NuVision Canada DigiGuard PCI User manual

DigiGuard PCI
User Manual
Rev. 1.0
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FCC Class B and CE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Note:This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provided reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, it is the user’s responsibility to make the necessary
correction.

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Table of Content
VIDEO MONITORING & RECORDING ..................................................... 1
DigiGuard INSTALLATION
Minimum System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2
SYSTEM HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................ 2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................... 4
Starting DigiGuard Server ................................................... 6
DigiGuard SERVER
Access To Server. ................................................................... 7
Pull-Down Menu. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . . . 7
Customizing Your Password .......................................................... 9
Armed Security System Default ....................................................... 10
The Tool Bar Of The Server .......................................................... 10
Setting Up Alarm Connections ........................................................ 11
Display Video On Your Screen ....................................................... 12
Image Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . 12
Window Labeling .................................................................. 13
Sizing Your Image Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Management ............................................................... 14
Pre-Record Settings & Features ....................................................... 15
Record Interval Setting .................................................... 16
Alarm Pre-Record Setting .................................................. 17
Alarm Time Limit ........................................................ 17
Alarm Call On ........................................................... 18
Connection and Modem Setting .............................................. 18
Digital Recording .................................................................. 19
Snapshot or Per-Frame Capturing ............................................ 19
Continuous Recording ..................................................... 20
Auto Recording .......................................................... 20
Continuous Alarm Recording ............................................... 21
Auto Alarm Recording ..................................................... 21
Continuous Motion Detection ............................................... 22
Notes About Recording Performances ......................................... 25
DigiGuard CLIENT
Installation.. . . . . . .................................................................. 26
The Tool Bar & Menu of Client. ...................................................... 27
Accessing Server from Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Capturing Video Using Client Software. ................................................ 29
COMMON FEATURES
Sound Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..................................................... 31
How To View Captured Video Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Server & Client Software .............................................. 33
Transfer & Partial Transfer of Image Files ..................................... 34
Management of Recorded Image Files . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . . 35
Creating BMP and TGA Files, Speed ......................................... 35
Extraction of Image Files, Playing back of extracted files ......................... 36
Client Software --- Pop-Up Menu, Variable Frame Advance. . . . . . .. . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . 38
Alarm Log and its File Browser. ...................................................... 38
Automatic Start-up Of Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . 39
Connection Setting. ................................................................. 40
Shortcuts ......................................................................... 41
Getting Help / Contacting NuVision Canada ............................................ 41
Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................... 42
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . 43
Missing .vcr File . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . 43
Uninstalling The Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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VIDEO MONITORING & RECORDING
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Introduction
The DigiGuard PCI is capable of monitoring and recording 4 video sources simultaneously.
With the DigiGuard PCI installed in your computer which in turn has a modem installed,
you can now experience remote the video monitoring capability by dialing in from another
computer as illustrated in the diagram below. This task can be performed from anywhere
around the world.
The DigiGuard PCI is supplied with 2 separate software packages, the Server and the
Client. The Server is installed in the computer where you have the DigiGuard PCI and the
cameras installed. Since the Client portion of the software does NOT require any
DigiGuard PCI hardware, it can be installed onto any computer (with Windows 95 OR 98
running) at any location. The Client software can be installed onto more than one computer
so that you can monitor the same Server from many different geographic locations. Each
computer should have a modem installed. Note that once the video signal is converted by
the DigiGuard PCI to it's digital form, you can monitor the video signal from anywhere in
the world without knowing whether the Video system connected to the DigiGuard is NTSC,
PAL or SECAM standard.
DigiGuard PCI Communication Map

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DigiGuard INSTALLATION
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Minimum System Requirements
For optimum operation, the system should have the following :
1) Pentium II (or higher) IBM PC running Windows 95 or 98.
2) VGA display adaptor (with 2 Megabyte video memory) running
at least with 640x480 resolution @16 million colours.
4) hard drive with 10 Gigabyte storage or better.
5) 32 Megabyte Random Access Memory (RAM) or higher.
6) sound support and 28.8 modem (USRobotics recommended)
7) CD-ROM drive
SYSTEM HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Make sure your computer is turned off. Plug the DigiGuard PCI into an available PCI slot.
Connect the cable for the alarm inputs as shown. Attach the Alarm Bracket to an available
housing and attach the Alarm input card to the Alarm Bracket as shown in the next
illustration.

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The illustration below shows how the Alarm input card should be connected to the Alarm
Bracket.
The following is the plan view of the whole assembly.

