FLIR Horizon 9.2 User manual

UVMS 9.2.4

Control Center

Help File

Latitude, Horizon,

Meridian

1.0 September 2023

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Document History

Version

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Initial release

Initial FLIR release

1.1

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Software Update

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1. Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 1

Version 9.2.4 Quick Guide to Control Center Skin Changes ............................................. 11.1

Quick Contents ............................................................................................................. 21.2

Control Center .............................................................................................................. 31.3

About This File .............................................................................................................. 51.4

Using Help in Control Center .......................................................................................... 51.5

Command Line Login .................................................................................................... 51.6

2. Workspace ....................................................................................................................... 9

3. Application Menu ............................................................................................................ 11

Context Menu .............................................................................................................. 133.1

View/Viewing Mode ..................................................................................................... 183.2

Supervisor Mode .................................................................................................. 21

3.2.1

Monitor Mode ....................................................................................................... 22

3.2.2

Forensic Mode ..................................................................................................... 23

3.2.3

CaseBuilder Mode ................................................................................................ 24

3.2.4

Access Control Mode ........................................................................................... 25

3.2.5

Tools/Options Menu ..................................................................................................... 263.3

Content Display ................................................................................................... 26

3.3.1

Video .................................................................................................................. 30

3.3.2

View Settings ....................................................................................................... 37

3.3.3

Export ................................................................................................................. 51

3.3.4

Keyboard ............................................................................................................ 56

3.3.5

PTZ ..................................................................................................................... 57

3.3.6

Joystick .............................................................................................................. 58

3.3.7

Audio .................................................................................................................. 59

3.3.8

CaseBuilder ......................................................................................................... 59

3.3.9

Login Settings ...................................................................................................... 60

3.3.10

Working With Keyboards ..................................................................................... 61

3.3.11

Controlling the ControlCenter via CCTV Keyboard .................................................................. 63

3.3.11.1

Controlling the ControlCenter via the PC Keyboard ................................................................. 68

3.3.11.2

USB Joystick ............................................................................................................................. 71

3.3.11.3

Favorites .................................................................................................................... 723.4

Add a Customized Layout to Your Favorites Menu .................................................. 72

3.4.1

Access a Customized Layout ................................................................................ 73

3.4.2

Edit a Saved Layout ............................................................................................. 73

3.4.3

Delete a Customized layout ................................................................................... 74

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4. Explorer Area - Navigation Pane .................................................................................... 75

Navigation Tree ........................................................................................................... 754.1

Query Pane ................................................................................................................ 804.2

GISMaps Bookmarks Search ................................................................................ 98

4.2.1

PTZ Pane ................................................................................................................. 1014.3

CaseBuilder Query Pane ........................................................................................... 1044.4

CaseBuilder Navigation Tree Pane ....................................................................... 106

4.4.1

Privacy Mask Password ............................................................................................. 1084.5

5. Display Area - Viewing Pane ......................................................................................... 115

Layout Tabs .............................................................................................................. 1155.1

Configuring Layouts .................................................................................................. 1185.2

Thumbnail Search Layout ................................................................................... 118

5.2.1

CaseBuilder Layout ............................................................................................ 119

5.2.2

Viewing Tile .............................................................................................................. 1215.3

Thumbnail Search .............................................................................................. 132

5.3.1

Using Draw-to-zoom with Thumbnails ................................................................... 132

5.3.2

Digital Presets .................................................................................................... 133

5.3.3

Defining Digital Presets .......................................................................................................... 134

5.3.3.1

Using Digital Presets .............................................................................................................. 136

5.3.3.2

Quick View ........................................................................................................ 138

5.3.4

Quick View Enabled in a Pane ............................................................................................... 139

5.3.4.1

Using Quick View .................................................................................................................... 140

5.3.4.2

Quick View in a new pane ...................................................................................................... 142

5.3.4.3

Quick View - further details .................................................................................................... 143

5.3.4.4

Quick View in Playback .......................................................................................................... 144

5.3.4.5

Controlling Output Pins linked to Cameras ............................................................ 145

5.3.5

Adaptive Streaming ............................................................................................ 146

5.3.6

Hide/Show Privacy Mask (Deactivate) .................................................................. 147

