarm event. T o p lay back video recorded durin g an alarm or motion even t: 1.
74 C2630M-C (7/09) ZOOM USING THE DI GITAL ZOOM CONTROL The digital zoom feature is accessible whe n the DX8100 is in the Pla yback or Sear ch mode. For inf ormation ab out the Playb ack mo de, refer to Workin g in Playback Mode on page 68. For in formation about the Search mode , refer to Working in Search Mode on p age 77.
C2630M-C (7/09) 75 ZOOM USING THE MOUSE The DX8100 a llows you to u se the mous e to drag a se lection regio n (rectangle ) around a spe cific area o f a pane, and 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 .
76 C2630M-C (7/09) 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 portion of vid eo within th e view panel: 1. T o place the DX 8100 in the Playback or Search mode do one and of the following: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click Liv e .
C2630M-C (7/09) 77 W orking in Search Mode The DX8100 Ser ies HVR su pports four v ideo search methods: inde x, thumbnail, POS, and pi xel. For in formation abou t the user acce ss level required to sea rch video data, re fer to Definitio n of User Acces s Levels on page 210 .
78 C2630M-C (7/09) T able X describes the parts of the DX8100 window in th e 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 .
C2630M-C (7/09) 79 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 activation . Events are listed chron olog ically a nd by type.
80 C2630M-C (7/09) 10. On the playback control, click the Forwa rd button to begin viewing. Figure 48. DX 8100 HVR Index Search Screen THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEARCH Thumbnail sear ch allows users to visually search video that has be en recorded over a 24-ho ur period.
C2630M-C (7/09) 81 6. Click the Expand button to change the thumb nail time range to shorter intervals, or click the Collapse button to change the thumbnail time rang e to longer intervals. • Click the Expand butt on to change from 1-hour intervals to 10 -minute intervals.
82 C2630M-C (7/09) POS SEARCH The DX8100 allows a user to search any 24-hour period of recorded POS video and data. T o record A TM/POS video and data, the A TM /POS devices and D X8100 must fir st be conne cted and conf igured as foll ows: • Connect the A TM /POS devices to the DX8100.
C2630M-C (7/09) 83 Figure 50 shows the parts of the POS sear ch view . Figure 50. POS Search V iew .
84 C2630M-C (7/09) T abl e Y describe s the parts o f the POS sea rch view . T able Y . Parts of the PO S Search View (1 of 2) Item Part Description Date Date range for which to search the video and data. T ime T ime range ba sed on a 24 -hour time period for s earching POS events.
C2630M-C (7/09) 85 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.
86 C2630M-C (7/09) 7. Click Start Search. The POS Search T able is populated with POS transact ion data. Figure 51. POS T ransaction Search by Device Name Displaying POS Data Di scovered by Device Name T o d isplay a POS tr ansactio n and its associated video: 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 87 6. Use the playback control to stop or pa use playback, reverse playback, and so fo rth. Figure 52. Display a POS T ransaction Search by Device Name SEARCHING BY POS T RAN SACTION NUMBER The DX8100 a llows you to sear ch for a PO S event by t ransaction n umber .
88 C2630M-C (7/09) 9. On the playback contr ols, click the Forward butto n. The video r ecorded for th e transacti on is displaye d in the Video window.
C2630M-C (7/09) 89 8. On the playback contr ols, click the Forward butto n. The video r ecorded for th e transacti on is displaye d in the Video window.
90 C2630M-C (7/09) 6. Click Start Search. If the device name/channe l, date, and time are valid, and if transaction s with exceptions were recorded during the 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-C (7/09) 91 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the follow ing: • In the DX8100 Site T ree, click a came ra that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, the name of the A TM/POS device li nked to the s elected camera /channel is displayed in the Device N ame box.
92 C2630M-C (7/09) 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the follow ing: • In the DX8100 Site T ree, click a came ra that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, the name of the A TM/POS device li nked to the s elected camera /channel is displayed in the Device N ame box.
C2630M-C (7/09) 93 PIXEL V IDEO SEARCH The DX8100 a llows a user t o automatica lly search any 2 4-hour perio d of record ed video fo r changes in sc reen pixels. This featur e can be configured to identify mo tion events even when mo tion detec tion has not b een enabled o n a camera.
94 C2630M-C (7/09) 9. Use the icon to show and hide th e pixel grid for a clearer view in the search screen. Figure 58. Pixel Search Screen .
C2630M-C (7/09) 95 VIEWING A V IDEO THUMBNAIL After the search has been completed, a series o f thumbnails appear on th e screen below the search gr id. Each thumbnail contains the first image of recorded video for the listed time period. • Double-clicking a thum bnail will cause it to begin playing.
96 C2630M-C (7/09) W ORKING WITH SPECIAL VI EW AND SEARCH METHODS The DX8100 a llows you to do t he following: • View video in the deinterlaced mode. • View live and playback video simultaneo usly . • View , search, export , and print backed up v ideo.
