Dedicated Micros Pick-A-Point Icon User guide

Brand: Dedicated Micros

Model: Pick-A-Point Icon

Type: User guide

Pick-a-Point Icon

Operation Guide

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Whilst every attempt is made to ensure these manuals are accurate and current, Dedicated Micros reserve the right to

alter or modify the specication of the machine described herein without prejudice.

Contents

Introduction 3

System Navigation 8

Map Overview Screen 9

Displaying Camera Images 11

Monitor Conguration 13

Replay Recorded Data 15

Incident Search Tool 16

Downloading Video 19

Audit Reporting Tool 20

Operators Editor 21

System Log Off 22

Introduction

Pick-a-Point Icon is designed to simplify the control of cameras and ancillary devices in medium to

large CCTV systems.

The bespoke system, with customer specic maps, is designed to meet the exact operational

requirements of the user.

Integration with existing systems is seamless, giving the operator control over servers, DVR’s and

xed/telemetry cameras. It can operate as an additional control point on an existing Pick-a-Point

system, or work as a standalone unit, providing composite viewing and control for any Dedicated

Micros NetVu Connected Server, DVR or IP Camera.

The keyboard and joystick control offers a familiar environment for operators; eliminating the

retraining requirement associated with PC based systems. The integrated touch screen keyboard

provides intuitive camera selection and joystick telemetry control. The powerful graphical user

interface (GUI) allows quick menu navigation. Operators can simply pick and click cameras to view

required images.

The system is congured and commissioned on site by a Dedicated Micros technician (or appointed

individual). Custom maps are added to suit the users requirements. Graphical representation of the

sites being monitored can be used in conjunction with camera icons and hotspots.

Combined with Dedicated Micros’ world leading NetVu Connected technology, the Pick-a-Point Icon

system offers a powerful networked monitoring solution.

More information is available from the Dedicated Micros Website.

Go to www.dedicatedmicros.com

Features

• Designed to suit each individual application

• Delivered pre-congured to customer requirements

• Can provide control of local and remote sites from the same workstation

• Control of multiple devices from one keypad

• Intuitive GUI Interface

• Multi-level mapping for easy navigation

• Multiview display allows the operator to view up to 16 separate camera images

on any one monitor

• Live and Recorded playback

• Camera sequencing

• Advanced Search Facility, search by Alarm/Event, Time/Date or by Camera

• Touch screen Keyboard integrated with joystick for telemetry control

• Physical site maps. A JPEG image of the site helps the user easily identify

camera positions

• Incident Finder - Rapidly identify the time an incident occurred without reviewing

all recorded images.

• GUI Camera Selection. In association with the site maps, the user can select

any camera and immediately view related images and control any PTZ functions

• Drag & Drop Facility allows simple camera selection to any monitor

• Password protection - The system can be locked with various levels of passwords

to ensure that users are given the correct level of access

• Camera conguration allows remote conguration of cameras by the installer.

• Remote system conguration for DVR’s. Remotely located DVR’s can be

congured through the Pick-A-Point Icon system by the installer.

• NetVu Connected - Pick-A-Point works with any NetVu Connected Hardware

Alarms & Relays - Supports a range of alarms and relays.

• MPEG4 Support - Pick-A-Point provides MPEG4 support and also dynamic

switching between MPEG4 and JPEG depending on Camera output selected

The unit has NetVu Connected technology built-in to ensure maximum compatibility with future

developments in networked security. NetVu Connected technology ensures the Unit can fully

interact with other NetVu Connected compatible products from Dedicated Micros including the DV-IP

Decoder, NetVu ObserVer and PDA Viewers. Providing interoperability between the worlds leading

security companies, NetVu Connected uses industry standard networking protocols supported by a

wide range of third party integration products and SDKs to ensure future on-going compatibility.

Important Safeguards

Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated.

Power Sources

This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s

label.

Servicing

Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to

dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel.

Ventilation

Ensure unit is properly ventilated to protect from overheating.

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated.

To prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. The lightning ash

with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of this equipment

that there are dangerous voltages within the enclosure which may be of sufcient magnitude to

constitute a risk of electric shock.

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in

which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Lightning Strike

The unit has some inbuilt protection for lightning strike, however it is recommended that isolation

transformers be tted to the system in areas where lightning is a common occurrence.

Regulatory Notes and FCC and DOC Information

(USA and Canadian Models Only)

Warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for

corrective action. The user may nd the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications

Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems”.

This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Ofce, Washington, DC20402,

Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

This reminder is provided to call the CCTV system installer’s attention to Art. 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, species that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

CE Mark

If this product is marked with the CE symbol it indicates compliance with all applicable directives.

Directive 89/336/EEC.

A ‘Declaration of Conformity’ is held at Dedicated Micros Ltd.,

1200 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Cheshire, WA4 4HS, UK.

Laser

The unit supports an integrated CD writer, the following are additional warnings associated with

installing and operating the CD writer, please pay particular attention to this information.

• Caution - Use of controls or adjustments or performance of

procedures other than those specied herein may result in

hazardous radiation exposure.