5.3.7

Camera Sequence Pop-out ................................................................................. 150

5.3.8

New Tile .................................................................................................................................. 150

5.3.8.1

Armed for Alternative Content Tile .......................................................................................... 151

5.3.8.2

Spot Monitor ...................................................................................................... 152

5.3.9

Viewing GIS Maps .............................................................................................. 152

5.3.10

Manage Radar Zones/Tripwires ............................................................................................. 155

5.3.10.1

Panoramic Cameras ........................................................................................... 157

5.3.11

Viewing Live and Recorded Video from connected DVRs ...................................... 160

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Viewing Modes for Alarms .......................................................................................... 1615.4

Synchronized Playback ............................................................................................. 1665.5

6. Workspace Panes ........................................................................................................ 171

Query Results Pane ................................................................................................... 1726.1

Clips Pane ................................................................................................................ 1756.2

Timeline .................................................................................................................... 1786.3

Lock or Export a Clip .......................................................................................... 179

6.3.1

Scrubbing .......................................................................................................... 180

6.3.2

Timeline Scale and Viewing Point ........................................................................ 182

6.3.3

Export Status Pane .................................................................................................... 1846.4

Export a Clip ...................................................................................................... 184

6.4.1

Export a Clip (Advanced Mode) ........................................................................... 185

6.4.2

Advanced Export Settings Dialog ........................................................................................... 186

6.4.2.1

Select a Clip ............................................................................................................................ 188

6.4.2.2

Export a Clip or Partial Clip via the Timeline Pane ................................................. 190

6.4.3

Burn a Clip ........................................................................................................ 192

6.4.4

View OSD Information in MP4 Exports ................................................................. 193

6.4.5

Loop Playback ................................................................................................... 194

6.4.6

Privacy Mask Note ............................................................................................. 194

6.4.7

Events Pane ............................................................................................................. 1946.5

Alarms Pane ............................................................................................................. 1956.6

Display a Camera on Alarm (Automatic and Manual) ............................................. 199

6.6.1

7. Cases - CaseBuilder Features ...................................................................................... 201

Building a Case in CaseBuilder Mode ......................................................................... 2027.1

Adding an Existing Clip to a Case ........................................................................ 203

7.1.1

Adding an Existing Clip Bookmark to a Case ........................................................ 204

7.1.2

Adding a New Snapshot (on-the-fly) to a Case ...................................................... 205

7.1.3

Adding an Existing Alarm to a Case ....................................................................................... 206

7.1.3.1

Adding a Clip Segment to a Case .......................................................................................... 207

7.1.3.2

Adding an Existing Incident to a Case .................................................................. 208

7.1.4

Adding a File to a Case (documents, images, exports, etc.) ................................... 209

7.1.5

Adding an Existing Snapshot to a Case (Monitor-Tile) ........................................................... 209

7.1.5.1

Adding a URL to a Case ..................................................................................... 210

7.1.6

Opening a Saved Case .............................................................................................. 2107.2

Opening and Viewing an Exported Case ............................................................... 211

7.2.1

Exporting a Case ....................................................................................................... 2117.3

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Adding an Exported DVT Clip to a Case ............................................................... 212

7.3.1

CaseBuilder Options .................................................................................................. 2137.4

8. Click and Track (C&T) .................................................................................................. 215

Using C&T ................................................................................................................ 2168.1

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Getting Started

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1 Getting Started

Quick Contents

Control Center

About This File

Using Help in Control Center

Command Line Login

1.1 Version 9.2.4 Quick Guide to Control Center Skin Changes

Upon Startup, or when you re-populate your layout at any time, go to the View menu,

and use the drop-down menu to choose options in the Default Layout, Viewing Modes,

Content Panes, and Full Screen drop-down menus.

How the Panes and Tabs are positioned

Where did they go?

