1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,200 Main Interface 2 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:09,000 in this chapter we will introduce you to the main interface 3 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:13,000 let's go through the icons from the bottom left to right 4 00:00:14,054 --> 00:00:17,000 start button- click on it to open the menu 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,134 in this menu we will find 6 00:00:20,134 --> 00:00:25,000 active user display- this line is inactive for interaction 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,100 it shows the active user that is currently logged into the system 8 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:32,800 search and backup- to find and backup events 9 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,700 play back- to play back recorded videos 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 settings- to configure the system 11 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:42,800 logout- this locks the system and prevents unauthorized use 12 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:48,700 shutdown- performs logout, reboot or shutdown procedures 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:56,000 full screen button- this will switch to view full-screen mode and make the icon bars auto hide 14 00:00:56,300 --> 00:00:59,000 click it again to exit the full screen mode 15 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:03,800 screen split buttons- to switch between different split screens 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:09,000 different models will offer different split options according to the device supported channels 17 00:01:09,300 --> 00:01:14,300 sequence button- click on it to set the dwell time and start the sequence 18 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:18,700 please note that starting the sequence will automatically switch to full screen mode 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,500 but stopping the sequence will not exit from full screen mode 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,000 OSD button- click on it to enable or disable the OSD 21 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:35,500 this will remove any markings made by the system but will not affect the cameras OSD 22 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,300 the OSD system markings include- 23 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,500 yellow running man for signaling on active motion 24 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,700 yellow dot for motion recording on 25 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,200 blue dot for scheduled recording 26 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:50,700 red dot for sensor recording 27 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,479 green dot for manual recording 28 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,300 PTZ- indicating that the channel supports PTZ operations 29 00:01:58,523 --> 00:02:02,600 audio- indicates active audio from a specific channel 30 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,500 channel name and window number 31 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:12,800 instant playback button- click on the up arrow to set the default instant playback time 32 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:18,200 click on the play button to activate instant playback for all the channels 33 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,200 and at the same layout you are currently viewing 34 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:24,280 this supports up to 16 channels. 35 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,700 for instance if you choose 5 minutes ago as the default playback time 36 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,740 you can quickly playback the record from the past 5 minutes 37 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:41,280 manual record button- click on it to enable or disable manual record for all channels 38 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:49,800 manual alarm button- click on it to trigger or clear the alarm out manually from the pop-up window 39 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:53,900 you can customize the delay duration for each of the relays 40 00:02:54,100 --> 00:03:00,000 record status- show the recording status and parameters for all channels 41 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:09,700 alarm status- show all the alarm information including alarm in/out, motion and exceptions 42 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:14,800 information button- click on it to view different system information 43 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,200 now let's get familiar with the options on the right control panel 44 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,000 camera tab- displays all the available cameras 45 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:25,600 to view the video of a camera you have two options- 46 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:31,300 either drag the camera name from the right panel to the selected window on the left 47 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,730 or select one of the windows on the Live View area 48 00:03:35,730 --> 00:03:40,500 and then double-click on the camera name you wish to view in that window 49 00:03:40,739 --> 00:03:47,600 in channel sequence tab- allows you to run a sequence of cameras within a specific Live View window 50 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,300 in channel sequence needs to be configured in order to be active 51 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:55,900 we will discuss the configurations later on in the tutorial 52 00:03:56,300 --> 00:04:01,000 for now we will use our pre-made group for demonstration purposes 53 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:08,900 also here you can either drag the group name from the right panel to the selected window on the left 54 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,000 or select one of the windows on the Live View area 55 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,000 and then double click on the group you wish to view in that window 56 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:23,550 customized display modes tab- allows you to save a layout of cameras just the way you like it 57 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,400 so it will always be available 58 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:31,000 first set the camera layout as you wish and then save it 59 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:35,800 double click on the desired display preset from the list to activate it 60 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:38,831 now that we are done with the main interfaces 61 00:04:38,831 --> 00:04:42,500 let's go to one of the more sophisticated features of the system 62 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,600 in channel operations 63 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,752 clicking on any of the channels will open a menu 64 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,400 which offers actions that will take effect only on that specific Channel 65 00:04:52,700 --> 00:04:54,600 in this menu you will find 66 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,400 move option- click and drag it to move the toolbar 67 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,800 manual record- start or stop manual recording for the specific camera 68 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:13,000 instant playback- to start instant playback