Philips System4 LTC 2650/00 User manual

LTC 2650/00
System4®Video Multiplexer
Graphical User Interface
User Manual
Eng
Philips
Communication,
Security & Imaging

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CONTENTS
1LTC 2650 SYSTEM OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.2 Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.3 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.4 The Security Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.5 Privilege Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.6 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.7 Hardware Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2GUI MAP APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.1 Starting the GUI Map Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.2 Modifying a User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
2.3 Starting a New Site Configuration File (Map Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2.4 Editing, Adding, and Linking Map Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2.4.1 Command Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2.4.2 Moving from One Map Page to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
2.4.3 Linking Map Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2.4.4 Changing Linker Icon Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.5 General Map Page Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.5.1 Functional Description of Map Page Drop Down Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.5.2 Adding Server Devices to a Map Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
2.5.3 Seeding Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
2.5.4 Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
2.5.5 Saving Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
2.5.6 Event Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
2.5.7 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
2.6 The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
2.7 Running Server Configuration Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
2.8 Getting Started with Your System4 GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3CONFIGURING YOUR System4 MULTIPLEXER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.2 Server Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.2.1 The Icon Drop Down Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.2.2 Connect Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.2.3 Disconnect Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.2.4 The System4 Multiplexer Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
3.2.5 Starting the System4 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
3.3 System4 Configuration General Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
3.3.1 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
3.3.2 Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
3.3.3 Transfer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
3.3.4 On-line Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.3.5 Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
3.3.6 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
3.4 System4 Configuration Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
3.4.1 Editing & Using Configuration Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
3.4.2 Table Fill Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
3.4.3 Camera Configuration Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
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3.4.4 Monitor Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
3.4.5 Time Event Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
3.4.6 Configuring a Time Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
3.4.7 CCL Command Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
3.4.8 Sequence Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
3.4.9 Alarm Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
3.4.10 Action Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
3.4.11 Record Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
3.4.12 System Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
3.5 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
4THE MONITOR APPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
4.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
4.2 Monitor A Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
4.3 Monitor A Application General Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4.3.1 Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4.3.2 Transfer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4.3.3 Function Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4.3.4 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
4.4 System4 Monitor A Application Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
4.4.1 Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
4.4.2 Operational Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
4.4.3 VCR Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4.4.4 Camera Icons List Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4.4.5 Action and Alarm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
4.4.6 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
4.4.7 Monitor A Application Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
4.5 Monitor B Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
4.6 Monitor B Application General Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
4.6.1 Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
4.6.2 Transfer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
4.6.3 Function Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
4.6.4 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
4.7 System4 Monitor B Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
4.7.1 Display Mode for a Duplex System4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
4.7.2 Display Mode for a Simplex System4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
4.7.3 Action and Alarm Control (Duplex System4 Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
4.7.4 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
4.7.5 Monitor B Application Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
5System4 ALARM HANDLER USER INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
5.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
5.2 Alarm Control Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
5.2.1 Alarm Handler Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
5.2.2 Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
5.2.3 Camera Control Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
5.2.4 Instruction Panel Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
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6System4 ACTIVE ZONE APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
6.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
6.2 Active Zone Display Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
6.3 Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
6.3.1 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
6.3.2 Active Zone Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
6.3.3 On-line Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
6.3.4 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
6.3.5 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
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1LTC 2650 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.1 Description
The LTC 2600 System4 Video Multiplexer system accepts 16 camera inputs and displays the time-multiplexed output on Monitor
A (color or black & white monitor). The System4 Multiplexer allows recording of cameras from a VCR-OUT option, which
records cameras selected in a record list set up via multiplexer menus or records cameras displayed on Monitor B.
The LTC 2600 functionality can be controlled by sending CCL commands to it through the RS-232C connection. It is also
possible to control the System4 Multiplexer via an external keyboard, similar to the multiplexer's front panel.