• To prevent exposure to laser emanations (harmful to the eyes),

do not attempt to disassemble this unit.

System Log-On

To access Pick-a-Point Icon, it is necessary to log-on via a unique PIN number.

Enter your numeric User-ID PIN number to log-on.

Note: Please contact your system administrator to be issued a PIN number.

If the PIN is entered incorrectly, use the Delete button to clear all entered data (the Cancel button is

used to cancel a log-out process).

There are three access levels available;

• Operator

• Replay

• Supervisor

When logged-on, the menu options available will differ depending on the access privileges assigned

to that user.

Please refer to the ‘Operator Editor’ section of this manual for guidance on assigning

access privileges.

System Navigation

Pick-a-Point Icon can be navigated via the intuitive Graphical User Interface. Cameras, Maps and

other options can be chosen via the touch screen or by selecting with the left mouse button. Time

and Date information can be entered via an on-screen calendar option. Text can be entered via an

attached USB keyboard.

Pick-a-Point Icon Keyboard

The Tool bar Menu is displayed on the left of all menu

screens. All menu options available to the current user are

displayed. The options listed will depend on the assigned

access privileges.

Note: It may be necessary to use the scrollbar to view

all available options.

The TCommand Keyboard is an integral part of the

Pick-a-Point Icon system.

Please refer to the Pick-a-Point Keyboard manual

for operation guidance.

This manual can be viewed and downloaded from

the Dedicated Micros website:

www.dedicatedmicros.com

Map Overview Screen

After successfully logging-on to the system; the Map Overview Screen will be displayed. This screen

allows access to all installed maps. Individual cameras can also be selected via the Camera

Search option.

Additional map pages can be accessed directly by selecting the options displayed on screen. In the

above example, selecting ‘Level 2’ will immediately display the Level 2 map.

Note: The map links displayed on the Overview Screen will depend on what was installed

during installation.

Map Drop Down List and Camera Search Option

The Map Display and Camera Search option is displayed at the top of the screen. Both options allow

rapid access to specic maps and individual cameras.

Selecting a Map

Click the Map text box to display all available maps; then select a map to display.

A map can also be selected by right clicking the mouse on any map screen. A list of all congured

maps will be displayed. Simply select the required map to display.

Selecting a Camera

Individual cameras can be selected via the Search textbox.

Enter text to list all relevant cameras that are assigned a name which contains this text. For

example; entering ‘basement’ will list all cameras whose name contains the text ‘basement i.e.

‘basement cam 1’, ‘basement cam 2’ ‘basement goods entry’ etc.

Selecting a camera from the list will result in live images from that camera being displayed on the

assigned monitor in full screen.

The relevant map will also be displayed with the selected camera icon highlighted ‘red’.

Displaying Camera Images

Camera icons are displayed in their actual positions on each relevant map.

Note: Cameras can also be selected via the Camera search option displayed at the top of each

map screen or via the Pick-a-Point Icon Keyboard.

To display images from a specic camera, simply click on the relevant camera icon.

Live images from that camera will be displayed in full screen on the assigned monitor.

The camera icon on the map will appear ‘red’.

Fixed and Telemetry (Dome) cameras are assigned different icons:

Fixed Camera Icon

Telemetry (Dome) Camera Icon

Controlling Telemetry Cameras

Telemetry cameras can be controlled (pan, tilt and zoom functions) via a connected Pick-a-Point

Icon Keyboard. If the keyboard is not connected, a virtual Telemetry Keyboard will be displayed on

screen:

Note: The above Virtual Keyboard will only be displayed when the Pick-a-Point Icon Keyboard

is disconnected.

IrisO / IrisC Open/Close the camera’s Iris

FocusN / FocusF Access the camera’s Focus function to best view Near / Far objects

ZoomO / ZoomI Access the camera’s Zoom function to zoom In / Out

Joystick Change the position of the camera view

Note: Not all functions will necessarily be available. The camera functions available will depend

on the camera being controlled.

Monitor Conguration

All connected cameras can be assigned to a specic monitor. The monitor can be congured to

display camera images in Single, Quad (4-way), 12-way or 16-way format. Monitor layouts can also

be saved and loaded.

Note: The monitor outputs available will depend on your individual system.

To congure a monitor layout, use the monitor toolbar on the right of the screen. All available monitor

outputs will be displayed.

Firstly select the Monitor output icon you wish to congure. Then select the accompanying small

rectangle icon to display the multiscreen options.

For example, select ‘Quad’ to display a monitor image split into 4 segments (as shown above).

To assign a camera to a segment, select a camera icon from a map. Images from that camera will

be assigned to the rst segment of the Quad layout (upper left quadrant). Then select the camera

image you wish display in the second segment (upper right quadrant). Repeat for the third and

fourth segments.

The monitor has now been congured to display the chosen camera channels in Quad format.

Note: Cameras can be added to a monitor layout from any number or combination of maps.

A camera can also be assigned to a specic segment by clicking on the required monitor segment rst and then

the required camera icon.

Auto-Fill Multiscreen Layouts

Multiscreen layouts can be auto-lled by creating a ‘ bonding box’ around a group of camera icons

(as displayed on a map).