for the specified camera within the specific window 69 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:19,100 the time of the instant playback is set by the main instant playback button on the main bar 70 00:05:19,500 --> 00:05:27,200 audio- to enable or disable audio from the selected camera. this feature requires a camera supporting this 71 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:33,800 snapshot- takes a snapshot from the live view and opens a snapshot pop-up 72 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:40,700 that shows the taken snapshots together with all the necessary options and snapshot information 73 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,700 click Save in the window to save the image or export to export the image 74 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:54,800 PTZ- gain control over PTZ cameras. we will show the PTZ interface later on 75 00:05:55,100 --> 00:06:01,000 digital zoom- allows you to digitally zoom in and out. we will show this feature in a minute 76 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:08,800 image adjustment- set the image parameters for the camera to improve video appearance 77 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,000 we will show this interface later on 78 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:15,800 from this in channel menu we want to get deeper into three interfaces 79 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:21,200 PTZ, digital zoom and image adjustment 80 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:27,000 the live PTZ interface can be reached by clicking on the camera 81 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,600 and then on the PTZ icon within the camera mini menu 82 00:06:32,027 --> 00:06:37,000 the PTZ icon will be active only if the camera supports PTZ features 83 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:44,000 such cameras can easily be recognized by the PTZ blue icon on the top right corner of the window 84 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:51,200 once in the PTZ interface you can switch between supported cameras 85 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,500 using the drop down menu on the top right 86 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:01,500 controlling the PTZ can be done by two methods. first is the onscreen control 87 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:09,600 in order to move the PTZ click and hold the arrow across then drag it to the desired direction 88 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,500 as further away you drag it from the middle the faster the PTZ will move 89 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:19,500 release the button to stop the movement. the cross will return to the center 90 00:07:19,700 --> 00:07:24,500 click and hold the left mouse button anywhere on the image to zoom in 91 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:28,500 click and hold the right mouse button anywhere on the image to zoom out 92 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,700 the second control method is the good-old PTZ control panel 93 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 you will see it in the bottom right side of the screen 94 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,700 use the movement arrows to move the PTZ to the desired location 95 00:07:41,940 --> 00:07:45,000 use the speed bar to set the movement speed 96 00:07:46,170 --> 00:07:50,900 use zoom focus iris - and + as you wish 97 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:57,900 presets can be used to save important and frequently used locations and quickly recalling it when needed 98 00:07:58,610 --> 00:08:06,500 as default the preset list is empty so you will have to add and configure the presets that are important to you 99 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,500 move your camera to a location you wish to save as a preset 100 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,900 click on the preset tab and click the Add button to pop up a setting window 101 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:25,500 select the desired preset number and input the preset name. click OK to save the settings 102 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:29,000 in the same manner you can also set predefined presets 103 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:34,600 for example preset 95 which opens the camera OSD menu 104 00:08:34,850 --> 00:08:38,000 in the same manner you can set and use cruises. 105 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:41,000 cruises are built from a sequence of presets 106 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:46,500 and are used for creating a specified patrol between presets for an endless duration 107 00:08:47,300 --> 00:08:52,300 cruise will run until you stop it or move the camera 108 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:56,700 digital zoom can be achieved in one of two methods 109 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,600 the first and more intuitive one is the mouse scroll wheel 110 00:09:01,893 --> 00:09:04,800 just left-click on the channel you wish to control 111 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,000 point the mouse cursor on the object you want to zoom on 112 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:13,206 scroll mouse wheel up to zoom in and down to zoom out 113 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,100 the second method is by the digital zoom interface 114 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:23,800 click on the camera you wish to control and then click on the digital zoom icon from the channel menu 115 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,500 in the opened interface you can zoom in or out by using the mouse scroll wheel 116 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:32,300 or by the zoom buttons on the bottom right 117 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:38,700 scroll and navigate within the picture by clicking and dragging the red box on the bottom right 118 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,700 click back to go back to the live view interface 119 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,800 last is the image adjustment interface 120 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:52,400 click on the camera you wish to adjust and click on image adjust from the mini menu 121 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:59,000 use the sliders to set the image brightness, contrast, saturation and hue values 122 00:09:59,300 --> 00:10:04,500 if the camera supports additional features you may tick them here to set them 123 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:09,700 click the default button to set these parameters to their default values 124 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,000 the lens control feature must be supported by the camera 125 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:21,700 click on lens control tab to access the feature menu. use zoom + and - to set the zoom ratio 126 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:26,400 and then either set the focus manually by focus + and - 127 00:10:26,700 --> 00:10:31,300 or click on one key focus which will set the focus automatically 128 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:36,300 lastly, tick the day-night mode switch auto focus tab 129 00:10:36,700 --> 00:10:42,580 if you wish for the camera to readjust the focus when switching between day and night modes 130 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:49,100 now that we are done with the live view interfaces we will continue to the system configuration