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
For Windows 95 or 98
The installation CD contains the Server, Client, PCI Drivers, Indeo 5 codec Drivers and Registry
Cleaning software. Each section below explains the steps needed to guide you to install the hardware
and software successfully. When you insert the CD into your computer, the installation menu should
pop up. If not, you need to run the PCI_VC.bat utility to prepare your computer for it.
SECTION A - INSTALLING THE PCI HARDWARE AND ITS DRIVERS
STEP ONE Turn off your computer, then install the DigiGuard PCI board into your
computer and turn on the computer.
STEP TWO The window will ask you to insert the Driver installation CD into the
CD-ROM drive. Windows will automatically fine the Video and Audio
INF files on the roots directory of the CD and it will take sometime to set
up the registry and install the driver. You have to restart your computer
for the newly installed drivers to become active.
Please note: You have to install the Indeo codec (Section B) before installing the Server or
Client programs.
SECTION B - DRIVER BUTTON
This button is for installing the Indeo 5 codec drivers. Please choose Custom installation
and the rest of the selection are fine. You can re-boot your computer now or after
installation of the Server/Client software to activate the Codec driver. This button also can
be use to reinstallation of the Indeo Codec or upgrading the Indeo drivers.
SECTION C - INSTALLING THE SERVER SOFTWARE
Insert the Installation CD into your computer. A menu will appear automatically. Just
press the Serve button, the program will install the Server software on your computer and
you should follow the instruction. Make sure that you install the Indeo codec (Section B)
before using the Server software.
SECTION D - INSTALLING THE CLIENT SOFTWARE
Insert the Installation CD into your computer where you want the Client software to be
installed. When the menu appears, press the Client button, the program will install the
Client software and you should follow the instruction. Make sure that you install the Indeo
codec (Section B) before using the Client software.

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SECTION E - CD BUTTON
This button is for browsing the CD. To run the menu please run PCI_VC.EXE.
Server directory: You can install the Server software by going to Server directory
and running the “SETUP.EXE”.
Client directory: You can install the Client software by going to Client directory
and running the “SETUP.EXE”.
Indeo directory: You can install the Indeo Codec by going to INDEO directory
and running the “iv5Setup.exe”.
DRV directory: PCI Drivers are located in the directory.
Reg_Clean directory: the “RegClean.EXE” utility software in this directory is for
deleting the PCI Drivers and updating the Windows registry.
SECTION F - REINSTALLATION OR UPDATING OF DRIVERS
You can Update, Delete or Reinstall the PCI Device Drivers by pressing the Windows Start
button then go to:
Setting -> Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager
now Select; Sound, video and Game controllers
then Select; Video or Audio Bt878 Capture Device
now you can remove, or update by choosing Properties then Driver. You should
insert the install CD in to your computer for updating the drivers.
SECTION G - REMOVING THE SOFTWARE AND CLEANING THE REGISTRY
When you are no longer using the PCI Drivers or our software and you want to delete the software
and the drivers, please do the following:
To delete the software, go to Control Panel menu and select Add/Remove Programs, select
Server/Client software and hit the remove button.
To clean the registry of the Windows and PCI Drivers from System directory you can go to
Reg_Clean directory of CD and run the RegClean.EXE utility software. This program will clean your
computer from PCI Drivers.
The other alternative way is to follow the procedure in Section F and delete the drivers.
Warning! After running this utility you can not run your software any more unless reinstalling
the Drivers.
The known VGA boards that have conflict with Bt878 Capture Device Driver are:
Trident 9685, ATI 3D Rage II, Matrox MGA Millennium, Diamond Viper V330 AGP,
Tesng Labs ET6000 and Matrox Mystique.

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Starting DigiGuard PCI Server
1. Click once on the Start button.
2. Click on Programs.
3. Choose DigiGuard PCI Server
4. Click on DigiGuard PCI Server as shown below.
The software starts up with all tool bars disabled. The Activate Server button (the leftmost
button) is depressed indicating that the Server software is in its answering mode. Please
refer to the Troubleshooting section if you have an error message.
Please refer to the section on ACCESS TO SERVER for logging on to the server software
with your password.

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DigiGuard SERVER
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ACCESS TO SERVER
After getting your Server software up running. To gain access to the server software, you
have to enter the proper password. The DigiGuard software comes with two levels of
default passwords:
The First Level (“digi” is the default setting)
This level allows the user to use the software EXCEPT changing any Control Properties
settings and Auto Function Scheduling.
The Second Level (“rima” is the default setting)
Thislevel, which is also the higher level, allows the user to have FULL access to all the
facilities of the software.
Please refer to the section CUSTOMIZING YOUR PASSWORD for the steps to customize
and change these default passwords to your desired password for each level.
PULL-DOWN MENU
The File Menu
Answer Call mode is automatically set when the software is activate to allow automatic
answering.
Hangup function will disable automatic call answering.
Password function opens a window for you to enter your
password and log on to the server.
Lock function locks up all the functions of the software.
Change Password allows you to change the password of
the current level you are in.
Missing .vcr file allows you to recover any .vcr for an
image file so that you can view the image. (See page
43.)
Motion Detection Setup switches on the box drawing
capabilities so that you can draw a box enclosing the area in which you want Motion
Detection to be on in each surveillance camera.