UVMS 8x

UVMS 9

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1.2 Quick Contents
Introduction
Control Center
Quick Contents
About This File
Using Help in Control
Center
Log On using
Command Line
Application Menu
Context Menu
View/Viewing
Mode
Supervisor Mode
Monitor mode
Forensic Mode
CaseBuilder Mode
Access Control
Mode
Tools/Options Menu
Content Display
Video
View Settings
Export
Keyboard
PTZ
Joystick
Audio
CaseBuilder
Login Settings
Favorites
Working With
Keyboards
oControlling the
Control Center via
CCTV Keyboard
oControlling the
Control Center via
the PC Keyboard
oUSB Joystick
Explorer Area -
Navigation Pane
Navigation Tree
Query Pane
PTZ Pane
CaseBuilder Query
Pane
CaseBuilder
Navigation Tree
Pane
oPrivacy Mask
Password
Display Area - Viewing
Pane
Layout Tabs
Configuring Layouts
Thumbnail Search
Layout
CaseBuilder Layout
Viewing Tile
Thumbnail Search
Using Draw-to-
zoom with
Thumbnails
Digital Presets
oDefining Digital
Presets
oUsing Digital
Presets
Spot Monitor
Quick View
oQuick View
enabled in a Pane
oUsing Quick View
oQuick View -
further details
oQuick View in
Playback
Adaptive Streaming
Hide/Show Privacy
Mask (Deactivate)
Viewing GIS Maps
Panoramic Cameras
Viewing Live and
Recorded Video from
connected DVRs
Viewing Modes for
Alarms
Synchronized Playback
Workspace Panes
Query Results Pane
Clips Pane
oTimeline
oSelecting a clip
oScrubbing
oTimeline scale and
Viewing point
Events Pane
Alarms Pane
Displaying a Camera
on Alarm (Automatic
and Manual)
Cases - CaseBuilder
Features
Building a Case in
CaseBuilder Mode
oAdding an Existing
Clip to a Case
oAdding an Existing
Clip Bookmark to
a Case
Opening a Saved Case
Opening and Viewing
an Exported Case
Exporting a Case
Adding an Exported
DVT Clip to a Case

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Export Status Pane

Exporting a Clip

Loop Playback

oAdding a New

Snapshot (on-the-

fly) to a Case

oAdding an Existing

Alarm to a Case

oAdding a Clip

Segment to a

Case

oAdding an Existing

Incident to a Case

oAdding a File to a

Case (documents,

images, exports,

etc.)

oAdding an Existing

Snapshot to a

Case (Monitor-

Tile)

oAdding a URL to a

Case

CaseBuilder Options

1.3 Control Center

Fig 1 - Control Center General View

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Control Center

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The Control Center provides users with a highly customizable platform for viewing live

and recorded video.

Features include:

Each Control Center enables the user to view up to sixteen live and archived video

sources per monitor, with multiple monitors supported on each workstation.

Full control of content playback with powerful time line controls.

Powerful query capability to assist in locating specific content or identifying recordings

associated with motion events.

Monitor and manage alarms.

With proper hardware and encoders (or IP cameras) video can be viewed at full motion

(30 fps NTSC, 25 fps PAL) 4CIF quality.

Detailed Help information on all facets of the system.

Click here to view details of how to use the Help features.

Other major application features include:

Audio and video independence. Audio inputs and outputs are no longer tied to a

video source. The relationship between the two types of media in the system has been

transformed from one-to-one to many-to-many, giving users the ability to mix audio

sources and link any combination of such sources to multiple camera scenes.

Sequences and Layout tours allowing multiple scenes to be displayed in predefined

sequences and for defined durations.

PTZ Control and Digital Zoom - integrated into a single intuitive interface, which

enables users to easily take advantage of the best available tool without having to

switch windows. Digital and analog PTZ functions can also be controlled directly from

the tile using a mouse with a scroll-wheel.

Multiple-source bookmarking. Bookmarks are now augmented by incidents, a powerful

feature that enables users to associate multiple media sources to a single occurrence

simply by highlighting multiple tiles prior to clicking the bookmark button. The set of

bookmarks created this way constitutes a single incident.

Full alarm management capabilities.

Inter maps. Multiple maps and web pages can now be placed in each site.

Instant replays with or without alternative content arming. The user can choose to

allow instant replay of the buffered video either in the next available tile or only in

armed tiles specified for alternative content. Alternative content tile arming is similar to

alarm arming but used for instant replays. This enables users to determine in advance

where and how the alternative content is displayed.

Workspace customization. The location and size of all workspace areas other than the

Application Menu can be modified.

