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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Notice for All Users................................ ......................................... 1-1
Chapter 2 Installation ................................................................ ...................... 2-1
2-1 Control WorkStation Installation ..................................................... 2-1
2-1-1 Overview of the Control WorkStation ................................ ...... 2-1
2-1-1-1 Control Workstation (E series) ......................................... 2-1
2-1-2 Install the Control WorkStation ................................................ 2-3
2-1-2-1 Control WorkStation (E series) ................................ ......... 2-3
2-2 HD CMS Manager Setup ................................................................. 2-5
2-2-1 Installation Steps ..................................................................... 2-6
2-2-2 License Activation ................................ ................................ . 2-13
2-2-3 Add & Remove the NVR ....................................................... 2-16
2-2-3-1 Add a NVR................................ .................................... 2-16
2-2-3-2 Remove a NVR.............................................................. 2-17
2-2-4 Logon the System ................................ .................................. 2-18
Chapter 3 System Operation ................................................................ ............ 3-1
3-1 General Introduction ....................................................................... 3-1
3-1-1 Basic Operation Modes ............................................................ 3-1
3-1-2 Brief of the Display Mode ....................................................... 3-6
3-2 System Tab...................................................................................... 3-7
3-3 Camera Tree & Map ........................................................................ 3-8
3-3-1 Camera Tree ............................................................................ 3-8
3-3-1-1 Icon Status ....................................................................... 3-9
3-3-1-2 Control the DI/DO Points ............................................... 3-10
3-3-2 Map....................................................................................... 3-11
3-4 Patterns & Tour ............................................................................. 3-12
3-4-1 Layout Templates .................................................................. 3-13
3-4-2 Customize a Pattern............................................................... 3-15
3-4-2-1 Add a pattern to the tour list ................................ ........... 3-16
3-4-2-2 Change the Pattern Name ................................ ............... 3-18
3-4-2-3 Save the pattern change .................................................. 3-19
3-4-2-4 Delete a pattern from the tour list ................................ ... 3-20
3-4-2-5 Change the playing speed of the pattern ......................... 3-21
3-4-2-6 Change the pattern order ................................ ................ 3-22
3-4-3 Run a Tour............................................................................. 3-23
3-5 Viewer........................................................................................... 3-24
3-5-1 Brief of the Viewer ................................................................ 3-24

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3-5-2 Play An Image ................................................................ ....... 3-25
3-5-3 OSD Setting .......................................................................... 3-27
3-5-4 Maximize the Viewer ............................................................. 3-30
3-5-5 Adjust the Image Ratio ................................ .......................... 3-32
3-5-6 Operate A Map File in the Viewer ................................ .......... 3-33
3-5-6-1 Open A Map in the Viewer ............................................. 3-34
3-5-6-2 Show the Channel Image from the Map ......................... 3-35
3-5-6-3 Change the value of the DO point from the Map ............ 3-36
3-5-7 Play An Image from the Sub Channel .................................... 3-37
3-5-8 Play a PTZ Camera................................................................ 3-38
3-5-8-1 Basic Operation –Pan, Tilt, & Zoom ............................. 3-39
Pan and Tilt ................................ ........................................... 3-39
Zoom in/out........................................................................... 3-41
3-5-8-2 Move to Preset ............................................................... 3-42
3-5-8-3 Save Preset ................................ .................................... 3-43
3-5-8-4 Move to Center .............................................................. 3-44
3-5-8-5 Move To Home.............................................................. 3-46
To Home................................................................................ 3-46
Save as Home ........................................................................ 3-47
3-5-9 Play a ROI............................................................................. 3-48
3-5-9-1 Create a ROI ................................................................ .. 3-49
3-5-9-2 Hide a ROI................................ ..................................... 3-51
3-5-9-3 Delete a ROI.................................................................. 3-52
3-5-10 Digital Zoom Mode (ePTZ) ................................................... 3-53
3-5-11 Snapshot An Image ................................ ................................ 3-54
3-5-12 Manual Recording ................................ ................................. 3-56
3-5-13 Open An AVA File ................................ ................................. 3-57
3-5-14 Switch Codec ................................ ........................................ 3-58
3-5-15 Disconnect the Image ............................................................ 3-59
3-6 Time Slider.................................................................................... 3-60
3-6-1 Time Slider Introduction ........................................................ 3-60
Information Panel .................................................................. 3-61
Timeline ................................................................ ................ 3-62
3-6-2 Search the video ................................ .................................... 3-65
3-6-3 Play a Historical Video .......................................................... 3-67
3-6-4 Export to the Spooler ............................................................. 3-68
3-6-5 Change the Symbol Color on the Timeline ............................. 3-69
3-6-6 Run the GVD Player .............................................................. 3-70

