Vista VIPER Quick start guide

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VIPER

Quick User Guide

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Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy for future reference.

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Contents

1. Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 DVR Description ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 DVR power up ........................................................................................................................... 1

1.2.1 Login ........................................................................................................................... 1

2. Live Screen Configuration 2

2.1 Icons in Live screen ................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Live Launcher menu .................................................................................................................. 4

2.3 Quick menu ............................................................................................................................... 5

2.4 Camera selection ....................................................................................................................... 6

2.5 PTZ camera control .................................................................................................................... 7

3. Search/Playback 8

3.1 Search ...................................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Playback ................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Backup ( Archive) .................................................................................................................... 10

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1. Overview

1.1 DVR Description

No.

Name

Function

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Power status LED

Power indication ON/OFF

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Recording status

LED

Status of recording

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Network LED

Illuminated if Network connected

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USB port

USB port is connected for USB mouse or firmware upgrade, and data

back-up.

1.2 DVR power up

When the NVR is powered up, it will take a couple of minutes to boot, the following icons will be displayed in

order as it goes through it’s booting cycle

When the boot up process is completed a buzzer will sound and the start up screen will be displayed.

1.2.1 Login

In Log in screen, enter the ID, Password and press OK.

Note

Default ID & Password is admin/admin

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2. Live Screen Configuration

No.

Item

Description

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Set up menu

Setting menu is located at the top of the screen (Admin only)

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Live screen

Shows live video of connected cameras.

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Launcher menu

Launcher menu is located at the bottom of the screen.

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Quick menu

Clicking the right button of a mouse displays Quick menu.

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2.1 Icons in Live screen

Each icon in the live screen displays a present setting status or a function. UI screen consists of like below.

Note

Chosen live screen is marked as a blue frame; mouse-located live screen is marked

as yellow one.

No.

Icon

Description

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CH1 CAM1

Channel numbers and camera titles

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A camera with PTZ function

PTZ control function in process

Recording in alarm event mode

Recording in motion event mode

Recording in panic recording mode

Recording in consecutive recording mode

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Video loss icon

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Mic ON/OFF

Speaker ON/OFF

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Displaying present time and date

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2.2 Live Launcher menu

This section describes Launcher menu in the bottom of the screen.

Figure 2-1 Launcher menu

Table 2-1 Launcher menu Item and Description

No.

Item

Description

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Log in/out status and logged in ID

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Date & Time

Displaying present date and time

3

HDD

Displaying HDD capacity in use

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Moving to previous/next partition screen

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Displaying live screen in order set (toggle)

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Selecting partition mode to mark in live screen (single screen, 4-, 9-, and 16-

partition)

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Stopping or replaying selected live screen images (toggle)

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Audio on or mute chosen live screen(toggle)

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Capturing channels users want

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Bookmarking with date and time users want

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Make a backup video of users want.

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Searching recording data (time, event, and thumbnail).

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Playing recorded data

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Starting immediate recording of selected channel

15

Locking or releasing launcher menu (toggle)

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2.3 Quick menu

This section depicts Quick menu when users click the right button of the mouse in live screen.

No.

Item

Description

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Screen Mode

Selecting the partition mode of live screen (Full, 2X2, 3X3, and 4x4).

2

Zoom in

Magnifying selected live screen (Zoom out, 2 times, 4 times, and 8 times).

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Freeze

Stopping or replaying selected live screen images (toggle)

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Speaker

OUTPUT/Mute

Turning on/off a sound speaker

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PTZ Control

Controlling PTZ Function

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Stop Alarm

Stopping monitoring alarm output and event

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Spot Mode

Set the output mode of a spot monitor (Auto, Full, and 4x4).

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Playback

Playing selected live screen images (before 30 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min,

30 min, 1-hour, Go to last play time, and Go to last record time)

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Search

Searching recording data (time, event, thumbnail, and text).

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Backup

Backup video users want.

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Setup

Opening setting menu pop-up. For more information about setting menu,

see section “

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Camera

selection

Individual cameras or multi screen modes can easily be

selected using the Mouse.