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Simplified and enhanced navigation. All logical entities are now shown in a single

Navigation Tree.

1.4 About This File

Welcome to the UVMS 9.2.4 Control Center Help File.

Version 9.2.4 Build 1163

WindowBlinds: DirectSkin™ Stardock®

File information:

Source

file:

ccHelp.pdf

Date

complied:

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Please note: This is a reference to the

Source File for the Help system. It is not

accessible from User systems.

1.5 Using Help in Control Center

Access the Help file

Click on Help in the Main menu bar to access the Help button.

1.6 Command Line Login

The Control Center is normally loaded on the local machine when you click on the

Control Center icon.

When the Control Center does not have a dedicated operator (example, where it

operates purely as a display manager), it may be convenient to start the application and

log in using the Command line.

Note:

The processes described do not work if the Control Center is already running on the

workstation.

Each of the following instances refers to a NEW installation. For systems that have been

upgraded from previous versions, the file path begins:

C:\Program Files (x86)\DVTEL...

Single Directory Control Center Log On

This procedure describes single directory Control Center log on syntax.

Do the following:

From the Command Prompt, enter the following:

"C:\Program Files\FLIR\<%SOFTWAREPREFIX%>\ControlCenter\ControlCenter.exe"

-u="admin" -p="password" -s="server-address"

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Multiple Directories Control Center Log On

This procedure describes multiple directory Control Center log on syntax.

Where multiple directories are needed, use the Command Prompt to enter all the

addresses of all the required servers:

Do the following:

From the Command Prompt, enter the following:

"C:\Program Files\FLIR\<%SOFTWAREPREFIX%>\ControlCenter\ControlCenter.exe"

-u="admin" -p="password" -s="server-address1 server-address2 server-address3 …"

<RESULT?>

Automatically Run Activities after Log On using Command

Line

This procedure describes how to run a command to open Control Center upon computer

start. You create a task in the Task Scheduler, set a trigger, and create an action with

arguments, and save the task.

Follow these steps:

1. From the UVMS 9.2.4 open Task Scheduler.

2. Create a Task:

a. Enter a task name, navigate to Triggers, and create a new Trigger

b. Choose Begin the task “At startup” or “At log on”

c. (Optional and recommended) – Mark “Delay task for 1 minute” – so the

computer can get ready after startup

d. Click OK to save the trigger).

3. Set Actions:

a. Navigate to Actions, create a new action, and choose the Start a program option

action.

b. Enter the ControlCenter.exe path: (example)

C:\Program Files (x86)\<%SOFTWAREPREFIX%>\ControlCenter\ControlCenter.exe

c. Add arguments:

-u="Username" -p="Password" -s="Server1 Server2 Server3” (or substitute

"Encrypted Password" - See below)

d. For a pop-up regarding the text in the arguments, select the No option.

e. Click OK to save the Action, and then click OK to saves the Task.

Log On via the Command Line using Encrypted Password

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Caution

When using Command Line Log On, the process text and arguments are readable

to any operator of the target Control Center machine. To prevent exposing the

normal User password, it is recommended to encrypt a password.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Command Prompt, enter the following commands:

cd C:\Program Files\FLIR\<%SOFTWAREPREFIX%>\Tools\PasswordEncryptor

and then:

[Application folder].PasswordEncryptor.exe Password

2. Navigate to the following directory:

C:\Program Files\FLIR\[Application folder]\Tools\PasswordEncryptor

The file “encrypted.txt” contains your encrypted password

Use Encrypted Password

In the Startup arguments above, use the text in the encrypted.txt file as the password in

the Password argument.

This password text only works for the Command Line Log On. When an operator tries to

use this encrypted password to gain regular access to a client workstation through the

Login screen, it is not accepted.

Command Line Log On Layout Selection

These processes have been created as part of the Multi-Directory Tools which enable the

user to define and run Activities on a Control Center that is started using the Command

Line.

The document "Multi-Directory Tools - User Manual " describes this feature.

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Workspace

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2 Workspace

One of the major Control Center features is that the user can customize the most of the

workspace. Only the menu area at the top of the screen is static -- every other pane can

be moved or hidden. The example below shows a typical layout:

Fig 2 - Control Center General View

The following links provide detailed information on the main components in the Control

Center screen:

Menu Area - Presents these menus: File, View, Tools, Favorites, Help.

