Sentry RP Series User manual

Brand: Sentry

Model: RP Series

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: User manual

RP Series User Manual

Compatible with:

RP Series DVR (Hybrid)

RP Series Embedded DVR

RP Series NVR

RP Series CVR/CVR-IP

RP Series i7Max NVR

Table of Contents

RP Series—Main Window Layout ……………. ………………………………..…….. 4

Searching and Playback of Recorded Video ...…………………………………….…….. 7

How to Backup Video …………………..………………………..…………………....…….. 8

Playing Back Video ……………………..…………………..…………..……..…..….. 9

Remote Viewing …………………………………………………………...………...…... 10

Video Analytics - Playback ………………………………………………….…...…... 11

Video Analytics - Object Counting Playback …..…………………………………...…... 12

RP Series - Main Window Layout

1. Camera Windows:

Displays live video.

2. Version Information:

Displays the version of the RP Series Software.

3. Video/Audio Adjustments:

Shows the video and audio settings for a

particular camera. Each slide bar configures one camera function. Move the

slider Up

to increase and Down to decrease the settings.

Increase

Decrease

1 2 3 4 5

1 - Brightness

2 - Contrast

3 - Hue

4 - Saturation

5 - Audio Volume

4. PTZ Control:

The PTZ control is used to control connected and

configured PTZ cameras.

PTZ Directional Controls:

pressing and holding these buttons,

the PTZ camera can be moved left,

right, up and down.

Auto Pan:

When using a

supported camera, pressing this

button initiates an automatic tour

of 360

by the connected PTZ

camera.

Relays (on/off):

Relay Toggle (For PTZs using relays).

Wipers (on/off):

If using the PTZ cameras corresponding wiper control relay, this toggles

the relay/wiper on and off (For PTZs with a wiper).

Zoom:

Controls the zoom function of the PTZ camera.

Focus:

Overrides the auto-focus setting of the PTZ camera, allowing the user to further

focus the image.

Iris:

Overrides the PTZ camera’s auto iris control, allowing the user to brighten/darken the

image.

Speed Dome:

Operates the speed dome, including Preset Setup, Preset Call and Preset

Tour.

5. Network Panel:

The Network Panel displays the current network settings of the RP Series system. This al-

lows the user to easily view the DVR/NVR’s IP address, which is required for remote viewing and to view any

users who are currently connected.

RP Series - Main Window Layout

6. Matrix & Display:

Matrix DSP Boards are optional video processors that install in separate

PCI slots in the system. Each board provides 2 Composite Video Out ports and 2 Audio Out

ports. Multiple camera display configurations including camera switching by window are

configurable in setup and can be saved as Groups.

Selecting a particular number from the “Matrix Group” buttons will display the associated

arrangement of cameras (as defined in the group setup) to the video out ports of the matrix

card.

Selecting a particular number from the “Display Group” buttons will display the associated

arrangement of cameras on the main VGA monitor.

7. DO Control:

The DO Control Panel allows the user to manually open and close any output relays attached to

the RP Series DVR. The buttons will not “press” if the I/O device is not active.

8. System Information Panel:

Displays date and time, amount of free disk space and the camera selected (red

outline) in the video viewing area. You can also change the recording disk manually in the System Information

Panel.

9. Enter Playback Mode:

Allows users to playback, search recordings and export video clips.

10. System Setup:

Allows setup of all operating functions.

11. System Lock:

The RP Series system can be locked so that no control buttons can be used without first

unlocking the system using a pre-defined ID and password. The Lock function prompts the user to enter an

unlock password if DVR buttons are attempted to be used. The System Lock button is only available if the “Use

Passwords” option has been set in the Password Setup screen of the System Setup Menu.

12. Display mode:

Selection for number of cameras to be displayed in partitions ranging from 1 to 64 cam-

eras.

13. Menu:

This menu displays other system functions including remote chat, open E-Map, write to working

log, view system log, motion setup, keyboard shortcuts setup, DVR board

work mode and playback to TV monitor.

RP Series - Main Window Layout

14. Minimize button:

Minimizes the software display onto the start bar.

15. Exit program:

Allows the software to be shutdown.

16. Function Keys:

Auto Switch (camera sequence): When there are more cameras connected than the current

number of camera windows, the additional cameras will be displayed in sequence in the available windows.

