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Viewing Workstation Kit
Quick Start Guide
Version 5.85
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  • Page 1 Enterprise NVR System ® alpha Technology Viewing Workstation Kit Quick Start Guide Version 5.85...
  • Page 3 Enterprise NVR System alpha technology ® Viewer-Pro-Kit Quick Start Guide for version 5.85 Publication date: April 2010...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Network settings ....... .12 Setup of Viewer-Pro-Kit ....... . .13 Operating of a Viewer-Pro-Kit.
  • Page 5 Technical data .........36 Viewer-Pro-Kit ........36...
  • Page 6 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit System requirements ......37 Compatibility ........38 Maintenance.
  • Page 7: Introduction

    We are pleased to present you our alpha system. This documentation includes the basic information required for the setup and operation of: Viewer-Pro-Kit All specifications and information in this manual were checked using the alpha software. Errors cannot be ruled out, however. Neither the distributor nor the author can accept legal responsibility or liability for incorrect specifications or their consequences.
  • Page 8: General Information

    General information The hardware and software of the alpha system may only be used in accor- dance with the stipulations of the license agreement. Any other use is prohib- ited. Copying the software, in particular, regardless of the reason, is against the law, and prosecution will result.
  • Page 9: Intended Use

    Intended use The alpha system is intended solely for the recording of video signals (incl. audio signal) and their playback and transmission. The Viewer-Pro- Kit as part of an alpha system is intended for playback and evaluation of video signals (incl. audio signal) without recording. Any other use or additional use, e.g.
  • Page 10: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions The system complies with the specific safety regulations applicable at the time of delivery and commissioning. The state-of-the-art system complies with the recognized safety-related rules. All customer regulations have been observed as long as they did not violate the existing safety regulations. Allow only personnel considered to be professionals according to the safety regulations to perform installation, maintenance and repair work on the system.
  • Page 11: Installing The Equipment

    Installing the equipment Scope of delivery The Viewer-Pro-Kit contains: DVD with alpha software alpha USB-crypto key with licenses Installation of hardware Connect the alpha USB-crypto key to a free USB port. Connect the computer to a network with alpha devices.
  • Page 12: Installation Of Software

    ) or not. Upgrade date You can choose whether you want to use the Launcher as shell for your Viewer-Pro-Kit (recommended) or the Windows menu. Network settings The TCP/IP settings can be configured in the usual manner in Windows (please refer to the User Manual or the Windows Manual).
  • Page 13: Setup Of Viewer-Pro-Kit

    Setup of Viewer-Pro-Kit Operating of a Viewer-Pro-Kit The installation and operating of a Viewer-Pro-Kit is nearly the same as instal- lation and operating of alpha DVS. Applications Device Manager No device of the local station for ringbuffer, event drive and non-multicast video sources.
  • Page 14: How To Change The Language

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit How to change the language How to change the language ® All alpha systems and all supplemental programs for alpha technology an English user interface (American English). All programs for the end user and some for the alpha Installer can also be used in other languages. Some text files required for this are available on the alpha system.
  • Page 15: How To Add Licenses

    With the alpha system, each user of the station is assigned specific rights. In order to access other stations and their data with the Viewer-Pro-Kit, you must create your personal user on each station with the Site Manager or use the de- fault user “AlphaAdmin”...
  • Page 16: How To Configure The Viewer

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit How to configure the Viewer How to configure the Viewer You configure the Viewer in the Viewer Manager. You can define, for exam- ple, which alarms are displayed and which screen layouts are available. Page 16 of 39...
  • Page 17: Day-To-Day Operation

    Day-to-day operation Important This Quick Start Guide only provides an overview of the purpose of a program and the most important controls if necessary. How to run an application The Launcher is the interface of the alpha system. It is called up automatically when the system is started.
  • Page 18: How To Change The Password

    SDCs events (alarms) The appearance and available functions depend on the settings in the configu- ration programs, e.g. Device Manager and Viewer Manager. For this reason, deviations between your Viewer-Pro-Kit and this document may occur. Page 18 of 39...
  • Page 19 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation 2: Overview Viewer Name Description 1 Salvos Allows you to view one or more cameras at a time. 2 Cameras Allows you to select camera or a group of cameras (tour). 3 Files Allows you to select an SDC.
  • Page 20: Show Live Images

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Name Description 5 Video Allows you to select a monitor outputs 6 Camera Images of a camera or a group of cameras (tour) are dis- field played. 7 Group Camera images of multiple camera Salvos are synchro- nized.
  • Page 21: Camera Selection

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Camera selection Select a camera field (blue border) on the tab (4). Camera displays You assign a camera to the active camera field by double-clicking it on (2) tab. Cameras Drag a camera from the...
  • Page 22: Playback