C2630M-C (7/09) 97 Exporting V ideo Users with export access rights (Powe r Users and Administrators by default) can e xport sections of prerecorded video to ma gneti c or optical media. The DX8100 must b e in the Playback or Search mode to expo rt video.
98 C2630M-C (7/09) 5. Click . A red bookmark flag appears on the timeline. Figure 60. Setting a Starting Bookmark 6. Locate the timeline slider at the en d of the range you want to bo okmark. 7. Click the Add Bookmar k button . The bookma rk flag and the region b etween bookmark s turn gray.
C2630M-C (7/09) 99 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 channels. Th is feat ure is used in conju nction with th e export feat ure.
100 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. Do the following: a. In the Device panel, click the c heck box of the desired export device. b. Click the check box for each ti me range you want to export. 8. Click Export. Figure 64. Selecting the Export Device and T ime Ranges INSERTING AND REMOVING A US B FLASH DRIVE The DX8100 su pports both USB 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 101 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.
102 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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 66. Export Video Dialog Box DISCONNECTING A NETWORK DRIVE T o d isconnect a n etwork drive : 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 103 5. Select the check box of the d esired device . If you choose a remo te device, sele ct the drive and f older path where you would l ike to store the exported f ile. Y ou can also click the Browse button to acce ss the file s ystem for the a ppropriate f older .
104 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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-C (7/09) 105 The default filena me is constructed from the information displaye d in the Start Day , Start T ime, End Day , and End T ime columns. T o a ssign a custo m file name for a time rang e: 1. Verify t hat the check box of the row you want to rena me is selected.
106 C2630M-C (7/ 09) SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT The DX8100 a llows you to sele ct the expor t format. T able AB descri bes the avai lable export formats. • Native format: When exportin g video in the native format, the DX8100 embeds a digital watermark in the video stream for the pu rpose of authentication.
C2630M-C (7/09) 107 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 been exported.
108 C2630M-C (7/ 09) FINALIZING AN EXPORT PROCESS This section describes ho w to finalize an export pro cess. The follo wing guidel ines are app licable: • Audio export i s available o nly with DX81 00 native, AVI, and ASF video forma ts. • Real T ime setting a pplies only to DX8100 native, A VI, and ASF video fo rmats.
C2630M-C (7/09) 109 W ORKING WITH DX8100 BACKED UP VIDEO The DX8100 a llows you to vi ew , search, expo rt, back up , and print ba cked up video. T o do so, yo u must use th e DX8100 Client app lication.
110 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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 Appl.
C2630M-C (7/09) 111 5. Do one of the followin g: • Search by user ID: Click User an d type the user’ s login ID in the text entry box. • Search by system state: Click System Stat e, and then click the dr op-down arrow to select a log. 6. Click Start Update.
112 C2630M-C (7/ 09) V IEWING SYSTEM HEALTH STATUS The system health fe ature allows you to view the health status and configure low and high operating thresholds for various s ystem devices. If a threshold i s exceeded, t he system disp lays an alert notificatio n.
C2630M-C (7/09) 113 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.
114 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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 HVRs and clients, users with Administrator access overri de and block P ower Users.
C2630M-C (7/09) 115 UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP DIALOG BOX The Setup dialog box o pens in the DX81 00 view panel to the defau lt Camera pag e. Y ou can onl y view video in the Camera pa ge. Y ou must exit the Setup dialog box to acce ss the DX8100 functions in the main windo w .
116 C2630M-C (7/ 09) CAMERA SETUP Up to 32 video cameras can be conn ected to the unit. Only an Administ rator or Power User can configure ca meras. This section describes how t o setup the ca mera an.
C2630M-C (7/09) 117 g. 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.
118 C2630M-C (7/ 09) MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to five motion detection pro files can be defined for each camera. When th e DX8100 is set to record motion detection, any mot ion se nsed in the selected zone will be recorded on that channel. Mo tion detection can also be used to trigger relays, PTZ presets, and the r ec ording of multiple camera s.
C2630M-C (7/09) 119 5. Clic k Apply . Figure 86. Camera Motion De tection Setup AUDIO SETUP The DX8100 se rver suppor ts two audio configuratio ns: standar d audio and op tional expa nded audio. Both of the se configur ations a llow you to configure i ndividual camera channels to listen to and record live au dio.
120 C2630M-C (7/ 09) This sections describ es how to setup the audio feature an d is organized into the following sect ions: • Setting Up t he Standard Au dio Options • Setting Up t he Expanded Au.
C2630M-C (7/09) 121 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). For information about installi ng the optional DX8108-AUD/ DX8116-AUD audio card, refer to the DX 8100 8/16 Channel Audio Card Installation m anual.
