BEFORE YOU START
LOGIN & LOGOUT
OVERVIEW
LIVE VIEW
You will enter the default view layout upon logging in.
ACTi NVR 3.0
Quick User Guide
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Thank you for using ACTi NVR 3.0 server system. This
guide will demonstrate the fundamentals of how to:
monitor live view and operate relevant live view
functions
search recordings
export video
You may download ACTi NVR 3.0 User’s Manual for
detailed operation instructions from URL:
http://www.acti.com/nvr3
For technical support, please contact your system
supplier.
Login via Internet Explorer
Login via NVR3 Workstation
Logout from NVR
On top of the screen, click Options “Logout NVR”
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Click the buttons on the right to switch between two
main modes:
Live View
● See live view
● Control a PTZ camera
● Receive event alerts
● Record manually or take a snapshot
Playback
● Search / Playback recordings
● Export snapshots or video
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(The Password field is
case-sensitive)
View
Device
Event
●Apply a preset view:
Left-click on a view
● Watch an event playback instantly:
Double-click
on the event
alert
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●Watch a camera:
Drag it to a channel
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SINGLE CHANNEL OPTIONS
PTZ OPERATION
SEARCH PLAYBACK
EXPORT VIDEO
Operate digital PTZ function
Use the mouse to do digital PTZ operation on a selected
channel.
Operate optical PTZ function
Operate a PTZ camera with on-screen controls/joystick.
1. On Time Bar, drag to video start, right-click and
select “Mark Export Start” on quick menu.
2. Drag to video end, right-click and select “Mark Export
End” on quick menu.
3. Right-click and select “Export Video”.
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On Live View screen, select to focus a single channel.
Show live view windows on a map
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1. On Search screen, select a View /drag a camera to
Display area.
2. Use the scroll wheel to adjust the time frame in the
Time Bar, or drag it to find a specific scene, and use
the controls on Control panel to play and search.
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● Open channel
menu: Right-click
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1. Draw a zoom area:
Hold left button and draw.
2. Navigate:
Hold left-button and move
the red frame.
3. Cancel digital PTZ:
Right-click in PiP window.
PTZ
Direction
keys
Zoom in / Zoom out
Near/Far
focus
Pan/Tilt/
Zoom
Speed
Digital
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switch
Preset / Tour / Command menu
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View
Device
Control
Rewind /Pause /Play
Next
Previous
Play speed
Time bar scale
Go to specific
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Go to
current time
Display
event
Search
Export video
4. Set the export
settings, and
then click
“Apply”.
NOTE: The exported video is saved to your designated
file location; snapshots are saved to Windows default
picture folder as .jpg file.
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● Enlarge to
full display:
Double-click
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Stretch
view:
Press
Send audio to camera
Trigger output device
Take a snapshot
Start / Stop recording manually
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●Apply a preset layout:
Left-click on a view layout
●Watch a camera:
Drag it to a channel
● Show single
camera live view:
Double-click
● Show all camera
live view:
Right-click to open
channel menu
“Show All Live View”
● Link to another
map: Click
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