Viewing Pane - Displays cameras, sequences, alarms, maps, instant replays and

archived video clips. It is also used to receive and transmit audio. The Layout tabs,

located at the top of the pane, enable the user to access the different available layouts.

Navigation Pane - Browse for logical system entities and display or play them in the

Viewing Pane, or through external output devices (i.e. analog monitors and speakers).

The following panes can be displayed below the Navigation Pane (or can replace it):

oPTZ Pane - Control PTZ cameras/domes and digital zoom.

oQuery Pane - Search for archived scenes based on a scene; date and time; and

recording trigger.

Workspace Pane: This area can contain any of the panes below (but only one at a

time):

oAlarm Pane - Trigger and manage alarms.

oEvents Pane - Display events the user has been configured to receive

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oTimeline - Displays the active viewing tile's time line and can be used to quickly

browse through a video or audio clip, and export a partial or whole video clip.

oQuery Results - Displays query results and enables users to review them in the

Viewing Pane or via analog monitors.

Other panes that can be opened by clicking on their corresponding icon in the Control

Center screen are as follows:

Navigation Tree is used to create new cases, open exported cases and manage them.

Export Status Pane displays the status of exported clips during their export and after

the export is completed and can be used to stop exports.

File Playback Pane synchronously plays and validates exported clips.

CaseBuilder Query Pane is used to search for cases based on case name, serial

number, the user who created the case or free text.

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3 Application Menu

The Menu area (Application Menus) is stasis and its size and position remains

unchanged. The Menu area consists of the following menus:

File

View

Tools

Favorites

Help

File

The File menu enables users to do the following:

Manage the system (connect or disconnect from the system, and change password)

Open a DVT file

Lock Application

Exit the application

View

The View menu enables users to do the following:

Show/hide the default audio and video layouts of the viewing pane

Select pre-set viewing modes

Choose panes to display (the viewing pane cannot be hidden)

Enter full screen mode

To view the contents of the viewing mode section, see Viewing Mode

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Tools

The Tools menu opens the Options window, from which you configure a number of

application settings.

To view the contents of the Options dialog box in detail, see Options Menu.

Favorites

Favorites enables the user to create and save additional custom workspace

configurations to best suit their security environment and maximize operation efficiency.

To view the contents of the viewing mode section, see Favorites.

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Help

The Help menu opens the online Help File, and enables the operator to verify if Control

Center software updates are available, and to view the information held in the About

screen.

3.1 Context Menu

Right-click on any Control Center viewing tile or on the navigation tree to open a

Context menu.

The Context menu varies depending on the contents of the window from which it was opened.

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For example - when watching a Live camera, the context menu displays the Send to query option so

the user can search for clips from that camera.

When the user is watching a recording, the context menu removes that option, and displays the

Switch to Live option.

Context Menu when playing Live

Context Menu when showing Playback

This is a list of all the Context Menu entries.

Context Menu Item

Comments

Show only this tile/

All tiles

Changes this tile to a single-tile display

Take Snapshot

Saves a snapshot of the video from the selected tile in the default export

folder defined in the Tools menu. Snapshots are saved as .png files.

Print Snapshot

Prints a snapshot of the video from the selected tile. See Print Snapshot

Dialog

Note: The 'Export' Privilege must be set in the User/Privileges screen to

use this function.

Lock/Unlock tile

No other content can replace this until the Lock Tile option is

deselected.

Show my Location

An open GIS map is repositioned to show this camera in the center of

the view tile. (Requires that GIS location has been stored for a camera

and that you have defined a GIS Map).

Spot monitor

Clicking on Spot Monitor defines this tile to be the destination for any

video opened by double-clicking on a camera in the Navigation tree or a

clip in the Query list.

The Spot Monitor will also be used when video from a remote Control

Center is to be shown.

Note: Only one tile can be set as the Spot Monitor at any one time.

Enter/Exit Full Screen

Displays this tile in full-screen mode. Revert by right-clicking again and

select the Exit Full Screen option, or click the Esc keyboard key.

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