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Playback Select a camera field (blue border) on the tab (4). Camera displays You can switch from live images to the recording by clicking the play- back control (see fig. Images from the default ringbuffer are displayed. If there are no recordings available for this camera, live images are displayed and the playback control is disabled.
  • Page 23 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Description 1 n1 Rapid backward playback (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) click = 1x; 5 click = 16x 2 n4 Play backward (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) click = 1x; 5 click = 16x...
  • Page 24: Ptz And D-Ptz

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer PTZ and D-PTZ For each type of camera (PTZ and non-PTZ) the digital PTZ control is avail- able ( illuminates blue). D-PTZ If this PTZ camera is already being controlled by another user with the same...
  • Page 25 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Description D-PTZ 1 Joystick for panning and tilting 2 Zoom out 3 Zoom in 4 Close iris – 5 Open iris – 6 Automatic iris – 7 Clicking a Preset calls up a predefined setting.
  • Page 26: Full Screen Mode

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Full screen mode → You call up full screen mode with or AJ. You Tools Full screen mode switch back to the normal view with AJ or E. The view of the Camera is displayed to fill the entire screen in full screen mode.
  • Page 27 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Description 7 n2 Switch to live image 8 n9 Display next image 9 n6 Play forward (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) click = 1x; 5 click = 16x 10 n3 Rapid forward playback (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x) click = 1x;...
  • Page 28: Ringbuffer Selection

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Ringbuffer selection Select a ringbuffer in the (see fig. 2, no. 9) combo box. Source Only the ringbuffers to which images were recorded are displayed in the field for a camera. Source Time selection Use + and – to change the time of a playback image (see fig.
  • Page 29: Camera Synchronization

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Description 1 Switch to the previous camera. 2 Pause the tour. 3 Not in use by default configuration (can be configured in Viewer Manager). 4 Continue the tour. 5 Switch to the next camera.
  • Page 30: Display Adjustments

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Display adjustments You can change the settings for the display of live images and recorded images in each camera field of a Salvo independently of one another. When switching to another Salvo, the default values are used again.
  • Page 31: Video Outputs

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Video outputs At the Viewer-Pro-Kit and at alpha silver systems (DVS) with additional VO1 cards you can display cameras on analog monitors. 8: Video outputs Description 1 You can assign a camera or a specific camera from the SDC to a mon- itor by double-clicking or dragging and dropping it.
  • Page 32: Create Sdc

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Create SDC You can export a selected image sequence as an SDC in the Viewer. Both ring- buffers and SDCs can serve as the data source. Display the desired camera (or the desired cameras in mode).
  • Page 33 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Description 1 Export format: SDC (other formats: MPEG, JPG und BMP) 2 Destination drive: Local drives, network drives and export drives 3 Default Filename: Date time station ID 4 You can enter a description of the SDC in the Name field.
  • Page 34: Show Sdc

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Viewer Show SDC 10: Tab: Files Description 1 Select the tab Files. 2 Select the corresponding drive from the combo box for this purpose. Only the SDCs in [drive]:\SDC and the images in [drive]:\IMG are dis- played.
  • Page 35: Shut Down

    Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Day-to-day operation Shut down You can switch off or restart the alpha system, log on with another user name and different rights or log on at another user level with the func- Shut down tion. Page 35 of 39...
  • Page 36: Technical Data

    Technical data Viewer-Pro-Kit Model Viewer-Pro-Kit Video standard PAL/NTSC Compression M-JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H264, H263+ Max. resolution for encoders 4 CIF Max. resolution for IP cameras 2560x1920 Video inputs per IP 0 (3000) Video outputs per IP 0 (32) Video output cards (option) –...
  • Page 37 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Technical data Model Viewer-Pro-Kit Alarm inputs via IP 0 (3000) Alarm inputs over data acquisition modules 0 (1792) Digital outputs via IP 0 (3000) Digital outputs over data acquisition modules 0 (896) Export Drives 0–20 Max. size of an Export Drive 100 Gbyte *.
  • Page 38 Quick Start Guide Viewer-Pro-Kit Compatibility recommendation:free serial ports for options free SCSI ports for options audio input, audio output Hard disk drive: SCSI or IDE with UDMA support CD ROM drive Network card: 1 Gbit LAN (recommendation: Intel Pro 1000 MT)
  • Page 39 Maintenance Maintenance may only be performed by qualified service personnel. Please contact your supplier with matters regarding maintenance contracts and rou- tine maintenance work. To keep the system working properly for a long time, the following mainte- nance and inspection work should be performed at regular intervals. The inter- val between maintenance sessions is based on the surrounding conditions and the urgency of system availability.

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