Bosch DB24C4200R2 User manual

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Table of Contents
1 Program Start/Login 7
1.1 Starting the Program 7
1.2 Logging on to the System 7
1.2.1 Logging on to the System (Standard) 7
1.2.2 Logging on to the System with LDAP Access 8
2TheUserInterface 9
2.1 Live Mode 9
2.2 Playback Mode 10
3LiveMode 11
3.1 The User Interface 11
3.2 The Menu Bar 12
3.3 The Display Bar 14
3.3.1 Buttons for Live and Playback Mode 14
3.3.2 Button for Full Image 14
3.3.3 Buttons for Image Display 14
3.3.4 Button for Camera Round 16
3.3.5 Button for Switching the Sound On and Off 16
3.4 The Device List 17
3.5 The Image Area 19
3.5.1 The Image Area Layout 19
3.5.2 The Image Window 21
3.6 The Control and Status Field 24
3.6.1 Control field for Dome Cameras and Pan/Tilt Cameras 25
3.6.2 Displaying the Relays 27
3.6.3 Displaying the Alarm Inputs 28
3.6.4 Instant Playback 29
3.6.5 Control Field for Monitors 31
3.7 The Event Field 33
3.7.1 The Event List 33
3.7.2 Button for Filtering the Events 34
3.7.3 Button for Displaying the Logbook 34

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4 Playback Mode 35
4.1 The User Interface 35
4.2 The Menu Bar 36
4.3 The Display Bar 41
4.3.1 Buttons for Live and Playback Mode 41
4.3.2 Button for Full Image 41
4.3.3 Buttons for Image Display 41
4.3.4 Button for Camera Round 43
4.3.5 Button for Switching the Sound On and Off 43
4.4 The Device List 44
4.5 The Image Area 46
4.5.1 Image Area Layout 46
4.5.2 The Image Window 48
4.6 The Timeline Area 50
4.6.1 Camera List with Timeline/List of Search Results 52
4.6.2 Camera List with Timeline 52
4.6.3 List of Search Results 54
4.6.4 Timeline Measuring Unit/Search Results Title Bar 54
4.6.5 Date and Time 55
4.6.6 Searching for a Previous or Next Event 55
4.6.7 The Recorder Buttons 56
4.6.8 Reducing the Size of/Enlarging the Timeline Area 57
4.6.9 Changing the Playback Speed 58
4.6.10 Calling up the Search Functions 59
4.6.11 Exporting Image Data 60
5 Operation - Live/Playback Mode 61
5.1 Displaying Incoming Alarms 61
5.1.1 Non-automatic Display of Incoming Alarms 61
5.1.2 Automatic Display of Incoming Alarms 62
5.2 Automatic Alarm Recording 63
5.3 Creating/Editing Favorites 64
5.4 Displaying the Logbook 66
5.5 Starting/Exiting a Camera Round 68
5.6 Logging Off/Changing User 68

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6 Operation - Live Mode 69
6.1 Filtering the Event List 69
6.2 Zooming/Controlling Dome Cameras and Pan/Tilt Cameras 71
7 Operation - Playback Mode 74
7.1 Searching for Date and Time 74
7.2 Searching for Events 74
7.3 Searching for Motion 76
7.4 Searching for Additional Data 78
7.5 Authenticating Images from Several Cameras 80
7.6 Authenticating a Single Image 80
7.7 Exporting Files 81
7.8 Showing Exported Files 83
7.9 Protecting Video 84
7.10 Removing the Protection from a Recording 85
7.11 Deleting a Video 86
8TheIconOverview 87

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1 Program Start/Login
1.1 Starting the Program
When installation is complete, you can start the program.
1. Switch on the computer and wait until the desktop
interface appears.
2. Double-click the DiBos icon on your desktop or select Start
- Programs - DiBos. The computer starts the program and
displays the login dialog box.
1.2 Logging on to the System
When the program has started, the dialog box for logging on to
the system appears. The dialog box will have a different
appearance, depending on whether you have logged on with or
without LDAP access.
1.2.1 Logging on to the System (Standard)
For systems that are not connected to an LDAP server, only the
name and password will be required.
1. Enter your user ID in the name input field.
2. Enter your password in the password input field.
3. Click OK. You are now in live mode.