The LTC 2650/00 Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides the end user with full control of all operating parameters to aid in the
surveillance of the site in question. Setup functions that are currently controlled via the on-screen menu can be implemented via the
multiplexer GUI configuration table(s). Control functions that are controlled by means of the front panel buttons on the
multiplexer can also be implemented using control panels in the Multiplexer GUI Map Container.
A summary of requirements for the System4 GUI follows.
1.2 Minimum System Requirements
■Microsoft Windows®95, 98, NT compatible PC, Intel®Pentium®or equivalent 586, 90 MHz or greater.
■Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT®Version 4.0 or later with the latest Windows NT service pack (service pack 3 or
later for NT 4.0).
■24 MB of RAM.
■Hard Disk Drive (1 GB recommended).
■3.5-inch disk drive.
■Super VGA monitor capable of 800 x 600, 64K-color display.
■One CD-ROM, double speed or better (used for Windows NT installation).
■Two available serial ports (one used for the multiplexer connection and the other for the VCR Server connection).
1.3 Package Contents
Verify package contents of the LTC 2650/00 with the following checklist to make sure that the package is complete:
■LTC 2650 Philips GUI System4 User Manual (this book).
■3.5-inch disks.
■A security key.
■Software license agreement.
■S1383 VCR Control Cable 9-Pin Female to 25-Pin Male-Sys4 Console-VCR RS-232.
■S1385 GUI Control Cable Interface - Sys4 Console-PC Serial.
1.4 The Security Key
Before the program will run on the host computer, the hardware security key must be connected to a parallel port on the computer.
Locate this port (possibly labeled LPT) with the help of the hardware manual supplied with your computer. Ensure the computer is
turned off, push the security key into place, and secure it with the attached screws. DO NOT overtighten the security key screws. A
printer or other device may be connected into the security key (pass-through); however, the key might not function properly unless
the device is turned on.
In the event that the security manager does not wish other people to gain access to the GUI, the key may be removed and locked
up for safekeeping. The product server will NOT run and system data transfers can NOT be made without this device connected.
1.5 Privilege Levels
The GUI program utilizes three privilege levels.
■Installer: Has access to all system features.
■Administrator: Has the same privileges as the installer, except for map navigation system configuration (Administrator cannot
add or delete maps, place device icons, or change device icon positions within the map configuration. Nor can he access the
Communications Setup menu in System4 Configuration).
■Operator: Cannot make changes to the system configuration. Operators can only interface with the system through the Map
Container and the Monitor application.
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Default passwords for each privilege level have been entered at the factory and are as follows:
User Name User Group (Privilege Level) Password
Installer Installer 1
Administrator Administrator 2
Operator Operator 3
The Installer can add additional user names to the User Group Installer, Administrator, or Operator.
The Administrator can add additional user names to the User Group Administrator, or Operator. Each user name can have a
different password.
1.6 Software Installation
The System4 software program is shipped on 3.5-inch disks. The following procedure is
recommended for proper system installation:
1. Start the Windows®Operating System.
CAUTION: Before performing the following steps, it is recommended that all other
applications (including any which may be running in the background) be shut down.
2. Install Disk 1 into your 3.5-inch drive bay.
3. From the Start menu in Windows, select Run.
4. Type: A:\SETUP
Press ENTER or click OK
The SETUP program is menu based - follow the on-screen
instructions throughout the program installation.
The setup program will create an LTC 2650 Program Group.
1.7 Hardware Installation and Setup
There must be a SERIAL PORT available on your PC for installation with the System4 hardware. The RS-232 cable (9-pin DSUB
female to 9-pin DSUB female) provided with the software package is connected to the SERIAL PORT on the back of your PC,
and is then connected to the CONSOLE port on the back of the multiplexer. Also provided is the VCR cable (9-pin DSUB female
to 25-pin DSUB male) which is also connected to a different SERIAL PORT of the PC and then connected to the Philips VCR if
you are using a system with a Philips VCR.