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3-7 Spooler.......................................................................................... 3-72
3-7-1 View the Image...................................................................... 3-72
3-7-2 View the Video Clip................................ ............................... 3-73
3-7-3 Save the Image or the Video Fil e ........................................... 3-74
3-7-4 Delete the Files in the Spooler ............................................... 3-76
Chapter 4 Alarm & Event Mode ...................................................................... 4-1
4-1 Alarm Mode................................ .................................................... 4-1
4-1-1 Deal with The Alarm ................................ ............................... 4-2
4-1-2 Turn On/Off the Pop-up Alarm ................................ ................ 4-3
4-1-3 Turn On/Off the Alarm Sound ................................ .................. 4-4
4-1-4 Seek anAlarm ................................................................ ......... 4-5
4-1-5 Acknowledge the Alarm .......................................................... 4-6
4-1-5-1 Acknowledge an alarm..................................................... 4-6
4-1-5-2 Run the group acknowledge function ............................... 4-7
4-1-6 Export anAlarm ...................................................................... 4-8
4-2 Event Mode..................................................................................... 4-9
4-2-1 Search An Event ................................ .................................... 4-10
4-2-1-1 Search by Time .............................................................. 4-10
4-2-1-2 Search by Category ........................................................ 4-11
4-2-2 Export the Events .................................................................. 4-12
Chapter 5 Configuration Mode ................................................................ ........ 5-1
5-1 Device Setting ................................ ................................................. 5-2
5-1-1 Workstation ............................................................................. 5-2
5-1-1-1 Customized Setting ................................ .......................... 5-3
Display setting................................ ......................................... 5-4
File Format setting................................ ................................... 5-4
Alarm setting ................................ ........................................... 5-4
The Language setting............................................................... 5-4
Device Tree ............................................................................. 5-5
Others...................................................................................... 5-5
5-1-1-2 License Control................................ ................................ 5-6
5-1-1-3 Multiple Monitor ............................................................. 5-7
5-1-2 NVR........................................................................................ 5-8
5-1-2-1 Basic Setting.................................................................... 5-8
5-1-2-2 License Control................................ .............................. 5-10
5-1-3 Camera/Channel .................................................................... 5-11
5-1-3-1 Brief of the Camera/Channel setting .............................. 5-11
5-1-3-2 Add a camera/channel to the system ............................... 5-13

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Add a Channel Manually ....................................................... 5-13
Add a Channel Automatically ................................................ 5-19
5-1-3-3 Modify the camera/channel settings ............................... 5-22
5-1-3-4 Delete a camera/channel from the system ....................... 5-24
5-2 Storage Setting .............................................................................. 5-26
5-3 System Setting ................................................................ .............. 5-27
5-3-1 Map................................ ....................................................... 5-27
5-3-1-1 Add a map to the system ................................................ 5-28
5-3-1-2 Modify an existing map ................................ ................. 5-30
5-3-1-3 Change the map position in the hierarchy ....................... 5-31
5-3-1-4 Delete a map from the system ................................ ........ 5-33
5-3-2 User Account ......................................................................... 5-34
5-3-2-1 View the setting of the user account ............................... 5-34
5-3-2-2 Change the Password of the User Account ..................... 5-35
5-3-3 Alarm rule ............................................................................. 5-37
5-3-3-1 Brief of the alarm rule .................................................... 5-37
5-3-3-2 Add an alarm rule to the system ................................ ..... 5-38
5-3-3-3 Modify an alarm rule ..................................................... 5-45
5-3-3-4 Delete an alarm rule from the system ............................. 5-47
5-3-4 Schedule................................................................................ 5-48
5-3-4-1 Brief of the Schedule Configuration ............................... 5-48
5-3-4-2 Add a new schedule to the s ystem................................ .. 5-49
5-3-4-3 Modify a schedule................................ .......................... 5-51
5-3-4-4 Delete a customized schedule from the system ............... 5-53
Appendix I. Hot Key Table .........................................................................................a
Appendix II.Network Quality ................................................................................... b
Appendix III. How To Add Camera o r DI/DO to A HTML Map ................................ .c
Appendix IV Install ‘Message Queuing’ ................................ .....................................e