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1.2.2 Logging on to the System with LDAP Access
For systems that are connected to an LDAP server, an
additional selection field will be displayed.
1. Enter your user ID in the name input field.
2. Enter your password in the password input field.
3. Click the down arrow and select the LDAP server if you
wish to log on via LDAP. To log on locally, the local system
must be selected.
4. Click OK. You are now in live mode.

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2 The User Interface
You will automatically access live mode every time the system is
re-started and every time you log on. You can look at live images
from selected cameras in this mode.
To rapidly switch between playback and live mode, just click
the button of the mode you want. The button you select is then
color-highlighted.
2.1 Live Mode
In live mode, you will be able to view live images from the
connected cameras.
Button for live mode
Button for playback mode

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2.2 Playback Mode
In playback mode, you will be able to view saved images.

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3LiveMode
3.1 The User Interface
The user interface is divided into the following areas:
1 Menu bar with current date and time (see
Section 3.2 The Menu Bar)
2 Display bar (see Section 3.3 The Display Bar)
3 Device list with cameras and remote stations (see
Section 3.4 The Device List)
4 Image area with image windows (see Section 3.5 The
Image Area)
5 Control and status field (see Section 3.6 The Control
and Status Field)
6Eventfield(seeSection 3.7 The Event Field)

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3.2 The Menu Bar
The menu bar has the following functions:
System
Configuration wizard Helps you to create a basic system
configuration quickly.
Configuration Displays the configuration.
Database information Displays information on the
cameras, e.g. free and used
memory, average image size etc. It
is displayed for the local system
and for configured and connected
remote stations.
Logbook Displays specific events for local
systems or a remote station.
Log off/Change user Logs the user off the system. The
system continues running in the
background. A different user can
log on.
Changing the password The existing password is changed
when a new password is entered.
Exit Exits the program (administrator
rights necessary).
Selected image window
Save image Saves the image displayed in the
selected image window. It can be
saved as an HTML, BMP, JPG, GIF,
TIF or PNG file. If it is saved as a
HTML file, the additional data is
also saved.

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Print image Prints the image displayed in the
selected image window (including
the additional data).
Motion data Shows the areas where a motion
was detected in the selected image
window. To hide it, repeat the
command.
Note: It is only possible to search
for motion with locally connected
cameras.
View
Large icons Displays the icons in the device list
in large format. To reduce their
size, repeat the command.
Large image area Enlarges the image area and
reduces the size of the event field.
To reduce the size of the image
area, select the command again.
Large device list Enlarges the device list and
reduces the size of the control and
status fields. To reduce the size of
the device list, select the command
again.
Display local time Shows the actual recording date
and recording time of the device to
which the cameras are connected.
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Help Displays online help.
Info Displays system information.

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3.3 The Display Bar
The display bar contains the following buttons:
3.3.1 Buttons for Live and Playback Mode
3.3.2 Button for Full Image
3.3.3 Buttons for Image Display
The individual buttons show how many image windows are
displayed in the image area.
– Aspect ratio 4:3
When these buttons are selected, the image area is divided
into image windows of equal size.
– Aspect ratio 4:3
Click the down arrow to show the individual views.
Note: The most recently used view is copied to the display
bar.
Button for live mode
Button for playback mode
Enlarges the image area to full image size.
To return to the original image display, press the
ESC key or double-click the right mouse button.