In order to get communication between the System4 multiplexer, go into the multiplexer menu (ALT+ MENU Key) through the
following path, and change these parameters:
* ADVANCED SETUP>PC/PRINTER>CONNECT TO should be changed to GUI.
* SERIAL PORT should be set accordingly as to how it will be set in the Configuration Tables.
NOTE: For the System4 GUI to GO-ONLINE with the System4 hardware, the communication parameters must be set
accordingly in the Configuration Tables, to match the settings of the System4 hardware. For more information on setting the
parameters in the Configuration Tables, see Section 3.3.3, Transfer Menu and Communication Setup.
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2GUI MAP APPLICATION
2.1 Starting the GUI Map Application
Open the appropriate GUI Map program group by selecting the Applicable GUI Group icon (located in the Start Menu). The
program group will open and should appear similar to one of the groups in the illustration shown below, depending on the server
software purchased.
■Select the GUI program item from the Applicable GUI group by double clicking on the GUI icon with the left mouse button.
Alternately, a shortcut for the GUI can be created and used to start the application. The shortcut can be set to automatically
load a site configuration file when the GUI is started. To do this, first create a GUI shortcut using normal windows technique.
Then right click on the shortcut icon and select the Properties menu item and the shortcut tab. After the map.exe executable
filename in the target edit box; add a space then the name of the site configuration file. Add the full path to the site
configuration file in the "Start in" edit box, then click OK.
When the GUI is started, a Log-in dialog box will appear.
When initially opening the GUI program, the Installer User Name will
appear.
■Enter the correct password for the appropriate selection (see General
Information section). A specific user name is found by clicking on the
down arrow, if one has been previously entered. If this is the first time that
the program is being run, the Installer option should be selected.
Highlight the user name (privilege level) and click OK.
The GUI Main window (depending on user profile entered) will appear when a log-in has been confirmed.
A toolbar is provided that contains icons to simplify the menu utility functions, such as New Page, Open File, Save, etc. Resting
the cursor over these icons will cause a small information box to automatically appear, describing the icon function. A descriptive
statement will also appear in the status line at the bottom of the window.
The toolbar can be repositioned within the window. Move the cursor over the toolbar on a gray area (but not over an icon), click
and hold down the left mouse button and drag the toolbar to the desired location. If the toolbar is placed within the map page
area, a window border will surround it.
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2.2 Modifying a User Profile
An installer can add, delete, or modify user names from within the active user list; however, the last installer's name can NOT be
deleted. Administrators can alter all entries except those of an installer.
To select the User Profile editing dialog box:
■Select the User Profile option from the File menu.
This dialog box allows Installers and Administrators to add, edit,
and delete Operators and other Administrators’ names.
If an illegal operation is attempted, a Message box will appear.
To delete a user:
■Highlight the line and select the Delete User button.
The dialog box, User Properties, appears when the Add User or
Modify User button is selected in the User Profile Window.
This box is used to enter the User Name, User Password, and the
User Group (privilege level). In the following example, "New
User" is an "Operator." An option to prohibit the Operator from
exiting the GUI is enabled by clicking the checkbox. If the User is
either an Installer or Administrator, this checkbox will not be
available.
To change a user's password:
■Select the Change Password option from the File menu. The
User Properties dialog box will appear.
■Enter the User Name, the Old Password, the New Password,
and a confirmation password (Confirm New Password box).
Select OK.
Installers and Administrators can add additional user names to the
log-in list, assigning a privilege level of installer, administrator, or
operator to each name. Installers can also assign the privilege of
Installer to other users.
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2.3 Starting a New Site Configuration File (Map Page)
From the main window, installers can select either an existing site configuration file or start a new one. If this is the first time that
the configuration program is being run, the installer will need access to the CAD drawings or architectural drawings representing
the site being monitored. Acceptable drawing formats which can be imported into the GUI Map application are Bitmap (.BMP),
AutoCAD (.DXF), and HPGL (.HGL or .PLT) formats. If there is a need for an additional drawing format, consult your nearest
Philips Communication, Security & Imaging factory representative.
