RBH Access Technologies AxiomV User manual

AxiomV™
Digital Video Recorder Module
DVR MANUAL

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Introduction
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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1 DVR SERVER......................................................................................................................................4
CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................................................................5
DVR PROPERTIES.......................................................................................................................................................5
Standard Configuration.........................................................................................................................................5
CONNECTING..............................................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 DVR MONITOR.................................................................................................................................8
FIRST VIEW.................................................................................................................................................................8
Frame Commands..................................................................................................................................................9
DVR Server..........................................................................................................................................................10
Camera Selection.................................................................................................................................................10
Frame Selection...................................................................................................................................................10
Search..................................................................................................................................................................10
Previous & Next...................................................................................................................................................11
Preset Selection ...................................................................................................................................................11
Camera Controls .................................................................................................................................................11
Pan & Tilt Controls .............................................................................................................................................11
File.......................................................................................................................................................................12
Frames.................................................................................................................................................................12
Video....................................................................................................................................................................12
SECOND VIEW ..........................................................................................................................................................13
FILE..........................................................................................................................................................................13
Exit.......................................................................................................................................................................13
VIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................14
Show Event Viewer..............................................................................................................................................14
Show Navigation View.........................................................................................................................................14
Show AP Activity .................................................................................................................................................15
LIVE .........................................................................................................................................................................16
ARCHIVE ..................................................................................................................................................................17
Search..................................................................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER 3 DVR INTERFACE............................................................................................................................18
HISTORY PLAYBACK.................................................................................................................................................18
INDIVIDUAL POINT PROGRAMMING ..........................................................................................................................19
INDIVIDUAL POINT COMMANDS................................................................................................................................21
Live......................................................................................................................................................................21
Play History.........................................................................................................................................................21
LICENSE & WARRANTY.......................................................................................................................................23
INDEX........................................................................................................................................................................24

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I n t r o d u c t i o n
This manual will explain the operation of the RBH‟s Digital Video Recording software. The
software can manage multiple DVRs, displaying one at a time, each with up to thirty-two
cameras. Pan, Tilt, and Zoom functions as well as focus and iris adjustments can be controlled
through this software. Cameras can be displayed singly, four at a time, or nine at a time.
Preprogrammed pan/tilt/zoom positions are also supported in the software.

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RBH‟s Digital Video Recording software is Microsoft Windows based and will only run
in newer Windows operating systems (2000, XP, and 2003 Server). This software will
not run in earlier operating systems (95, 98, NT, and ME).
For Pelco users DirectX 9.0 must be installed before installing the DVR patch.
The DVR module is added after the installation of the access control system software.
Integra32™ has one executable file while AxiomV™ has a different file for each DVR
manufacturer.
To log onto the DVR server User names and passwords must match between the DVR
and the access control system. Some DVRs have restrictions on their User names and
passwords so check the restrictions and create users in both systems that are the same.
The DVR manufacturer may also restrict the number of connections a user can have.
Keep this in mind if operators log onto more than one machine with the same user name.

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D V R S e r v e r
The first step is to configure the connection to the DVR Server.
Select the DVR Monitor from either the View menu selection ( DVR), or from the Toolbar.
You must customize the Toolbar by adding DVR Monitor before it can be selected from
the Toolbar.

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Configuration
Click New to create a new DVR connection or highlight the desired DVR from the list and click
Edit to modify that DVR‟s settings.
DVR Properties
Standard Configuration

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Name
Enter a descriptive name for the DVR Server.
Make
Choose the make of the DVR from the pull down list of support DVRs.
Address
Enter the IP address of the computer that the DVR is running on.
Port
Enter the port number that the DVR Server uses.
Some DVR makes will have additions boxes to input information specific to that
Make of DVR.

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Connecting
After the DVR Server connection has been configured restart the RBH system. Then the DVR
Monitor can be launched.
Highlight the DVR you want to connect to and click Connect.

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D V R M o n i t o r
The DVR Monitor can control up to thirty-two cameras on the selected DVR Server.
There are two different DVR view screens used by the Integra32™ system. Some DVR
makes will use one screen and other DVRs will use the other screen.
First View

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Frame Commands
Right click on a camera display frame and the following menu will pop up. These commands are
done to the selected frame only, and not to all cameras.
Export Frame
Export Frame is used to save a single frame of the video displayed. The frame can be
saved as a bitmap (*.bmp) or as a JPEG (*.jpg) file.
Export Video
Export Video will save the displayed video as either an AVI (*.avi) or as an XPV (*.xpv)
file. After naming the file and determining where the file will be saved to, select the type
of video compression that is to be used.
The video will continue to be exported until stopped manually. When Export Video is
selected Stop Exporting Video is added to the Frame Commands Menu.
Stop Exporting Video
Select Stop Exporting Video to stop the current exporting of video from the selected
frame.
Live
Select Live to unfreeze the selected frame and display the live video from the configured
camera.
Freeze
Select Freeze to pause the live video display and continually display the same frame.

