i3 International Veo16 Quick start guide

Brand: i3 International

Model: Veo16

Type: Quick start guide

Quick Operation Manual

The contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws.

VEO

EMBEDDED DVR

Rev. 150226

YOUR VEO DVR

Your Veo DVR is a piece of electronic surveillance equipment. Up to 16 analog cameras are connected to the DVR and the

recorded video is stored on the internal hard drive.

This user guide will show you how to use your Veo DVR to view LIVE video to monitor your facility or to track an event

or an individual. You will also learn how to SEARCH previously recorded video based on the Date, Time and Camera.

Finally, the guide will demonstrate the steps for SAVING a portion of the recorded video onto a Flash USB drive or onto

the CD/DVD for evidence.

VEO FRONT PANEL

To control your Veo DVR, to view live video or to search recorded video, you may use the buttons on the front of your

unit or use a USB mouse as you would with a regular computer.

The diagram below will briefly explain how the front panel buttons can be used to operate your Veo. The rest of the

guide will show you how to complete each task while using a USB mouse.

USB Ports. Plug in

your USB mouse

and your USB Flash

drive here.

Channel Selection Buttons.

Enter the channel number to quickly display

individual channels in the full screen mode.

Cursor keys. Used to navigate the menus.

The Enter key is located in the centre.

Press Enter to select an item or to apply a

setting.

Shuttle Wheel (outside wheel). Adjust playback speed

by turning clockwise to speed up playback or counter

clockwise to slow playback down.

Jog (inside wheel). When playback is paused, use to

move footage forwards or backwards, frame by frame

CD/DVD

eject button.

Additional keys:

DISPLAY: Switch between multi-screen display options in Live and Search modes.

SEARCH: Go to the Search screen to search recorded video.

MENU: Display Veo setup menus.

VEO

EMBEDDED DVR

Important: Your Veo DVR is pre-programmed to log out after 10 minutes of inactivity.

To view live or recorded video, you must first login.

Step 1.

Bring your mouse cursor to the extreme bottom left

corner of the screen and lick on the MENU button.

Step 3.

With the mouse cursor, click inside the PASSWORD

field. Then, use the on-screen keyboard to enter your

password.

Step 2.

Click on the USER ID drop-down menu and select the user

type from the list: ADMIN, MANAGER, or USER.

Step 4.

When done, click OK.

VIEWING LIVE VIDEO

After logging in, you will be able to view live video from all connected cameras in a multi-screen view.

Where camera is out of order, black screen will be displayed with text “VIDEO LOSS”.

Call your installer for service if a previously working camera can no longer be seen in the Live view screen.

In the example below, video loss has been detected on Channels 15 and 16.

To bring a specific camera screen into full screen mode, position your mouse cursor over the camera video stream on screen and double-click

the left mouse button. Repeat to return to the multi-screen mode.

Quick menu panel is displayed in the bottom of the screen. Note the Search and Archive buttons, which will be discussed in the following

sections.

Double-click on the screen to move between

multi-screen and Full Screen modes.

Use your mouse cursor

to double-click on

the camera view you

would like to see in

the Full Screen mode.

SEARCHING RECORDED VIDEO / PLAYBACK

To search recorded video, move your mouse cursor to the lower left-hand corner. On-screen menu will be

displayed. Click the MENU button, then select and click SEARCH item from the pop-up menu list

(see image).

The SEARCH window will be displayed.

SEARCH WINDOW

Your DVR uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage.

The recorded footage is represented by colored bars. The lower portion of the screen offers at-a-glance

preview of the video

The recorded footage

for each camera

is represented by

coloured bars,

where each type

of recording is

represented with a

particular colour.

Pre-recording: Lime;

Continuous: Green;

Alarm: Red;

Motion: Blue;

Panic: Yellow.

Step 2

Step 3

STEP 2.

Using your mouse cursor click on the

clock icon below the calendar.

The DATE/TIME window will be displayed.

Using the up/down arrows, set the playback

start time (year, month, day, hour, minute,

second). When done, click OK to confirm the

playback start time.