■Select the File menu and choose the New option. A blank map page is displayed with the default name of Page name 0001:
New Map Page Window
The window can be maximized by clicking on the two square button at the top of the page window.
To add the first site map:
■Select Import Map from the Edit menu.
The page name may be changed by clicking on the page title box, highlighting the text within, and typing in the new name. The
map page title box may also be moved by clicking within the box until handles appear. Place the cursor on the surrounding box
until it becomes a cross. At this point, click with the left mouse button and drag the box and text to the desired location within the
window.
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2.4 Editing, Adding, and Linking Map Pages
NOTE:These activities can only be performed by an installer and are not available to administrators or operators.
Map pages can be added, modified, and/or deleted by using the following commands located under the Edit menu:
Edit Menu Selections
2.4.1 Command Descriptions
■Cut, Copy, Paste, and Select All: These commands all perform in the same manner as in any Windows program.
■New Blank Page: Creates a new blank map page within a new window of the map page area.
■New Page with Map: This command invokes the Import Map dialog box from which you can easily browse through
directories to find your map files. When a map file of the
correct format has been chosen, the Philips GUI will
automatically load it into a new page and display it in the new
active window. Drawing file formats that are supported are
.BMP, .HGL, .DXF, and .PLT.
■Import Map: Use this menu command to insert a map into
the current active window. This option is ONLY available
when the current active page does NOT already contain a
map. When the current page already has an associated map,
this command will be replaced with the Replace Map option.
■Replace Map: Use this command to replace a map
already associated with the active page. This
command is only available when the current active page already contains a map. Upon selecting this option, the Import Map
dialog box will appear. If the current active page does not contain a map, this option will be replaced by the Import Map
option.
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■Delete Page: Invokes a dialog box which allows the user to
select and delete any existing page in the active configuration
file. Note that all associated maps and links to other pages
will now become void. Linker icons on other pages will have
to be reconfigured.
■Delete Map: This option deletes the map from the currently
active page.
2.4.2 Moving from One Map Page to Another
To view additional map pages within the same configuration file:
■Select Page from the View menu or click on the View Page icon in the toolbar.
■Highlight the desired page from the dialog box and select Replace Active Window.
■If you want to display the page in its own window, select Open Another Window.
If the page is already displayed in its own window and Open Another Window is selected, the existing window will become the
topmost window (a new window will not be created).
Adding a New Page
When this function is performed, the new page replaces the existing page (there is only one map page open within the map page area).
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2.4.3 Linking Map Pages
The preferred method to maneuver from one map page to another is to set up Linker Icons (represented in the toolbar by a picture
of a door) within each page, establishing a link to associated pages.
To add a Linker Icon to the current active page/map:
■Click on the center of the linker icon with the left mouse button and drag it into the map page. The icon can be placed in any
location within the map page. Initially, the linker icon will be labeled "nowhere," signifying that no link has been established to
another map page.
Linker Icon and Associated Menu
■To establish a link, right click with the mouse on the
placed Linker Icon, a Linker Icon menu box will
appear.
■Select Set Link from the resulting menu. The list of
existing pages from within the present configuration
file will appear as in the dialog box.
■Select (highlight) the page with which you wish to
establish a link and click on the Link button.
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The following illustration shows a page with two linker icons, one without an established link and the other with a link already
established. There is no restriction to the number of linking icons which you can establish on a given page. The recommended
method is to establish a link from each page to all other pages to which one wishes to maneuver.
Establishing a Linker Icon
■Double clicking on the linker icon will bring the linked page into view as the currently active page.
Note that the linker Icon will display the map page title which you have established on the linked page. Therefore, you can change
the icon label to a title such as "Warehouse 1, Mezzanine Floor" etc. by changing the title box on the linked page.