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DVR Server
Use DVR Server to select (from the pull down list) a DVR Server to connect to.
Camera Selection
The Camera Selection area allows you to choose which cameras are to be displayed. Selected
cameras will be displayed in green and non-selected cameras are displayed in red. Multiple
cameras can be selected depending on the Frame Selection.
Frame Selection
Frame Selection allows you to choose how many cameras can be displayed on the screen at on
time (one, four, or nine). After the number of frames has been chosen highlight a frame and
select a camera.
Search
Search will search the DVR‟s data for the selected camera‟s video recorded between the chosen
times and playback that video.

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Previous & Next
Previous and Next will change the currently selected group of cameras to a different group of
cameras. The new group of cameras will be sequential from the new starting position. The new
starting position will depend on the number of frame displayed and the camera number of the
selected camera. Let‟s say you have four frames displaying cameras 1, 3, 5, & 7, with camera 5
highlighted. Next will then display cameras 9, 10, 11, & 12 (four sequential cameras starting
with camera 5+ x [where x is the number of frames]). For the same setup above Previous will
display cameras 1, 2, 3, & 4 (four sequential cameras starting with camera 5- x [where x is the
number of frames]). Previous and Next work best when camera numbers are kept sequential and
with the lowest camera number of the group is selected.
Preset Selection
Select a preset from the pull down list to have the highlighted camera go to that preset position.
This function will only work with cameras that have pan/tilt/zoom capability. Of course the
Presets will have to be configured before hand, and any number of cameras can have a preset #1.
Camera Controls
Zoom in/out, iris open/close, and focus in/out can be controlled from here by clicking on the plus
(+) and minus (-) signs associated with the desired function (i.e. zoom, iris, and focus). The
increment of the adjustment is predetermined and not changeable by the user. For multiple
adjustments in the same direction click multiple times.
Pan & Tilt Controls
Pan left/right and tilt up/down are controlled from here as well as the combinations up-left, up-
right, down-left, and down-right. Click on the appropriate arrow for the direction required.
Click multiple times for multiple adjustments in that direction.

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File
Show Text
Clicking Show Text will toggle on/off the displaying of the date/time and the camera description
on the screen with the video.
Exit
Exit (Ctrl+X or the X-Button) will shut down the DVR Monitor.
Frames
The menu Frames provides the same function as the Frame Selection control on the right side of
the DVR Monitor screen (as described above) selecting single, quad, or nine-frame viewing.
Video
The selections under the Video menu provide the same functions as the same command
mentioned above. ( Live, Freeze, Export Video, & Export Frame are
described under Frame Commands. Search is also described above.)

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Second View
File
Exit
Exit (Ctrl+X or the X-Button) will shut down the DVR Monitor.

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View
Show Event Viewer
Click to show or hide the Event Viewer section of the DVR window.
Show Navigation View
Click to show or hide the Navigation View section of the DVR window.

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Show AP Activity
Access Point Activity section displays data pertaining to a specified access point. Three
different windows can display data for three different access points. A fourth window (Log
Message) will display data from a selected message in the Event Viewer. Click to show or hide
the applicable window (one, two, or three), or the Log Message window. View All will restore
the section to show all four windows, or if all four are already showing it will hide the whole
section.
Right click within the window to access device commands. The particular commands available
will depend on the device associated with the message.
Even when there isn‟t a message „Preferences‟ is always selectable.

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Preferences
Settings for the three access point windows are configured here. Choose which access point is
associated with each window and which messages are to be displayed.
Live
Cameras in the main section of the screen will show a live picture in whichever view is
selected. Click & drag a camera from the camera list to have it populate a portion of the view.
Double click a camera to change its label.

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Archive
Select the appropriate camera before clicking Archive, and then select the required time
frame (start time and end time) that is to be viewed.
Search
Click on the binoculars icon to search for and play video for the selected camera during
the entered time period.

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D V R I n t e r f a c e
History Playback
The DVR Module must be installed for the DVR Monitor to work. Without the DVR Module
AxiomV™ can still interface with a DVR but in a much more limited way. With or without the
DVR Module history playback can be achieved.