DVR Utility Software
VA-SW8000 VA-SW8000LITE
b Sequential Switching Mode. . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents
b Features of the DVR Utility Software
Menus and User Access Levels . . . . . . .
Edition
bFeatures of the DVR Utility Software
Introduction
bDVR Utility Software in Two Editions
Network Scalability
Network Configuration
bNetwork Device Configuration
Supported DVR Models
Computer
Network Configuration
bHardware and Software Requirements
bNotes on Version Compatibility
Manual configuration
Configuring the DVRs
Configuring the Computers
•Auto configuration
and Internet Connections
Configuring the TCP/IP Settings
Network Connection Requirements
The DVR Utility Software supports Windows XP only
Click Next on the “Welcome” screen
Installing the Software
window
How to uninstall the software
Installing the Software
Start the Installation Process
8 Reboot the computer
• Password:
Setting Up the System
Default values
Configure advanced settings as
settings as needed see P73
Setting Up the System
Setting Up Slave Computers
in using user level ID4 see P14
Menus and User Access Levels
English
Window Navigation
Plug in the hardware key
Starting and Ending a Monitoring Session
Starting the Software
Starting the software without the hardware key
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Starting and Ending a Monitoring Session
bLogging Into the System
bLogging Out of the System
displayed
•To exit when working with the main window
• To exit when the Login window is
bExiting from the Software
Menu bar see P17
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bWindow Elements
bMenu Bar
• Alarm Search
• Timer
Main Window Elements and Their Functions
Required user
access level
• System Update
Timer Download
2 Layout selector buttons ID1/2/3/4
1Operating mode indicator for timer download
bControl Panel
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7Search buttons
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5Playback control buttons ID2/3/4
6Sound playback panel ID1/2/3/4
•In playback mode: Date and time of recording
bTime Scale Panel
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1Time scale
MINUTE
How to Use the Time Scale
How the Time Scale Works
HOUR
Main Window Elements and Their Functions
bTree List
To select a camera as the target
To select a group as the target
Main Window Elements and Their Functions
Directly Running a Command by a Double-Click
When a camera title is right-clicked
Working with the Context Menu
Main Window Elements and Their Functions
bViewing Pane Layouts
Single-viewlayout one camera at a time
Four-viewlayout one DVR at a time
•The video is masked: “MASK”
The specified channels carries no input signal
Multi-view4x4 layout
multiple DVRs at the same time
DVR-1 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
Switching the Viewing pane Layouts
When you are connected to a 4-channelDVR
DVR-1
Main Window Elements and Their Functions
When you are connected to a single-channelDVR
DVR-1CH1 only
DVR-1 CH1 only
Recording status information
Alarm status
bTitle Bar
Information on the displayed video
Switching the Video Channels
bBasic Procedures
Log into the system, and switch to live mode
Switch the viewing pane layouts as needed
Assign video streams to the remaining sub-panes
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Watching Live Video
Click on the control panel
Switching from a Sub Window to Live Mode
Switching from Playback Mode to Live Mode
Watching Live Video
About DVR Reconnect Feature
How to Listen to the Sound Part in the Video
How to Turn Off the Currently Displayed Video
1 Sound volume
Click
• When you are viewing the video
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bZoom Mode
bFull Screen Mode
To switch to Full Screen mode
How to Enlarge the Displayed Video
4Switching between show/hide of the title bar
mode
bSequential Switching Mode
1 View the live video as usual
buttons on the control panel
To stop recording, click
Recording Monitored Video
Basic Operating Steps
Display live video
Recording Video from Multiple DVRs Concurrently
Recording Monitored Video
Live Video Recording Without Viewing It
Recording Monitored Video
Set up the timer
3 To cancel timer recording
panel
BALARM DURATION: see
bAlarm Recording Required user access level: ID4
To activate alarm recording
AALARM MODE: see P108
Operating mode indicator
bSwitching to Playback Mode
Required user access level: ID2/3/4
Where playback starts
•To fast-forwardor fast-reversethe playback
Playing Back Recorded Video
bWorking in Playback Mode
•To start playback
Search Mode
Searching for Recorded Video
bSearch Modes
Recording mode
Specify the desired time
Searching for Recorded Video
bTIME/DATE SEARCH
Specify the desired date
Required user access level: ID2/3/4
bALARM SEARCH
Searching for Recorded Video
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ALARM LIST SEARCH
the alarm event, click
To switch the channels displayed on the list
The selected title bar is highlighted
ALARM THUMBNAIL SEARCH
To page up or down the thumbnail view
back
Individual download mode
bDownloading Procedures
Downloading Recorded Video
Specifying the video download range
Drag the scale 1 to define the start point
Downloading Recorded Video
bSpecifying the Video Download Range
Display played back video
Downloading Recorded Video
Define the end point
Click DOWNLOAD
APoint to the target point with the mouse cursor
BClick the right mouse button
This menu contains the following options
<Basic controls> 1DOWNLOAD START/END POINT
bUsing the Download Window
6Total size indicator
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Review the download range
•Default destination folder path
•Default file name
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Downloading Recorded Video
ADownload an individual video file
To preview a video file
To remove a file from the list
Downloading Recorded Video
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•GROUP Default
What is a “group”?