122 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T o set up video loss detection: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the 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-C (7/09) 123 CONFIGURING THE DX8100 TO RECORD IP CAMERA V IDEO The DX8100 a llows you to assig n an IP camera t o a designate d channel. Init ially , camera chan nels above t he DX8100 standa rd anal og ch annels are not displa yed in the Site Tree.
124 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Searching for I P Cameras NOTE: The scan utility is a DX8100 server-based feature and discovers IP cameras within the DX8100 network. The scan utility is not a vailable in the Client application. 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 125 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. 2. Click IP Camera Properties. The IP Camera Proper ties dialog box appears. 3. T o assign an IP camera to a camera channel, do one of the followin g: • Manual assignment: (1) Click a check box to select a camera.
126 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 4. (Optional) MPEG-4 is the default codec. Do uble-click the Codec drop-down box to select a dif ferent compression. 5. Double-click the User box and en ter the us er name. 6. Double-click the Password box and enter the password .
C2630M-C (7/09) 127 5. Configure the IP camera settings. 6. Log out of the IP came ra. A login d ialog box ap pears. 7. Clic k Hide Setup. 8. Click OK.
128 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. Verif y that the IP camera resolution is displayed in the Site T ree and Channel Information ar ea. Figure 96. Viewing IP Camera Settings 8. In the Site T ree, click the IP camera. The IP camera video is displayed in the Camera p age preview window .
C2630M-C (7/09) 129 UNDERSTANDING THE DX8100 RESOURCE METER Figure 98. DX8100 Resource Meter T able AD describes the parts o f the DX8100 Resource Meter . T able AD. DX8100 Resource Meter Item Part Description View Pane Displa ys the availabl e system resource s (CPU and Memory re source levels) for the DX8100 se rver .
130 C2630M-C (7/ 09) CONFIGURING ANALOG AND IP CAMERAS FOR OPTIMAL HYBRID V IDEO RECORDING If the CPU level or the Me mory level exceeds 100 percent, th e DX8100 System Resources W arning dialog box appe ars. Click the check box to disable th e DX8100 System Resources W arning dialog box.
C2630M-C (7/09) 131 3. Click Apply . The IP camera is removed from the Site T ree, but it is still assigned to the chan nel in the IP Camer a Properties dialog box. The IP camera can be reassig ned to the Site T ree. For information about restorin g a disabled IP camera, refer to Restor ing a Disabled Analog or IP Came ra on page 13 1.
132 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Analog Camera 1. From the Selected Channel drop-down b ox, select an an alog camera. The camera name is displayed in the Camer a Name box. 2. From the extended Selected Channel d rop-down box, select Local Camera. 3. Click Apply .
C2630M-C (7/09) 133 Configuring Basic Relay Operating Properties T o configure basic relay operating properties: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Linking button to display the Link page.
134 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 4. Clic k Apply . Figure 105. Relay and Alarm Settings Page: Alarm Settings Section LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS This section descr ibes how to link rela y outputs to exter nal events, such as mo tion, alarm, A TM/POS, and video lo ss events.
C2630M-C (7/09) 135 Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Events T o set relay outputs to activate in respon se to an alarm event: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Linking button .
136 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Linking Relay Outputs to Video Loss Events T o set relay outputs to activate in respon se to a video loss event: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Linking button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 137 5. Clic k Apply . Figure 110. Event-Relay Link Settings: Vid eo-Loss Link Se ttings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Alarm Events T o li nk multiple cameras to record in response to a single alarm input: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button .
138 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 5. Clic k Apply . Figure 112. Event-Recording Link Settings: A TM/ POS Record Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to V ideo Loss Events T o link multiple camera s to record in respon se to a video loss event: 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 139 LINKING PTZ PRESETS AND PA TTERNS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS The DX8100 ca n be configur ed in such a way that motion, alarms, A TM/POS transac tions, and vi deo loss even ts detected b y one cam era will result in the repositioning of anothe r .
140 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Linking PTZ Preset s and Patterns to Alarm Events T o li nk an alarm in put to a ca mera so activa tion of the a larm results in a repositio ning of that camera: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
C2630M-C (7/09) 141 Linking Presets and Patterns to A TM/POS Events T o li nk an A TM/POS input to a camera so the detected A TM/POS event results in a re positioning of that camer a: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
142 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Linking Presets and Patterns to V ideo Loss Events T o li nk a video loss event t o a camera so the detected video loss event resul ts in a repo sitioning of that came ra: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
C2630M-C (7/09) 143 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.
144 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T abl e AE descri bes the part s of the Schedu le page. T able AE. Parts of the Schedule Page Item Part Description Schedule T ype Drop-down Bo x Selects the t ype of sched ule.
C2630M-C (7/09) 145 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 our timeline. Users wit h Power U ser access or hig her can sche dule video rec ording for on e or more camer as.
146 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 5. Clic k Apply . Figure 119. Filling In Recording Blocks in a Schedule Grid Clearing a Scheduled Recording The DX8100 Sch edule feature allows you to d o the follo wing: • For one or multiple chan nels, clear the scheduled recording times fo r a specif ic record mode.