Emergency Record Button: Click to record all cameras full-time in “Panic” mode for 30 seconds,

regardless of current recording settings.

Image Capture: Capture a still image from selected (red outline) camera.

Manual record button (on/off): Toggle manual full-time recording selection on/off.

Searching and Playback of Recorded Video

1. From the main software window, click on the Playback button.

2. Under the Date tab, select the date on which the video was recorded. (Highlighted

dates indicate recorded video is stored for those specific days).

3. Under the Cameras tab, select the camera number(s) that has recorded the video.

4. Stored video will show in the

highlighted timeline, represented as

darkened areas.

To play a section of video, double click

on any of the darkened areas (video

clip). The video will then play in the

screen above.

4. The files tab will show all of the recorded files from connected cameras.

How to Backup Video

Click Check to make

sure the information is

correct, then Backup

save the video content

to the selected area.

1. In the software, click on the Playback

button.

2. From the Backup

button, select Backup by time from the drop down menu.

Ensure you are choosing the correct timings by searching for the video

content first

(refer to p.9 for directions on how to search for recorded video).

3. Select the location where the

video will be saved, the start and

end time of the recording and

what cameras the video will be

chosen from.

4. The backup procedure will

create a folder that contains the

video files as well as the video

player application that is used to

view the content.

Playing Back Video (Codecs, etc)

*In order to playback a section of video, backup of the desired video is first required.

Please refer to the “How to Backup Video” article (page 10).

Open the Player Application (located in the

folder where the backed up video was saved).

The player will list the camera folders

on the left hand side.

2. Open the folder for the corresponding

camera then double click the video file

to play the content.

Display Mode:

Choose from one screen or four partitions.

Play Speed:

Choose from fast, normal or slow.

Graphic:

Takes a snapshot of the video and saves it.

Exit:

Exits the player.

Remote Viewing

To be able to remotely access the RP Series software, the user must first create an exception in the network’s

firewall (also known as Port Forwarding

1. Log into the router that the system is directly connected to and forward ports 80, 5100 and 5101 to the local IP

address of the system.

2. If there is a modem with an embedded firewall connected to the router, the ports will also have to be opened

in the modem and forwarded to the router’s IP address or simply disable the firewall in the ISP provided modem.

Once these steps are complete, remote viewing of the system is now enabled.

*Contact your ISP to find out what your current public IP address is, or go to an IP Identifying page such as

www.whatismyip.com.

From a remote location there are 2 methods that can be used to log into the system, either use Internet Explorer

or use the RP Series Client Software.

1. In Internet Explorer, type the public IP address into the address bar. This will bring up the RP Series login

page. The default username is admin

with no password.

NOTE: To use Internet Explorer to view the camera video, Active X controls must be enabled

- In Internet Explorer, click on Tools

, then Internet Options. Click on the Security tab then click the Custom

Level button. Scroll down the list of plugins and set ALL Active X controls to Enable or Prompt. Ensure none of

them are on Disabled.

1. Install the RP Client Software (called NVR Client) onto a Windows based system that will be used to log

into the system. After the software has been installed, run the application.

2. Click on Settings

near the bottom then click the Add button in the settings window. Input the system’s IP

address, username and password, then click OK

The system will now be listed on the right hand side of the NVR Client Application. Click the connect button to

connect to the system.

Video Analytics - Playback

To playback recorded video and images captured from the Video Analytic features:

1. Right click on the camera that has been set up with Facial

Detection and click Video Intelligent Analysis then select Video

Analysis Playback.

2. Select the camera in the drop down list, the alarm event (facial

detection, motion detection, etc…) and the date/time. Click Search

to display the results.

The events and images captured will appear in the left side of the window.

Double click on one of the images to view the corresponding video on the

right hand side.

Click Exit to return to the main screen.

Missing Object Detection Unattended Object Detection

Facial Detection Intrusion Detection

Video Analytics - Object Counting Playback

To access the information gathered from the Object Counting feature:

1. Right click on the camera that has been set up with Object

Counting and click Video Intelligent Analysis then select Object

Counting Analysis.

2. Select the camera that has been set up with Object Counting, the start and end date and the count style (by

month, week, day or hour). Click the Count button to display the results.

Click Exit to return to the main screen.

Sentry RP Series User manual

Brand: Sentry

Model: RP Series

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: User manual

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