bPlaying Back Downloaded Video Files
them to the play waiting list
3 Choose a folder
waiting list
To select individual files and add
5 Click
Playing Back on MP2 Viewer
To remove a file from the play waiting list
To remove all entries from the play waiting list
view
Saving or Printing Snapshot Images
1 Display a still image
2 Click
You are presented with a dialog that
Click the appropriate command button
Click the appropriate command
on the control
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Using the Tool Menu Options
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Window Elements and Their Functions
3DISK SPACE
Using the Tool Menu Options
1SCHEDULE
2FOLDER PATH
Using the Tool Menu Options
GSTATUS
HCHANGES ARE APPLIED TO GROUP
IControl buttons
Define the download start point
Configuring a Timer Download
Choose a DVR
Define the download range by
•APPT
When schedule the download to occur every day
To add a timer schedule
•PREV
Tips on Defining the Download Range
Applying Changes to All DVRs in the Same Group
Using the Tool Menu Options
•Cancel
How the Timer Download Mechanism Works
Using the Tool Menu Options
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Examples of Timer Download Settings
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Using the Tool Menu Options
•DUPLICATION ERROR
•COMMUNICATION ERROR
•USER CANCELED
•DOWNLOAD TIMEOUT
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2RECORD required user access level: ID3/4
3TIMER RECORD required user access level: ID3/4
bBroadcast
1Click Browse
4MENU UPLOAD Required user access level: ID4
5CLOCK SET Required user access level: ID4
6SYSTEM UPDATE Required user access level: ID4
3 Click
click CANCEL on the dialog
Click Browse
for tampering, and click Open
Initial Set Menu
Required user access level: ID4
1LANGUAGE default ENGLISH
2TV SYSTEM default NTSC
6SEQUENCE default:
4DOWNLOAD AUTHORITY default: ID2/ID3
Tips on authorization
5AUTO CLOCK ADJUST TIME default: OFF
Network Extension Mode
•NO USE default
When you are done, click OK to save your changes
•DOWNLOAD AUTHORITY •AUTO CLOCK ADJUST TIME
Window Elements and Their Functions
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Required user access level: ID4
Initial Set Menu
2Detail list CAMERA TITLE
When you are connected to a single-channelDVR
When you are connected to a 4-channelDVR
1Selecting a DVR Group
Required user access level: ID4
Editing the Tree List
Open or close a tree
Create a group
Initial Set Menu
Change a title
Move
Required user access level: ID4
Initial Set Menu
Duplicate
Delete
Required user access level ID4
Initial Set Menu
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Required user access level: ID4
4DVR tree list
1IP address configuration mode selector
7Command buttons
2Group name section 3DVR title section
On the NETWORK SET screen, set
Auto configuration mode
Registering New DVRs
DVRs NETWORK SET screen
ADDR
Manual configuration mode
want to register, repeat the same
Select “MANUAL” from TCP/IP
Deregistering a DVR
Using a Registration List in an Updated Version
1Install VA-SW8000
2 Remove the connecting cable
NAME box
Change a DVR Title
Creating, Modifying, or Deleting a Group
To create a new group
group
To rename a group
To delete a group
To make a DVR belong to a new
Required user access level: ID4
Rearranging Groups and DVRs
To move a group
To move a DVR
bUser ID Window
2PASSWORD
3User access level buttons
6DVR access limitation button
1 Enter the user ID into the USER ID box
3 Choose a user access level
Reenter the password
Registering a New User
Required user access level: ID4
4 Enter the current and new passwords
1 Choose a user
2 Change the registration information
Initial Set Menu
Deregistering an Existing User
3 Click OK
Required user access level: ID4
Options •All DVRs default
DVR Access Limitation
Click EDIT for Limit accessible DVRs
Configure Limit accessible DVRs
settings
Configure Authorized Accessible
DVR Group settings
Configure Broadcast Range
bClock Set Window
Choose from two setting modes
•AUTO default
DVR Management Menu
Specify the new firmware file
bSystem Update Window
Wait until the update process completes
DVR Management Menu
Choose either of the two tabs
bDVR Info Window
INFORMATION 1 tab
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2TITLE for display
4ALARM COUNT
What is mirroring?