C2630M-C (7/09) 147 Clearing Recording T imes for Al l Record Modes T o clear the scheduled recording times fo r all record modes: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click the Setup but ton . The Setup di alog box open s to the Camera page. 2. Click the Schedule button .
148 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Scheduling Individu al Days Using the Y ear View T o sche dule individual da ys using the Y ear View: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click the Setup but ton . The Setup di alog box open s to the Camera page. 2. Click the Schedule button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 149 CREATING MONTHLY OR MULTIPLE-DAY RECORDING SCHEDULES Unlike schedu les set in th e Y ear View , Month View schedule s are recurre nt.
150 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Creating Single-Day Schedul es This section describes how t o create a sin gle-day sche dule and incl udes the fo llowing topics: • Workin g with Single-Day Schedules • Copying and Applyin g Schedule Attribute s on page 152 Working with Single-Day Schedules Custom Mode sc hedules are defined for single days o nly .
C2630M-C (7/09) 151 14. Click the Apply button at the bottom of th e screen. Figure 124. Month View Page: Single-Day Schedule .
152 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Copying and Applyi ng Schedule Attributes T o co py the sched ule attrib utes of one da y and apply th em to a diff erent day: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click the Setup but ton . The Setup di alog box open s to the Camera page.
C2630M-C (7/09) 153 8. Clic k Apply . 9. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the scr een. Figure 126. Month View Page Deleting an Existin g Schedule Profile T o delete a schedule profile: 1. From the DX8100 tool bar , click the Setup but ton . The Setup di alog box open s to the Camera page.
154 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 9. Clic k Apply . Figure 127. Month View Page W ORKING WITH CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS This section describes how to co nfigure customized camera settings an d includes the following .
C2630M-C (7/09) 155 8. Clic k Apply . Figure 128. Custom Camera Settings Panel Examples of Custom Camera Settings The DX8100 allows you to conf igure customized camera settings for th e following recordi 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 Figure 129 shows camera se ttings for the supporte d modes.
156 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T abl e AG descri bes the settin gs for the su pported mod es. 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-C (7/09) 157 Setting the Frame Rate The DX8100 Serie s HVR is optimized to provide 8, 16, 24, or 32 ca meras of continuo us video recording, with a frame r ate of 30 i ps at a resolution of 320 x 240 (NTSC ) or 320 x 288 (P AL). The DX8100 allows you to change t he frame rate independent of th e resolution.
158 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 8. Click Apply at the Sche dule page. Figure 130. Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate Both resoluti on and frame ra te settings ca n be adjusted using the Fr ame Rate Configu ration dia log box.
C2630M-C (7/09) 159 5. Select resolution valu es for indivi dual channels f rom the drop-d own boxes. T able AH describ es the availa ble resoluti on values. Setting a resolution valu e for one recording mode sets the resolu t ion value for all modes.
160 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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-C (7/09) 161 T o set up the DX8100 to record at the maximum rate and resolution: 1. Do one of the followin g: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup but ton . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. • If the Setup dialog bo x is already open, click th e Camera button .
162 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. Click the Frame Rate configuration button. Th e Frame Rate Configuration scree n is displayed. Figure 133. Frame Rate Configuration Screen 8. Do the following: a. Using t he ALL frame r ate settin gs slider , set the fr ame rate to 3 0 ips.
C2630M-C (7/09) 163 Understanding the DX8100 Frame Rate Calculations The DX8100 uses a comple x algorithm to calcul ate the amount of re cording resourc es available fo r each channel.
164 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. Clic k Exit. Figure 136. Linking Relays to Motion Detection T able AL describes the available motion-activate d relay settings. T able AL. Motion-Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when motion is de tected.
C2630M-C (7/09) 165 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 button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
166 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Configuring Advanced A TM/ POS-Activated Relay Output T o co nfigure an A TM /POS-activate d relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 167 Configuring Advanced V ideo Loss-Activated Relay Output T o co nfigure an advanced video loss-activat ed relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
168 C2630M-C (7/ 09) SETTING UP NETWORK PROPERTIES The DX8100 networ king capability allows you to network up to five DX8100 s. Y ou can configure such netwo rking options as follo ws : • Configurin.
C2630M-C (7/09) 169 6. Set up the. For information about se tting up DHCP or static IP addressing, refer to Setting Up DHCP on page 169 or Setting Up a Static IP Address on page 170. Figure 140. Network Setu p Page Setting Up DHCP Y our network must supp ort DHCP , and a n active DCHP server must be present for dynamic addressing to work.
170 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Setting Up a Static IP Address The DX8100 a llows you to set up a static IP address. T his informatio n can be obtai ned from your n etwork admini strator . Access the Netwo rk page to set up the static IP address. For information ab out accessing the Network page, re fer to Setting Up DX 8100 Network Access on pag e 168.