STEP 1.

Using your mouse cursor click on the calendar day you would like to search.Use the left/right arrows to select previous/

next calendar month.

Note: Only days highlighted in yellow have recorded video footage. As different days are selected, the timeline display

also changes to show recorded footage on that day.

Step 1

STEP 3.

Click the PLAYBACK button in the

bottom right corner.

The PLAYBACK window will be

displayed (see next page).

EXIT

SCREEN.

RETURN

TO LIVE

MODE.

Double-click on the screen to move between

multi-screen and Full Screen modes.

Select one of the

offered screen

divisions to display

fewer or more video

cameras on the

screen.

REW. Fast Rewind. Click to increase the

reverse playback speed.

Reverse

Playback

Pause

Play

Video

FF. Fast Forward.

Click to increase

playback speed.

TO EXIT PLAYBACK MODE,

CLICK MENU AND SELECT

LIVE, ARCHIVING OR SEARCH

Playback date

and time

PLAYBACK WINDOW

Playback Mode window will be displayed. Use the Playback Control panel at the bottom of the screen to control video playback.

Use your mouse cursor

to double-click on

the camera view you

would like to see in

the Full Screen mode.

Playback Control Panel

ARCHIVING VIDEO FOOTAGE TO USB FLASH DRIVE OR CD/DVD

To archive / save a video clip, follow the steps below.

Step 1.

Plug in your USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the DVR, if using, OR

Press the CD/DVD eject button on the front panel of the DVR and insert a blank CD or DVD disk into the drive. Press the eject button again to

close the drive.

Step 2.

In the Live Mode or Playback Mode, use your mouse cursor to click MENU button

in the bottom left-hand corner. Then select ARCHIVING option from the menu.

ARCHIVING window will be displayed.

Step 3.

Using your mouse cursor click on the calendar day.

Use the left/right arrows to select previous/next calendar month.

Note: Only days highlighted in yellow have recorded video footage. As different

days are selected, the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on

that day.

Step 3

Menu in Live Mode.

Menu in Playback Mode.

Step 2

Step 4.

Select the cameras for backup. To select all video cameras for backup, use your mouse cursor to check the ALL checkbox. To

save one or more cameras, check all corresponding camera checkboxes. In the example above, all cameras have been selected

for backup.

Step 5.

Using your mouse cursor click on the clock icon below the calendar in the FROM line. The DATE/TIME window will be displayed.

Using the up/down arrows, set the playback start time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second). When done, click OK to confirm.

This will set the start time for the backup video clip. Repeat for the TO line to set the end time for the backup video clip.

In this example, the FROM time has been set to 2:21:21PM and the TO time is set to 2:26:21PM, for a total video clip length of 5 minutes

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 4

See the next page for further instructions

EXIT

SCREEN.

RETURN

TO LIVE

MODE.

Step 6.

Click the QUERY icon to calculate the total size of the video backup. Make sure there is sufficient available empty space on

your USB device or CD/DVD disk to accommodate the file of that size. In this example, the total size of the backup is 835.6 MB.

Step 7.

Click the EXPORT icon. EXPORT window will be displayed.

Step 8.

In the DEVICE NAME drop-down menu, select the backup destination.

Step 9.

In the DATA FORMAT drop-down menu, make sure that AVI format is selected.

Step 8 Step 9

Step 10

Step 11

Step 10.

Double-click on the TAG NAME field. Using the on-screen VIRTUAL KEYBOARD, enter the backup tag name.

When done, click OK in the VIRTUAL KEYBOARD window to close it.

Step 11.

Click the BURN icon to begin the backup process.

Step 12.

Wait while the AVI file is being written to your backup media. Click OK in the NOTICE window to complete the backup process.

Step 12

Step 13.

Remove your backup media: USB or CD/DVD.

The backup AVI clips have been saved to your selected media. AVI Player is included with the installation package. Make sure to install the

codec included with the backup to be able to play back the AVI video on your PC.

i3 International Veo16 Quick start guide

i3 International Veo16 Quick start guide

i3 International Veo16 Quick start guide

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