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Figure List
Figure 2-1 The front panel of the Control WorkStation ............................ 2-1
Figure 2-2 The rear panel of the Control WorkStation ............................. 2-2
Figure 2-3 Install the Control WorkStation .............................................. 2-3
Figure 2-4 Install the system ................................ ................................... 2-6
Figure 2-5 Activate the license ................................ .............................. 2-13
Figure 3-1 Four basic operation modes .................................................... 3-1
Figure 3-2 The Display Mode ................................................................. 3-2
Figure 3-3 The Alarm Mode ................................ .................................... 3-3
Figure 3-4 The Event Mode ................................................................ .... 3-4
Figure 3-5 The Configuration Mode ................................ ........................ 3-5
Figure 3-6 The demonstration of the display mode ................................ .. 3-6
Figure 3-7 The System Tab ..................................................................... 3-7
Figure 3-8 Control the DI/DO points ................................ ..................... 3-10
Figure 3-9 The map in the viewer .......................................................... 3-11
Figure 3-10 View the layout templates .................................................. 3-13
Figure 3-11 Customize a pattern ............................................................ 3-15
Figure 3-12 Add a pattern to the tour list ............................................... 3-16
Figure 3-13 Change the pattern name .................................................... 3-18
Figure 3-14 Save the pattern change ...................................................... 3-19
Figure 3-15 Delete a pattern from the tour list ................................ ....... 3-20
Figure 3-16 Change the pattern order .................................................... 3-22
Figure 3-17 Run a tour ................................................................ .......... 3-23
Figure 3-18 Brief of the Viewer............................................................. 3-24
Figure 3-19 Play an image in the Viewer ............................................... 3-25
Figure 3-20 Change the OSD setting ..................................................... 3-27
Figure 3-21 Maximize the Viewer ......................................................... 3-30
Figure 3-22 Adjust the image ratio ........................................................ 3-32
Figure 3-23 Open a map in the viewer ................................................... 3-34
Figure 3-24 Show the channel image from the map ............................... 3-35
Figure 3-25 Change the value of the DO point from the map ................. 3-36
Figure 3-26 Play the image from a sub channel ................................ ..... 3-37
Figure 3-27 The Panning and tilting function of the PTZ camera ........... 3-39
Figure 3-28 The zoom in/out function of the PTZ camera ..................... 3-41
Figure 3-29 Move to preset ................................................................... 3-42
Figure 3-30 Save to Preset..................................................................... 3-43
Figure 3-31 Move to Center ................................ .................................. 3-44
Figure 3-32 Move to the Home point .................................................... 3-46