1. Selecting a single camera from a multi screen display

To select a single camera from any multi-screen view, simple

hover the mouse over the required camera and double click on

it’s image. This will display the selected camera in full screen

view.

To return to the same multi-screen view, double click on the full

screen image.

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2. Automatic sequencing of cameras

To start an automatic sequence of camera images.”

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Status

Opening a pop-up displays device system log, event, and recording status

(system log, event, and save)

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Log in/Log out

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Shutdown

Unplugging or restarting the device (shutdown, restart).

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2.4 Camera selection

Individual cameras or multi screen modes can easily be selected using the Mouse.

1. Selecting a single camera from a multi screen display

To select a single camera from any multi-screen view, simple hover the mouse over the required camera and

double click on it’s image. This will display the selected camera in full screen view.

To return to the same multi-screen view, double click on the full screen image.

2. Automatic sequencing of cameras

To start an automatic sequence of camera images, select the sequence icon on the Launcher menu at the

bottom of the screen:

3. Selecting different multi-screen views

To select different multi-screen viewing options select the screen icon on the Launcher menu at the bottom of

the screen:

4. Manual stepping through cameras or multi screen views

To manually select different cameras or multi-screen views select the left or right arrows on the Launcher menu

at the bottom of the screen:

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2.5 PTZ camera control

PTZ cameras cam be controlled when selected in full screen mode.

To access the PTZ OSD menu, first select the camera full screen, then right click anywhere on the screen to

display the Quick Menu:

Selecting the PTZ control option will diplsay a PTZ control panel and the PTZ icon in the center of the screen:

The camera can be moved by either:

1. Pressing and holding on an arrow.

or

2. Click on the screen and drag (the further from the icon the faster the speed)

Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in or out.

Presets / Tours etc

To select Preset positions or Tours right clicking anywhere on the screen will display the following menu:

Selecting any option will display drop down menu.

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3. Search/Playback

This chapter describes Live Launcher search and play menu located at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 3-1 Live Launcher Search, Play menu

Table 3-1 Item and Description of Live Launcher Search, Play menu

No.

Item

Description

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Searching recording data (time, event, and thumbnail).

2

Playing recorded data – go direct to playback mode.

3.1 Search

This function allows searching of recorded data via various methods: Time, Event, Thumbnail, Smart Search

and Text.

Figure 3-2 Search: Time

Table 3-2 Search: Time Item and Description

No.

Item

Description

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Calendar

Select the date to be searched

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Time

Set the time to be viewed

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Bookmark

Select any pre-defined bookmarks

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Timeline

Displays the timelines across channels

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Preview

Previewing video clips searched

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Play

Playing video clips. For more information about Live bar, see section “0

Playback.”

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Cancel

Exit the search screen

Note: For more detail on more advanced searching options please refer to the main manual

supplied on the CD.

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3.2 Playback

To play recorded data

Figure 3-3 Playback Launcher

Table 3-3 Playback Launcher Item and Description

No.

Item

Description

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Play forward

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Date and Time

Displaying date and time of video being played

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Moving to the first section of the video

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Playing the videos with multiplied speed in reverse (2~64x).

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Playing the videos with lower speed in reverse (1/2~1/8x).

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Play and Pause (toggle).

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Play forward at slow speeds (1/2~1/8x).

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Fast forward (2~64x).

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Moving to previous/next channel or multi screen

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Selecting the partition mode to mark in the screen

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Searching the recorded data (time, event, and thumbnail). For more

information about search, see section “3.1 Search.”

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Go to Live mode

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Opening or closing the record timelines

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Activating/deactivating automatic hidden function of Launcher menu

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3.3 Backup ( Archive)

To back up information to A USB pen (or CD/DVD on HDAL model), right click on the screen to display the quick

menu. Select the BVACK up option:

This will display the following menu page:

1. Plug in a USB pen to the recorder, when it is discovered it will be displayed in the Device window

2. Select the required channels

3. Select the Start and Stop time

4. Give the download folder a logical name

5. Select “H4V” as back up format to download player software.

6. Click “calculate” to ensure the time period will fit on the pen

7. Click “Start”

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