C2630M-C (7/09) 171 The DX8100 layer 2 multicast featur e conserves bandwidth and redu ces network traffic by simultaneo usly delivering one stream of data to an unlimited number of connections.
172 C2630M-C (7/ 09) SETTING UP DNS/WINS The DX8100 allows you to set up DNS or WINS se rvices, if you r network supports these ser vices. Access the Network page to confi gur e DX8100 DNS/WINS services. For information ab out accessing the Network page, refer to Settin g Up DX8100 Network Access on page 168.
C2630M-C (7/09) 173 Adding an NTP T ime Server T o add an NTP time server: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Netw ork button . The Network page is displ ayed.
174 C2630M-C (7/ 09) c. T o se lect the NT P server , do one of th e following: • Do nothing and accept the default SNTP Serve r option button. In this cas e, an NTP server is used to pro vide time synchronization. • Click the DX8100 NT P Server option button to select the DX8100 to provide time synchronization for the network.
C2630M-C (7/09) 175 Deleting an NTP Server T o delete an NT P t ime server: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Netw ork button . The Network page is displ ayed.
176 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Setting Up Automatic T i me Synchronization Y ou can configure t he DX8100 to be automati cally synchroni zed to an NTP time serve r . Y ou can al so set the synchr onization inter val from zero to 23 hours and 59 minutes. In this case, you have to ena ble the NTP servi ce and synchr onize time in intervals opti ons.
C2630M-C (7/09) 177 SETTING UP PORT AND DEVICE COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES The system must be powered on, and you must b e logged in as a Power User or Administrator to configure commun ication port setti ngs. Re fer to the instructions th at came with your peripheral de vice for correct settings.
178 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T abl e AR descr ibes the pa rts of the Po rt Device pa ge. T able AS describes the ports and the associated serial data comm unication standard they support. • For COM1: RS-232 is the default serial da ta standard. • For Port 1 to 4: RS-422 and RS-485 ar e the available serial data standards.
C2630M-C (7/09) 179 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 nect the KBD300A and dome devices.
180 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Setting Up RS-422/RS-485 Commu nication Port Properties The DX8100 interfaces wit h the KBD300A, A TM/POS, and t hird-party d ome devices using Port 1 to Po rt 4. All po rts are compat ible with both RS-422 or RS-485 serial data communication standard.
C2630M-C (7/09) 181 Selecting the A T M/POS Device M ode and Communications Options This section describes t he complete process for configur ing DX8100 A TM/POS device communication option s.
182 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 5. In the Device Configuration page, do the fo llowing: a. Click Data Form at. The Data Format Lis t page is displayed . By default, the ER-65 0 data format is selected . Y ou can modify the ER-65 0 data format or create a new format.
C2630M-C (7/09) 183 d. Using the informat ion from the transaction record or other source, set the paramet ers for the following Data Format sect ions (as applicable): • T ransaction Format • Monetary Forma t • T ime Format • Character Format e.
184 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. In the Protocol colu mn, do the following: a. Double-cl ick the Prot ocol cell for the selected A TM /POS device. The Protocol cell drop-down b ox is displaye d. b. Click the Pr otocol cell to display th e available protocols. c.
C2630M-C (7/09) 185 10. Click the Event-Recording Link Setting s tab. The Event-Recording Link Setting s page is displayed. Figure 150. Event-Recording Link Settings Page 11. In the A TM/PO S Record Link Settings section, do the following: a. In the A TM/POS Address drop-down box, select an A TM/POS address.
186 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 13. Create an A TM/POS schedul e for the c amera you link ed to the A TM/POS add ress. Figure 151. Schedule Setu p Page For information abou t verifying that the A TM/POS configuration is set up correctly , refer to V erifying the A TM/POS Communicati on Connection on page 196.
C2630M-C (7/09) 187 Understanding the Data Forma t Page The DX8100 allows you to cr eate a devic e data format fo r each A TM/POS device. You can assign a unique n ame to each de vice data forma t template . Figure 152 shows the parts of the Data Format page.
188 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T able AU describes the part s of the Data Format page. T abl e A V desc ribes the tra nsaction star t and end par ameters. T able AU. Parts of the Data Format Page Item Command Description Data Format Name Box whe re a specific name for the data form at template is created.
C2630M-C (7/09) 189 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.
190 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Deleting a Data Format T o delete an existing data format: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Port/Device page 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 fo r COM1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 191 e. Do one of the followin g: • Click Apply to confirm selectio n and remain in the Device Config uration dialog box. • Click OK to confirm se lection and return to t he Port/Device page.
192 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Using Action Codes T o use an action code to search transact ion data, the action code must be created, befo re recording the transaction data. If th e transaction data is recorded before the action code is de fined, the action code will not find the da ta structure within the transaction data .
C2630M-C (7/09) 193 Creating an A TM/POS Exception T o cr eate an A TM/POS exception: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Port/Device page is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select a port (Port 1 to Port 4).