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Figure 3-33 Save the Home point .......................................................... 3-47
Figure 3-34 Create a ROI ................................................................ ...... 3-49
Figure 3-35 Hide a ROI......................................................................... 3-51
Figure 3-36 Delete a ROI................................ ...................................... 3-52
Figure 3-37 Run in the Digital Zoom mode ........................................... 3-53
Figure 3-38 Snapshot an image ............................................................. 3-54
Figure 3-39 Manual Recording function ................................ ................ 3-56
Figure 3-40 Open an AVA file ................................ ............................... 3-57
Figure 3-41 Switch the codec when the image is playing ....................... 3-58
Figure 3-42 Disconnect the image ......................................................... 3-59
Figure 3-43 The Time Slider ................................................................. 3-60
Figure 3-44 Search the video by the period button ................................. 3-65
Figure 3-45 Search the video by the ‘Go to’ button ................................ 3-65
Figure 3-46 Search the video by the Ruler ................................ ............. 3-66
Figure 3-47 Search the video by the jump button ................................ ... 3-66
Figure 3-48 Play a historical video ........................................................ 3-67
Figure 3-49 Export to the spooler ................................ .......................... 3-68
Figure 3-50 Change the symbol color on the timeline ............................ 3-69
Figure 3-51 Brief of the GVD Player..................................................... 3-70
Figure 3-52 Play an ava file in the GVD player ................................ ..... 3-71
Figure 3-53 View the image in the spooler ............................................ 3-72
Figure 3-54 View the video clip in the spooler ...................................... 3-73
Figure 3-55 Delete the files in the spooler ............................................. 3-76
Figure 4-1 Turn on/off the pop-up alarm ................................................. 4-3
Figure 4-2 Turn on/off the alarm sound ................................................... 4-4
Figure 4-3 Seek an alarm ........................................................................ 4-5
Figure 4-4 Acknowledge an alarm ................................ ........................... 4-6
Figure 4-5 Acknowledge several alarms together ................................ .... 4-7
Figure 4-6 Export the alarm ................................................................ .... 4-8
Figure 4-7 Details of the ‘Eve nts’ table ................................................... 4-9
Figure 4-8 Event Search By Time.......................................................... 4-10
Figure 4-9 Event Search By Category ................................ ................... 4-11
Figure 4-10 Export the events ............................................................... 4-12
Figure 5-1 The details of the configuration mode ................................ .... 5-1
Figure 5-2 Customized Setting of the NVR ............................................. 5-3
Figure 5-3 License Control setting of the NVR ................................ ....... 5-6
Figure 5-4 Basic Setting of the NVR ....................................................... 5-7
Figure 5-5 Basic Setting of the NVR ....................................................... 5-8

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Figure 5-6 License Control setting of the NVR ................................ ..... 5-10
Figure 5-7 The channel information in the setting panel ........................ 5-11
Figure 5-8 The camera setting provided by the manufacturer ................ 5-12
Figure 5-9 Add a channel manually ................................ ....................... 5-13
Figure 5-10 Add a channel automatically .............................................. 5-19
Figure 5-11 Modify the channel settings................................ ................ 5-22
Figure 5-12 Delete a camera/channel from the system ........................... 5-24
Figure 5-13 he Storage Setting .............................................................. 5-26
Figure 5-14 Add a map to the system ................................ .................... 5-28
Figure 5-15 Modify an existing map ..................................................... 5-30
Figure 5-16 Change the map position in the hierarchy ........................... 5-31
Figure 5-17 Delete a map from the system ................................ ............ 5-33
Figure 5-18 View the setting of the user account ................................ ... 5-34
Figure 5-19 Change the password of the user account ........................... 5-35
Figure 5-20 Brief of the alarm rule ........................................................ 5-37
Figure 5-21 Add an alarm rule to the system ................................ ......... 5-38
Figure 5-22 Modify an alarm rule................................ .......................... 5-45
Figure 5-23 Delete an alarm rule from the system ................................ . 5-47
Figure 5-24 Brief of the Schedule Configuration ................................ ... 5-48
Figure 5-25 Add a new schedule to the system ................................ ...... 5-49
Figure 5-26 Modify a schedule ................................ .............................. 5-51
Figure 5-27 Delete a customized schedu le from the system ................... 5-53

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Chapter 1 Notice for All Users
The manual is developed for all users of GVD’s Control WorkStation product (E
series). Before starting the manual, take a look at the following table for tips, notes,
and warnings.
Some icons used in the manual represent the following meanings:
The bulb within an orange circle is intended to provide the user with a short
cut or an operational tip when the user uses the product.
The push pin within the green rectangle is intended to remind the user for
specific operation notification.
The exclamation point within a red equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of importance operating and maintenance instructions.
The manual includes six chapters, including
Chapter 1 ‘Notice for the Manual’
Chapter 2 ‘Installation’
Chapter 3 ‘System Operation’
Chapter 4 ‘Alarm & Event Mode’
Chapter 5 ‘Configuration Mode’
All users should carefully read the necessary instructions in the manual before
running the system at the first time.