2.4.4 Changing Linker Icon Properties
To change the linker icon properties:
■Click on the Linker Icon with the right mouse button to
display the Properties option in the drop down menu.
■Select Properties to display the Linker Control Properties
dialog box, allowing for icon customization.
■After completing any changes, click OK or press ENTER to
put changes into effect, or click CANCEL to discard the
changes. Clicking on APPLY allows viewing changes
without exiting the Linker Control Properties dialog box.
From within the Icon Control Properties dialog box you can
remove the caption from the linker icon and change the linker
icon to one shown in the list or to one of your choice by
importing a bitmap (*.bmp) or a device-independent bitmap
(*.dib) from available drives/directories by selecting the Add
option.
NOTE: Upgrading or reinstalling the GUI software may remove custom icons from the icon list. Always keep a copy of each
.bmp or .dib file added so they can be re-added after a software upgrade or reinstallation.
After the site configuration map pages and links have been established, the next step is to add the icons representing the cameras,
monitors, and alarms of your system. The following sections will discuss these operations in more detail.
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2.5 General Map Page Commands
Clicking anywhere in a map page other than on an icon with the right mouse button will invoke a drop down menu. Installers will
receive a menu similar to the following, providing them with direct access to Tool Button area controls and many of the Edit menu
functions. Administrators and operators will receive a drop down menu with only the Toolbar and Status Bar functions available.
Installer's Page Drop Down Menu
2.5.1 Functional Description of Map Page Drop Down Menu Commands
■Tool Bar: Inserts or removes the Tool Bar from the Tool Button area.
■Status Bar: Inserts or removes the Status Bar from the bottom of the current window.
■Linker Control: Inserts or removes the Linker Icon from the Tool Button area.
■C:\PCSSGUI\*\*.* Controls: Displays or hides the applicable server seedbar from the Tool button area. Allows the installer to
turn off all but the seedbar for the server from which he is seeding icons. This makes it easier to seed icons when multiple
servers are loaded.
■Cut: Cuts the applicable object from the page/map and places it in Clipboard. Only available when an object is highlighted.
■Copy: Copies the applicable object from the page/map and places it in Clipboard. Only available when an object is
highlighted.
■Paste: Pastes the contents of the clipboard to the map page (location is arbitrarily chosen, after which you can move the item to
the desired location by using the standard drag and drop technique).
■Delete Icon: Deletes the highlighted icon and all associated links (connecting ties).
■Import Map: Displays the Import Map dialog box for importing a map into the current active page. Changes to the Replace
Map option if a map is already associated with the active page.
■Replace Map: Displays the Import Map dialog box for replacing the current map with a new user selected map and inserting it
into the currently active page. When OK is chosen after a selection, the old map is automatically replaced with the new one.
Only available when a map is associated with the current active page.
■Delete Map: Deletes the map associated with the current active page.
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2.5.2 Adding Server Devices to a Map Page
To place icons from the appropriate server application into the map page:
■From the Server Menu, select the applicable server
application title. If configuring a new page, only the Server
applications will be available in this menu. The list of
available servers displayed in this menu depends on the
Philips modules installed on your system. If re-configuring
an existing page, the configuration file titles will also be
available for the applications previously seeded. See Server
Menu (upper two menu items are servers, lower two menu
items are existing configuration files). For some servers,
when you select the applicable server application title, a new
Configuration File dialog box will appear.
■Enter the name for the new configuration file. The file will
be used to store the applicable server's configuration data.
Existing configuration files can be opened by selecting them
from the file list. The subdirectory used to store the
configuration files will depend upon the server and the
directory chosen during installation. The file extension for
the configuration file depends upon the server.
■A dialog box will appear similar to the following two
illustrations (depending on the server configuration type).