194 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. In the Exception T able section, click Add. The Exceptions dialog box opens. Figure 155. Exceptions Dialog Box 8. In the Exceptions dialog box, do the follo wing: a. In the Exception Name box, enter a name or des cription fo r the excep tion (up to 20 characte rs).
C2630M-C (7/09) 195 10. At the Advanced page, do one of the following: • Click Apply to confirm selectio n and remain in the Device Config uration dialog box. • Click OK to confirm se lection and return to t he Port/Device page. Editing an A TM/POS Exception T o edit an A TM/POS exception: 1.
196 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Assigning an Exception to An A TM/POS Device T o assign an exception to an A TM/PO S device: 1. In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Port/Device page is displayed. 2. In the Communication Por t drop-down b ox, select a port (Port 1 to Port 4).
C2630M-C (7/09) 197 7. Do the following: a. Verify that transacti on data is d isplayed in t he A TM/POS Raw Data View area. b. Verify that tran saction dat a (as inter preted by the DX8100 ) is displayed in the Result Box.
198 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 2. Setup a camera to record the A TM/POS events: a. Set up th e designated A TM/POS camer a for sched uled A TM/POS recording. b. Configure th e A TM/POS link settings. c. Configure the A TM/POS record link settings. d. (Optional) Configure th e A TM/POS PTZ link settings.
C2630M-C (7/09) 199 • Configure the KBD300A communication settings Configuring KBD300A Communication Settings This section describes how t o configure t he KBD300A communica tion settings . The KBD300A is interfaced t o the DX8100 using Port 1 to Port 4.
200 C2630M-C (7/ 09) KBD300A Shift Key Features T able AZ describes the KBD300A Shift key fe atures. INSTALLING OR UPDATING DEVICE PROTOCOLS The DX8100 uses dynamic-lin k library (DLL) files to support t he various A TM, dome, and ke yboard device protocols.
C2630M-C (7/09) 201 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 .
202 C2630M-C (7/ 09) The following table describ es the parts of the Backup schedule pa ge. ACCESSING THE BACKUP CONFIGURATION PAGE For informat ion about the Ba ckup schedule pag e, refer to Data Backup Setup on page 201. T o access the Backup page: 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 203 3. On the Backup schedu le page, click Add to add a b ackup schedu le. The Add Ba ckup Schedu le dialog bo x opens. Figure 160. Add Backup Schedule Dialog Box 4. In the T ime Setting section (to set up the time schedule) do one of the following: a.
204 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 6. (Optional ) In the Device Selection section , map a networ k drive for back up 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 206.
C2630M-C (7/09) 205 DELETING AN EXIS TING BACKUP SCHEDULE T o delete an existing schedule: 1. On the DX81 00 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setu p dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click the Backup button . The Backup schedule page is displayed.
206 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Figure 162. 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.
C2630M-C (7/09) 207 SELECTING A BACKUP MEDIA DEVICE Y ou can back up video to a local or remote network device. Depe nding on your system config uration, backup devices may include a n op tical drive such as a CD-R o r DVD-R, an exte rnal drive, or a network driv e.
208 C2630M-C (7/ 09) USER SETUP The User pa ge allows an Ad ministrator (Adm in) to add, de lete, and chan ge the prope rties of users . Admin has full p ermission to configure all of the DX8100 f eatures, and it is the on ly user level that can chan ge permissions for all lower l evel users.
C2630M-C (7/09) 209 T able BB describes the parts of the User pa ge. BUILT-IN USER ACCOUNTS There are two built-in user accounts that come pr e configur ed with the DX81 00, which ca nnot be delet ed or changed . • Guest: The Guest account provides limited acce ss to the system.
210 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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 gr oup. By def ault, the system st arts up with a default G uest accou nt.
C2630M-C (7/09) 211 MODIFYING USER ACCESS RIGHTS The Admin user can alte r default acces s rights of lower level us ers. In this case, any permissi on granted to a lower level user , must first be granted to all other high er level users.
212 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 8. Clic k Apply . Figure 164. 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.
C2630M-C (7/09) 213 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 button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
214 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 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 auto matic login p ermission to th e user .
C2630M-C (7/09) 215 5. Enter the IP addre ss of the re mote site. 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.
216 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Adding a Site with a Dynamic IP Address An Administra tor level us er can conn ect DX8100 un its, even whe n the exact IP address of a remote HVR is n ot known. T o add a sit e successfully, the following items must be established: • Each HVR must be attach ed to the same TCP/IP subnet or LAN.
C2630M-C (7/09) 217 FINDING ACTIVE REMOTE CAMERAS After connecting to a remote site, you sh ould query the server to de termine which cameras are active. HVRs can have 8, 16 , 24, or 32 channels. T o determine which cameras are acti ve: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button .
