User manual CITIZEN DCS-950G D-VIEWCAM

[. . . ] D-Link D-ViewCam Central Management Software for SecuriCam Manual Version 1. 10 Building Networks for People Contents A. D-ViewCam Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-ViewCam Main Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 1. [. . . ] It displays the information set in Add Camera button for further modify. Remove Camera: to remove the configuration of a selected camera including the image, sensor and relay. When select Image, Sensor, Relay icon in System Setup area, the buttons display in Menu Bar as follows: Button Tip/Use To Image Setting: to configure frame per second of video image for alarm recording and schedule recording, activate schedule recording for the selected camera. Remove Image: to remove all the configuration of a selected camera image. Backup Recorded Files: to backup the recorded video files of a selected camera, including schedule/alarm recording file. Image Alarm: to set image alarm action when alarm is detected on the selected camera. Preset Point Setting: to configure pre-defined viewing location of a Pan/Tilt camera. Motion Detection: to specify area for detecting motion. Image Quality: to configure the contrast, hue, brightness, saturation, compression and resolution of camera image. Sensor Setting: to configure the setting of a selected camera sensor. 30 V1. 10 Remove Sensor: to remove the configuration of a selected camera sensor. Sensor Alarm: to set sensor alarm action corresponding to the digital input alarm of selected sensor. Relay Setting: to configure the setting of selected camera relay. (Digital Output) Remove Relay: to remove the configuration of the selected camera relay. 31 V1. 10 8. 1. Basic Configuration: Image Setting You can configure FPS of alarm/scheduled recording in this window, and activate schedule recording by specifying time period on weekly basis, as well as activate schedule recording when motion is detected. By this way you can effectively reduce the recording size. Step1. Setup area Select a Camera Select the Image icon of a camera in the System and click Configure button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Image setting window. Step2. Edit the Location Name. The default Location name is CAMxx-image, where xx is 2-digits serial number. Step3. Configure the Frames Per Second (FPS) If the camera's video format is MJPEG (ex: camera models DCS-900, 900W, or G900), you may define this field based on your requirement. For example, you can give a higher FPS number for alarm recording, or a lower FPS number for scheduled recording to save the storage space in normal conditions. Step4. Activate schedule recording Schedule recording could be activated by clicking to select "Always" or "Schedule", and check "Recording only when Motion Detected" to significantly reduce the storage of schedule recording. Step5. Step6. immediately. Configure the number of seconds in before and after event D-ViewCam can record the image before and after an event. When a "Successfully Saved" message appears, scheduled recording will start automatically and 32 V1. 10 8. 2. Image Orientation Step1. Step2. Select Image icon for Image Setting Select Orientation Way Click on the right of Image Orientation dropdown list to support different camera mounting methods Note (1) For camera models DCS-900, 900W, or G900, you have to restart Monitor program to activate this setting. (2) For other D-Link models, it takes 20 seconds for the camera to automatically reconnect. 8. 3. Cycling "Schedule Recording" Step1. Step2. Select the Image icon for the Image Setting Click to select a Schedule Recording Type Step3. Schedule a Weekly Setting Click the Schedule Setting button. The activated block will turn pink. Step4. deactivate it. Edit a Schedule To cancel or modify a schedule setting, click the pink block to Step5. Run schedule recording automatically Schedule recording will start immediately after click OK in Weekly Setting and Image setting window, but the recording indicator in Monitor program will be activated only after re-login. NoteWeekly setting is a cycling setting which is automatically applied to the following week, with each block being equal to 1 hour. 33 V1. 10 8. 4. Image Quality Step1. Quality Configuration You can adjust the contrast, hue, brightness, saturation and compression rat from this window; user may drag the scroll bar to right or left direction for your viewing preference and get real time quality by clicking Save button, then all the above setting will be effective automatically. If click Default button, then all the above setting will be restored to default. It may take longer (roughly 20 seconds) to reconnect device automatically after configuration for some models. If an error message pops up, please check if any related device is unable to connect due to the information described in Error Message window. Solve the problem, and then go back to Camera Setting button to configure this camera again. 8. 5. Configuring Preset Point (Support Pan/Tilt models only) Step1. Add Preset Point Use the PT control interface to adjust the angel of camera, choose a number in "Preset Location" field, and enter a name of this point in "Preset Name" text box. Step3. Save Preset Point Click Save and the newly added preset name will show up in the "Preset Location" field (you can also add other preset points in the same way) Step4. Remove Preset Point Select the preset location and click Remove. 34 V1. 10 8. 6. Motion Detection 8. 6. 1. G900. Build-in Motion Detection This function is applicable to DCS-900, 900W, and Step1. Configure Motion Detection Select the Image icon to be configured. A Motion Detection window pops up. Step2. Set Detection Areas A red square follows mouse movement, click to place the red square to the area of motion detection. Step3. Cancel Detection Area Click to deselect a specified area. NoteThe Granularity parameter described in C4. 6 Motion Area Build-in motion detection requires significant processor power. It is advised that no more then 2 Internet cameras have build-in motion detection turned on, or you will have to carefully review hardware performance, and upgrade hardware if necessary. 8. 6. 2. Device Motion Detection Please refer to your camera manual. This function is applicable to camera other than DCS-900, 900W, and G900. 35 V1. 10 8. 7. Sensor Setting Step1. Select Sensor(Digital Input) Select the Sensor icon in System Setup area, then click Sensor Setting button from Manu Bar to open the configuration window. Step2. Edit Location Name. CAMxx-sensor appears by default, you may enter a unique, brief description that identifies the installed location. The maximum Number of characters can be entered is 23. Step3. Save Setting Click OK button to save location data 8. 8. Relay Setting Step1. Select Relay (Digital Output) Select the Relay icon in System Setup area, and then click the Relay Setting button from Menu Bar to open the configuration window. Step2. Edit Location Name. CAMxx-relay appears by default, you may enter a unique, brief but meaningful description that identifies the installed location. Step3. Save Setting Click OK button to save location data 36 V1. 10 8. 9. Alarm Action 8. 9. 1. Start Alarm Action Select the Image icon and click the Alarm button in Manu Bar to bring up the window. Step2. Select "Alarm Activation" Click to select whether you want to trigger alarm in "Disable", "Always", or "Schedule" status. You can change to "Always" to turn it on, or "Schedule" to activate based on the schedule setting. Step3. [. . . ] Why no alarm message from sensor is received after upgrade D-ViewCam from v1. 00 to v1. 10? The Alarm Type of "Alarm Detected" in D-ViewCam v1. 00 will be re-assigned to "Image Motion Detected" in D-ViewCam v1. 10, please check the sensor alarm actions you have configured in v1. 00, and re-assign the alarm action to the breach device respectively. 30. Why no alarm message is received even though all settings in the Admin Program are correctly set? You might have turned the alarm setting OFF in the Monitor Program. After I've changed the time or date of my computer system, the D-Link D-ViewCam alarm function does not seem to work anymore? Please exit D-ViewCam then reboot your computer after you've changed your computer system's time and date. What will happen when my hard disk or network storage device is running out of space? When your hard disk's or network storage device's space is approaching 90% full, if you have enabled the Recycle function, the system will automatically delete 20% of the recorded video on your hard disk or network storage device on the first in first out basis. [. . . ]