Choose the appropriate system model, and for the
WorldView®system, insert the unit serial number. Note
that for initial system configuration, ONLY the serial
number can be left to all zeros. Only on the first
initialization, the system will read the unit serial number
from the installed firmware.
WorldView System Type Dialog Selection Box
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Allegiant System Type Dialog Selection Box
System4 System Type Dialog Selection Box
■Click OK or press ENTER.
The system configuration file name entered will be saved as part of the site configuration file. When a previously configured site
file is loaded into the GUI, any other configuration files that were associated with it will be automatically loaded. The icon Seedbar
for the applicable server will be automatically loaded into the GUI window toolbar area.
The Icon Seedbar facilitates the seeding of server icons into the configuration file map pages. The Seedbar can be moved to any
area of the window including the page area. To move the icon Seedbar:
■Click anywhere in the darker shaded gray area surrounding the icon buttons, while holding down the left mouse button, and
dragging the seedbar until the desired location for placement is reached.
The seeded icons will represent the actual field devices to be connected to the server and hardware system.
Depending on the server applications which you have available, you will now be able to seed configuration icons such as cameras,
monitors, or alarms into the site configuration map pages.
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Additional Servers can be added in the future if multiple Allegiant®, System4, or WorldView transmitters are connected to your
system. As other servers are added, their corresponding seedbars will be available for icon seeding.
When multiple servers of the same type are in your system, the seedbar will contain a list of server document names. Newly seeded
icons will be connected to the selected document in the list.
Multiple Server Seedbar
2.5.3 Seeding Icons
To place icons representing actual security devices into a map page of the site configuration file:
■Click and drag the representative icon from the seedbar into the map page (installer only).
Device icons can then be arranged within the map page to reflect actual physical positioning of the field devices in a surveillance site.
Icons representing standard cameras, camera with a pan/tilt, and AutoDome®cameras are available for installers to seed into the
system map pages. Note that icons available on the seedbar vary depending on server purchased. These icons can later be
customized with the use of an icon editor program (not included), allowing the user to match the icons to their system's exact
configuration. Icons representing all physical devices installed in a system should be seeded into the map, regardless of whether or
not the devices (for example, an auxiliary alarm) are currently enabled.
NOTE:To learn more about setting up icon properties, see the Configuring Your System4 Multiplexer System section of this user
manual.
2.5.4 Window Options
Within the map page area, there are various methods to manipulate map window configurations. Multiple map windows may be
displayed and placed in different patterns within the map area.
Methods for automatically arranging the Site Configuration windows are included as options from within the Window menu.
Available options include Cascade, Tile Horizontally, and Tile Vertically. Following are example illustrations for these
configurations.
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Cascaded Map Windows
Horizontally Tiled Map Windows
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Vertically Tiled Map Windows
2.5.5 Saving Configuration Files
To save the site configuration from the GUI:
■Select either the Save or Save As option from the File menu.
If the file has not been saved previously, a file name dialog box will appear. Any valid file name can be used;
however, the extension ".sc" (for Site Configuration) is recommended. If an extension is not provided, the default
extension of ".sc" will be appended automatically. You can also save the file by using the toolbar Save button,
which has the picture of a disk on front. Placing the cursor over any toolbar button will momentarily give you a
short description of the button's function.
NOTE: The files saved include the map pages for your site configuration (file extension designation *.sc) and the server
configuration files (e.g. *.Alg *.mux or *.vts).
2.5.6 Event Handler
The operator learns about alarm conditions through various methods. If an alarm condition occurs from a device which is in the
current active map page, the associated device icon will begin flashing and an audible alarm will sound.
The Event Handler provides a method of informing the operator when alarms occur in areas of the system other than the map page
which is presently open. It also informs the operator what type of alarms are occurring. The individual product servers determine
which events are handled by the Event Handler. If multiple servers have icons loaded into the same configuration file, alarms can
be received from any of the server configurations in the same Event Handler window.
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