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NOTE: The hardware requirement lists as following:
CPU: Pentium Intel Dual Core 2.4GHz or above
RAM: 2048 MB at least
Operation System: Windows XP SP2 and
Windows XP SP3
Display: nVidia chipset which supports
DirectX3D (Minimum resolution needs
1280×1024. The recommended resolution is
1680×1050.)
Storage: Need two hard drives at least. One is
for the operation system, and the other is for the
image storage.

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2-1-1 Overview of the Control WorkStation
2-1-1-1 Control Workstation (E series)
The E series control workstation is a PC-based control device with the HD CMS
Manager installed. A control workstation can manage several connecting NVRs and
corresponding IP cameras and video server by the network , as well as manipulate
those connecting devices . All key operational components are located in the front
panel and the rear panel of the external case. See the following figure:
Figure 2-1 The front panel of the Control WorkStation
1. Power Switch
2. Reset button
3. LED Indicators (Power & HDD)
4. mini IEEE 1394 port
5. USB 2.0 ports
6. Microphone-in port
7. Earphone out port

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Figure 2-2 The rear panel of the Control WorkStation
1. AC Power Input –Switching Power Supply –115/230V, 50/60 Hz
2. Primary HDMI/VGA/DVI video ports
3. Audio Input
4. Speaker port
5. Microphone Output
6. Center/Bass Port
7. Rear Surround out port
8. Side Surround out port
9. RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port (eth0)
10.IEEE 1394 port
11.Secondary DVI port
12.USB 2.0 ports
13.Secondary VGA port
14.Secondary HDMI port
15.Opti-fiber LAN port
16.PS/2 Input for Keyboard/mouse
NOTE: The position of components may vary by model
modification. Any change in the Control WorkStation
model will not notice in advance.

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2-1-2 Install the Control WorkStation
2-1-2-1 Control WorkStation (E series)
To install the Control WorkStation, see the following steps:
Figure 2-3 Install the Control WorkStation
1. Connect the keyboard to the keyboard input.
2. Connect the mouse to the mouse input.
3. Connect the monitor to the primary DVI/HDMI/VGA port.
4. Connect the power cord to the AC power socket at the rear panel of the unit.
5. Plug in a CAT-6 UTP cable to the RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port, and connect the other
end of the cable to a hub or a switch the IP cameras have connected. If available,
use an opti-fiber cable to connect the control workstation and the switch for a
better image quality.
6. Plug in the speaker to the speaker port if necessary.
7. Turn on the power switch.

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NOTE: The default IPaddress of the NVR is
192.168.1.10. Contact your network administrator
and update the IP address of the NVR.

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2-2 HD CMS Manager Setup
This chapter describes how to install the HD CMS Manager. Before using the
application, the user should complete four procedures:
1. Install the HD CMS Manager
2. Activate the license.
3. Add or remove NVR.
4. Logon the system.

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2-2-1 Installation Steps
To install the HD CMS Manager, see the following steps:
Figure 2-4 Install the system
1. In the installation CD, find the setup program of the HD CMS Manager (file name:
GVD_Control_WorkStation.exe). Double click the setup program.
2. The setup wizard starts. Click ‘Next’.

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3. A license agreement dialog appears. Check ‘I accept the terms in the License
Agreement’and click ‘Next’.
4. The setup program lists the minimum hardware requirement. Click ‘Next’when
all hardware requirements are met.

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5. To run the system properly, an optional Win dows® component, named ‘Message
Queuing’is required. To install ‘Message Queuing’, refer to Appendix III for more
information.
NOTE: ‘Message Queuing’setup program is in the
Windows® Setup disc. Without installing ‘Message
Queuing’application, the system will not be run
normally.

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6. Decide the installation device and click ‘Install’. The setup program automatically
creates an installation directory named ‘GVD’in the selected driver.
7. The setup program will automatically install Windows Installer 3.1 if the program
has not been detected in the operation system.

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8. The setup program will automatically install VC80 if the program has not been
detected in the operation system.
9. The setup program will automatically install .NET Framework 2.0 if the
application has not been detected in the operation system.