218 C2630M-C (7/ 09) MODIFYING A REMOTE SITE This section describes how t o modify a re mote site and i ncludes the following topi cs: • Editing a Remote Site on page 218 • Deleting a Remote Site on page 218 Editing a Remote Site T o change the attributes of a remo te site: 1.
C2630M-C (7/09) 219 ACCESSING THE SYSTEM PAGE T o access the System page: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
220 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 6. Click Export Now . Figure 168. Exporting HVR Settings Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Export T o save the curr ent HVR settings : 1. From the DX8100 menu bar , ch oose Edit > Export Setup. The DX8100 Set up File Expo rt Dialog bo x opens.
C2630M-C (7/09) 221 6. Clic k Apply . Figure 169. Import DX8100 Server Configuration Using the Edit Menu to Perform an Import T o import a settings file from a specific drive or folder: 1. From the DX8100 menu ba r , ch oose Edit > Impor t Setup. The DX8100 Set up File Import Dialog box open s.
222 C2630M-C (7/ 09) USING SYSTEM LOGS The DX8100 a utomatically s tores system inf ormation in a number of lo g files. Users wit h Power User or greater pe rmissions can u se these fil es to track sys tem statistic s and monitor s ecurity . Th e DX8100 al lows you to view its activity log and Windows OS log files.
C2630M-C (7/09) 223 (1) Click OS Log View . The Window Log Vi ewer opens. (2) Click a button to selec t a category Figure 171. Window Log Viewer Dialo g Box 5. Do one of the followin g: • Click OK to close the log dialog box. • Click Clear to erase the log .
224 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Exporting Log Information T o export a system log file: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click System button . The System page is displayed. 3. In the Choose drop-down box, select a log file .
C2630M-C (7/09) 225 Setting System T ime Pelco recommend s that the system time be config ured only at the DX8100 server Sys tem page. Only Ad ministrator ac cess or high er can change the system t ime.
226 C2630M-C (7/ 09) SELECTING THE VIDEO FORMAT T o select the appropriate video signal format for your location : 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the System button . The System page is displayed.
C2630M-C (7/09) 227 SETTING UP AUTO REBOOT The DX8100 allows you to select the day and time for the server to perform an automati c reboot. If there are mapped network dri ves, the Windows featur e requires that the password be en tered at the Enter Network Password dialo g box.
228 C2630M-C (7/ 09) W ORKING WITH ONLINE HELP The DX8100 se rver includes an online Hel p system. By defau lt, the Help sy stem is disable d and not ava ilable for viewin g. The Ad min user has authority to configure the DX8100 to d isplay or no t display onli ne Help.
C2630M-C (7/09) 229 SETTING UP CAMERA MAPPING The DX8100 a llows you to set up auto matic or manu al camera map ping. This se ctions describ es how to se t up camera ma pping and i n clud es the follo.
230 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Setting Up Manual Camera Mappi ng Manual camer a mapping a llows a user t o customize the capture car d analog ou tput. Indivi dual cameras can be assi gned to view pan els in any combination. Each customized s creen can be added to a sequ ence list an d assigned a specific amount of dwell time.
C2630M-C (7/09) 231 9. Click Apply in the External Output page. Figure 175. External Monitor: Manual Mapping Loading an Existing Sequ ence List T o load an existi ng sequen ce list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
232 C2630M-C (7/ 09) e. Click No to the Appen d option. Figure 176. Loading a Mapping Sequence Modifying a Sequence Insta nce in the List T o modify a sequence instance in the list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
C2630M-C (7/09) 233 7. Click Apply in the External Monitor page. Figure 177. Modify a Mapping Sequence Deleting a Sequence Insta nce from the List T o d elete a sequen ce instance from the list : 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
234 C2630M-C (7/ 09) 7. Click Apply at the bot tom of the External Mo nitor page . Figure 178. Delete a Mapping Sequence Appending an Existing Sequence List T o append an existing sequence list to the cur rent list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 235 CONFIGURING DISPLAY OVERRIDE The captur e card can be c onfigured to interrupt normal outp ut when a mot ion or alarm ev ent is detec ted. Each ev ent instanc e cau ses live video from the sensing camera to be displayed for up to 60 seconds after event dete ction.
236 C2630M-C (7/ 09) ADDING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS TO BE NOTIFIED After client s have been added, camera s must be con figured to not ify indivi dual clients o f an event.
C2630M-C (7/09) 237 DELETING CLIENTS FROM THE NOTIFICATION LIST T o delete a client from the emergency notifica tion list: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Notification button .
238 C2630M-C (7/ 09) EMERGENCY E-MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP The DX8100 can b e configured to send e-mail no tificatio ns alerting use rs of motion, al arm, and video los s events. User s with Po wer User access and higher can configu re the notifi cation func tion.
C2630M-C (7/09) 239 Setting Up the E-mail Server Set up the e-mail server in the Emerge ncy E-Mail Notification pa ge. For informatio n about acc essing the E mergency E-M ail Notifica tion page, refer Accessing the Emer gency E-mail No tification Se tup on page 238.