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– Aspect ratio 16:9
This button allows you to optimize the image area for wide-
screen displays. Click the down arrow to show the
individual views.
Note: The most recently used view is copied to the display
bar.
1 image window is selected in every display you select. The
display you select appears with a yellow border. The image
from the camera which you select from the device list by
double-clicking is shown in this image window.
The number to the right beneath the button shows the user
how often he has already clicked this button. This number also
shows which cameras have been selected or which cameras will
be selected the next time the user clicks this button.
Example:
With 12 cameras and 2x 2-image windows this means:
You can click the button three times to display all cameras.
Cameras 1 to 4 are displayed (the number "1"
appears on the right beneath the button).
Cameras 5 to 8 are displayed (the number "2"
appears on the right beneath the button).
Cameras 9 to 12 are displayed (the number "3"
appears on the right beneath the button).

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3.3.4 Button for Camera Round
3.3.5 Button for Switching the Sound On and Off
A dialog box opens after the button is clicked. Enter
the time after which the system will switch from
one camera to the next. With a camera round, all
cameras selected in the image area are displayed
one after the other.
Note: Clicking the button again ends the camera
round.
Clicking this button switches the sound
on or off.
To adjust the volume, click the down
arrow.
Select the volume you require with the
volume control.

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3.4 The Device List
The device list is located on the left-hand side of the screen.
Depending on what is selected, the following are displayed:
– Configured cameras and/or DiBos devices
– Favorites view
– Incoming alarms.
Configured cameras and/or DiBos devices
All locally connected cameras are listed.
If remote stations have been configured, they are listed along
with the cameras connected to them.
Network remote stations are automatically connected to the
local system.
– DiBos device (localhost or remote station)
Right-click the icon to call up the following commands:
Connect
Creates the connection to the DiBos device.
Disconnect
Disconnects the connection to the DiBos device. The
DiBos device remains disconnected (even after a reboot),
until it is reconnected manually.
RAS remote stations must likewise be connected manually.
Configuration
With localhost: the default configuration opens.
With remote stations: the configuration opens in remote
mode.
Display all cameras
Displays all the DiBos device cameras in the image area.

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Favorites view
Favorites which have been saved are listed and can be called up
by double-clicking the icon. New favorites can be created.
Note: Favorites are a number of cameras that are displayed in a
specific way, e.g. cameras 1 - 4 in the 2x2 image window view.
Incoming alarms
The icon flashes red after alarms have been received in the
system. It is only displayed if there are alarms in the system.
Automatic display of alarm cameras
Automatic display of alarm cameras can be configured.
The tab flashes red and the alarm cameras are
displayed. An audio signal sounds, if this has been configured.
Automatic alarm recording
Incoming alarms can be recorded automatically (standard) or
manually on the recipient. The selection is made in the
configuration. In both cases, all the cameras that are assigned
to the alarm in the device list are displayed. Recording takes
place without audio.
The tab flashes red.
Enlarging and Reducing the Size of the Device List
Click the bar between the device list and the control and status
field.
Reduces the size of the device list
Enlarges the device list
NOTICE!
For icons shown in the device list, see Section 8 The Icon
Overview.

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3.5 The Image Area
The middle of the screen is where live images are displayed.
Arrange this area to suit your requirements.
3.5.1 The Image Area Layout
Specify the number and layout of image windows in the image
area
In the display bar, you can specify what the image area looks
like, i.e. the number and layout of the image windows
(see Section 3.3.3 Buttons for Image Display).
Place individual cameras in the image area
After selecting the image display, you will now want to display
specific cameras.
You can do so as follows:
–Double-clicking
Double-clicking a camera icon in the device list places the
camera in the selected image window (with the yellow
border).
Left-click with the mouse to select a different image
window. Double-clicking a different camera icon places its
image in the new image window that you have just
selected.
– "Drag and Drop"
Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the camera
icon from the device list into an image window. Release
the mouse button and the image of this camera appears in
the image window.
NOTICE!
In the image area, each camera can only be displayed once.

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Move cameras within the image area
In a multiple-image display, you can move cameras within the
image area.
To do so, move the mouse cursor into the title bar of an image
window, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the
camera into a different image window. Release the mouse
button and the image of this camera appears in the image
window.
Enlarge and reduce the size of the image area
Click the bar beneath the image area.
Reduces the size of the image area.
Enlarges the image area.