<DVR information> 1TITLE on DVR
3FIRMWARE VERSION
2POWER LOSS
INFORMATION 2 tab
1USED TIME
Required user access level: ID4
Basic Configuration Steps
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bDVR Set Window
Choose one of the tabs
To configure settings on other tabs as well
Click when you are done
Choose a camera DVR on the tree
click Open
To save the configuration information
To load a saved menu file
name, and then click Save
DVR Management Menu
<Buttons that affect the computer’s edit table>
<Buttons that control read/write operations>
Required user access level: ID4
Required user access level: ID4
1 LANGUAGE/D.S.TIME SET Tab
DVR Management Menu
Available options •ENABLE
1LANGUAGE/LANGUE/IDEOMA/ SPRACHE default: ENGLISH
2DAYLIGHT SAVING SUMMER TIME default: NO USE
3EXT. CLOCK ADJUST TIME default:
DVR Management Menu
1PICTURE QUALITY default: HIGH
2 REC MODE SET Tab
Required user access level: ID4
•OFF
2AUDIO RECORDING default: ON
3OVERWRITE default: ON
Available options •ON
AL-RECON TIMER
4SERIES REC default: OFF
5ALARM MODE default: ENABLED
•ENABLED
•ALARM OR SENSOR
6ALARM DURATION default: 20S
7ALARM TRIGGER default: ALARM
Available options •ALARM external alarm
1WEEK
3 TIMER REC SET Tab
3ON/OFF default: OFF
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<Example>
Basic Configuration Steps for Timer Recordings
timer schedule
To schedule a timer recording that spans two days
The last two rows seventh and eighth
the timer recording
To activate a timer recording schedule
Click Over 24H
Required user access level: ID4
4 HOLIDAY SET Tab
DVR Management Menu
4CAMERA TITLE default ON
1DATE/TIME default: ON
2QUALITY/AUDIO default: ON
3ALARM COUNT default: ON
8WARNING default: ON
5ALARM ON default: ON
6DISK FULL default: ON
7KEY IN default: OFF
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6 MONITOR SET Tab
Required user access level: ID4
DVR Management Menu
•SWITCH
<MONITOR SET> 1SEQUENCE Default:
<ALARM MONITOR SET> 2DISPLAY default: QUAD
3ALARM PRIORITY default: LAST
DVR Management Menu
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7 TITLE/MOTION SET Tab
Required user access level: ID4
sensor
Defaults
camera title settings for other
1 Choose a channel
bStarting MP2 Viewer
bMain Features
bInstallation
MP2 Viewer
bMP2 Viewer Window Elements and Their Functions
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MP2 Viewer
Sound playback panel see P126
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Toolbar
Search panel
What is a “group”?
•GROUP default
bPlaying Back Particular Image Files
Click on the toolbar
List column headings
To add all files to the play waiting list
MP2 Viewer
3 Choose a folder
To change display order in the play waiting list
Using the Playback Control Buttons on the Toolbar
Concerning association of MP2 file and MP2 Viewer
bPlayback Controls
Moving the Playback Point with the Slide Bar
Using Full Screen Mode
2Switching between show/hide of the title bar
2Volume
1 Specify the date and time
1 Enable the tamper detection feature
bSearching the Video File for a Specific Frame
bChecking Video Files for Any Tampering
4 Display of appraisal results
Options •Simultaneous with playback default
Select the tamper detection mode
Conduct playback of video files
<If no tampering is detected>
In the case of “Prior to start playing back”
MP2 Viewer
MP2 Viewer
bSaving a Still Image
bPrinting a Still Image
Display a still image
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