Left click the mouse within a map (not directly on a camera icon) and drag to create an

on-screen bonding box.

Release the mouse button.

All camera icons within the bonding box will be sent to the currently highlighted monitor screen.

Cameras will be added in sequential number order (cameras are assigned a number during the

system conguration).

If more cameras are selected than available monitor segments allow for; the cameras assigned the

‘lowest’ number will be added i.e. if the bonding box contains ve cameras numbered on the system

as 23,32,40, 42 and 50. On a Quad display, camera 50 would not be displayed.

Saving Multiscreen Layouts

Multiscreen layouts can be saved for future use.

With a monitor selected and all required camera images displayed, select the ‘Save’ option.

The Save Monitor Layout menu will be displayed.

Enter a unique title for the layout and select ‘Save’.

Loading Multiscreen Layouts

Select Load from the Monitor Conguration menu.

The Load Monitor Layout menu will be displayed.

Highlight the required layout and select ‘Load’.

The saved layout will be loaded to the currently selected monitor.

To permanently delete a layout, highlight the required layout and select ‘Delete’.

Exit the Load Layout menu via the ‘Close’ button.

Replay Recorded Data

Images recorded from any connected camera (and stored on an accessible Server or DVR) can be

replayed and reviewed via the Pick-a-Point Icon Replay Controls menu.

To replay recorded images, highlight the required camera icon.

The ‘Selected Monitor’ menu is displayed (if required the camera can also be assigned a

Monitor here).

Select the ‘DVR Replay’ option to display the following menu:

A specic time/date can be entered via the Hours, Mins, Secs and Date options.

Select ‘Search’ to begin playback.

The recorded images will be shown full screen on the monitor assigned to that camera.

Video can be paused via the II button and reviewed at up to x256 normal playback speed via the

<< and >> buttons.

Use the < and > buttons to play the recorded images at ‘normal’ (real-time) speed backwards

or forwards.

Incident Search Tool

Recorded video can be viewed as 16 still images between a start and end time. This can help

pinpoint the moment an incident occurred without having to view all recorded images within a time

frame. For example, if a vehicle was stolen from site during unmanned hours, the possible start

and end time of the offence could be entered, it would then be shown at which point the vehicle

disappeared from the camera view, allowing a more accurate time criteria to be established when

downloading and reviewing the recorded images.

Firstly select the relevant camera (the camera icon will

appear red).

Select the Incident Search tab from the toolbar.

The Incident Search Tool menu will be displayed on the right of

the screen.

Enter the required start and end Time/Date via the Set

Time option.

Select the Get Images button.

The progress bar will update.

Sixteen still images taken at regular intervals within the time

frame will be displayed

IMPORTANT: For the Incident Search Tool to display images

correctly, video MUST have been recorded

in JPEG mode and not MPEG4.

Incident Search Tool Result Screen

The Incident Search Tool result screen will display 16 still images taken at regular intervals within the

time frame entered in the Incident Search Tool.

Double click an image to display full screen.

Use the Left / Right arrows to navigate through the 16 still images.

Use the Print Image button to open the print window. The print options available will depend on your

individual system,

Note: If a pdf writer is installed, a pdf of the image can be created via the Print Image option.

If required, the search can be further narrowed by rstly selecting one of the still images, the image

will be highlighted ‘Green’. Then select a following image, the image will be highlighted ‘Red’.

Select the ‘Get Images’ option.

Sixteen still images taken at regular intervals between the selected ‘Green’ and ‘Red’ images will

be displayed.

To save the currently displayed images, select the Download option.

Previously downloaded images can be reloaded via the Load option.

Downloading Video

Recorded images can be downloaded and exported via the Icon Video Download option.

Firstly select the Icon Video Download tab from the toolbar.

Two download types are available.

Select ‘Filtered PAR’ to download selected cameras with no accompanying audio.

Select ‘Raw PAR’ to download all cameras (from the selected video server) and any

associated audio.

All video servers connected to the Pick-a-Point Icon are listed. Select the required server from the

drop down list.

If ‘Filtered PAR’ has been chosen, select the required camera inputs to include in

the download.

Use the ‘Select Time Period to Download’ option to choose a start and end time/date for

the download.

Finally choose a Destination Drive (where the CD, DVD or USB device is located; the download

cannot be saved locally on the system).

Select ‘Start Download’.

The Download Progress window will update as the download progresses.

Note: Viewing software will be included in the download. This will enable the downloaded video to

viewed successfully on an external device.

Audit Reporting Tool

Alarm event data can be reviewed and downloaded. Data can be ltered by time/date and by

Workstation, Operator, Camera, Action, Site and Alarm Reason.

Firstly select the System Audit Viewer tab from the toolbar.

Use the Date/Time options to select a start/end point for the download. Only events within this time

range will be included in the report.

Use the Workstation, Operator, Camera, Action and Site options to lter the results as required.

Each option can be further ltered by selecting the Alarm Reason.

Select ‘Search’ to view the number of database records which correspond to the lter settings.

Select ‘View Report’ to view the results (and extract if required).

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