240 C2630M-C (7/ 09) T esting E-mail Notification Y ou test the e- mail notifica tion configur ation in th e Emergency E- mail Notifi cation page. Fo r informati on about acces sing the E mergency E-mail Notification page, refer Accessing the Emergency E-ma il Notificatio n Setup on page 238.
C2630M-C (7/09) 241 SETTING UP THE T I ME PERIOD The DX8100 ca n be configur ed to send e- mail notificat ions on a pe riodic basis, such as once every ten minute s.
242 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Sending E-mail Notifications in Response to Motion Events E-mail notif ications can be sent wheneve r a camera a ttached to a DX8100 detects motion. T o cause e-mail notification s to be sent in respo nse to motion events: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button .
C2630M-C (7/09) 243 Sending E-mail Notifications in Response to V ideo Loss Events E-mail notif ications can be sent wheneve r a camera a ttached to a DX8100 experi ences a video l oss event. T o ca use e-mail no tifications to be sent in response to video loss events: 1.
244 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Modifying an E-ma il Group Name T o modify a group name: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Notification button . The Notification page is displayed. 3. Click the Emergency E-mai l Notification Setup tab.
C2630M-C (7/09) 245 Adding Members to an E-ma il Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e -mail group. T o a dd e-mail add resses to a gr oup: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2.
246 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Deleting Members from an E-mail Group T o delete a user from a group: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Notification button . The Notification page is displayed.
C2630M-C (7/09) 247 Modifying E-mail Group Me mber Attributes T o mod ify a user’ s e-mail addr ess or group affiliatio n: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Notification button .
248 C2630M-C (7/ 09) SENDING E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS This section describes ho w to send e-mail notificatio ns and includ es the foll owing topics: • Sending E-mai l Notificati ons to Individu als on p.
C2630M-C (7/09) 249 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 in dividuals: 1. On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Click the Notification button .
250 C2630M-C (7/ 09) Administering and Maintaining the DX8100 This section describes how to perform DX81 00 system administrati on and periodic maintenance, including the following topics: • Updatin.
C2630M-C (7/09) 251 UPDATING DX8100 CONFIGURATION FILE The DX8100 HVR allows you to up date the configuration file for multiple DX 8100 servers and server groups simultan eously . The Mu ltiple Configurat ion Upload command on the File menu opens a di alog box, which displays all of the DX8100 devices and groups listed in the Site T ree.
252 C2630M-C (7/ 09) RECOVERING A PASSWORD Upon reques t, Pelco can issue a passwo rd recovery co de that is vali d for 24 ho urs, on the mac hine for whic h it was i ssued only . T o do so, the original buye r of the system (typ ically the dealer) must contact Pe lco T echnical Supp ort.
C2630M-C (7/09) 253 6. Remove the fi lter (6). Figure 189. Removing the Filter 7. Do the following: a. Using a can of compress ed air , blow air from t he back side of the filter through th e front. b. Verify that the filt er is clean. c. Use a cloth to remove dust from the filter bracket.
C2630M-C (7/09) 254 A access levels Administrator 18 logging into DX81 00 18 logging out of DX810 0 18 user 18 accounts access levels 18 access levels, defi nition of 210 Administrator 18 built-in use.
C2630M-C (7/09) 255 A TM/POS event, linking mult iple camera s to record 137 motion event, linking mult iple cameras to record 136 video loss event, linking mult iple cameras to reco rd 13 8 IP camera.
256 C2630M- C (7/09) e-mail server 238 emergency agen t notificatio n 12 1 accessing Emergency Ag ent Setup page 235 camera, linking to client emerge ncy agents 237 clients adding 236 changing emerg e.
C2630M-C (7/09) 257 site 46 informatio n port 170 instant recording ind icator 46 instant recording mo de 47 interfac e mode 180, 181 IP camera analog camer a, disabling 123, 130 assigning to a camera.
258 C2630M- C (7/09) emergency agent 121 Notificat ion page 235 O online Help 228 on-screen d isplay add instant record icon to OSD 48 customizing 47 overview 26, 46 selections 47 Audio Recording Back.
C2630M-C (7/09) 259 record indi cator 46 record rate, maximum 160, 161 recording mo de alarm, camera settin gs supported alarm image qual ity 156 frame rate during a larm 156 image resolutio n 156 pos.
260 C2630M- C (7/09) setup mode accessing 114 alarm properties, se tting up 133 See also alarm inputs camera setup 116, 154 See also camera commands, listing of 115 Backup Camera Ext. Monito r Linking Network Notificat ion Schedule Site System User data bac kup 20 1 Ext.
C2630M-C (7/09) 261 system setup accessing th e System page 219 Ctrl+Alt+Del key enabling 226 using 226 Edit menu exporting f rom 220 importing from 221 export feature 219 HVR settings exporting 21 9 .
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